Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 52

           “Doyouknowthatthegentlemanwhofollows‘ee—you’llguesswhoImean—cametoaskfor‘eeatFlintcombafteryouhadgone?Wedidn’ttell’nwhereyouwas,knowingyouwouldn’twishtoseehim.”

           “Ah—butIdidseehim!”Tessmurmured.“Hefoundme.”

           “Anddoheknowwhereyoubegoing?”

           “Ithinkso.”

           “Husbandcomeback?”

           “No.”

           Shebadeheracquaintancegoodbye—fortherespectivecartershadnowcomeoutfromtheinn—andthetwowaggonsresumedtheirjourneyinoppositedirections;thevehiclewhereonsatMarian,Izz,andtheploughman’sfamilywithwhomtheyhadthrownintheirlot,beingbrightlypainted,anddrawnbythreepowerfulhorseswithshiningbrassornamentsontheirharness;whilethewaggononwhichMrsDurbeyfieldandherfamilyrodewasacreakingerectionthatwouldscarcelybeartheweightofthesuperincumbentload;onewhichhadknownnopaintsinceitwasmade,anddrawnbytwohorsesonly.Thecontrastwellmarkedthedifferencebetweenbeingfetchedbyathrivingfarmerandconveyingoneselfwhithernohirerwaitedone’scoming.

           Thedistancewasgreat—toogreatforaday’sjourney—anditwaswiththeutmostdifficultythatthehorsesperformedit.ThoughtheyhadstartedsoearlyitwasquitelateintheafternoonwhentheyturnedtheflankofaneminencewhichformedpartoftheuplandcalledGreenhill.WhilethehorsesstoodtostaleandbreathethemselvesTesslookedaround.

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