Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 44

           Ayearhadnowelapsedsincehersadmarriage,butshehadpreservedsufficientdraperiesfromthewreckofherthenfullwardrobetoclotheherverycharminglyasasimplecountrygirlwithnopretensionstorecentfashion;asoftgraywoollengown,withwhitecrapequillingagainstthepinkskinofherfaceandneck,andablackvelvetjacketandhat.

           “’Tisathousandpitiesyourhusbandcan’tsee‘eenowyoudolookarealbeauty!”saidIzzHuett,regardingTessasshestoodonthethresholdbetweenthesteelystarlightwithouttheyellowcandlelightwithin.Izzspokewithamagnanimousabandonmentofherselftothesituation;shecouldnotbenowomanwithaheartbiggerthanahazel-nutcouldbeantagonistictoTessinherpresence,theinfluencewhichsheexercisedoverthoseofherownsexbeingofawarmthandstrengthquiteunusual,curiouslyoverpoweringthelessworthyfemininefeelingsofspiteandrivalry.

           Withafinaltugandtouchhere,andaslightbrushthere,theylethergo;andshewasabsorbedintothepearlyairofthefore-dawn.Theyheardherfootstepstapalongthehardroadasshesteppedouttoherfullpace.EvenIzzhopedshewouldwin,and,thoughwithoutanyparticularrespectforherownvirtue,feltgladthatshehadbeenpreventedwrongingherfriendwhenmomentarilytemptedbyClare.

           Itwasayearago,allbutaday,thatClarehadmarriedTess,andonlyafewdayslessthanayearthathehadbeenabsentfromher.

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