Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 25

           Castingaglanceinthedirectionofthechurchbeforeenteringhishome,hebeheldstandingbythevestry-dooragroupofgirls,ofagesbetweentwelveandsixteen,apparentlyawaitingthearrivalofsomeotherone,whoinamomentbecamevisible;afiguresomewhatolderthantheschool-girls,wearingabroad-brimmedhatandhighly-starchedcambricmorning-gown,withacoupleofbooksinherhand.

           Clareknewherwell.Hecouldnotbesurethatsheobservedhim;hehopedshedidnot,soastorenderitunnecessarythatheshouldgoandspeaktoher,blamelesscreaturethatshewas.Anoverpoweringreluctancetogreethermadehimdecidethatshehadnotseenhim.TheyoungladywasMissMercyChant,theonlydaughterofhisfather’sneighbourandfriend,whomitwashisparents’quiethopethathemightwedsomeday.ShewasgreatatAntinomianismandBible-classes,andwasplainlygoingtoholdaclassnow.Clare’smindflewtotheimpassioned,summer-steepedheathensintheVarVale,theirrosyfacescourt-patchedwithcow-droppings;andtoonethemostimpassionedofthemall.ItwasontheimpulseofthemomentthathehadresolvedtotrotovertoEmminster,andhencehadnotwrittentoapprisehismotherandfather,aiming,however,toarriveaboutthebreakfasthour,beforetheyshouldhavegoneouttotheirparishduties.Hewasalittlelate,andtheyhadalreadysatdowntothemorningmeal.Thegroupatthetablejumpeduptowelcomehimassoonasheentered.

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