Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 25

           “WasitnotprovednineteenhundredyearsagoifImaytrespassuponyourdomainalittle?Whyshouldyouthink,Felix,thatIamlikelytodropmyhighthinkingandmymoralideals?”

           “Well,Ifancied,fromthetoneofyourlettersandourconversationitmaybefancyonlythatyouweresomehowlosingintellectualgrasp.Hasn’titstruckyou,Cuthbert?”

           “Now,Felix,”saidAngeldrily,“weareverygoodfriends,youknow;eachofustreadingourallottedcircles;butifitcomestointellectualgrasp,Ithinkyou,asacontenteddogmatist,hadbetterleaveminealone,andinquirewhathasbecomeofyours.”

           Theyreturneddownthehilltodinner,whichwasfixedatanytimeatwhichtheirfather’sandmother’smorningworkintheparishusuallyconcluded.ConvenienceasregardedafternooncallerswasthelastthingtoenterintotheconsiderationofunselfishMrandMrsClare;thoughthethreesonsweresufficientlyinunisononthismattertowishthattheirparentswouldconformalittletomodernnotions.

           Thewalkhadmadethemhungry,Angelinparticular,whowasnowanoutdoorman,accustomedtotheprofuseDAPESINEMPTAEofthedairyman’ssomewhatcoarsely-ladentable.Butneitheroftheoldpeoplehadarrived,anditwasnottillthesonswerealmosttiredofwaitingthattheirparentsentered.Theself-denyingpairhadbeenoccupiedincoaxingtheappetitesofsomeoftheirsickparishioners,whomthey,somewhatinconsistently,triedtokeepimprisonedintheflesh,theirownappetitesbeingquiteforgotten.

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