Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 41

           

           StillnoanswercamefromTess.Thereseemedonlyoneescapeforherhuntedsoul.Shesuddenlytooktoherheelswiththespeedofthewind,and,withoutlookingbehindher,ranalongtheroadtillshecametoagatewhichopeneddirectlyintoaplantation.Intothissheplunged,anddidnotpausetillshewasdeepenoughinitsshadetobesafeagainstanypossibilityofdiscovery.

           Underfoottheleavesweredry,andthefoliageofsomehollybusheswhichgrewamongthedeciduoustreeswasdenseenoughtokeepoffdraughts.Shescrapedtogetherthedeadleavestillshehadformedthemintoalargeheap,makingasortofnestinthemiddle.IntothisTesscrept.

           Suchsleepasshegotwasnaturallyfitful;shefanciedsheheardstrangenoises,butpersuadedherselfthattheywerecausedbythebreeze.Shethoughtofherhusbandinsomevaguewarmclimeontheothersideoftheglobe,whileshewashereinthecold.Wasthereanothersuchawretchedbeingassheintheworld?Tessaskedherself;and,thinkingofherwastedlife,said,“Allisvanity.”Sherepeatedthewordsmechanically,tillshereflectedthatthiswasamostinadequatethoughtformoderndays.Solomonhadthoughtasfarasthatmorethantwothousandyearsago;sheherself,thoughnotinthevanofthinkers,hadgotmuchfurther.Ifallwereonlyvanity,whowouldmindit?Allwas,alas,worsethanvanityinjustice,punishment,exaction,death.

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