Far from the Madding Crowd a frugal life, and a loan, he has leased and stocked a sheep farm. He falls in love with a newcomer eight years his junior, Bathsheba Everdene, a proud beauty who arrives to live with her aunt, Mrs. Hurst. Over time, Bathsheba and Gabriel grow to like each other well enough, and Bathsheba even saves his life once. However, when he makes her an unadorned offer of marriage, she refuses; she values her independence too much, and him too little. Feeling betrayed and embarrassed, Gabriel offers blunt protestations that only foster her haughtiness. After a few days, she moves to
The Sound of the Crowd "Love and Dancing", issued in 1982 under the name of The League Unlimited Orchestra. A longer instrumental version of "The Sound of the Crowd" featured as the B side to the 12" release. Although the song would later appear on the band's "Dare" album, a re-recording of the track was included. The song in its original 7" mix appears on all The Human League's "Greatest Hits" compilation albums. The bonus remix disc issued with 2003's "The Very Best of The Human League" contains three different contemporary remixes of the song: "The Sound of the Crowd (Trisco's PopClash Mix)" "The Sound