Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 9

           ThereIsaidIwouldnotcomenearyou;and,inspiteofsuchtemptationasneverbeforefelltomortalman,I’llkeepmyword....Tess,doyouthinkmymotheraqueeroldsoul?”

           “Idon’tknowmuchofheryet,sir.”

           “You’llfindherso;shemustbe,tomakeyoulearntowhistletoherbullfinches.Iamratheroutofherbooksjustnow,butyouwillbequiteinfavourifyoutreatherlive-stockwell.Goodmorning.Ifyoumeetwithanydifficultiesandwanthelphere,don’tgotothebailiff,cometome.”

           ItwasintheeconomyofthisREGIMEthatTessDurbeyfieldhadundertakentofillaplace.Herfirstday’sexperienceswerefairlytypicalofthosewhichfollowedthroughmanysucceedingdays.AfamiliaritywithAlecd’Urberville’spresencewhichthatyoungmancarefullycultivatedinherbyplayfuldialogue,andbyjestinglycallingherhiscousinwhentheywerealoneremovedmuchofheroriginalshynessofhim,without,however,implantinganyfeelingwhichcouldengendershynessofanewandtendererkind.Butshewasmorepliableunderhishandsthanamerecompanionshipwouldhavemadeher,owingtoherunavoidabledependenceuponhismother,and,throughthatlady’scomparativehelplessness,uponhim.

           ShesoonfoundthatwhistlingtothebullfinchesinMrsd’Urberville’sroomwasnosuchonerousbusinesswhenshehadregainedtheart,forshehadcaughtfromhermusicalmothernumerousairsthatsuitedthosesongstersadmirably

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