Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 29

           YouMUSTtellmewhatyoumean,orIshallhavetoleavethishouse.Mydoorwasajarjustnow,andIsawyou.ForyourownsafetyImustgo.Youdon’tknow.Well?Isittobeyesatlast?”

           “Iamonlyjustup,MrClare,anditistooearlytotakemetotask!”shepouted.“YouneednotcallmeFlirt.’Tiscruelanduntrue.Waittillbyandby.Pleasewaittillbyandby!Iwillreallythinkseriouslyaboutitbetweennowandthen.Letmegodownstairs!”

           Shelookedalittlelikewhathesaidshewasas,holdingthecandlesideways,shetriedtosmileawaytheseriousnessofherwords.

           “CallmeAngel,thenandnotMrClare.”

           “Angel.”

           “Angeldearestwhynot?”

           “‘TwouldmeanthatIagree,wouldn’tit?”“Itwouldonlymeanthatyouloveme,evenifyoucannotmarryme;andyouweresogoodastoownthatlongago.”

           “Verywell,then,‘Angeldearest’,ifIMUST,”shemurmured,lookingathercandle,aroguishcurlcominguponhermouth,notwithstandinghersuspense.

           Clarehadresolvednevertokissheruntilhehadobtainedherpromise;butsomehow,asTessstoodthereinherprettilytucked-upmilkinggown,herhaircarelesslyheapeduponherheadtillthereshouldbeleisuretoarrangeitwhenskimmingandmilkingweredone,hebrokehisresolve,andbroughthislipstohercheekforonemoment.Shepasseddownstairsveryquickly,neverlookingbackathimorsayinganotherword.Theothermaidswerealreadydown,andthesubjectwasnotpursued.

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