The New Acquaintance Described
- We start this chapter learning about Sergeant Troy, whom the narrator says is a man with a short memory and no concept of the future. Basically, he lives for the present… but not exactly in a good way.
- He never expects anything of life, so he's never disappointed. He's fairly honest with men, but he lies to women all the time.
- Deep down, Troy believes that if you treat women well they'll never be attracted to you: essentially that "nice guys finish last."
- He comes over to her farm and starts helping out with some of the work. Bathsheba sees him and blushes as she walks by.