Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 44

           

           “Ah!”shesaid,stillsighinginpityofherself,“THEYdidn’tknowthatIworethoseovertheroughestpartoftheroadtosavetheseprettyonesHEboughtformenotheydidnotknowit!Andtheydidn’tthinkthatHEchosethecolouro’myprettyfrocknohowcouldthey?Iftheyhadknownperhapstheywouldnothavecared,fortheydon’tcaremuchforhim,poorthing!”

           Thenshegrievedforthebelovedmanwhoseconventionalstandardofjudgementhadcausedheralltheselattersorrows;andshewentherwaywithoutknowingthatthegreatestmisfortuneofherlifewasthisfemininelossofcourageatthelastandcriticalmomentthroughherestimatingherfather-in-lawbyhissons.HerpresentconditionwaspreciselyonewhichwouldhaveenlistedthesympathiesofoldMrandMrsClare.Theirheartswentoutofthemataboundtowardsextremecases,whenthesubtlementaltroublesofthelessdesperateamongmankindfailedtowintheirinterestorregard.InjumpingatPublicansandSinnerstheywouldforgetthatawordmightbesaidfortheworriesofScribesandPharisees;andthisdefectorlimitationmighthaverecommendedtheirowndaughter-in-lawtothematthismomentasafairlychoicesortoflostpersonfortheirlove.

           Thereuponshebegantoplodbackalongtheroadbywhichshehadcomenotaltogetherfullofhope,butfullofaconvictionthatacrisisinherlifewasapproaching.

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