Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 17

           Areply,intheshapeof“Why?”cameasitwereoutofthebellyofaduncowinthestalls;ithadbeenspokenbyamilkerbehindtheanimal,whomshehadnothithertoperceived.

           “Ohyes;there’snothinglikeafiddle,”saidthedairyman.“ThoughIdothinkthatbullsaremoremovedbyatunethancowsatleastthat’smyexperience.OncetherewasanoldagedmanoveratMellstockWilliamDewybynameoneofthefamilythatusedtodoagooddealofbusinessastrantersoverthere,Jonathan,doyemind?IknowedthemanbysightaswellasIknowmyownbrother,inamannerofspeaking.Well,thismanwasacominghome-alongfromaweddingwherehehadbeenplayinghisfiddle,onefinemoonlightnight,andforshortness’sakehetookacutacrossForty-acres,afieldlyingthatway,whereabullwasouttograss.ThebullseedWilliam,andtookafterhim,hornsaground,begad;andthoughWilliamrunnedhisbest,andhadn’tMUCHdrinkinhim(considering’twasawedding,andthefolkswelloff),hefoundhe’dneverreachthefenceandgetoverintimetosavehimself.Well,asalastthought,hepulledouthisfiddleasherunned,andstruckupajig,turningtothebull,andbackingtowardsthecorner.Thebullsofteneddown,andstoodstill,lookinghardatWilliamDewy,whofiddledonandon;tillasortofasmilestoleoverthebull’sface.ButnosoonerdidWilliamstophisplayingandturntogetoverhedgethanthebullwouldstophissmilingandlowerhishornstowardstheseatofWilliam’sbreeches.

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