Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 20

           Whilstallthelandscapewasinneutralshadehiscompanion’sface,whichwasthefocusofhiseyes,risingabovethemiststratum,seemedtohaveasortofphosphorescenceuponit.Shelookedghostly,asifsheweremerelyasoulatlarge.Inrealityherface,withoutappearingtodoso,hadcaughtthecoldgleamofdayfromthenorth-east;hisownface,thoughhedidnotthinkofit,worethesameaspecttoher.

           Itwasthen,ashasbeensaid,thatsheimpressedhimmostdeeply.Shewasnolongerthemilkmaid,butavisionaryessenceofwomanawholesexcondensedintoonetypicalform.HecalledherArtemis,Demeter,andotherfancifulnameshalfteasingly,whichshedidnotlikebecauseshedidnotunderstandthem.

           “CallmeTess,”shewouldsayaskance;andhedid.

           Thenitwouldgrowlighter,andherfeatureswouldbecomesimplyfeminine;theyhadchangedfromthoseofadivinitywhocouldconferblisstothoseofabeingwhocravedit.

           Atthesenon-humanhourstheycouldgetquiteclosetothewaterfowl.Heronscame,withagreatboldnoiseasofopeningdoorsandshutters,outoftheboughsofaplantationwhichtheyfrequentedatthesideofthemead;or,ifalreadyonthespot,hardilymaintainedtheirstandinginthewaterasthepairwalkedby,watchingthembymovingtheirheadsroundinaslow,horizontal,passionlesswheel,liketheturnofpuppetsbyclockwork.

           Theycouldthenseethefaintsummerfogsinlayers,woolly,level,andapparentlynothickerthancounterpanes,spreadaboutthemeadowsindetachedremnantsofsmallextent.

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