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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Hardy, Thomas

Hardy, Thomas
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Far From The Madding Crowd: Chapters 11 - 20

Chapter XI. Outside The Barracks - Snow - A Meeting

On a dark, snowy night, a small figure approaches the army barracks in
a small town north of Weatherbury. The scene is bare and desolate; the only
sound is the muffled striking of the bell. The figure is that of a young
woman; she tosses snow balls (not very expertly) at one of the windows. She
finally succeeds in striking the right window and gets the attention of
someone inside. She asks for Sergeant Troy, and the man admits that he is the
sergeant himself. ...

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