Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 36

           Withintheremotedepthsofhisconstitution,sogentleandaffectionateashewasingeneral,therelayhiddenahardlogicaldeposit,likeaveinofmetalinasoftloam,whichturnedtheedgeofeverythingthatattemptedtotraverseit.IthadblockedhisacceptanceoftheChurch;itblockedhisacceptanceofTess.Moreover,hisaffectionitselfwaslessfirethanradiance,and,withregardtotheothersex,whenheceasedtobelieveheceasedtofollow:contrastinginthiswithmanyimpressionablenatures,whoremainsensuouslyinfatuatedwithwhattheyintellectuallydespise.Hewaitedtillhersobbingceased.

           “IwishhalfthewomeninEnglandwereasrespectableasyou,”hesaid,inanebullitionofbitternessagainstwomankindingeneral.“Itisn’taquestionofrespectability,butoneofprinciple!”

           Hespokesuchthingsastheseandmoreofakindredsorttoher,beingstillswayedbytheantipatheticwavewhichwarpsdirectsoulswithsuchpersistencewhenoncetheirvisionfindsitselfmockedbyappearances.Therewas,itistrue,underneath,abackcurrentofsympathythroughwhichawomanoftheworldmighthaveconqueredhim.ButTessdidnotthinkofthis;shetookeverythingasherdeserts,andhardlyopenedhermouth.Thefirmnessofherdevotiontohimwasindeedalmostpitiful;quick-temperedasshenaturallywas,nothingthathecouldsaymadeherunseemly;shesoughtnotherown;wasnotprovoked;thoughtnoevilofhistreatmentofher.ShemightjustnowhavebeenApostolicCharityherselfreturnedtoaself-seekingmodernworld.

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