The Mayor of Casterbridge

Chapter 45

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It was about a month after the day which closed as in the

last chapter. Elizabeth-Jane had grown accustomed to the

novelty of her situation, and the only difference between

Donald's movements now and formerly was that he hastened

indoors rather more quickly after business hours than he had

been in the habit of doing for some time.

Newson had stayed in Casterbridge three days after the

wedding party (whose gaiety, as might have been surmised,

was of his making rather than of the married couple's), and

was stared at and honoured as became the returned Crusoe of

the hour. But whether or not because C