Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 30

           Well,dearaboutthatquestionofminethatlong-standingquestion?”

           Theonlyreplythathecouldhearforalittlewhilewasthesmackofthehorse’shoofsonthemoisteningroad,andthecluckofthemilkinthecansbehindthem.

           “Doyourememberwhatyousaid?”

           “Ido,”shereplied.

           “Beforewegethome,mind.”

           “I’lltry.”

           Hesaidnomorethen.AstheydroveonthefragmentofanoldmanorhouseofCarolinedateroseagainstthesky,andwasinduecoursepassedandleftbehind.

           “That,”heobserved,toentertainher,“isaninterestingoldplaceoneoftheseveralseatswhichbelongedtoanancientNormanfamilyformerlyofgreatinfluenceinthiscounty,thed’Urbervilles.Ineverpassoneoftheirresidenceswithoutthinkingofthem.Thereissomethingverysadintheextinctionofafamilyofrenown,evenifitwasfierce,domineering,feudalrenown.”

           “Yes,”saidTess.

           Theycreptalongtowardsapointintheexpanseofshadejustathandatwhichafeeblelightwasbeginningtoassertitspresence,aspotwhere,byday,afitfulwhitestreakofsteamatintervalsuponthedarkgreenbackgrounddenotedintermittentmomentsofcontactbetweentheirsecludedworldandmodernlife.Modernlifestretchedoutitssteamfeelertothispointthreeorfourtimesaday,touchedthenativeexistences,andquicklywithdrewitsfeeleragain,asifwhatittouchedhadbeenuncongenial.

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