Far from the Madding Crowd

Where does Bathsheba first meet Sergeant Troy in Chapter 24? What are her impressions of him?

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Bathsheba meets Sergeant Troy on the wooded path as she makes her way home from Mr. Boldwood’s farm. She is completely dumbstruck and shocked by Troy’s forwardness and suave demeanor. It is clear she is attracted to him immediately and flattered by his pronouncements of her beauty.