Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 36

           

           “I’lltellyou,ifyouwon’tbeangrywithme!”shesaid,shrinking.“Itwaswiththecordofmybox.ButIcouldnotdothelastthing!Iwasafraidthatitmightcauseascandaltoyourname.”

           Theunexpectedqualityofthisconfession,wrungfromher,andnotvolunteered,shookhimperceptibly.Buthestillheldher,and,lettinghisglancefallfromherfacedownwards,hesaid,“Now,listentothis.Youmustnotdaretothinkofsuchahorriblething!Howcouldyou!Youwillpromisemeasyourhusbandtoattemptthatnomore.”

           “Iamreadytopromise.Isawhowwickeditwas.”

           “Wicked!Theideawasunworthyofyoubeyonddescription.”

           “But,Angel,”shepleaded,enlarginghereyesincalmunconcernuponhim,“itwasthoughtofentirelyonyouraccounttosetyoufreewithoutthescandalofthedivorcethatIthoughtyouwouldhavetoget.Ishouldneverhavedreamtofdoingitonmine.However,todoitwithmyownhandistoogoodforme,afterall.Itisyou,myruinedhusband,whooughttostriketheblow.IthinkIshouldloveyoumore,ifthatwerepossible,ifyoucouldbringyourselftodoit,sincethere’snootherwayofescapefor‘ee.IfeelIamsoutterlyworthless!Soverygreatlyintheway!”

           “Ssh!”

           “Well,sinceyousayno,Iwon’t.Ihavenowishopposedtoyours.”

           Heknewthistobetrueenough.Sincethedesperationofthenightheractivitieshaddroppedtozero,andtherewasnofurtherrashnesstobefeared.

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