Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 37

           Thelaterhadgonehometoherfather’sandMarianhadlefttolookforemploymentelsewhere.Theyfearedshewouldcometonogood.

           TodissipatethesadnessofthisrecitalTesswentandbadeallherfavouritecowsgoodbye,touchingeachofthemwithherhand,andassheandClarestoodsidebysideatleaving,asifunitedbodyandsoul,therewouldhavebeensomethingpeculiarlysorryintheiraspecttoonewhoshouldhaveseenittruly;twolimbsofonelife,astheyoutwardlywere,hisarmtouchinghers,herskirtstouchinghim,facingoneway,asagainstallthedairyfacingtheother,speakingintheiradieuxas“we”,andyetsunderedlikethepoles.Perhapssomethingunusuallystiffandembarrassedintheirattitude,someawkwardnessinactinguptotheirprofessionofunity,differentfromthenaturalshynessofyoungcouples,mayhavebeenapparent,forwhentheyweregoneMrsCricksaidtoherhusband

           “Howonnaturalthebrightnessofhereyesdidseem,andhowtheystoodlikewaxenimagesandtalkedasiftheywereinadream!Didn’titstrike‘eethat’twasso?Tesshadalwayssommatstrangeinher,andshe’snotnowquiteliketheproudyoungbrideofawell-be-doingman.”

           Theyre-enteredthevehicle,andweredrivenalongtheroadstowardsWeatherburyandStagfootLane,tilltheyreachedtheLaneinn,whereClaredismissedtheflyandman.Theyrestedhereawhile,andenteringtheValewerenextdrivenonwardtowardsherhomebyastrangerwhodidnotknowtheirrelations.

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