Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 46

           Butyoumaywelldespisemenow!IthoughtIworshippedonthemountains,butIfindIstillserveinthegroves!Ha!ha!”

           “OAlecd’Urberville!whatdoesthismean?WhathaveIdone!”

           “Done?”hesaid,withasoullesssneerintheword.“Nothingintentionally.Butyouhavebeenthemeans—theinnocentmeans—ofmybacksliding,astheycallit.Iaskmyself,amI,indeed,oneofthose‘servantsofcorruption’who,‘aftertheyhaveescapedthepollutionsoftheworld,areagainentangledthereinandovercome’—whoselatterendisworsethantheirbeginning?”Helaidhishandonhershoulder.“Tess,mygirl,Iwasonthewayto,atleast,socialsalvationtillIsawyouagain!”hesaidfreakishlyshakingher,asifshewereachild.“Andwhythenhaveyoutemptedme?IwasfirmasamancouldbetillIsawthoseeyesandthatmouthagain—surelythereneverwassuchamaddeningmouthsinceEve’s!”Hisvoicesank,andahotarchnessshotfromhisownblackeyes.“Youtemptress,Tess;youdeardamnedwitchofBabylon—IcouldnotresistyouassoonasImetyouagain!”

           “Icouldn’thelpyourseeingmeagain!”saidTess,recoiling.

           “Iknowit—IrepeatthatIdonotblameyou.Butthefactremains.WhenIsawyouill-usedonthefarmthatdayIwasnearlymadtothinkthatIhadnolegalrighttoprotectyou—thatIcouldnothaveit;whilsthewhohasitseemedtoneglectyouutterly!”

           “Don’tspeakagainsthim—heisabsent!”shecriedinmuchexcitement.

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