Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 36

           ”

           “Andyouwouldliketogohome?”heasked.

           “Iwanttoleaveyou,andgohome.”

           “Thenitshallbeso.”

           Thoughshedidnotlookupathim,shestarted.Therewasadifferencebetweenthepropositionandthecovenantwhichshehadfeltonlytooquickly.

           “Ifeareditwouldcometothis,”shemurmured,hercountenancemeeklyfixed.“Idon’tcomplain,Angel,I—Ithinkitbest.Whatyousaidhasquiteconvincedme.Yes,thoughnobodyelseshouldreproachmeifweshouldstaytogether,yetsomewhen,yearshence,youmightgetangrywithmeforanyordinarymatter,andknowingwhatyoudoofmybygonesyouyourselfmightbetemptedtosaywords,andtheymightbeoverheard,perhapsbymyownchildren.O,whatonlyhurtsmenowwouldtortureandkillmethen!Iwillgo—tomorrow.”

           “AndIshallnotstayhere.ThoughIdidn’tliketoinitiateit,Ihaveseenthatitwasadvisableweshouldpart—atleastforawhile,tillIcanbetterseetheshapethatthingshavetaken,andcanwritetoyou.”

           Tessstoleaglanceatherhusband.Hewaspale,eventremulous;but,asbefore,shewasappalledbythedeterminationrevealedinthedepthsofthisgentlebeingshehadmarried—thewilltosubduethegrossertothesubtleremotion,thesubstancetotheconception,thefleshtothespirit.Propensities,tendencies,habits,wereasdeadleavesuponthetyrannouswindofhisimaginativeascendency

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