Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 49

           Howmuchitreallysaidifhehadunderstood!thatsheadheredwithliteralexactnesstoorderswhichhehadgivenandforgotten;thatdespitehernaturalfearlessnesssheassertednorights,admittedhisjudgementtobeineveryrespectthetrueone,andbentherheaddumblythereto.

           Inthebefore-mentionedjourneybymulesthroughtheinteriorofthecountry,anothermanrodebesidehim.Angel’scompanionwasalsoanEnglishman,bentonthesameerrand,thoughhecamefromanotherpartoftheisland.Theywerebothinastateofmentaldepression,andtheyspokeofhomeaffairs.Confidencebegatconfidence.Withthatcurioustendencyevincedbymen,moreespeciallywhenindistantlands,toentrusttostrangersdetailsoftheirliveswhichtheywouldonnoaccountmentiontofriends,Angeladmittedtothismanastheyrodealongthesorrowfulfactsofhismarriage.ThestrangerhadsojournedinmanymorelandsandamongmanymorepeoplesthanAngel;tohiscosmopolitanmindsuchdeviationsfromthesocialnorm,soimmensetodomesticity,werenomorethanaretheirregularitiesofvaleandmountain-chaintothewholeterrestrialcurve.HeviewedthematterinquiteadifferentlightfromAngel;thoughtthatwhatTesshadbeenwasofnoimportancebesidewhatshewouldbe,andplainlytoldClarethathewaswrongincomingawayfromher.

           Thenextdaytheyweredrenchedinathunder-storm.Angel’scompanionwasstruckdownwithfever,anddiedbytheweek’send.Clarewaitedafewhourstoburyhim,andthenwentonhisway.

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