Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 34

           ThoughIfeelittobeasomewhatincongruousactinthecircumstances,Iam,asyouwillsee,boundtohandoverthearticlestothewomantowhomtheuseofthemforherlifetimewillnowrightlybelong,andtheyarethereforepromptlysent.Theybecome,Ibelieve,heirlooms,strictlyspeaking,accordingtothetermsofyourgodmother’swill.Theprecisewordsoftheclausethatreferstothismatterareenclosed.

           “Idoremember,”saidClare;“butIhadquiteforgotten.”

           Unlockingthecase,theyfoundittocontainanecklace,withpendant,bracelets,andear-rings;andalsosomeothersmallornaments.

           Tessseemedafraidtotouchthematfirst,buthereyessparkledforamomentasmuchasthestoneswhenClarespreadouttheset.

           “Aretheymine?”sheaskedincredulously.

           “Theyare,certainly,”saidhe.

           Helookedintothefire.Herememberedhow,whenhewasaladoffifteen,hisgodmother,theSquire’swifetheonlyrichpersonwithwhomhehadevercomeincontacthadpinnedherfaithtohissuccess;hadprophesiedawondrouscareerforhim.Therehadseemednothingatalloutofkeepingwithsuchaconjecturedcareerinthestoringupoftheseshowyornamentsforhiswifeandthewivesofherdescendants.Theygleamedsomewhatironicallynow.“Yetwhy?”heaskedhimself.Itwasbutaquestionofvanitythroughout;andifthatwereadmittedintoonesideoftheequationitshouldbeadmittedintotheother.

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