Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 14

           

           Thebaby’soffenceagainstsocietyincomingintotheworldwasforgottenbythegirl-mother;hersoul’sdesirewastocontinuethatoffencebypreservingthelifeofthechild.However,itsoongrewclearthatthehourofemancipationforthatlittleprisonerofthefleshwastoarriveearlierthanherworstmisgivinghadconjectured.Andwhenshehaddiscoveredthisshewasplungedintoamiserywhichtranscendedthatofthechild’ssimpleloss.Herbabyhadnotbeenbaptized.

           Tesshaddriftedintoaframeofmindwhichacceptedpassivelytheconsiderationthatifsheshouldhavetoburnforwhatshehaddone,burnshemust,andtherewasanendofit.LikeallvillagegirlsshewaswellgroundedintheHolyScriptures,andhaddutifullystudiedthehistoriesofAholahandAholibah,andknewtheinferencestobedrawntherefrom.Butwhenthesamequestionarosewithregardtothebaby,ithadaverydifferentcolour.Herdarlingwasabouttodie,andnosalvation.

           Itwasnearlybedtime,butsherusheddownstairsandaskedifshemightsendfortheparson.Themomenthappenedtobeoneatwhichherfather’ssenseoftheantiquenobilityofhisfamilywashighest,andhissensitivenesstothesmudgewhichTesshadsetuponthatnobilitymostpronounced,forhehadjustreturnedfromhisweeklyboozeatRolliver’sInn.Noparsonshouldcomeinsidehisdoor,hedeclared,pryingintohisaffairs,justthen,when,byhershame,ithadbecomemorenecessarythanevertohidethem.Helockedthedoorandputthekeyinhispocket.

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