Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 10

           Changingpartnerssimplymeantthatasatisfactorychoicehadnotasyetbeenarrivedatbyoneorotherofthepair,andbythistimeeverycouplehadbeensuitablematched.Itwasthenthattheecstasyandthedreambegan,inwhichemotionwasthematteroftheuniverse,andmatterbutanadventitiousintrusionlikelytohinderyoufromspinningwhereyouwantedtospin.

           Suddenlytherewasadullthumpontheground:acouplehadfallen,andlayinamixedheap.Thenextcouple,unabletocheckitsprogress,cametopplingovertheobstacle.Aninnercloudofdustrosearoundtheprostratefiguresamidthegeneraloneoftheroom,inwhichatwitchingentanglementofarmsandlegswasdiscernible.

           “Youshallcatchitforthis,mygentleman,whenyougethome!”burstinfemaleaccentsfromthehumanheapthoseoftheunhappypartnerofthemanwhoseclumsinesshadcausedthemishap;shehappenedalsotobehisrecentlymarriedwife,inwhichassortmenttherewasnothingunusualatTrantridgeaslongasanyaffectionremainedbetweenweddedcouples;and,indeed,itwasnotuncustomaryintheirlaterlives,toavoidmakingoddlotsofthesinglepeoplebetweenwhomtheremightbeawarmunderstanding.

           AloudlaughfrombehindTess’sback,intheshadeofthegarden,unitedwiththetitterwithintheroom.Shelookedround,andsawtheredcoalofacigar:Alecd’Urbervillewasstandingtherealone.Hebeckonedtoher,andshereluctantlyretreatedtowardshim.

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