Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 47

           

           Forsomeprobablyeconomicalreasonitwasusuallyawomanwhowaschosenforthisparticularduty,andGrobygaveashismotiveinselectingTessthatshewasoneofthosewhobestcombinedstrengthwithquicknessinuntying,andbothwithstayingpower,andthismayhavebeentrue.Thehumofthethresher,whichpreventedspeech,increasedtoaravingwheneverthesupplyofcornfellshortoftheregularquantity.AsTessandthemanwhofedcouldneverturntheirheadsshedidnotknowthatjustbeforethedinner-hourapersonhadcomesilentlyintothefieldbythegate,andhadbeenstandingunderasecondrickwatchingthescene,andTessinparticular.Hewasdressedinatweedsuitoffashionablepattern,andhetwirledagaywalking-cane.

           “Whoisthat?”saidIzzHuetttoMarian.ShehadatfirstaddressedtheinquirytoTess,butthelattercouldnothearit.

           “Somebody’sfancy-man,Is’pose,”saidMarianlaconically.

           “I’lllayaguineahe’safterTess.”

           “Ono.’Tisaranterpa’sonwho’sbeensniffingafterherlately;notadandylikethis.”

           “Wellthisisthesameman.”

           “Thesamemanasthepreacher?Buthe’squitedifferent!”

           “Hehevleftoffhisblackcoatandwhiteneckercher,andhevcutoffhiswhiskers;buthe’sthesamemanforallthat.”

           “D’yereallythinkso?ThenI’lltellher,”saidMarian.

           “Don’t.She’llseehimsoonenough,good-now.”

           “Well.

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