Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 34

           

           “HappilyIawokealmostimmediatelytoasenseofmyfolly,”hecontinued.“Iwouldhavenomoretosaytoher,andIcamehome.Ihaveneverrepeatedtheoffence.ButIfeltIshouldliketotreatyouwithperfectfranknessandhonour,andIcouldnotdosowithouttellingthis.Doyouforgiveme?”

           Shepressedhishandtightlyforananswer.

           “Thenwewilldismissitatonceandforever!toopainfulasitisfortheoccasionandtalkofsomethinglighter.”

           “O,AngelIamalmostgladbecausenowYOUcanforgiveME!Ihavenotmademyconfession.Ihaveaconfession,tooremember,Isaidso.”

           “Ah,tobesure!Nowthenforit,wickedlittleone.”

           “Perhaps,althoughyousmile,itisasseriousasyours,ormoreso.”

           “Itcanhardlybemoreserious,dearest.”

           “ItcannotOno,itcannot!”Shejumpedupjoyfullyatthehope.“No,itcannotbemoreserious,certainly,”shecried,“because’tisjustthesame!Iwilltellyounow.”

           Shesatdownagain.

           Theirhandswerestilljoined.Theashesunderthegratewerelitbythefirevertically,likeatorridwaste.ImaginationmighthavebeheldaLastDayluridnessinthisred-coaledglow,whichfellonhisfaceandhand,andonhers,peeringintotheloosehairaboutherbrow,andfiringthedelicateskinunderneath.Alargeshadowofhershaperoseuponthewallandceiling

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