Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 41

           Notbeingawareoftherarityofintelligence,energy,health,andwillingnessinanysphereoflife,sherefrainedfromseekinganindooroccupation;fearingtowns,largehouses,peopleofmeansandsocialsophistication,andofmannersotherthanrural.FromthatdirectionofgentilityBlackCarehadcome.Societymightbebetterthanshesupposedfromherslightexperienceofit.Butshehadnoproofofthis,andherinstinctinthecircumstanceswastoavoiditspurlieus.

           Thesmalldairiestothewest,beyondPort-Bredy,inwhichshehadservedassupernumerarymilkmaidduringthespringandsummerrequirednofurtheraid.RoomwouldprobablyhavebeenmadeforheratTalbothays,ifonlyoutofsheercompassion;butcomfortableasherlifehadbeenthereshecouldnotgoback.Theanti-climaxwouldbetoointolerable;andherreturnmightbringreproachuponheridolizedhusband.Shecouldnothavebornetheirpity,andtheirwhisperedremarkstooneanotheruponherstrangesituation;thoughshewouldalmosthavefacedaknowledgeofhercircumstancesbyeveryindividualthere,solongasherstoryhadremainedisolatedinthemindofeach.Itwastheinterchangeofideasaboutherthatmadehersensitivenesswince.Tesscouldnotaccountforthisdistinction;shesimplyknewthatshefeltit.

           Shewasnowonherwaytoanuplandfarminthecentreofthecounty,towhichshehadbeenrecommendedbyawanderingletterwhichhadreachedherfromMarian.

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