Far from the Madding Crowd · Character
Sam Samway
Farmhand who helps with sheep shearing and other tasks.
minor
Also known as Samway
First appearance: xxii the great barn and the sheep shearers
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In LIII: Concurritur; Horae Momento: Urges the others to act on the news of Troy's return, insisting it is everyone's business to warn…
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