Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 2

           Whynotallofus—justforaminuteortwo—itwillnotdetainuslong?”

           “No—no;nonsense!”saidthefirst.“Dancinginpublicwithatroopofcountryhoydens—supposeweshouldbeseen!Comealong,oritwillbedarkbeforewegettoStourcastle,andthere’snoplacewecansleepatnearerthanthat;besides,wemustgetthroughanotherchapterofACOUNTERBLASTTOAGNOSTICISMbeforeweturnin,nowIhavetakenthetroubletobringthebook.”

           “Allright—I’llovertakeyouandCuthbertinfiveminutes;don’tstop;IgivemywordthatIwill,Felix.”

           Thetwoelderreluctantlylefthimandwalkedon,takingtheirbrother’sknapsacktorelievehiminfollowing,andtheyoungestenteredthefield.

           “Thisisathousandpities,”hesaidgallantly,totwoorthreeofthegirlsnearesthim,assoonastherewasapauseinthedance.“Whereareyourpartners,mydears?”

           “They’venotleftoffworkyet,”answeredoneoftheboldest.“They’llbeherebyandby.Tillthen,willyoubeone,sir?”

           “Certainly.Butwhat’soneamongsomany!”

           “Betterthannone.’Tismelancholyworkfacingandfootingittooneofyourownsort,andnoclipsingandcollingatall.Now,pickandchoose.”

           “‘Ssh—don’tbesofor’ard!”saidashyergirl.

           Theyoungman,thusinvited,clangedthemover,andattemptedsomediscrimination;but,asthegroupwereallsonewtohim,hecouldnotverywellexerciseit.

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