What is the oath taken by Henchard in repentance of his action of selling his own wife in intoxication?
In Chapter 2 of Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, the morning after selling Susan, Michael Henchard swears a solemn oath in a church that he 'will avoid all strong liquors…
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What is the oath taken by Henchard in repentance of his action of selling his own wife in intoxication?
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In Chapter 2 of Hardy's The Mayor of Casterbridge, the morning after selling Susan, Michael Henchard swears a solemn oath in a church that he 'will avoid all strong liquors for the space of twenty-one years to come', matching his current age of 21.
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