Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 20

           Theremainingmaidsandthedairymanusuallygavethemselvesanotherturnonthepillow,anddidnotappeartillaquarterofanhourlater.

           Thegrayhalf-tonesofdaybreakarenotthegrayhalf-tonesoftheday’sclose,thoughthedegreeoftheirshademaybethesame.Inthetwilightofthemorninglightseemsactive,darknesspassive;inthetwilightofeveningitisthedarknesswhichisactiveandcrescent,andthelightwhichisthedrowsyreverse.

           Beingsooftenpossiblynotalwaysbychancethefirsttwopersonstogetupatthedairy-house,theyseemedtothemselvesthefirstpersonsupofalltheworld.IntheseearlydaysofherresidencehereTessdidnotskim,butwentoutofdoorsatonceafterrising,wherehewasgenerallyawaitingher.Thespectral,half-compounded,aqueouslightwhichpervadedtheopenmead,impressedthemwithafeelingofisolation,asiftheywereAdamandEve.AtthisdiminceptivestageofthedayTessseemedtoClaretoexhibitadignifiedlargenessbothofdispositionandphysique,analmostregnantpower,possiblybecauseheknewthatatthatpreternaturaltimehardlyanywomansowellendowedinpersonasshewaslikelytobewalkingintheopenairwithintheboundariesofhishorizon;veryfewinallEngland.Fairwomenareusuallyasleepatmid-summerdawns.Shewascloseathand,andtherestwerenowhere.

           Themixed,singular,luminousgloominwhichtheywalkedalongtogethertothespotwherethecowslay,oftenmadehimthinkoftheResurrectionhour.HelittlethoughtthattheMagdalenmightbeathisside.

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