Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 14

           ShedulywentonwiththeLord’sPrayer,thechildrenlispingitafterherinathingnat-likewail,till,attheconclusion,raisingtheirvoicestoclerk’spitch,theyagainpipedintosilence,“Amen!”

           Thentheirsister,withmuchaugmentedconfidenceintheefficacyofthesacrament,pouredforthfromthebottomofherheartthethanksgivingthatfollows,utteringitboldlyandtriumphantlyinthestopt-diapasonnotewhichhervoiceacquiredwhenherheartwasinherspeech,andwhichwillneverbeforgottenbythosewhoknewher.Theecstasyoffaithalmostapotheosizedher;itsetuponherfaceaglowingirradiation,andbroughtaredspotintothemiddleofeachcheek;whiletheminiaturecandle-flameinvertedinhereye-pupilsshonelikeadiamond.Thechildrengazedupatherwithmoreandmorereverence,andnolongerhadawillforquestioning.ShedidnotlooklikeSissytothemnow,butasabeinglarge,towering,andawfuladivinepersonagewithwhomtheyhadnothingincommon.

           PoorSorrow’scampaignagainstsin,theworld,andthedevilwasdoomedtobeoflimitedbrilliancyluckilyperhapsforhimself,consideringhisbeginnings.Intheblueofthemorningthatfragilesoldierandservantbreathedhislast,andwhentheotherchildrenawoketheycriedbitterly,andbeggedSissytohaveanotherprettybaby.ThecalmnesswhichhadpossessedTesssincethechristeningremainedwithherintheinfant’sloss.

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