Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 35

           

           “AmItobelievethis?FromyourmannerIamtotakeitastrue.Oyoucannotbeoutofyourmind!Yououghttobe!Yetyouarenot....Mywife,myTessnothinginyouwarrantssuchasuppositionasthat?”

           “Iamnotoutofmymind,”shesaid.

           “AndyetHelookedvacantlyather,toresumewithdazedsenses:“Whydidn’tyoutellmebefore?Ah,yes,youwouldhavetoldme,inawaybutIhinderedyou,Iremember!”

           Theseandotherofhiswordswerenothingbuttheperfunctorybabbleofthesurfacewhilethedepthsremainedparalyzed.Heturnedaway,andbentoverachair.Tessfollowedhimtothemiddleoftheroomwherehewas,andstoodtherestaringathimwitheyesthatdidnotweep.Presentlyshesliddownuponherkneesbesidehisfoot,andfromthispositionshecrouchedinaheap.

           “Inthenameofourlove,forgiveme!”shewhisperedwithadrymouth.“Ihaveforgivenyouforthesame!”

           And,ashedidnotanswer,shesaidagain

           “Forgivemeasyouareforgiven!IforgiveYOU,Angel.”

           “Youyes,youdo.”

           “Butyoudonotforgiveme?”

           “OTess,forgivenessdoesnotapplytothecase!Youwereoneperson;nowyouareanother.MyGodhowcanforgivenessmeetsuchagrotesqueprestidigitationasthat!”

           Hepaused,contemplatingthisdefinition;thensuddenlybrokeintohorriblelaughterasunnaturalandghastlyasalaughinhell.

           “Don’tdon’t!Itkillsmequite,that!”sheshrieked.“Ohavemercyuponmehavemercy!”

           Hedidnotanswer;and,sicklywhite,shejumpedup.

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