Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 43

           

           Puttingontheirglovesallsettoworkinarowinfrontofthepress,anerectionformedoftwopostsconnectedbyacross-beam,underwhichthesheavestobedrawnfromwerelaidearsoutward,thebeambeingpeggeddownbypinsintheuprights,andloweredasthesheavesdiminished.

           Thedayhardenedincolour,thelightcominginatthebarndoorsupwardsfromthesnowinsteadofdownwardsfromthesky.Thegirlspulledhandfulafterhandfulfromthepress;butbyreasonofthepresenceofthestrangewomen,whowererecountingscandals,MarianandIzzcouldnotatfirsttalkofoldtimesastheywishedtodo.Presentlytheyheardthemuffledtreadofahorse,andthefarmerrodeuptothebarndoor.WhenhehaddismountedhecameclosetoTess,andremainedlookingmusinglyatthesideofherface.Shehadnotturnedatfirst,buthisfixedattitudeledhertolookround,whensheperceivedthatheremployerwasthenativeofTrantridgefromwhomshehadtakenflightonthehigh-roadbecauseofhisallusiontoherhistory.

           Hewaitedtillshehadcarriedthedrawnbundlestothepileoutside,whenhesaid,“Soyoubetheyoungwomanwhotookmycivilityinsuchillpart?BedrownedifIdidn’tthinkyoumightbeassoonasIheardofyourbeinghired!Well,youthoughtyouhadgotthebetterofmethefirsttimeattheinnwithyourfancy-man,andthesecondtimeontheroad,whenyoubolted;butnowIthinkI’vegotthebetteryou.”Heconcludedwithahardlaugh.

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