Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 26

           

           “Youmisapprehendme,father;youoftendo,”saidAngelwithalittleimpatience.“PoliticallyIamscepticalastothevirtueoftheirbeingold.Someofthewiseevenamongthemselves‘exclaimagainsttheirownsuccession,’asHamletputsit;butlyrically,dramatically,andevenhistorically,Iamtenderlyattachedtothem.”

           Thisdistinction,thoughbynomeansasubtleone,wasyettoosubtleforMrClaretheelder,andhewentonwiththestoryhehadbeenabouttorelate;whichwasthatafterthedeathoftheseniorso-calledd’Urbervilletheyoungmandevelopedthemostculpablepassions,thoughhehadablindmother,whoseconditionshouldhavemadehimknowbetter.AknowledgeofhiscareerhavingcometotheearsofMrClare,whenhewasinthatpartofthecountrypreachingmissionarysermons,heboldlytookoccasiontospeaktothedelinquentonhisspiritualstate.Thoughhewasastranger,occupyinganother’spulpit,hehadfeltthistobehisduty,andtookforhistextthewordsfromStLuke:“Thoufool,thisnightthysoulshallberequiredofthee!”Theyoungmanmuchresentedthisdirectnessofattack,andinthewarofwordswhichfollowedwhentheymethedidnotscruplepubliclytoinsultMrClare,withoutrespectforhisgrayhairs.

           Angelflushedwithdistress.

           “Dearfather,”hesaidsadly,“Iwishyouwouldnotexposeyourselftosuchgratuitouspainfromscoundrels!”

           “Pain?”saidhisfather,hisruggedfaceshiningintheardourofself-abnegation.

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