Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 31

           

           Thecountrycustomofunreservedcomradeshipoutofdoorsduringbetrothalwastheonlycustomsheknew,andtoherithadnostrangeness;thoughitseemedoddlyanticipativetoClaretillhesawhownormalathingshe,incommonwithalltheotherdairy-folk,regardedit.Thus,duringthisOctobermonthofwonderfulafternoonstheyrovedalongthemeadsbycreepingpathswhichfollowedthebrinksoftricklingtributarybrooks,hoppingacrossbylittlewoodenbridgestotheotherside,andbackagain.Theywereneveroutofthesoundofsomepurlingweir,whosebuzzaccompaniedtheirownmurmuring,whilethebeamsofthesun,almostashorizontalasthemeaditself,formedapollenofradianceoverthelandscape.Theysawtinybluefogsintheshadowsoftreesandhedges,allthetimethattherewasbrightsunshineelsewhere.Thesunwassoneartheground,andtheswardsoflat,thattheshadowsofClareandTesswouldstretchaquarterofamileaheadofthem,liketwolongfingerspointingafartowherethegreenalluvialreachesabuttedagainsttheslopingsidesofthevale.

           Menwereatworkhereandthereforitwastheseasonfor“takingup”themeadows,ordiggingthelittlewaterwaysclearforthewinterirrigation,andmendingtheirbankswheretroddendownbythecows.

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