Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 58

           AtduskClarepurchasedfoodasusual,andtheirnightmarchbegan,theboundarybetweenUpperandMid-Wessexbeingcrossedabouteighto’clock.

           TowalkacrosscountrywithoutmuchregardtoroadswasnotnewtoTess,andsheshowedheroldagilityintheperformance.Theinterceptingcity,ancientMelchester,theywereobligedtopassthroughinordertotakeadvantageofthetownbridgeforcrossingalargeriverthatobstructedthem.Itwasaboutmidnightwhentheywentalongthedesertedstreets,lightedfitfullybythefewlamps,keepingoffthepavementthatitmightnotechotheirfootsteps.Thegracefulpileofcathedralarchitecturerosedimlyontheirlefthand,butitwaslostuponthemnow.Onceoutofthetowntheyfollowedtheturnpike-road,whichafterafewmilesplungedacrossanopenplain.

           Thoughtheskywasdensewithcloudadiffusedlightfromsomefragmentofamoonhadhithertohelpedthemalittle.Butthemoonhadnowsunk,thecloudsseemedtosettlealmostontheirheads,andthenightgrewasdarkasacave.However,theyfoundtheirwayalong,keepingasmuchontheturfaspossiblethattheirtreadmightnotresound,whichitwaseasytodo,therebeingnohedgeorfenceofanykind.Allaroundwasopenlonelinessandblacksolitude,overwhichastiffbreezeblew.

           TheyhadproceededthusgropinglytwoorthreemilesfurtherwhenonasuddenClarebecameconsciousofsomevasterectioncloseinhisfront,risingsheerfromthegrass.Theyhadalmoststruckthemselvesagainstit.

           “Whatmonstrousplaceisthis?”saidAngel.

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