Far from the Madding Crowd, Chapter 12: Zusammenfassung

Was geschieht

1. Bathsheba enters the crowded corn market as its only woman and faces the farmers' staring attention.
2. She grows confident, displays grain samples, and bargains firmly with men she barely knows.
3. The farmers discuss her independence and appearance, but one dignified man pays her no attention.
4. After the market, Bathsheba asks Liddy about the handsome stranger, but her description produces no answer.
5. The man passes their gig without looking toward them, and Liddy identifies him as Farmer Boldwood.
6. Bathsheba and Liddy discuss whether his reserve comes from temperament, romantic disappointment, or both.

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Boldwood stands out because nearly everyone else notices Bathsheba. His refusal to look makes him an object of her curiosity.

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