Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 58

           O,AngelIwishyouwouldmarryherifyouloseme,asyouwilldoshortly.O,ifyouwould!”

           “IfIloseyouIloseall!Andsheismysister-in-law.”

           “That’snothing,dearest.Peoplemarrysister-lawscontinuallyaboutMarlott;and‘Liza-Luissogentleandsweet,andsheisgrowingsobeautiful.O,Icouldshareyouwithherwillinglywhenwearespirits!Ifyouwouldtrainherandteachher,Angel,andbringherupforyourownself!...Shehadallthebestofmewithoutthebadofme;andifsheweretobecomeyoursitwouldalmostseemasifdeathhadnotdividedus....Well,Ihavesaidit.Iwon’tmentionitagain.”

           Sheceased,andhefellintothought.Inthefarnorth-eastskyhecouldseebetweenthepillarsalevelstreakoflight.Theuniformconcavityofblackcloudwasliftingbodilylikethelidofapot,lettinginattheearth’sedgethecomingday,againstwhichthetoweringmonolithsandtrilithonsbegantobeblacklydefined.

           “DidtheysacrificetoGodhere?”askedshe.

           “No,”saidhe.

           “Whoto?”

           “Ibelievetothesun.Thatloftystonesetawaybyitselfisinthedirectionofthesun,whichwillpresentlyrisebehindit.”

           “Thisremindsme,dear,”shesaid.“Yourememberyouneverwouldinterferewithanybeliefofminebeforeweweremarried?ButIknewyourmindallthesame,andIthoughtasyouthoughtnotfromanyreasonsofmyown,butbecauseyouthoughtso.Tellmenow,Angel,doyouthinkweshallmeetagainafterwearedead?Iwanttoknow.”

           Hekissedhertoavoidareplyatsuchatime.

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