Возвращение на родину

II. Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble

           Thetravellerwiththecartwasareddleman—apersonwhosevocationitwastosupplyfarmerswithreddingfortheirsheep.HewasoneofaclassrapidlybecomingextinctinWessex,fillingatpresentintheruralworldtheplacewhich,duringthelastcentury,thedodooccupiedintheworldofanimals.Heisacurious,interesting,andnearlyperishedlinkbetweenobsoleteformsoflifeandthosewhichgenerallyprevail.

           Thedecayedofficer,bydegrees,cameupalongsidehisfellow-wayfarer,andwishedhimgoodevening.Thereddlemanturnedhishead,andrepliedinsadandoccupiedtones.Hewasyoung,andhisface,ifnotexactlyhandsome,approachedsoneartohandsomethatnobodywouldhavecontradictedanassertionthatitreallywassoinitsnaturalcolour.Hiseye,whichglaredsostrangelythroughhisstain,wasinitselfattractive—keenasthatofabirdofprey,andblueasautumnmist.Hehadneitherwhiskernormoustache,whichallowedthesoftcurvesofthelowerpartofhisfacetobeapparent.Hislipswerethin,andthough,asitseemed,compressedbythought,therewasapleasanttwitchattheircornersnowandthen.Hewasclothedthroughoutinatight-fittingsuitofcorduroy,excellentinquality,notmuchworn,andwell-chosenforitspurpose,butdeprivedofitsoriginalcolourbyhistrade.Itshowedtoadvantagethegoodshapeofhisfigure.Acertainwell-to-doairaboutthemansuggestedthathewasnotpoorforhisdegree.

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