Chapter 17

           

           Thedairymaidsandmenhadflockeddownfromtheircottagesandoutofthedairy-housewiththearrivalofthecowsfromthemeads;themaidswalkinginpatterns,notonaccountoftheweather,buttokeeptheirshoesabovethemulchofthebarton.Eachgirlsatdownonherthree-leggedstool,herfacesideways,herrightcheekrestingagainstthecow;andlookedmusinglyalongtheanimal’sflankatTessassheapproached.Themalemilkers,withhat-brimsturneddown,restingflatontheirforeheadsandgazingontheground,didnotobserveher.

           Oneofthesewasasturdymiddle-agedman—whoselongwhite“pinner”wassomewhatfinerandcleanerthanthewrapsoftheothers,andwhosejacketunderneathhadapresentablemarketingaspect—themaster-dairyman,ofwhomshewasinquest,hisdoublecharacterasaworkingmilkerandbuttermakerhereduringsixdays,andontheseventhasamaninshiningbroad-clothinhisfamilypewatchurch,beingsomarkedastohaveinspiredarhyme—

           DairymanDick

           Alltheweek:—

           OnSundaysMisterRichardCrick.

           SeeingTessstandingatgazehewentacrosstoher.

           Themajorityofdairymenhaveacrossmanneratmilkingtime,butithappenedthatMrCrickwasgladtogetanewhand—forthedayswerebusyonesnow—andhereceivedherwarmly;inquiringforhermotherandtherestofthefamily—(thoughthisasamatterofformmerely,forinrealityhehadnotbeenawareofMrsDurbeyfield’sexistencetillapprisedofthefactbyabriefbusiness-letteraboutTess).

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