Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 51

           Thetwobiggestoftheyoungerchildrenhadgoneoutwiththeirmother;thefoursmallest,theiragesrangingfromthree-and-a-halfyearstoeleven,allinblackfrocks,weregatheredroundthehearthbabblingtheirownlittlesubjects.Tessatlengthjoinedthem,withoutlightingacandle.

           “Thisisthelastnightthatweshallsleephere,dears,inthehousewherewewereborn,”shesaidquickly.“Weoughttothinkofit,oughtn’twe?”

           Theyallbecamesilent;withtheimpressibilityoftheiragetheywerereadytoburstintotearsatthepictureoffinalityshehadconjuredup,thoughallthedayhithertotheyhadbeenrejoicingintheideaofanewplace.Tesschangedthesubject.

           “Singtome,dears,”shesaid.

           “Whatshallwesing?”

           “Anythingyouknow;Idon’tmind.”

           Therewasamomentarypause;itwasbroken,first,inonelittletentativenote;thenasecondvoicestrengthenedit,andathirdandafourthchimedinunison,withwordstheyhadlearntattheSunday-school

           Herewesuffergriefandpain,

           Herewemeettopartagain;

           InHeavenwepartnomore.

           Thefoursangonwiththephlegmaticpassivityofpersonswhohadlongagosettledthequestion,andtherebeingnomistakeaboutit,feltthatfurtherthoughtwasnotrequired.Withfeaturesstrainedhardtoenunciatethesyllablestheycontinuedtoregardthecentreoftheflickeringfire,thenotesoftheyoungeststrayingoverintothepausesoftherest.

           Tessturnedfromthem,andwenttothewindowagain.

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