Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 22

           

           “TheyskimbetterthanI.”

           “Dothey?”

           Clareremainedobservingthemnotwithouttheirobservinghim.

           “Sheiscolouringup,”continuedTessheroically.

           “Who?”

           “RettyPriddle.”

           “Oh!Whyitthat?”

           “Becauseyouarelookingather.”

           Self-sacrificingashermoodmightbeTesscouldnotwellgofurtherandcry,“Marryoneofthem,ifyoureallydowantadairywomanandnotalady;anddon’tthinkofmarryingme!”ShefollowedDairymanCrick,andhadthemournfulsatisfactionofseeingthatClareremainedbehind.

           Fromthisdaysheforcedherselftotakepainstoavoidhimneverallowingherself,asformerly,toremainlonginhiscompany,eveniftheirjuxtapositionwerepurelyaccidental.Shegavetheotherthreeeverychance.

           TesswaswomanenoughtorealizefromtheiravowalstoherselfthatAngelClarehadthehonourofallthedairymaidsinhiskeeping,andherperceptionofhiscaretoavoidcompromisingthehappinessofeitherintheleastdegreebredatenderrespectinTessforwhatshedeemed,rightlyorwrongly,theself-controllingsenseofdutyshownbyhim,aqualitywhichshehadneverexpectedtofindinoneoftheoppositesex,andintheabsenceofwhichmorethanoneofthesimpleheartswhowerehishouse-matesmighthavegoneweepingonherpilgrimage.

           

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