Description of Farmer Oak—An Incident 1
Night—The Flock—An Interior—Another Interior 4
A Girl on Horseback—Conversation 6
Gabriel's Resolve—The Visit—The Mistake 8
Departure of Bathsheba—A Pastoral Tragedy 10
The Fair—The Journey—The Fire 12
Mistress and Men 13
Farmers—A Rule—An Exception 14
The Valentine 16
Effect of the Letter—Sunrise 17
A Morning Meeting—The Letter Again 18
In the Market-place 19
Boldwood in Meditation—Regret 20
The Sheep Washing—The Offer 21
Perplexity—Grinding Shears—A Quarrel 22
Troubles in the Fold—A Message 24
The Same Night—The Fir Plantation 26
Scene on the Verge of Hay-mead 28
The Hollow Amid the Ferns 29
Particulars of a Twilight Walk 30
Blame—Fury 32
Home Again—A Trickster 33
Wealth in Jeopardy 35
The Storm—The Two Together 37
Coming Home—A Cry 38
Suspicion—Fanny is Sent for 40
Fanny's Revenge 42
Troy's Romanticism 44
Doubts Arise—Doubts Linger 45
Oak's Advancement—A Great Hope 47
The Sheep Fair—Troy Touches His Wife's Hand 48
Bathsheba Talks with Her Outrider 51
Converging Courses 52
Concurritur—Horae Momento 55
After the Shock 56
Beauty in Loneliness—After All 57
Conclusion 59
Comprehension Check 61