Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 17

           

           “Well,astogoingupintotheirhorns,”repliedDairymanCrickdubiously,asthoughevenwitchcraftmightbelimitedbyanatomicalpossibilities,“Icouldn’tsay;Icertainlycouldnot.Butasnottcowswillkeepitbackaswellasthehornedones,Idon’tquiteagreetoit.Doyeknowthatriddleaboutthenottcows,Jonathan?Whydonottcowsgivelessmilkinayearthanhorned?”

           “Idon’t!”interposedthemilkmaid,“Whydothey?”

           “Becausetherebain’tsomanyof’em,”saidthedairyman.“Howsomever,thesegam’stersdocertainlykeepbacktheirmilktoday.Folks,wemustliftupastaveortwothat’stheonlycurefor’t.”

           Songswereoftenresortedtoindairieshereaboutasanenticementtothecowswhentheyshowedsignsofwithholdingtheirusualyield;andthebandofmilkersatthisrequestburstintomelodyinpurelybusiness-liketones,itistrue,andwithnogreatspontaneity;theresult,accordingtotheirownbelief,beingadecidedimprovementduringthesong’scontinuance.Whentheyhadgonethroughfourteenorfifteenversesofacheerfulballadaboutamurdererwhowasafraidtogotobedinthedarkbecausehesawcertainbrimstoneflamesaroundhim,oneofthemalemilkerssaid

           “Iwishsingingonthestoopdidn’tuseupsomuchofaman’swind!Youshouldgetyourharp,sir;notbutwhatafiddleisbest.”

           Tess,whohadgiveneartothis,thoughtthewordswereaddressedtothedairyman,butshewaswrong.

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