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ployanenagerishallnagethefaryselftherethenshegaveherordersforthenextenbillysllbury，haveyoudisveredaboutfannyrobin
ithinkshesrunaan，athesoldiershaveleftcasterbridge，andisupposeshesgone
rbolden，ihopeicantrustyoualltodoyouregoodnight
laterthatevening，inatoanylesnorthofalleshapeuldbeseenhbesidealargebuildingit，hheavygreycloudshanginglohesky，thekindofnightroyedandloveislost
onetallstones，veredinsnoancalledout，here
isthatsergeanttroyaskedagirlsvoice
yes，ansanwhoareyou
ohfrank，dontyouknoecriedthegirldesperately
iouriannyrobin
fannygaspedtheninsurprisehohere
iostoftheefrank，be
areyoutalkingabout
youknoisedwhenshallarried，frank
oh，iseethevicarittakestiididntexpectyoutoesosoon
ohfrank，iloveyousoandyousaidyoudrry
dontorroodecidethedetails
ohyes，frank，doitayingatstetorro，frank
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bathshebasendsavalentine
anthereer，hotonoticeher，andthisannoyedheralittleitrboldwood
onesundayafteoon，onthethirteenthoffebruary，bathshebaandliddytogetheritheyhverybored
haveyouevertriedtodisverarry，ss，askedliddy，habibleandakey
idontbelieveinsues，liddy
epeoplebelieveitworks
allright，letstryit，saidbathshebasuddenly，juingupfroerseattogethertheyopenedthebigfalybibleandputakeyonapage
noeoneyouuldrry，ss，saidliddy，thenreadaloudtheoves，perhapsyoullrryhi
bathshebareadthehebibleastheyched，thebibletuedinherhands，andbathshebablushed
uriously
iotgoingtotellyou，ansistress
bytheoingaskedliddy，kingitveryclearhinkingofhedidnttuhisheadoncetolookatyou
tolookat
ohnobuteverybodyelseinchurchyou
bathshebadidnotreplytothisafterafeinutesshesaid，oh，inearlyforgotthevalentinecardiboughtyester－day
avalentineissfarrboldwood
no，ofursenotitsforoneofthevillagechildren，thatslittleboyofjanggansilletheaddressontheenvelopenoittoday
funitosendittothatsillyoldbold－woodlaughedliddy
bathshebapausedtonsideritostiortantnintheareadidnotseeoadreher，asalltheothedid
ediatelypickedupherpenandeboldheenvelope
noeeritsays，butiknosfunnyheenve－lope，bathshebalookedcloselyatthebytheseal：
rry
justrightshecriedthatakeevenavicarlaughandsothevalentine，notforlove，butasajokebathshebahadnoideaoftheeffectitwouldhave
itarrivedatboldoingofstvalentinesday，14thfebruaryheanbeiredhiochthatshesenthivalentinehekeptonlookingatit，untilthebuthekheysaid：
rry
thevalentinehaddestroyedthepeacefulroutineofbold－edoftheunknoan，andessageinred，onthetablebyhisbed
rry，herepeatedtohielfheoresoheehetthepostn，aletterboldthesenderofthevalentine
idontthinkitsforyou，sir，saidthepostnithinkitsforyourshepherd
boldtheaddressontheenvelope：
tothenewshepherd，
，
nearcasterbridge
oh，istakeitisntne，orshepherdsitstbeforsseverdenesshepherdhisnaisgabrieloak
atthatnthenoticedafigureinadistantfield
ah，thereheisnoselftheshepherdstartedalthouse，andbold，holdingtheletter
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fannysstake
atthelthousethennagertheoldltsteraskedtheyounge
shecantnagethefarlone，repliedjab，andshelistentoouradviceproud，sheisiveoftensaidit，
youhave，jab，youhave，thatstrue，agreedlittlejosephpoorgrass
buts
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ployanenagerishallnagethefaryselftherethenshegaveherordersforthenextenbillysllbury，haveyoudisveredaboutfannyrobin
ithinkshesrunaan，athesoldiershaveleftcasterbridge，andisupposeshesgone
rbolden，ihopeicantrustyoualltodoyouregoodnight
laterthatevening，inatoanylesnorthofalleshapeuldbeseenhbesidealargebuildingit，hheavygreycloudshanginglohesky，thekindofnightroyedandloveislost
onetallstones，veredinsnoancalledout，here
isthatsergeanttroyaskedagirlsvoice
yes，ansanwhoareyou
ohfrank，dontyouknoecriedthegirldesperately
iouriannyrobin
fannygaspedtheninsurprisehohere
iostoftheefrank，be
areyoutalkingabout
youknoisedwhenshallarried，frank
oh，iseethevicarittakestiididntexpectyoutoesosoon
ohfrank，iloveyousoandyousaidyoudrry
dontorroodecidethedetails
ohyes，frank，doitayingatstetorro，frank
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bathshebasendsavalentine
anthereer，hotonoticeher，andthisannoyedheralittleitrboldwood
onesundayafteoon，onthethirteenthoffebruary，bathshebaandliddytogetheritheyhverybored
haveyouevertriedtodisverarry，ss，askedliddy，habibleandakey
idontbelieveinsues，liddy
epeoplebelieveitworks
allright，letstryit，saidbathshebasuddenly，juingupfroerseattogethertheyopenedthebigfalybibleandputakeyonapage
noeoneyouuldrry，ss，saidliddy，thenreadaloudtheoves，perhapsyoullrryhi
bathshebareadthehebibleastheyched，thebibletuedinherhands，andbathshebablushed
uriously
iotgoingtotellyou，ansistress
bytheoingaskedliddy，kingitveryclearhinkingofhedidnttuhisheadoncetolookatyou
tolookat
ohnobuteverybodyelseinchurchyou
bathshebadidnotreplytothisafterafeinutesshesaid，oh，inearlyforgotthevalentinecardiboughtyester－day
avalentineissfarrboldwood
no，ofursenotitsforoneofthevillagechildren，thatslittleboyofjanggansilletheaddressontheenvelopenoittoday
funitosendittothatsillyoldbold－woodlaughedliddy
bathshebapausedtonsideritostiortantnintheareadidnotseeoadreher，asalltheothedid
ediatelypickedupherpenandeboldheenvelope
noeeritsays，butiknosfunnyheenve－lope，bathshebalookedcloselyatthebytheseal：
rry
justrightshecriedthatakeevenavicarlaughandsothevalentine，notforlove，butasajokebathshebahadnoideaoftheeffectitwouldhave
itarrivedatboldoingofstvalentinesday，14thfebruaryheanbeiredhiochthatshesenthivalentinehekeptonlookingatit，untilthebuthekheysaid：
rry
thevalentinehaddestroyedthepeacefulroutineofbold－edoftheunknoan，andessageinred，onthetablebyhisbed
rry，herepeatedtohielfheoresoheehetthepostn，aletterboldthesenderofthevalentine
idontthinkitsforyou，sir，saidthepostnithinkitsforyourshepherd
boldtheaddressontheenvelope：
tothenewshepherd，
，
nearcasterbridge
oh，istakeitisntne，orshepherdsitstbeforsseverdenesshepherdhisnaisgabrieloak
atthatnthenoticedafigureinadistantfield
ah，thereheisnoselftheshepherdstartedalthouse，andbold，holdingtheletter
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fannysstake
atthelthousethennagertheoldltsteraskedtheyounge
shecantnagethefarlone，repliedjab，andshelistentoouradviceproud，sheisiveoftensaidit，
youhave，jab，youhave，thatstrue，agreedlittlejosephpoorgrass
buts
... </P></TD>