Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 47

           Idon’tthinkitatallrightforhimtojoinhispreachingtocourtingamarriedwoman,eventhoughherhusbandmidbeabroad,andshe,inasense,awidow.”

           “Ohhecandohernoharm,”saidIzzdrily.“Hermindcannomorebeheavedfromthatoneplacewhereitdobidethanastoodedwaggonfromtheholehe’sin.Lordlove‘ee,neithercourt-paying,norpreaching,northeseventhundersthemselves,canweanawomanwhen‘twouldbebetterforherthatsheshouldbeweaned.”

           Dinner-timecame,andthewhirlingceased;whereuponTessleftherpost,herkneestremblingsowretchedlywiththeshakingofthemachinethatshecouldscarcelywalk.

           “Yououghttohetaquarto’drinkinto‘ee,asI’vedone,”saidMarian.“Youwouldn’tlooksowhitethen.Why,soulsaboveus,yourfaceisasifyou’dbeenhagrode!”

           Itoccurredtothegood-naturedMarianthat,asTesswassotired,herdiscoveryofhervisitor’spresencemighthavethebadeffectoftakingawayherappetite;andMarianwasthinkingofinducingTesstodescendbyaladderonthefurthersideofthestackwhenthegentlemancameforwardandlookedup.

           Tessutteredashortlittle“Oh!”Andamomentaftershesaid,quickly,“Ishalleatmydinnerhererightontherick.”

           Sometimes,whentheyweresofarfromtheircottages,theyalldidthis;butastherewasratherakeenwindgoingtoday,Marianandtherestdescended,andsatunderthestraw-stack.Thenewcomerwas,indeed,Alecd’Urberville,thelateEvangelist,despitehischangedattireandaspect.

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