Far from the Madding Crowd, Chapter 53 özeti

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1. Workers discuss reports that Troy is alive, overhear Boldwood’s longing for Bathsheba, and see her arrive.
2. Samway, Tall, and Smallbury spot Troy outside the malt-house, but their efforts to warn Bathsheba fail.
3. Under Boldwood’s pressure, Bathsheba promises marriage in six years and agrees to wear his ring for the night.
4. Troy enters the gathering, demands that Bathsheba accompany him, and seizes her arm when she remains motionless.
5. Bathsheba screams, and Boldwood takes a gun from the rack and shoots Troy, who falls and lies still.
6. Samway deflects Boldwood’s attempted suicide shot; Boldwood kisses Bathsheba’s hand and leaves without anyone stopping him.

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Bathsheba treats the promise as an obligation rather than an expression of love. Her condition also makes uncertainty about Troy central to the agreement.

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