Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 43

           

           “Ah,”saidMarian,“howIshouldlikeanotherortwoofouroldsettocomehere!ThenwecouldbringupTalbothayseverydayhereafield,andtalkofhe,andofwhatnicetimeswehadthere,ando’theoldthingsweusedtoknow,andmakeitallcomebacka’most,inseeming!”Marian’seyessoftened,andhervoicegrewvagueasthevisionsreturned.“I’llwritetoIzzHuett,”shesaid.“She’sbidingathomedoingnothingnow,Iknow,andI’lltellherwebehere,andaskhertocome;andperhapsRettyiswellenoughnow.”

           Tesshadnothingtosayagainsttheproposal,andthenextsheheardofthisplanforimportingoldTalbothays’joyswastwoorthreedayslater,whenMarianinformedherthatIzzhadrepliedtoherinquiry,andhadpromisedtocomeifshecould.

           Therehadnotbeensuchawinterforyears.Itcameoninstealthyandmeasuredglides,likethemovesofachess-player.Onemorningthefewlonelytreesandthethornsofthehedgerowsappearedasiftheyhadputoffavegetableforananimalintegument.Everytwigwascoveredwithawhitenapasoffurgrownfromtherindduringthenight,givingitfourtimesitsusualstoutness;thewholebushortreeformingastaringsketchinwhitelinesonthemournfulgrayoftheskyandhorizon.Cobwebsrevealedtheirpresenceonshedsandwallswherenonehadeverbeenobservedtillbroughtoutintovisibilitybythecrystallizingatmosphere,hanginglikeloopsofwhiteworstedfromsalientpointsoftheout-houses,posts,andgates.

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