Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 16

           Itwastwohours,owingtosundrywrongturnings,ereshefoundherselfonasummitcommandingthelong-sought-forvale,theValleyoftheGreatDairies,thevalleyinwhichmilkandbuttergrewtorankness,andwereproducedmoreprofusely,iflessdelicately,thanatherhometheverdantplainsowellwateredbytheriverVarorFroom.

           ItwasintrinsicallydifferentfromtheValeofLittleDairies,BlackmoorVale,which,saveduringherdisastroussojournatTrantridge,shehadexclusivelyknowntillnow.Theworldwasdrawntoalargerpatternhere.Theenclosuresnumberedfiftyacresinsteadoften,thefarmsteadsweremoreextended,thegroupsofcattleformedtribeshereabout;thereonlyfamilies.Thesemyriadsofcowsstretchingunderhereyesfromthefareasttothefarwestoutnumberedanyshehadeverseenatoneglancebefore.ThegreenleawasspeckledasthicklywiththemasacanvasbyVanAlslootorSallaertwithburghers.Theripehueoftheredanddunkineabsorbedtheeveningsunlight,whichthewhite-coatedanimalsreturnedtotheeyeinraysalmostdazzling,evenatthedistantelevationonwhichshestood.

           Thebird’s-eyeperspectivebeforeherwasnotsoluxuriantlybeautiful,perhaps,asthatotheronewhichsheknewsowell;yetitwasmorecheering.Itlackedtheintenselyblueatmosphereoftherivalvale,anditsheavysoilsandscents;thenewairwasclear,bracing,ethereal.Theriveritself,whichnourishedthegrassandcowsoftheserenowneddairies,flowednotlikethestreamsinBlackmoor.

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