Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 45

           Noamountofcontemptthatyoucanpouruponme,Tess,willequalwhatIhavepoureduponmyself—theoldAdamofmyformeryears!Well,itisastrangestory;believeitornot;butIcantellyouthemeansbywhichmyconversionwasbroughtabout,andIhopeyouwillbeinterestedenoughatleasttolisten.HaveyoueverheardthenameoftheparsonofEmminster—youmusthavedonedo?—oldMrClare;oneofthemostearnestofhisschool;oneofthefewintensemenleftintheChurch;notsointenseastheextremewindofChristianbelieverswithwhichIhavethrowninmylot,butquiteanexceptionamongtheEstablishedclergy,theyoungerofwhomaregraduallyattenuatingthetruedoctrinesbytheirsophistries,tilltheyarebuttheshadowofwhattheywere.IonlydifferfromhimonthequestionofChurchandState—theinterpretationofthetext,‘Comeoutfromamongthemandbeyeseparate,saiththeLord’—that’sall.Heisonewho,Ifirmlybelieve,hasbeenthehumblemeansofsavingmoresoulsinthiscountrythananyothermanyoucanname.Youhaveheardofhim?”

           “Ihave,”shesaid.

           “HecametoTrantridgetwoorthreeyearsagotopreachonbehalfofsomemissionarysociety;andI,wretchedfellowthatIwas,insultedhimwhen,inhisdisinterestedness,hetriedtoreasonwithmeandshowmetheway.Hedidnotresentmyconduct,hesimplysaidthatsomedayIshouldreceivethefirst-fruitsoftheSpirit—thatthosewhocametoscoffsometimesremainedtopray.Therewasastrangemagicinhiswords.Theysankintomymind.

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