Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 19

           HewouldbecomeanAmericanorAustralianAbraham,commandinglikeamonarchhisflocksandhisherds,hisspottedandhisring-straked,hismen-servantsandhismaids.Attimes,nevertheless,itdidseemunaccountabletoherthatadecidedlybookish,musical,thinkingyoungmanshouldhavechosendeliberatelytobeafarmer,andnotaclergyman,likehisfatherandbrothers.

           Thus,neitherhavingthecluetotheother’ssecret,theywererespectivelypuzzledatwhateachrevealed,andawaitednewknowledgeofeachother’scharacterandmoodwithoutattemptingtopryintoeachother’shistory.

           Everyday,everyhour,broughttohimonemorelittlestrokeofhernature,andtoheronemoreofhis.Tesswastryingtoleadarepressedlife,butshelittledivinedthestrengthofherownvitality.

           AtfirstTessseemedtoregardAngelClareasanintelligenceratherthanasaman.Assuchshecomparedhimwithherself;andateverydiscoveryoftheabundanceofhisilluminations,andtheunmeasurable,Andeanaltitudeofhis,shebecamequitedejected,disheartenedfromallfurthereffortonherownpartwhatever.

           Heobservedherdejectiononeday,whenhehadcasuallymentionedsomethingtoheraboutpastorallifeinancientGreece.Shewasgatheringthebudscalled“lordsandladies”fromthebankwhilehespoke.

           “Whydoyoulooksowoebegoneallofasudden?”heasked.

           “Oh,’tisonlyaboutmyownself,”shesaid,withafraillaughofsadness,fitfullybeginningtopeel“alady”meanwhile.

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