Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 40

           Hewasincensedagainsthisfate,bitterlydisposedtowardssocialordinances;fortheyhadcoopedhimupinacorner,outofwhichtherewasnolegitimatepathway.Whynotberevengedonsocietybyshapinghisfuturedomesticitiesloosely,insteadofkissingthepedagogicrodofconventioninthisensnaringmanner?

           “IamgoingtoBrazilalone,Izz,”saidhe.“Ihaveseparatedfrommywifeforpersonal,notvoyaging,reason.Imayneverlivewithheragain.Imaynotbeabletoloveyou;butwillyougowithmeinsteadofher?”

           “Youtrulywishmetogo?”

           “Ido.Ihavebeenbadlyusedenoughtowishforrelief.Andyouatleastlovemedisinterestedly.”

           “YesIwillgo,”saidIzz,afterapause.

           “Youwill?Youknowwhatitmeans,Izz?”

           “ItmeansthatIshalllivewithyouforthetimeyouareovertherethat’sgoodenoughforme.”

           “Remember,youarenottotrustmeinmoralsnow.ButIoughttoremindyouthatitwillbewrong-doingintheeyesofcivilizationWesterncivilization,thatistosay.”

           “Idon’tmindthat;nowomandowhenitcomestoagony-point,andthere’snootherway!”

           “Thendon’tgetdown,butsitwhereyouare.”

           Hedrovepastthecross-roads,onemile,twomiles,withoutshowinganysignsofaffection.

           “Youlovemevery,verymuch,Izz?”hesuddenlyasked.

           “IdoIhavesaidIdo!Ilovedyouallthetimewewasatthedairytogether!”

           “MorethanTess?”

           Sheshookherhead.

           “No,”shemurmured,“notmorethanshe.

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