Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 45

           Relicsarenotinmycreed;butIfearyouatmomentsfarmorethanyouneedfearmeatpresent;andtolessenmyfear,putyourhanduponthatstonehand,andswearthatyouwillnevertemptmebyyourcharmsorways.”

           “GoodGodhowcanyouaskwhatissounnecessary!Allthatisfurthestfrommythought!”

           “Yesbutswearit.”

           Tess,halffrightened,gavewaytohisimportunity;placedherhanduponthestoneandswore.

           “Iamsorryyouarenotabeliever,”hecontinued;“thatsomeunbelievershouldhavegotholdofyouandunsettledyourmind.Butnomorenow.AthomeatleastIcanprayforyou;andIwill;andwhoknowswhatmaynothappen?I’moff.Goodbye!”

           Heturnedtoahunting-gateinthehedge,andwithoutlettinghiseyesagainrestuponherleaptover,andstruckoutacrossthedowninthedirectionofAbbot’s-Cernel.Ashewalkedhispaceshowedperturbation,andby-and-by,asifinstigatedbyaformerthought,hedrewfromhispocketasmallbook,betweentheleavesofwhichwasfoldedaletter,wornandsoiled,asfrommuchre-reading.D’Urbervilleopenedtheletter.Itwasdatedseveralmonthsbeforethistime,andwassignedbyParsonClare.

           Theletterbeganbyexpressingthewriter’sunfeignedjoyatd’Urberville’sconversion,andthankedhimforhiskindnessincommunicatingwiththeparsononthesubject.ItexpressedMrClare’swarmassuranceofforgivenessford’Urberville’sformerconduct,andhisinterestintheyoungman’splansforthefuture.

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