Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 40

           Goodbye!”

           Hedroveon;butnosoonerhadIzzturnedintothelane,andClarewasoutofsight,thansheflungherselfdownonthebankinafitofrackinganguish;anditwaswithastrainedunnaturalfacethatsheenteredhermother’scottagelatethatnight.NobodyeverwastoldhowIzzspentthedarkhoursthatintervenedbetweenAngelClare’spartingfromherandherarrivalhome.

           Clare,too,afterbiddingthegirlfarewell,waswroughttoachingthoughtsandquiveringlips.ButhissorrowwasnotforIzz.Thateveninghewaswithinafeather-weight’sturnofabandoninghisroadtotheneareststation,anddrivingacrossthatelevateddorsallineofSouthWessexwhichdividedhimfromhisTess’shome.Itwasneitheracontemptforhernature,northeprobablestateofherheart,whichdeterredhim.

           No;itwasasensethat,despiteherlove,ascorroboratedbyIzz’sadmission,thefactshadnotchanged.Ifhewasrightatfirst,hewasrightnow.Andthemomentumofthecourseonwhichhehadembarkedtendedtokeephimgoinginit,unlessdivertedbyastronger,moresustainedforcethanhadplayeduponhimthisafternoon.Hecouldsooncomebacktoher.HetookthetrainthatnightforLondon,andfivedaysaftershookhandsinfarewellofhisbrothersattheportofembarkation.

           

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