Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 38

           AfterherfirstburstofdisappointmentJoanbegantotakethemishapasshehadtakenTess’soriginaltrouble,asshewouldhavetakenawetholidayorfailureinthepotato-crop;asathingwhichhadcomeuponthemirrespectiveofdesertorfolly;achanceexternalimpingementtobebornewith;notalesson.

           Tessretreatedupstairsandbeheldcasuallythatthebedshadbeenshifted,andnewarrangementsmade.Heroldbedhadbeenadaptedfortwoyoungerchildren.Therewasnoplacehereforhernow.

           Theroombelowbeingunceiledshecouldhearmostofwhatwentonthere.Presentlyherfatherentered,apparentlycarryinginalivehen.Hewasafoot-hagglernow,havingbeenobligedtosellhissecondhorse,andhetravelledwithhisbasketonhisarm.Thehenhadbeencarriedaboutthismorningasitwasoftencarried,toshowpeoplethathewasinhiswork,thoughithadlain,withitslegstied,underthetableatRolliver’sformorethananhour.

           “We’vejusthadupastoryaboutDurbeyfieldbegan,andthereuponrelatedindetailtohiswifeadiscussionwhichhadarisenattheinnabouttheclergy,originatedbythefactofhisdaughterhavingmarriedintoaclericalfamily.“Theywasformerlystyled‘sir’,likemyownancestry,”hesaid,“thoughnowadaystheirtruestyle,strictlyspeaking,is‘clerk’only.”AsTesshadwishedthatnogreatpublicityshouldbegiventotheevent,hehadmentionednoparticulars.Hehopedshewouldremovethatprohibitionsoon.

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