Chapter 24

           

           AmidtheoozingfatnessandwarmfermentsoftheFroomVale,ataseasonwhentherushofjuicescouldalmostbeheardbelowthehissoffertilization,itwasimpossiblethatthemostfancifulloveshouldnotgrowpassionate.Thereadybosomsexistingtherewereimpregnatedbytheirsurroundings.

           Julypassedovertheirheads,andtheThermidoreanweatherwhichcameinitswakeseemedaneffortonthepartofNaturetomatchthestateofheartsatTalbothaysDairy.Theairoftheplace,sofreshinthespringandearlysummer,wasstagnantandenervatingnow.Itsheavyscentsweigheduponthem,andatmid-daythelandscapeseemedlyinginaswoon.Ethiopicscorchingsbrownedtheupperslopesofthepastures,buttherewasstillbrightgreenherbageherewherethewatercoursespurled.AndasClarewasoppressedbytheoutwardheats,sowasheburdenedinwardlybywaxingfervourofpassionforthesoftandsilentTess.

           Therainshavingpassedtheuplandsweredry.Thewheelsofthedairyman’sspringcart,ashespedhomefrommarket,lickedupthepulverizedsurfaceofthehighway,andwerefollowedbywhiteribandsofdust,asiftheyhadsetathinpowertrainonfire.Thecowsjumpedwildlyoverthefive-barredbarton-gate,maddenedbythegad-fly;DairymanCrickkepthisshirt-sleevespermanentlyrolledupfromMondaytoSaturday;openwindowshadnoeffectinventilationwithoutopendoors,andinthedairy-gardentheblackbirdsandthrushescreptaboutunderthecurrant-bushes,ratherinthemannerofquadrupedsthanofwingedcreatures.

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