Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 52

           

           “Isn’tyourfamilyvaultyourownfreehold?”saidTess’smother,asshereturnedfromareconnoitreofthechurchandgraveyard.“Why,ofcourse’tis,andthat’swherewewillcamp,girls,tilltheplaceofyourancestorsfindsusaroof!Now,Tessand‘LizaandAbraham,youhelpme.We’llmakeanestforthesechildren,andthenwe’llhaveanotherlookround.”

           Tesslistlesslylentahand,andinaquarterofanhourtheoldfour-postbedsteadwasdissociatedfromtheheapofgoods,anderectedunderthesouthwallofthechurch,thepartofthebuildingknowasthed’UrbervilleAisle,beneathwhichthehugevaultslay.Overthetesterofthebedsteadwasabeautifultraceriedwindow,ofmanylights,itsdatebeingthefifteenthcentury.Itwascalledthed’UrbervilleWindow,andintheupperpartcouldbediscernedheraldicemblemslikethoseonDurbeyfield’soldsealandspoon.

           Joandrewthecurtainsroundthebedsoastomakeanexcellenttentofit,andputthesmallerchildreninside.“Ifitcomestotheworstwecansleeptheretoo,foronenight,”shesaid.“Butletustryfurtheron,andgetsomethingforthedearstoeat!O,Tess,what’stheuseofyourplayingatmarryinggentlemen,ifitleavesuslikethis!”

           Accompaniedby‘Liza-Luandtheboysheagainascendedthelittlelanewhichsecludedthechurchfromthetownlet.Assoonastheygotintothestreettheybeheldamanonhorsebackgazingupanddown.“AhI’mlookingforyou!”hesaid,ridinguptothem.

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