Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           

           “Ah!perhapsbabycanbesaved!Perhapsitwillbejustthesame!”

           Shespokesobrightlythatitseemedasthoughherfacemighthaveshoneinthegloomsurroundingher.Shelitacandle,andwenttoasecondandathirdbedunderthewall,wheresheawokeheryoungsistersandbrothers,allofwhomoccupiedthesameroom.Pullingoutthewashing-standsothatshecouldgetbehindit,shepouredsomewaterfromajug,andmadethemkneelaround,puttingtheirhandstogetherwithfingersexactlyvertical.Whilethechildren,scarcelyawake,awe-strickenathermanner,theireyesgrowinglargerandlarger,remainedinthisposition,shetookthebabyfromherbedachild’schildsoimmatureasscarcetoseemasufficientpersonalitytoendowitsproducerwiththematernaltitle.Tessthenstooderectwiththeinfantonherarmbesidethebasin,thenextsisterheldthePrayer-Bookopenbeforeher,astheclerkatchurchhelditbeforetheparson;andthusthegirlsetaboutbaptizingherchild.

           Herfigurelookedsingularlytallandimposingasshestoodinherlongwhitenightgown,athickcableoftwisteddarkhairhangingstraightdownherbacktoherwaist.Thekindlydimnessoftheweakcandleabstractedfromherformandfeaturesthelittleblemisheswhichsunlightmighthaverevealedthestubblescratchesuponherwrists,andthewearinessofhereyesherhighenthusiasmhavingatransfiguringeffectuponthefacewhichhadbeenherundoing,showingitasathingofimmaculatebeauty,withatouchofdignitywhichwasalmostregal.

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