Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 39

           Andthenhercooingvoice,plaintiveinexpostulation,disturbedthedarkness,thevelvettouchofherlipspassedoverhisbrow,andhecoulddistinguishintheairthewarmthofherbreath.

           Thisnightthewomanofhisbelittlingdeprecationswasthinkinghowgreatandgoodherhusbandwas.ButoverthemboththerehungadeepershadethantheshadewhichAngelClareperceived,namely,theshadeofhisownlimitations.Withallhisattemptedindependenceofjudgementthisadvancedandwell-meaningyoungman,asampleproductofthelastfive-and-twentyyears,wasyettheslavetocustomandconventionalitywhensurprisedbackintoherearlyteachings.Noprophethadtoldhim,andhewasnotprophetenoughtotellhimself,thatessentiallythisyoungwifeofhiswasasdeservingofthepraiseofKingLemuelasanyotherwomanendowedwiththesamedislikeofevil,hermoralvaluehavingtobereckonednotbyachievementbutbytendency.Moreover,thefigurenearathandsuffersonsuchoccasion,becauseitshowsupitssorrinesswithoutshade;whilevaguefiguresafaroffarehonoured,inthattheirdistancemakesartisticvirtuesoftheirstains.InconsideringwhatTesswasnot,heoverlookedwhatshewas,andforgotthatthedefectivecanbemorethantheentire.

           

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