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(The audience cleared their throats and tossed a few stalks into the fire) Not because these deeds were urgent, but to give themselves time to weigh the moral of the story.

"I'm sure when I heard they'd been forbid I felt as glad as if anybody had gied me sixpence," said an earnest voicethat of Olly Dowden, a woman who lived by making heath brooms, or besoms.

Her nature was to be civil to enemies as well as to friends, and grateful to all the world for letting her remain alive.

"And now the maid have married him just the same," said Humphrey.

"After that Mis'ess Yeobright came round and was quite agreeable," Fairway resumed, with an unheeding air, to show that his words were no appendage to Humphrey's, but the result of independent reflection.

"Supposing they were ashamed, I don't see why they shouldn't have done it here-right," said a wide-spread woman whose stays creaked like shoes whenever she stooped or turned.

"'Tis well to call the neighbours together and to have a good racket once now and then; and it may as well be when there's a wedding as at tide-times. I don't care for close ways."

"Ah, now, you'd hardly believe it, but I don't care for gay weddings," said Timothy Fairway, his eyes again travelling round.

"I hardly blame Thomasin Yeobright and neighbour Wildeve for doing it quiet, if I must own it.

A wedding at home means five and six-handed reels by the hour; and they do a man's legs no good when he's over forty."

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