Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 30

           Ihavethoughtitsadespeciallysincecominghere,andknowingthatmanyofthehillsandfieldsIseeoncebelongedtomyfather’speople.ButotherhillsandfieldbelongedtoRetty’speople,andperhapsotherstoMarian’s,sothatIdon’tvalueitparticularly.”

           “Yesitissurprisinghowmanyofthepresenttillersofthesoilwereonceownersofit,andIsometimeswonderthatacertainschoolofpoliticiansdon’tmakecapitalofthecircumstance;buttheydon’tseemtoknowit....IwonderthatIdidnotseetheresemblanceofyournameofd’Urberville,andtracethemanifestcorruption.Andthiswasthecarkingsecret!”

           Shehadnottold.Atthelastmomenthercouragehadfailedher,shefearedhisblamefornottellinghimsooner;andherinstinctofself-preservationwasstrongerthanhercandour.

           “Ofcourse,”continuedtheunwittingClare,“Ishouldhavebeengladtoknowyoutobedescendedexclusivelyfromthelong-suffering,dumb,unrecordedrankandfileoftheEnglishnation,andnotfromtheself-seekingfewwhomadethemselvespowerfulattheexpenseoftherest.ButIamcorruptedawayfromthatbymyaffectionforyou,Tess(helaughedashespoke),andmadeselfishlikewise.ForyourownsakeIrejoiceinyourdescent.Societyishopelesslysnobbish,andthisfactofyourextractionmaymakeanappreciabledifferencetoitsacceptanceofyouasmywife,afterIhavemadeyouthewell-readwomanthatImeantomakeyou.Mymothertoo,poorsoul,willthinksomuchbetterofyouonaccountofit.

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