Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 45

           Noamountofcontemptthatyoucanpouruponme,Tess,willequalwhatIhavepoureduponmyselftheoldAdamofmyformeryears!Well,itisastrangestory;believeitornot;butIcantellyouthemeansbywhichmyconversionwasbroughtabout,andIhopeyouwillbeinterestedenoughatleasttolisten.HaveyoueverheardthenameoftheparsonofEmminsteryoumusthavedonedo?oldMrClare;oneofthemostearnestofhisschool;oneofthefewintensemenleftintheChurch;notsointenseastheextremewindofChristianbelieverswithwhichIhavethrowninmylot,butquiteanexceptionamongtheEstablishedclergy,theyoungerofwhomaregraduallyattenuatingthetruedoctrinesbytheirsophistries,tilltheyarebuttheshadowofwhattheywere.IonlydifferfromhimonthequestionofChurchandStatetheinterpretationofthetext,‘Comeoutfromamongthemandbeyeseparate,saiththeLord’that’sall.Heisonewho,Ifirmlybelieve,hasbeenthehumblemeansofsavingmoresoulsinthiscountrythananyothermanyoucanname.Youhaveheardofhim?”

           “Ihave,”shesaid.

           “HecametoTrantridgetwoorthreeyearsagotopreachonbehalfofsomemissionarysociety;andI,wretchedfellowthatIwas,insultedhimwhen,inhisdisinterestedness,hetriedtoreasonwithmeandshowmetheway.Hedidnotresentmyconduct,hesimplysaidthatsomedayIshouldreceivethefirst-fruitsoftheSpiritthatthosewhocametoscoffsometimesremainedtopray.Therewasastrangemagicinhiswords.Theysankintomymind.

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