Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 19

           Knowing,however,thedairyman’swish,sheendeavouredconscientiouslytotaketheanimalsjustastheycame,expectingtheveryhardyielderswhichshecouldnotyetmanage.

           Butshesoonfoundacuriouscorrespondencebetweentheostensiblychancepositionofthecowsandherwishesinthismatter,tillshefeltthattheirordercouldnotbetheresultofaccident.Thedairyman’spupilhadlentahandingettingthecowstogetheroflate,andatthefifthorsixthtimesheturnedhereyes,assherestedagainstthecow,fullofslyinquiryuponhim.

           “MrClare,youhaverangedthecows!”shesaid,blushing;andinmakingtheaccusationsymptomsofasmilegentlyliftedherupperlipinspiteofher,soastoshowthetipsofherteeth,thelowerlipremainingseverelystill.

           “Well,itmakesnodifference,”saidhe.“Youwillalwaysbeheretomilkthem.”

           “Doyouthinkso?IHOPEIshall!ButIdon’tKNOW.”

           Shewasangrywithherselfafterwards,thinkingthathe,unawareofhergravereasonsforlikingthisseclusion,mighthavemistakenhermeaning.Shehadspokensoearnestlytohim,asifhispresenceweresomehowafactorinherwish.Hermisgivingwassuchthatatdusk,whenthemilkingwasover,shewalkedinthegardenalone,tocontinueherregretsthatshehaddisclosedtohimherdiscoveryofhisconsiderateness.

           ItwasatypicalsummereveninginJune,theatmospherebeinginsuchdelicateequilibriumandsotransmissivethatinanimateobjectsseemedendowedwithtwoorthreesenses,ifnotfive.

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