Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 46

           HE’Snotinlovewithme.IcanleaveatLady-Day.”

           “Well,Ihavenorightbuttoobey,Isuppose.Butwell,goodbye!”

           Herdefender,whomshedreadedmorethanherassailant,havingreluctantlydisappeared,thefarmercontinuedhisreprimand,whichTesstookwiththegreatestcoolness,thatsortofattackbeingindependentofsex.Tohaveasamasterthismanofstone,whowouldhavecuffedherifhehaddared,wasalmostareliefafterherformerexperiences.Shesilentlywalkedbacktowardsthesummitofthefieldthatwasthesceneofherlabour,soabsorbedintheinterviewwhichhadjusttakenplacethatshewashardlyawarethatthenoseofGroby’shorsealmosttouchedhershoulders.

           “IfsobeyoumakeanagreementtoworkformetillLady-Day,I’llseethatyoucarryitout,”hegrowled.“‘Odrotthewomennow’tisonething,andthen’tisanother.ButI’llputupwithitnolonger!”

           Knowingverywellthathedidnotharasstheotherwomenofthefarmasheharassedheroutofspitefortheflooringhehadoncereceived,shedidforonemomentpicturewhatmighthavebeentheresultifshehadbeenfreetoaccepttheofferjustmadeherofbeingthemoniedAlec’swife.Itwouldhaveliftedhercompletelyoutofsubjection,notonlytoherpresentoppressiveemployer,buttoawholeworldwhoseemedtodespiseher.“Butno,no!”shesaidbreathlessly;“Icouldnothavemarriedhimnow!Heissounpleasanttome.

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