Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 41

           Underthetreesseveralpheasantslayabout,theirrichplumagedabbledwithblood;someweredead,somefeeblytwitchingawing,somestaringupatthesky,somepulsatingquickly,somecontorted,somestretchedoutallofthemwrithinginagony,exceptthefortunateoneswhosetortureshadendedduringthenightbytheinabilityofnaturetobearmore.

           Tessguessedatoncethemeaningofthis.Thebirdshadbeendrivendownintothiscornerthedaybeforebysomeshooting-party;andwhilethosethathaddroppeddeadundertheshot,orhaddiedbeforenightfall,hadbeensearchedforandcarriedoff,manybadlywoundedbirdshadescapedandhiddenthemselvesaway,orrisenamongthethickboughs,wheretheyhadmaintainedtheirpositiontilltheygrewweakerwithlossofbloodinthenight-time,whentheyhadfallenonebyoneasshehadheardthem.

           Shehadoccasionallycaughtglimpsesofthesemeningirlhood,lookingoverhedges,orpeepingthroughbushes,andpointingtheirguns,strangelyaccoutred,abloodthirstylightintheireyes.Shehadbeentoldthat,roughandbrutalastheyseemedjustthen,theywerenotlikethisalltheyearround,butwere,infact,quitecivilpersonssaveduringcertainweeksofautumnandwinter,when,liketheinhabitantsoftheMalayPeninsula,theyranamuck,andmadeittheirpurposetodestroylifeinthiscaseharmlessfeatheredcreatures,broughtintobeingbyartificialmeanssolelytogratifythesepropensitiesatoncesounmannerlyandsounchivalroustowardstheirweakerfellowsinNature’steemingfamily

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