Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 26

           Heheldthateducationhadasyetbutlittleaffectedthebeatsofemotionandimpulseonwhichdomestichappinessdepends.Itwasprobablethat,inthelapseofages,improvedsystemsofmoralandintellectualtrainingwouldappreciably,perhapsconsiderably,elevatetheinvoluntaryandeventheunconsciousinstinctsofhumannature;butuptothepresentdayculture,asfarashecouldsee,mightbesaidtohaveaffectedonlythementalepidermofthoseliveswhichhadbeenbroughtunderitsinfluence.Thisbeliefwasconfirmedbyhisexperienceofwomen,which,havinglatterlybeenextendedfromthecultivatedmiddle-classintotheruralcommunity,hadtaughthimhowmuchlesswastheintrinsicdifferencebetweenthegoodandwisewomanofonesocialstratumandthegoodandwisewomanofanothersocialstratum,thanbetweenthegoodandbad,thewiseandthefoolish,ofthesamestratumorclass.

           Itwasthemorningofhisdeparture.HisbrothershadalreadylefttheVicaragetoproceedonawalkingtourinthenorth,whenceonewastoreturntohiscollege,andtheothertohiscuracy.Angelmighthaveaccompaniedthem,butpreferredtorejoinhissweetheartatTalbothays.Hewouldhavebeenanawkwardmemberoftheparty;for,thoughthemostappreciativehumanist,themostidealreligionist,eventhebest-versedChristologistofthethree,therewasalienationinthestandingconsciousnessthathissquarenesswouldnotfittheroundholethathadbeenpreparedforhim.ToneitherFelixnorCuthberthadheventuredtomentionTess.

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