Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 43

           Sothesetwoupperandnethervisagesconfrontedeachotheralldaylong,thewhitefacelookingdownonthebrownface,andthebrownfacelookingupatthewhiteface,withoutanythingstandingbetweenthembutthetwogirlscrawlingoverthesurfaceoftheformerlikeflies.

           Nobodycamenearthem,andtheirmovementsshowedamechanicalregularity;theirformsstandingenshroudedinHessian“wroppers”sleevedbrownpinafores,tiedbehindtothebottom,tokeeptheirgownsfromblowingaboutscantskirtsrevealingbootsthatreachedhighuptheankles,andyellowsheepskingloveswithgauntlets.ThepensivecharacterwhichthecurtainedhoodlenttotheirbentheadswouldhaveremindedtheobserverofsomeearlyItalianconceptionofthetwoMarys.

           Theyworkedonhourafterhour,unconsciousoftheforlornaspecttheyboreinthelandscape,notthinkingofthejusticeorinjusticeoftheirlot.Eveninsuchapositionastheirsitwaspossibletoexistinadream.Intheafternoontheraincameonagain,andMariansaidthattheyneednotworkanymore.Butiftheydidnotworktheywouldnotbepaid;sotheyworkedon.Itwassohighasituation,thisfield,thattherainhadnooccasiontofall,butracedalonghorizontallyupontheyellingwind,stickingintothemlikeglasssplinterstilltheywerewetthrough.Tesshadnotknowntillnowwhatwasreallymeantbythat.Therearedegreesofdampness,andaverylittleiscalledbeingwetthroughincommontalk.

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