Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           ”

           “Perhapsitwillbejustthesametohimifyoudon’t?...Willitbejustthesame?Don’tforGod’ssakespeakassainttosinner,butasyouyourselftomemyself—poorme!”

           HowtheVicarreconciledhisanswerwiththestrictnotionshesupposedhimselftoholdonthesesubjectsitisbeyondalayman’spowertotell,thoughnottoexcuse.Somewhatmoved,hesaidinthiscasealso—

           “Itwillbejustthesame.”

           Sothebabywascarriedinasmalldealbox,underanancientwoman’sshawl,tothechurchyardthatnight,andburiedbylantern-light,atthecostofashillingandapintofbeertothesexton,inthatshabbycornerofGod’sallotmentwhereHeletsthenettlesgrow,andwhereallunbaptizedinfants,notoriousdrunkards,suicides,andothersoftheconjecturallydamnedarelaid.Inspiteoftheuntowardsurroundings,however,Tessbravelymadealittlecrossoftwolathsandapieceofstring,andhavingbounditwithflowers,shestuckitupattheheadofthegraveoneeveningwhenshecouldenterthechurchyardwithoutbeingseen,puttingatthefootalsoabunchofthesameflowersinalittlejarofwatertokeepthemalive.Whatmatterwasitthatontheoutsideofthejartheeyeofmereobservationnotedthewords“Keelwell’sMarmalade”?Theeyeofmaternalaffectiondidnotseetheminitsvisionofhigherthings.

           

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