Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 52

           Thegroundworkofthearrangementwasthefamilydresser,which,withitsshininghandles,andfinger-marks,anddomesticevidencesthickuponit,stoodimportantlyinfront,overthetailsoftheshaft-horses,initserectandnaturalposition,likesomeArkoftheCovenantthattheywereboundtocarryreverently.

           Someofthehouseholdswerelively,somemournful;somewerestoppingatthedoorsofwaysideinns;where,induetime,theDurbeyfieldmenageriealsodrewuptobaithorsesandrefreshthetravellers.

           DuringthehaltTess’seyesfelluponathree-pintbluemug,whichwasascendinganddescendingthroughtheairtoandfromthefemininesectionofahousehold,sittingonthesummitofaloadthathadalsodrawnupatalittledistancefromthesameinn.Shefollowedoneofthemug’sjourneysupward,andperceivedittobeclaspedbyhandswhoseownershewellknew.Tesswenttowardsthewaggon.

           “MarianandIzz!”shecriedtothegirls,foritwasthey,sittingwiththemovingfamilyatwhosehousetheyhadlodged.“Areyouhouse-riddingtoday,likeeverybodyelse?”

           Theywere,theysaid.IthadbeentooroughalifeforthematFlintcomb-Ash,andtheyhadcomeaway,almostwithoutnotice,leavingGrobytoprosecutethemifhechose.TheytoldTesstheirdestination,andTesstoldthemhers.

           Marianleantovertheload,andloweredhervoice.

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