Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 37

           

           Theirroutelaynearthedairyfromwhichtheyhadstartedwithsuchsolemnjoyineachotherafewdaysback,andasClarewishedtowinduphisbusinesswithMrCrick,TesscouldhardlyavoidpayingMrsCrickacallatthesametime,unlessshewouldexcitesuspicionoftheirunhappystate.

           Tomakethecallasunobtrusiveaspossibletheyleftthecarriagebythewicketleadingdownfromthehighroadtothedairy-house,anddescendedthetrackonfoot,sidebyside.Thewithy-bedhadbeencut,andtheycouldseeoverthestumpsthespottowhichClarehadfollowedherwhenhepressedhertobehiswife;tothelefttheenclosureinwhichshehadbeenfascinatedbyhisharp;andfarawaybehindthecowstallsthemeadwhichhadbeenthesceneoftheirfirstembrace.Thegoldofthesummerpicturewasnowgray,thecoloursmean,therichsoilmud,andtherivercold.

           Overthebarton-gatethedairymansawthem,andcameforward,throwingintohisfacethekindofjocularitydeemedappropriateinTalbothaysanditsvicinityonthere-appearanceofthenewly-married.ThenMrsCrickemergedfromthehouse,andseveralothersoftheiroldacquaintance,thoughMarianandRettydidnotseemtobethere.

           Tessvaliantlyboretheirslyattacksandfriendlyhumours,whichaffectedherfarotherwisethantheysupposed.Inthetacitagreementofhusbandandwifetokeeptheirestrangementasecrettheybehavedaswouldhavebeenordinary.Andthen,althoughshewouldrathertherehadbeennowordspokenonthesubject,TesshadtohearindetailthestoryofMarianandRetty.

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