Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 35

           ”

           “AmItobelievethis?FromyourmannerIamtotakeitastrue.Oyoucannotbeoutofyourmind!Yououghttobe!Yetyouarenot....Mywife,myTess—nothinginyouwarrantssuchasuppositionasthat?”

           “Iamnotoutofmymind,”shesaid.

           “Andyet—“Helookedvacantlyather,toresumewithdazedsenses:“Whydidn’tyoutellmebefore?Ah,yes,youwouldhavetoldme,inaway—butIhinderedyou,Iremember!”

           Theseandotherofhiswordswerenothingbuttheperfunctorybabbleofthesurfacewhilethedepthsremainedparalyzed.Heturnedaway,andbentoverachair.Tessfollowedhimtothemiddleoftheroomwherehewas,andstoodtherestaringathimwitheyesthatdidnotweep.Presentlyshesliddownuponherkneesbesidehisfoot,andfromthispositionshecrouchedinaheap.

           “Inthenameofourlove,forgiveme!”shewhisperedwithadrymouth.“Ihaveforgivenyouforthesame!”

           And,ashedidnotanswer,shesaidagain—

           “Forgivemeasyouareforgiven!IforgiveYOU,Angel.”

           “You—yes,youdo.”

           “Butyoudonotforgiveme?”

           “OTess,forgivenessdoesnotapplytothecase!Youwereoneperson;nowyouareanother.MyGod—howcanforgivenessmeetsuchagrotesque—prestidigitationasthat!”

           Hepaused,contemplatingthisdefinition;thensuddenlybrokeintohorriblelaughter—asunnaturalandghastlyasalaughinhell.

           “Don’t—don’t!Itkillsmequite,that!”sheshrieked.“Ohavemercyuponme—havemercy!”

           Hedidnotanswer;and,sicklywhite,shejumpedup.

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