Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 54

           Itwasasyettooearlyintheyearformuchcolourtoappearinthegardensandfoliage;theso-calledspringwasbutwinteroverlaidwithathincoatofgreenness,anditwasofaparcelwithhisexpectations.

           ThehouseinwhichTesshadpassedtheyearsofherchildhoodwasnowinhabitedbyanotherfamilywhohadneverknownher.Thenewresidentswereinthegarden,takingasmuchinterestintheirowndoingsasifthehomesteadhadneverpasseditsprimaltimeinconjunctionwiththehistoriesofothers,besidewhichthehistoriesofthesewerebutasataletoldbyanidiot.Theywalkedaboutthegardenpathswiththoughtsoftheirownconcernsentirelyuppermost,bringingtheiractionsateverymomentinjarringcollisionwiththedimghostsbehindthem,talkingasthoughthetimewhenTesslivedtherewerenotonewhitintenserinstorythannow.Eventhespringbirdssangovertheirheadsasiftheythoughttherewasnobodymissinginparticular.

           Oninquiryofthesepreciousinnocents,towhomeventhenameoftheirpredecessorswasafailingmemory,ClarelearnedthatJohnDurbeyfieldwasdead;thathiswidowandchildrenhadleftMarlott,declaringthattheyweregoingtoliveatKingsbere,butinsteadofdoingsohadgoneontoanotherplacetheymentioned.BythistimeClareabhorredthehouseforceasingtocontainTess,andhastenedawayfromitshatedpresencewithoutoncelookingback.

           Hiswaywasbythefieldinwhichhehadfirstbeheldheratthedance.Itwasasbadasthehouseevenworse.

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