Chapter 23

           

           ThehotweatherofJulyhadcreptuponthemunawares,andtheatmosphereoftheflatvalehungheavyasanopiateoverthedairy-folk,thecows,andthetrees.Hotsteamingrainsfellfrequently,makingthegrasswherethecowsfedyetmorerank,andhinderingthelatehaymakingintheothermeads.

           ItwasSundaymorning;themilkingwasdone;theoutdoormilkershadgonehome.Tessandtheotherthreeweredressingthemselvesrapidly,thewholebevyhavingagreedtogotogethertoMellstockChurch,whichlaysomethreeorfourmilesdistantfromthedairy-house.ShehadnowbeentwomonthsatTalbothays,andthiswasherfirstexcursion.

           Alltheprecedingafternoonandnightheavythunderstormshadhisseddownuponthemeads,andwashedsomeofthehayintotheriver;butthismorningthesunshoneoutallthemorebrilliantlyforthedeluge,andtheairwasbalmyandclear.

           ThecrookedlaneleadingfromtheirownparrishtoMellstockranalongthelowestlevelsinaportionofitslength,andwhenthegirlsreachedthemostdepressedspottheyfoundthattheresultoftherainhadbeentofloodthelaneover-shoetoadistanceofsomefiftyyards.

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