Far From the Madding Crowd Marriage Quotes

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Quote #10

He turned to Fanny then. "But never mind darling," he said; "in the sight of heaven you are my very very wife."(43.76)

Sergeant Troy isn't totally empty of emotion. In fact, he truly loves Fanny Robin in a way he'll never love anyone else. That doesn't change the fact, though, that he broke his engagement to Fanny and left her and their child to die in the streets. Only after she's dead does he seem to realize the horror of what he's done.