Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 44

           ThreemilesfurthershecutacrossthestraightanddesertedRomanroadcalledLong-AshLane;leavingwhichassoonasshereacheditshedippeddownahillbyatransverselaneintothesmalltownorvillageofEvershead,beingnowabouthalfwayoverthedistance.Shemadeahalthere,andbreakfastedasecondtime,heartilyenoughnotattheSow-and-Acorn,forsheavoidedinns,butatacottagebythechurch.

           Thesecondhalfofherjourneywasthroughamoregentlecountry,bywayofBenvillLane.Butasthemileagelessenedbetweenherandthespotofherpilgrimage,sodidTess’sconfidencedecrease,andherenterpriseloomoutmoreformidably.Shesawherpurposeinsuchstaringlines,andthelandscapesofaintly,thatshewassometimesindangeroflosingherway.However,aboutnoonshepausedbyagateontheedgeofthebasininwhichEmminsteranditsVicaragelay.

           Thesquaretower,beneathwhichsheknewthatatthatmomenttheVicarandhiscongregationweregathered,hadaseverelookinhereyes.Shewishedthatshehadsomehowcontrivedtocomeonaweek-day.SuchagoodmanmightbeprejudicedagainstawomanwhohadchosenSunday,neverrealizingthenecessitiesofhercase.Butitwasincumbentuponhertogoonnow.

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