Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 51

           EversincetheoccurrenceoftheeventwhichhadcastsuchashadowoverTess’slife,theDurbeyfieldfamily(whosedescentwasnotcredited)hadbeentacitlylookedonasonewhichwouldhavetogowhentheirleaseended,ifonlyintheinterestsofmorality.Itwas,indeed,quitetruethatthehouseholdhadnotbeenshiningexampleseitheroftemperance,soberness,orchastity.Thefather,andeventhemother,hadgotdrunkattimes,theyoungerchildrenseldomhadgonetochurch,andtheeldestdaughterhadmadequeerunions.Bysomemeansthevillagehadtobekeptpure.Soonthis,thefirstLady-DayonwhichtheDurbeyfieldswereexpellable,thehouse,beingroomy,wasrequiredforacarterwithalargefamily;andWidowJoan,herdaughtersTessand‘Liza-Lu,theboyAbrahamandtheyoungerchildren,hadtogoelsewhere.

           Ontheeveningprecedingtheirremovalitwasgettingdarkbetimesbyreasonofadrizzlingrainwhichblurredthesky.Asitwasthelastnighttheywouldspendinthevillagewhichhadbeentheirhomeandbirthplace,MrsDurbeyfield,‘Liza-Lu,andAbrahamhadgoneouttobidsomefriendsgoodbye,andTesswaskeepinghousetilltheyshouldreturn.

           Shewaskneelinginthewindow-bench,herfaceclosetothecasement,whereanouterpaneofrain-waterwasslidingdowntheinnerpaneofglass.Hereyesrestedonthewebofaspider,probablystarvedlongago,whichhadbeenmistakenlyplacedinacornerwherenofliesevercame,andshiveredintheslightdraughtthroughthecasement.

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