Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 50

           Thehartsthathadbeenhuntedhere,thewitchesthathadbeenprickedandducked,thegreen-spangledfairiesthat“whickered”atyouasyoupassed;theplaceteemedwithbeliefsinthemstill,andtheyformedanimpishmultitudenow.

           AtNuttleburyshepassedthevillageinn,whosesigncreakedinresponsetothegreetingofherfootsteps,whichnotahumansoulheardbutherself.Underthethatchedroofshermind’seyebeheldrelaxedtendonsandflaccidmuscles,spreadoutinthedarknessbeneathcoverletsmadeoflittlepurplepatchworksquares,andundergoingabracingprocessatthehandsofsleepforrenewedlabouronthemorrow,assoonasahintofpinknebulosityappearedonHambledonHill.

           Atthreesheturnedthelastcornerofthemazeoflanesshehadthreaded,andenteredMarlott,passingthefieldinwhichasaclub-girl,shehadfirstseenAngelClare,whenhehadnotdancedwithher;thesenseofdisappointmentremainedwithheryet.Inthedirectionofhermother’shouseshesawalight.Itcamefromthebedroomwindow,andabranchwavedinfrontofitandmadeitwinkather.AssoonasshecoulddiscerntheoutlineofthehousenewlythatchedwithhermoneyithadallitsoldeffectuponTess’simagination.Partofherbodyandlifeiteverseemedtobe;theslopeofitsdormers,thefinishofitsgables,thebrokencoursesofbrickwhichtoppedthechimney,allhadsomethingincommonwithherpersonalcharacter.Astupefactionhadcomeintothesefeatures,toherregard;itmeanttheillnessofhermother.

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