Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 35

           

           Theywanderedonagaininsilence.ItwassaidafterwardsthatacottagerofWellbridge,whowentoutlatethatnightforadoctor,mettwoloversinthepastures,walkingveryslowly,withoutconverse,onebehindtheother,asinafuneralprocession,andtheglimpsethatheobtainedoftheirfacesseemedtodenotethattheywereanxiousandsad.Returninglater,hepassedthemagaininthesamefield,progressingjustasslowly,andasregardlessofthehourandofthecheerlessnightasbefore.Itwasonlyonaccountofhispreoccupationwithhisownaffairs,andtheillnessinhishouse,thathedidnotbearinmindthecuriousincident,which,however,herecalledalongwhileafter.

           Duringtheintervalofthecottager’sgoingandcoming,shehadsaidtoherhusband

           “Idon’tseehowIcanhelpbeingthecauseofmuchmiserytoyouallyourlife.Theriverisdownthere.Icanputanendtomyselfinit.Iamnotafraid.”

           “Idon’twishtoaddmurdertomyotherfollies,”hesaid.

           “IwillleavesomethingtoshowthatIdiditmyselfonaccountofmyshame.Theywillnotblameyouthen.”

           “Don’tspeaksoabsurdlyIwishnottohearit.Itisnonsensetohavesuchthoughtsinthiskindofcase,whichisratheroneforsatiricallaughterthanfortragedy.Youdon’tintheleastunderstandthequalityofthemishap.Itwouldbeviewedinthelightofajokebynine-tenthsoftheworldifitwereknown.Pleaseobligemebyreturningtothehouse,andgoingtobed.”

           “Iwill,”saidshedutifully.

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