In the context of 'But, when I discovered that it was known all over the village that it was John who was attracted by the farmer's pretty wife, his silence bore quite a different interpretation. ', does 'The farmer's wife was unattractive to John.' stand alone without direct association?
But, when I discovered that it was known all over the village that it was John who was attracted by the farmer's pretty wife, his silence bore quite a different interpretation. ###The farmer's wife was unattractive to John.