Возвращение на родину

V. The Journey across the Heath

           Yeobrightwasvexedatthis,havingreckonedonfindinghersonandhiswifebythemselves;butamoment’sthoughtshowedherthatthepresenceofanacquaintancewouldtakeofftheawkwardnessofherfirstappearanceinthehouse,byconfiningthetalktogeneralmattersuntilshehadbeguntofeelcomfortablewiththem.Shecamedownthehilltothegate,andlookedintothehotgarden.

           Therelaythecatasleeponthebaregravelofthepath,asifbeds,rugs,andcarpetswereunendurable.Theleavesofthehollyhockshunglikehalf-closedumbrellas,thesapalmostsimmeredinthestems,andfoliagewithasmoothsurfaceglaredlikemetallicmirrors.Asmallappletree,ofthesortcalledRatheripe,grewjustinsidethegate,theonlyonewhichthroveinthegarden,byreasonofthelightnessofthesoil;andamongthefallenapplesonthegroundbeneathwerewaspsrollingdrunkwiththejuice,orcreepingaboutthelittlecavesineachfruitwhichtheyhadeatenoutbeforestupefiedbyitssweetness.BythedoorlayClym’sfurze-hookandthelasthandfuloffaggot-bondsshehadseenhimgather;theyhadplainlybeenthrowndownthereasheenteredthehouse.

           

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