Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 20

           Moreovershe,andClarealso,stoodasyetonthedebatablelandbetweenpredilectionandlove;wherenoprofunditieshavebeenreached;noreflectionshavesetin,awkwardlyinquiring,“Whitherdoesthisnewcurrenttendtocarryme?Whatdoesitmeantomyfuture?Howdoesitstandtowardsmypast?”

           TesswasthemereststrayphenomenontoAngelClareasyetarosywarmingapparitionwhichhadonlyjustacquiredtheattributeofpersistenceinhisconsciousness.Soheallowedhismindtobeoccupiedwithher,deeminghispreoccupationtobenomorethanaphilosopher’sregardofanexceedinglynovel,fresh,andinterestingspecimenofwomankind.

           Theymetcontinually;theycouldnothelpit.Theymetdailyinthatstrangeandsolemninterval,thetwilightofthemorning,inthevioletorpinkdawn;foritwasnecessarytoriseearly,soveryearly,here.Milkingwasdonebetimes;andbeforethemilkingcametheskimming,whichbeganatalittlepastthree.Itusuallyfelltothelotofsomeoneorotherofthemtowaketherest,thefirstbeingarousedbyanalarm-clock;and,asTesswasthelatestarrival,andtheysoondiscoveredthatshecouldbedependeduponnottosleepthoughthealarmasothersdid,thistaskwasthrustmostfrequentlyuponher.Nosoonerhadthehourofthreestruckandwhizzed,thansheleftherroomandrantothedairyman’sdoor;thenuptheladdertoAngel’s,callinghiminaloudwhisper;thenwokeherfellow-milkmaids.BythetimethatTesswasdressedClarewasdownstairsandoutinthehumidair.

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