XVIII. Boldwood in Meditation — A Visit 199
XIX. The Sheep-washing — The Offer 207
XX. Peeplexity — Grinding the Shears — A Quarrel 217
XXI. Troubles in the Fold — A Message 227
XXII. The Great Barn and the Sheep-shearers 238
XXIII. Eventide — A Second Declaration 256
XXIV. The Same Night— The Fir Plantation 267
XXV. The New Acquaintance Described 278
XXVI. Scene on the Verge of the Hay-mead 284
XXVII. Hiving the Bees 299
XXVIII. The Hollow Amid the Ferns 305
XXIX. Particulars of a Twilight Walk 314
XXX. Hot Cheeks and Tearful Eyes 326
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
"Do you happen to want a Shepherd, Ma'am?" Frontispiece.
Hands were Loosening his Neckerchief To face page 32
"Get the Front Door Key." Liddy fetched it 158
"I feel—almost too much—to think," he said 211
She stood up in the Window-opening, facing the Men 262
She took up her Position as directed 308