Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 44

           But,Lord,Idon’tgotohear’n!WhatcomesintheregularwayoverthepulpitishotenoughforI.”

           Tesssoonwentonwardintothevillage,herfootstepsechoingagainstthehousesasthoughitwereaplaceofthedead.Nearingthecentralpartherechoeswereintrudedonbyothersounds;andseeingthebarnnotfarofftheroad,sheguessedthesetobetheutterancesofthepreacher.

           Hisvoicebecamesodistinctinthestillclearairthatshecouldsooncatchhissentences,thoughshewasontheclosedsideofthebarn.Thesermon,asmightbeexpected,wasoftheextremestantinomiantype;onjustificationbyfaith,asexpoundedinthetheologyofStPaul.Thisfixedideaoftherhapsodistwasdeliveredwithanimatedenthusiasm,inamannerentirelydeclamatory,forhehadplainlynoskillasadialectician.AlthoughTesshadnotheardthebeginningoftheaddress,shelearntwhatthetexthadbeenfromitsconstantiteration

           “OFOOLISHGALATIANS,WHOHATHBEWITCHEDYOU,THATYESHOULDNOTOBEYTHETRUTH,BEFOREWHOSEEYESJESUSCHRISTHATHBEENEVIDENTLYSETFORTH,CRUCIFIEDAMONGYOU?”

           Tesswasallthemoreinterested,asshestoodlisteningbehind,infindingthatthepreacher’sdoctrinewasavehementformoftheviewofAngel’sfather,andherinterestintensifiedwhenthespeakerbegantodetailhisownspiritualexperiencesofhowhehadcomebythoseviews.Hehad,hesaid,beenthegreatestofsinners.Hehadscoffed;hehadwantonlyassociatedwiththerecklessandthelewd

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