Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 12

           Youneverwillinglydothatyou’llneverloveme,Ifear.”

           “Ihavesaidso,often.Itistrue.Ihaveneverreallyandtrulylovedyou,andIthinkInevercan.”Sheaddedmournfully,“Perhaps,ofallthings,alieonthisthingwoulddothemostgoodtomenow;butIhavehonourenoughleft,littleas’tis,nottotellthatlie.IfIdidloveyouImayhavethebesto’causesforlettingyouknowit.ButIdon’t.”

           Heemittedalabouredbreath,asifthesceneweregettingratheroppressivetohisheart,ortohisconscience,ortohisgentility.

           “Well,youareabsurdlymelancholy,Tess.Ihavenoreasonforflatteringyounow,andIcansayplainlythatyouneednotbesosad.Youcanholdyourownforbeautyagainstanywomanoftheseparts,gentleorsimple;Isayittoyouasapracticalmanandwell-wisher.Ifyouarewiseyouwillshowittotheworldmorethanyoudobeforeitfades....Andyet,Tess,willyoucomebacktome!UponmysoulIdon’tliketoletyougolikethis!”

           “Never,never!ImadeupmymindassoonasIsawwhatIoughttohaveseensooner;andIwon’tcome.”

           “Thengoodmorning,myfourmonths’cousingoodbye!”

           Heleaptuplightly,arrangedthereins,andwasgonebetweenthetallred-berriedhedges.

           Tessdidnotlookafterhim,butslowlywoundalongthecrookedlane.Itwasstillearly,andthoughthesun’slowerlimbwasjustfreeofthehill,hisrays,ungenialandpeering,addressedtheeyeratherthanthetouchasyet.Therewasnotahumansoulnear.

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