Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 16

           Tessreallywishedtowalkuprightly,whileherfatherdidnothingofthekind;butsheresembledhiminbeingcontentwithimmediateandsmallachievements,andinhavingnomindforlaboriousefforttowardssuchpettysocialadvancementascouldalonebeeffectedbyafamilysoheavilyhandicappedastheoncepowerfuld’Urbervilleswerenow.

           Therewas,itmightbesaid,theenergyofhermother’sunexpectedfamily,aswellasthenaturalenergyofTess’syears,rekindledaftertheexperiencewhichhadsooverwhelmedherforthetime.Letthetruthbetoldwomendoasarulelivethroughsuchhumiliations,andregaintheirspirits,andagainlookaboutthemwithaninterestedeye.Whilethere’slifethere’shopeisaconvictionnotsoentirelyunknowntothe“betrayed”assomeamiabletheoristswouldhaveusbelieve.

           TessDurbeyfield,then,ingoodheart,andfullofzestforlife,descendedtheEgdonslopeslowerandlowertowardsthedairyofherpilgrimage.

           Themarkeddifference,inthefinalparticular,betweentherivalvalesnowshoweditself.ThesecretofBlackmoorwasbestdiscoveredfromtheheightsaround;toreadarightthevalleybeforeheritwasnecessarytodescendintoitsmidst.WhenTesshadaccomplishedthisfeatshefoundherselftobestandingonacarpetedlevel,whichstretchedtotheeastandwestasfarastheeyecouldreach.

Налаштування
Фон сторінки
Розмір шрифту
Міжрядковий інтервал
Фразові дієслова
Показати / Приховати меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Сторінка 148 з 583