Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 12

           Butifhe’snot,itmusthavebeendonebecauseofhislovefor‘ee.Andyetyou’venotgothimtomarry!”

           GetAlecd’Urbervilleinthemindtomarryher!HemarryHER!Onmatrimonyhehadneveroncesaidaword.Andwhatifhehad?Howaconvulsivesnatchingatsocialsalvationmighthaveimpelledhertoanswerhimshecouldnotsay.Butherpoorfoolishmotherlittleknewherpresentfeelingtowardsthisman.Perhapsitwasunusualinthecircumstances,unlucky,unaccountable;butthereitwas;andthis,asshehadsaid,waswhatmadeherdetestherself.Shehadneverwhollycaredforhim,shedidnotatallcareforhimnow.Shehaddreadedhim,wincedbeforehim,succumbedtoadroitadvantageshetookofherhelplessness;then,temporarilyblindedbyhisardentmanners,hadbeenstirredtoconfusedsurrenderawhile:hadsuddenlydespisedanddislikedhim,andhadrunaway.Thatwasall.Hatehimshedidnotquite;buthewasdustandashestoher,andevenforhername’ssakeshescarcelywishedtomarryhim.

           “Yououghttohavebeenmorecarefulifyoudidn’tmeantogethimtomakeyouhiswife!”

           “Omother,mymother!”criedtheagonizedgirl,turningpassionatelyuponherparentasifherpoorheartwouldbreak.“HowcouldIbeexpectedtoknow?IwasachildwhenIleftthishousefourmonthsago

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