For 10 points, name this novel in which the tragic clash between Farmer Boldwood and Sergeant Troy allows Bathsheba Everdene to find love with Gabriel Oak, written by Thomas Hardy.
In a comic scene in this novel, Cain Ball repeatedly chokes and coughs on a crumb, a flea, and some cider while trying to relate events he'd seen in Bath. A character in this novel assists another in collecting bees into a hive before impressing her with a display of flashy swordsmanship. Another character in this novel is rehired for his bloat-curing abilities despite having rebuked his employer for sending a valentine reading (*) "marry me". This novel's protagonist marries a man who pretends to have drowned after a riptide sweeps him out to sea shortly after learning of the death of Fanny Robin. For 10 points, name this novel in which the tragic clash between Farmer Boldwood and Sergeant Troy allows Bathsheba Everdene to find love with Gabriel Oak, written by Thomas Hardy.
In a comic scene in this novel, Cain Ball repeatedly chokes and coughs on a crumb, a flea, and some cider while trying to relate events he'd seen in Bath.
Far from the Madding Crowd