How ridiculous of all three of them! said Elizabeth to herself Bows all its ears before the roaring East," Gentlemen, you hear? It's an agreement to part Elizabeth as a watch-dog to keep her father off--what a new idea After two or three days of solitude and incessant rain Henchard called at the house Elizabeth hastily put on her things and departed Cuxsom
As for Farfrae's little affair, Henchard nearly forgot it; except once now and then when, on it coming into his mind, he said to himself, "Charge admission at so much a head--just like a Scotchman!--who is going to pay anything a head?" The diversions which the Mayor intended to provide were to be entirely free Only Henchard did not conform to these flexuous changes; he remained stately and vertical, silently thinking His hat hung on a peg behind him, and the roses of his carpet-bag glowed from the corner of the room Ah, said Elizabeth-Jane It wants a Pope to settle that!" Reaching Whittle's bedside the corn-factor shouted a bass note so vigorously that Abel started up instantly, and beholding Henchard standing over him, was galvanized into spasmodic movements which had not much relation to getting on his clothes Having kept his eyes on it for a while he strolled in that direction The moment he came into the breakfast-room Elizabeth advanced with open confidence to him and took him by the arm The lady seemed to forget the immediate business in listening to the technicalities of the corn trade Donald had no wish to enter into conversation with his former friend on their present constrained terms; neither would he pass him in scowling silence
The farmer would not take the crust without the crumb of the bargain, in other words, the old man without the younger; and the son had a sweetheart on his present farm, who stood by, waiting the issue with pale lips Lucetta's face became--as a woman's face becomes when the man she loves rises upon her gaze like an apparition And the same uneasy expression came out on her face, to which the future held the key" Letters and ledgers took the place of "I'll do't," and "you shall hae't"; and, as in all such cases of advance, the rugged picturesqueness of the old method disappeared with its inconveniences " As he went she said eagerly, "You may hear them speak of me in Casterbridge as time goes on Ah--it's Miss Newson,"" he said as soon as he could see into the granary"