Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 47

           

           Whiletheyuncoveredthesheaveshestoodapatheticbesidehisportablerepositoryofforce,roundwhosehotblacknessthemorningairquivered.Hehadnothingtodowithpreparatorylabour.Hisfirewaswaitingincandescent,hissteamwasathighpressure,inafewsecondshecouldmakethelongstrapmoveataninvisiblevelocity.Beyonditsextenttheenvironmentmightbecorn,straw,orchaos;itwasallthesametohim.Ifanyoftheautochthonousidlersaskedhimwhathecalledhimself,herepliedshortly,“anengineer.”

           Therickwasunhaledbyfulldaylight;thementhentooktheirplaces,thewomenmounted,andtheworkbegan.FarmerGrobyor,astheycalledhim,“he”hadarrivederethis,andbyhisordersTesswasplacedontheplatformofthemachine,closetothemanwhofedit,herbusinessbeingtountieeverysheafofcornhandedontoherbyIzzHuett,whostoodnext,butontherick;sothatthefeedercouldseizeitandspreaditovertherevolvingdrum,whichwhiskedouteverygraininonemoment.Theyweresooninfullprogress,afterapreparatoryhitchortwo,whichrejoicedtheheartsofthosewhohatedmachinery.Theworkspedontillbreakfasttime,whenthethresherwasstoppedforhalfanhour;andonstartingagainafterthemealthewholesupplementarystrengthofthefarmwasthrownintothelabourofconstructingthestraw-rick,whichbegantogrowbesidethestackofcorn.

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