How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
Gabriel was almost blinded, and he could feel Bathsheba's warm arm tremble in his hand—a sensation novel and thrilling enough: but love, life, everything human, seemed small and trifling in such close juxtaposition with an infuriated universe. (37.21)
When Bathsheba tries to help him cover up her crops, Gabriel is thrilled to touch her trembling arm. But what makes the scene even more powerful for him is the way that he and Bathsheba stand together while the world around them crashes with lightning. It seems as though she and he are the only people left in a harsh universe, and there's something about this that Gabriel finds very romantic.