Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           ToallhumankindbesidesTesswasonlyapassingthought.Eventofriendsshewasnomorethanafrequentlypassingthought.Ifshemadeherselfmiserablethelivelongnightanddayitwasonlythismuchtothem“Ah,shemakesherselfunhappy.”Ifshetriedtobecheerful,todismissallcare,totakepleasureinthedaylight,theflowers,thebaby,shecouldonlybethisideatothem“Ah,shebearsitverywell.”Moreover,aloneinadesertislandwouldshehavebeenwretchedatwhathadhappenedtoher?Notgreatly.Ifshecouldhavebeenbutjustcreated,todiscoverherselfasaspouselessmother,withnoexperienceoflifeexceptastheparentofanamelesschild,wouldthepositionhavecausedhertodespair?No,shewouldhavetakenitcalmly,andfoundpleasuretherein.Mostofthemiseryhadbeengeneratedbyherconventionalaspect,andnotbyherinnatesensations.

           WhateverTess’sreasoning,somespirithadinducedhertodressherselfupneatlyasshehadformerlydone,andcomeoutintothefields,harvest-handsbeinggreatlyindemandjustthen.Thiswaswhyshehadborneherselfwithdignity,andhadlookedpeoplecalmlyinthefaceattimes,evenwhenholdingthebabyinherarms.

           Theharvest-menrosefromtheshockofcorn,andstretchedtheirlimbs,andextinguishedtheirpipes.Thehorses,whichhadbeenunharnessedandfed,wereagainattachedtothescarletmachine.

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