Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 57

           

           Atmid-daytheydrewneartoaroadsideinn,andTesswouldhaveentereditwithhimtogetsomethingtoeat,buthepersuadedhertoremainamongthetreesandbushesofthishalf-woodland,half-moorlandpartofthecountry,tillheshouldcomeback.Herclotheswereofrecentfashion;eventheivory-handledparasolthatshecarriedwasofashapeunknownintheretiredspottowhichtheyhadnowwandered;andthecutofsucharticleswouldhaveattractedattentioninthesettleofatavern.Hesoonreturned,withfoodenoughforhalf-a-dozenpeopleandtwobottlesofwineenoughtolastthemforadayormore,shouldanyemergencyarise.

           Theysatdownuponsomedeadboughsandsharedtheirmeal.Betweenoneandtwoo’clocktheypackeduptheremainderandwentonagain.

           “Ifeelstrongenoughtowalkanydistance,”saidshe.

           “Ithinkwemayaswellsteerinageneralwaytowardstheinteriorofthecountry,wherewecanhideforatime,andarelesslikelytobelookedforthananywherenearthecoast,”Clareremarked.“Lateron,whentheyhaveforgottenus,wecanmakeforsomeport.”

           Shemadenoreplytothisbeyondthatofgraspinghimmoretightly,andstraightinlandtheywent.ThoughtheseasonwasanEnglishMaytheweatherwasserenelybright,andduringtheafternoonitwasquitewarm.

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