Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 46

           Shehadhardlyfinishedherdinnerwhend’Urberville’sfiguredarkenedthewindowofthecottagewhereinshewasalodger,whichshehadalltoherselftoday.

           Tessjumpedup,buthervisitorhadknockedatthedoor,andshecouldhardlyinreasonrunaway.D’Urberville’sknock,hiswalkuptothedoor,hadsomeindescribablequalityofdifferencefromhisairwhenshelastsawhim.Theyseemedtobeactsofwhichthedoerwasashamed.Shethoughtthatshewouldnotopenthedoor;but,astherewasnosenseinthateither,shearose,andhavingliftedthelatchsteppedbackquickly.Hecamein,sawher,andflunghimselfdownintoachairbeforespeaking.

           “TessIcouldn’thelpit!”hebegandesperately,ashewipedhisheatedface,whichhadalsoasuperimposedflushofexcitement.“IfeltthatImustcallatleasttoaskhowyouare.IassureyouIhadnotbeenthinkingofyouatalltillIsawyouthatSunday;nowIcannotgetridofyourimage,tryhowImay!Itishardthatagoodwomanshoulddoharmtoabadman;yetsoitis.Ifyouwouldonlyprayforme,Tess!”

           Thesuppresseddiscontentofhismannerwasalmostpitiable,andyetTessdidnotpityhim.

           “HowcanIprayforyou,”shesaid,“whenIamforbiddentobelievethatthegreatPowerwhomovestheworldwouldalterHisplansonmyaccount?”

           “Youreallythinkthat?”

           “Yes.Ihavebeencuredofthepresumptionofthinkingotherwise.”

           “Cured?Bywhom?”

           “Bymyhusband,ifImusttell.

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