Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 28

           Iaminnohurry,Tess,butIwanttoknow—tohearfromyourownwarmlips—thatyouwillsomedaybemine—anytimeyoumaychoose;butsomeday?”

           Shecouldonlyshakeherheadandlookawayfromhim.

           Clareregardedherattentively,connedthecharactersofherfaceasiftheyhadbeenhieroglyphics.Thedenialseemedreal.

           “ThenIoughtnottoholdyouinthisway—oughtI?Ihavenorighttoyou—norighttoseekoutwhereyouare,orwalkwithyou!Honestly,Tess,doyouloveanyotherman?”

           “Howcanyouask?”shesaid,withcontinuedself-suppression.

           “Ialmostknowthatyoudonot.Butthen,whydoyourepulseme?”

           “Idon’trepulseyou.Ilikeyouto—tellmeyouloveme;andyoumayalwaystellmesoasyougoaboutwithme—andneveroffendme.”

           “Butyouwillnotacceptmeasahusband?”

           “Ah—that’sdifferent—itisforyourgood,indeed,mydearest!O,believeme,itisonlyforyoursake!Idon’tliketogivemyselfthegreathappinesso’promisingtobeyoursinthatway—because—becauseIamSUREIoughtnottodoit.”

           “Butyouwillmakemehappy!”

           “Ah—youthinkso,butyoudon’tknow!”

           Atsuchtimesasthis,apprehendingthegroundsofherrefusaltobehermodestsenseofincompetenceinmatterssocialandpolite,hewouldsaythatshewaswonderfullywell-informedandversatile—whichwascertainlytrue,hernaturalquickness,andheradmirationforhim,havingledhertopickuphisvocabulary,hisaccent,andfragmentsofhisknowledge,toasurprisingextent.

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