Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 3

           TherewasanintervaloffouryearsandmorebetweenTessandthenextofthefamily,thetwowhohadfilledthegaphavingdiedintheirinfancy,andthislentheradeputy-maternalattitudewhenshewasalonewithherjuniors.NextinjuvenilitytoAbrahamcametwomoregirls,HopeandModesty;thenaboyofthree,andthenthebaby,whohadjustcompletedhisfirstyear.

           AlltheseyoungsoulswerepassengersintheDurbeyfieldshipentirelydependentonthejudgementofthetwoDurbeyfieldadultsfortheirpleasures,theirnecessities,theirhealth,eventheirexistence.IftheheadsoftheDurbeyfieldhouseholdchosetosailintodifficulty,disaster,starvation,disease,degradation,death,thitherwerethesehalf-dozenlittlecaptivesunderhatchescompelledtosailwiththemsixhelplesscreatures,whohadneverbeenaskediftheywishedforlifeonanyterms,muchlessiftheywishedforitonsuchhardconditionsaswereinvolvedinbeingoftheshiftlesshouseofDurbeyfield.Somepeoplewouldliketoknowwhencethepoetwhosephilosophyisinthesedaysdeemedasprofoundandtrustworthyashissongisbreezyandpure,getshisauthorityforspeakingof“Nature’sholyplan.”

           Itgrewlater,andneitherfathernormotherreappeared.Tesslookedoutofthedoor,andtookamentaljourneythroughMarlott.Thevillagewasshuttingitseyes.Candlesandlampswerebeingputouteverywhere:shecouldinwardlybeholdtheextinguisherandtheextendedhand.

           Hermother’sfetchingsimplymeantonemoretofetch

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