Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 22

           Itwasnot,ofcourse,byaccidentthathewalkednexttoTess.

           “Well,howareyou?”hemurmured.

           “Verywell,thankyou,sir,”shereplieddemurely.

           Astheyhadbeendiscussingascoreofpersonalmattersonlyhalf-an-hourbefore,theintroductorystyleseemedalittlesuperfluous.Buttheygotnofurtherinspeechjustthen.Theycreptandcrept,thehemofherpetticoatjusttouchinghisgaiter,andhiselbowsometimesbrushinghers.Atlastthedairyman,whocamenext,couldstanditnolonger.

           “Uponmysoulandbody,thisherestoopingdofairlymakemybackopenandshut!”heexclaimed,straighteninghimselfslowlywithanexcruciatedlooktillquiteupright.“Andyou,maidyTess,youwasn’twelladayortwoagothiswillmakeyourheadachefinely!Don’tdoanymore,ifyoufeelfainty;leavetheresttofinishit.”

           DairymanCrickwithdrew,andTessdroppedbehind.MrClarealsosteppedoutofline,andbeganprivateeringaboutfortheweed.Whenshefoundhimnearher,herverytensionatwhatshehadheardthenightbeforemadeherthefirsttospeak.

           “Don’ttheylookpretty?”shesaid.

           “Who?”

           “IzzyHuettandRetty.”

           Tesshadmoodilydecidedthateitherofthesemaidenswouldmakeagoodfarmer’swife,andthatsheoughttorecommendthem,andobscureherownwretchedcharms.

           “Pretty?Well,yestheyareprettygirlsfreshlooking.Ihaveoftenthoughtso.”

           “Though,poordears,prettinesswon’tlastlong!”

           “Ono,unfortunately.”

           “Theyareexcellentdairywomen.”

           “Yes:thoughnotbetterthanyou

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