Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 47

           Heregardedhersilentlyforafewmoments,andwithashortcynicallaughresumed:“Ibelievethatifthebachelor-apostle,whosedeputyIthoughtIwas,hadbeentemptedbysuchaprettyface,hewouldhaveletgotheploughforhersakeasIdo!”

           Tessattemptedtoexpostulate,butatthisjunctureallherfluencyfailedher,andwithoutheedingheadded:

           “Well,thisparadisethatyousupplyisperhapsasgoodasanyother,afterall.Buttospeakseriously.Tess.”D’Urbervilleroseandcamenearer,recliningsidewaysamidthesheaves,andrestinguponhiselbow.“SinceIlastsawyou,IhavebeenthinkingofwhatyousaidthatHEsaid.Ihavecometotheconclusionthattheredoesseemratherawantofcommon-senseinthesethreadbareoldpropositions;howIcouldhavebeensofiredbypoorParsonClare’senthusiasm,andhavegonesomadlytowork,transcendingevenhim,Icannotmakeout!Asforwhatyousaidlasttime,onthestrengthofyourwonderfulhusband’sintelligencewhosenameyouhavenevertoldmeabouthavingwhattheycallanethicalsystemwithoutanydogma,Idon’tseemywaytothatatall.”

           “Why,youcanhavethereligionofloving-kindnessandpurityatleast,ifyoucan’thavewhatdoyoucallitdogma.”

           “Ono!I’madifferentsortoffellowfromthat!Ifthere’snobodytosay,‘Dothis,anditwillbeagoodthingforyouafteryouaredead;dothat,andifwillbeabadthingforyou,’Ican’twarmup.

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