Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           Inthedaylight,indeed,shefeltherterrorsabouthissoultohavebeensomewhatexaggerated;whetherwellfoundedornotshehadnouneasinessnow,reasoningthatifProvidencewouldnotratifysuchanactofapproximationshe,forone,didnotvaluethekindofheavenlostbytheirregularityeitherforherselforforherchild.

           SopassedawaySorrowtheUndesiredthatintrusivecreature,thatbastardgiftofshamelessNaturewhorespectsnotthesociallaw;awaiftowhometernalTimehadbeenamatterofdaysmerely,whoknewnotthatsuchthingsasyearsandcenturieseverwere;towhomthecottageinteriorwastheuniverse,theweek’sweatherclimate,new-bornbabyhoodhumanexistence,andtheinstincttosuckhumanknowledge.

           Tess,whomusedonthechristeningagooddeal,wonderedifitweredoctrinallysufficienttosecureaChristianburialforthechild.Nobodycouldtellthisbuttheparsonoftheparish,andhewasanew-comer,anddidnotknowher.Shewenttohishouseafterdusk,andstoodbythegate,butcouldnotsummoncouragetogoin.Theenterprisewouldhavebeenabandonedifshehadnotbyaccidentmethimcominghomewardassheturnedaway.Inthegloomshedidnotmindspeakingfreely.

           “Ishouldliketoaskyousomething,sir.”

           Heexpressedhiswillingnesstolisten,andshetoldthestoryofthebaby’sillnessandtheextemporizedordinance.

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