Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 34

           Tess’sfaceandneckreflectedthesamewarmth,whicheachgemturnedintoanAldebaranoraSirius—aconstellationofwhite,red,andgreenflashes,thatinterchangedtheirhueswithhereverypulsation.

           “Doyourememberwhatwesaidtoeachotherthismorningabouttellingourfaults?”heaskedabruptly,findingthatshestillremainedimmovable.“Wespokelightlyperhaps,andyoumaywellhavedoneso.Butformeitwasnolightpromise.Iwanttomakeaconfessiontoyou,Love.”

           This,fromhim,sounexpectedlyapposite,hadtheeffectuponherofaProvidentialinterposition.

           “Youhavetoconfesssomething?”shesaidquickly,andevenwithgladnessandrelief.

           “Youdidnotexpectit?Ah—youthoughttoohighlyofme.Nowlisten.Putyourheadthere,becauseIwantyoutoforgiveme,andnottobeindignantwithmefornottellingyoubefore,asperhapsIoughttohavedone.”

           Howstrangeitwas!Heseemedtobeherdouble.Shedidnotspeak,andClarewenton—

           “IdidnotmentionitbecauseIwasafraidofendangeringmychanceofyou,darling,thegreatprizeofmylife—myFellowshipIcallyou.Mybrother’sFellowshipwaswonathiscollege,mineatTalbothaysDairy.Well,Iwouldnotriskit.Iwasgoingtotellyouamonthago—atthetimeyouagreedtobemine,butIcouldnot;Ithoughtitmightfrightenyouawayfromme.Iputitoff;thenIthoughtIwouldtellyouyesterday,togiveyouachanceatleastofescapingme.ButIdidnot.

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