Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 2

           

           Inadditiontothedistinctionofawhitefrock,everywomanandgirlcarriedinherrighthandapeeledwillowwand,andinherleftabunchofwhiteflowers.Thepeelingoftheformer,andtheselectionofthelatter,hadbeenanoperationofpersonalcare.

           Therewereafewmiddle-agedandevenelderlywomeninthetrain,theirsilver-wiryhairandwrinkledfaces,scourgedbytimeandtrouble,havingalmostagrotesque,certainlyapathetic,appearanceinsuchajauntysituation.Inatrueview,perhaps,therewasmoretobegatheredandtoldofeachanxiousandexperiencedone,towhomtheyearsweredrawingnighwhensheshouldsay,“Ihavenopleasureinthem,”thanofherjuvenilecomrades.Butlettheelderbepassedoverhereforthoseunderwhosebodicesthelifethrobbedquickandwarm.

           Theyounggirlsformed,indeed,themajorityoftheband,andtheirheadsofluxurianthairreflectedinthesunshineeverytoneofgold,andblack,andbrown.Somehadbeautifuleyes,othersabeautifulnose,othersabeautifulmouthandfigure:few,ifany,hadall.Adifficultyofarrangingtheirlipsinthiscrudeexposuretopublicscrutiny,aninabilitytobalancetheirheads,andtodissociateself-consciousnessfromtheirfeatures,wasapparentinthem,andshowedthattheyweregenuinecountrygirls,unaccustomedtomanyeyes.

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