Far from the Madding Crowd she screams. At this, Boldwood shoots Troy dead and tries unsuccessfully to turn the gun on himself. Although Boldwood is convicted of murder and sentenced to be hanged, his friends petition the Home Secretary for mercy, claiming insanity. This is granted, and Boldwood's sentence is commuted to "confinement during Her Majesty's pleasure". Bathsheba, profoundly chastened by guilt and grief, buries her husband in the same grave as Fanny Robin and her child and adds a suitable inscription. Throughout her tribulations, Bathsheba comes to rely increasingly on her oldest and, as she admits to herself, only real friend, Gabriel. When he
The Madding Crowd The Madding Crowd The Madding Crowd is the major-label debut album by the American rock band Nine Days. It spawned the major hit "Absolutely (Story of a Girl)" and other single "If I Am". "The Madding Crowd" peaked at #67 on the Billboard Top 200. The album's title is a reference to Thomas Hardy's novel "Far from the Madding Crowd". "The Madding Crowd", despite not peaking inside the top 50 in the United States, was eventually certified gold within six months of release. In January 2013, upon the relaunch of the band's official website, several old live recordings and demos