Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 26

           “Theonlypaintomewaspainonhisaccount,poor,foolishyoungman.Doyousupposehisincensedwordscouldgivemeanypain,orevenhisblows?‘Beingreviledwebless;beingpersecutedwesufferit;beingdefamedweentreat;wearemadeasthefilthoftheworld,andastheoffscouringofallthingsuntothisday.’ThoseancientandnoblewordstotheCorinthiansarestrictlytrueatthispresenthour.”

           “Notblows,father?Hedidnotproceedtoblows?”

           “No,hedidnot.ThoughIhaveborneblowsfrommeninamadstateofintoxication.”

           “No!”“Adozentimes,myboy.Whatthen?Ihavesavedthemfromtheguiltofmurderingtheirownfleshandbloodthereby;andtheyhavelivedtothankme,andpraiseGod.”

           “Maythisyoungmandothesame!”saidAngelfervently.“ButIfearotherwise,fromwhatyousay.”

           “We’llhope,nevertheless,”saidMrClare.“AndIcontinuetoprayforhim,thoughonthissideofthegraveweshallprobablynevermeetagain.But,afterall,oneofthosepoorwordsofminemayspringupinhisheartasagoodseedsomeday.”

           Now,asalways,Clare’sfatherwassanguineasachild;andthoughtheyoungercouldnotaccepthisparent’snarrowdogmahereveredhispractice,andrecognizedtheherounderthepietist.Perhapshereveredhisfather’spracticeevenmorenowthanever,seeingthat,inthequestionofmakingTessyhiswife,hisfatherhadnotoncethoughtofinquiringwhethershewerewellprovidedorpenniless

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