Under the Greenwood Tree

Under the Greenwood Tree

By

Thomas Hardy

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Under the Greenwood Tree

Preface................................................................................................................................ 3

PART I: 1. Mellstock-Lane .......................................................................................... 5

PART I: 2. The Tranter's............................................................................................. 8

PART I: 3. The Assembled Quire.............................................................................. 13

PART I: 4. Going The Rounds .................................................................................. 18

PART I: 5. The Listeners ........................................................................................... 22

PART I: 6. Christmas Morning................................................................................. 27

PART I: 7. The Tranter's Party ................................................................................ 32

PART I: 8. They Dance More Wildly ....................................................................... 37

PART I: 9. Dick Calls At The School........................................................................ 43

PART II: 1. Passing By The School........................................................................... 45

PART II: 2. A Meeting Of The Quire ....................................................................... 46

PART II: 3. A Turn In The Discussion ..................................................................... 50

PART II: 4. Interview With The Vicar..................................................................... 54

PART II: 5. Returning Home Ward ......................................................................... 62

PART II: 6. Yalbury Wood And The Keeper's House ............................................ 65

PART II: 7. Dick Makes Himself Useful................................................................... 73

PART II: 8. Dick Meets His Father........................................................................... 77

PART III: 1. Driving Out Of Budmouth .................................................................. 82

PART III: 2. Further Along The Road ..................................................................... 86

PART III: 3. A Confession ......................................................................................... 92

PART III: 4. An Arrangement .................................................................................. 97

PART IV: 1. Going Nutting ..................................................................................... 100

PART IV: 2. Honey-Taking, And Afterwards ....................................................... 105

PART IV: 3. Fancy In The Rain.............................................................................. 114

PART IV: 4. The Spell.............................................................................................. 117

PART IV: 5. After Gaining Her Point .................................................................... 121

PART IV: 6. Into Temptation.................................................................................. 124

PART IV: 7. Second Thoughts ................................................................................ 128

PART V: 1. 'The Knot There's No Untying' .......................................................... 132

PART V: 2. Under The Greenwood Tree ............................................................... 142

Preface

This story of the Mellstock Quire and its old established west- gallery musicians, with some supplementary descriptions of similar