Themen，afterrecognizingTroy’sfeatures，withdrewacrosstheorchardasquietlyastheyhadcome。TheairwasbigwithBathsheba’sfortunesto-night：everywordeverywhereconcernedher。Whentheywerequiteoutofearshotallbyoneinstinctpaused。
`Itgavemequiteaturn-hisface，’saidTall，breathing。
`Andsoitdidme，’saidSamway。`What’stobedone？’
`Idon’tseethat’tisanybusinessofours，’Smallburymurmureddubiously。
`Butitis！’Tisathingwhichiseverybody’sbusiness，’saidSamway。