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1. Gabriel seeks a bailiff’s position, then equips himself as a shepherd, but farmers distrust his history of owning a farm.
2. He earns money by playing his flute and heads toward Weatherbury on his way to another hiring fair.
3. He sleeps in a wagon, wakes while it moves, and overhears Billy Smallbury and Master Poorgrass discussing a woman.
4. After leaving the wagon, Gabriel spots a fire and organizes efforts to protect the nearby wheat stacks.
5. He climbs a stack and sweeps away burning fragments while villagers bring water and a ladder.
6. The woman who owns the farm reveals herself as Bathsheba Everdene, and Gabriel asks whether she needs a shepherd.

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The repeated request joins Gabriel’s urgent need for work to his unexpected reunion with Bathsheba. Her response remains unstated.

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