Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 2

           

           Amongtheseon-lookerswerethreeyoungmenofasuperiorclass,carryingsmallknapsacksstrappedtotheirshoulders,andstoutsticksintheirhands.Theirgenerallikenesstoeachother,andtheirconsecutiveages,wouldalmosthavesuggestedthattheymightbe,whatinfacttheywere,brothers.Theeldestworethewhitetie,highwaistcoat,andthin-brimmedhatoftheregulationcurate;thesecondwasthenormalundergraduate;theappearanceofthethirdandyoungestwouldhardlyhavebeensufficienttocharacterizehim;therewasanuncribbed,uncabinedaspectinhiseyesandattire,implyingthathehadhardlyasyetfoundtheentrancetohisprofessionalgroove.Thathewasadesultorytentativestudentofsomethingandeverythingmightonlyhavebeenpredictedofhim.

           ThesethreebrethrentoldcasualacquaintancethattheywerespendingtheirWhitsunholidaysinawalkingtourthroughtheValeofBlackmoor,theircoursebeingsouthwesterlyfromthetownofShastononthenorth-east.dhTheyleantoverthegatebythehighway,andinquiredastothemeaningofthedanceandthewhite-frockedmaids.Thetwoelderofthebrotherswereplainlynotintendingtolingermorethanamoment,butthespectacleofabevyofgirlsdancingwithoutmalepartnersseemedtoamusethethird,andmakehiminnohurrytomoveon.Heunstrappedhisknapsack,putit,withhisstick,onthehedge-bank,andopenedthegate.

           “Whatareyougoingtodo,Angel?”askedtheeldest.

           “Iaminclinedtogoandhaveaflingwiththem.

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