Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 5

           

           Inthoseearlydaysshehadbeenmuchlovedbyothersofherownsexandage,andhadusedtobeseenaboutthevillageasoneofthreeallnearlyofthesameyearwalkinghomefromschoolsidebyside;Tessthemiddleoneinapinkprintpinafore,ofafinelyreticulatedpattern,wornoverastufffrockthathadlostitsoriginalcolourforanondescripttertiarymarchingonuponlongstalkylegs,intightstockingswhichhadlittleladder-likeholesattheknees,tornbykneelingintheroadsandbanksinsearchofvegetableandmineraltreasures;herthenearth-colouredhairhandinglikepot-hooks;thearmsofthetwooutsidegirlsrestingroundthewaistofTess;herarmsontheshouldersofthetwosupporters.

           AsTessgrewolder,andbegantoseehowmattersstood,shefeltquiteaMalthusiantowardshermotherforthoughtlesslygivinghersomanylittlesistersandbrothers,whenitwassuchatroubletonurseandprovideforthem.Hermother’sintelligencewasthatofahappychild:JoanDurbeyfieldwassimplyanadditionalone,andthatnottheeldest,toherownlongfamilyofwaitersonProvidence.However,Tessbecamehumanelybeneficenttowardsthesmallones,andtohelpthemasmuchaspossiblesheused,assoonassheleftschool,tolendahandathaymakingorharvestingonneighbouringfarms;or,bypreference,atmilkingorbutter-makingprocesses,whichshehadlearntwhenherfatherhadownedcows;andbeingdeft-fingereditwasakindofworkinwhichsheexcelled.

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