Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 59

           Theymovedonhandinhand,andneverspokeaword,thedroopingoftheirheadsbeingthatofGiotto’s“TwoApostles”.

           WhentheyhadnearlyreachedthetopofthegreatWestHilltheclocksinthetownstruckeight.Eachgaveastartatthenotes,and,walkingonwardyetafewsteps,theyreachedthefirstmilestone,standingwhitelyonthegreenmarginofthegrass,andbackedbythedown,whichherewasopentotheroad.Theyenteredupontheturf,and,impelledbyaforcethatseemedtooverruletheirwill,suddenlystoodstill,turned,andwaitedinparalyzedsuspensebesidethestone.

           Theprospectfromthissummitwasalmostunlimited.Inthevalleybeneathlaythecitytheyhadjustleft,itsmoreprominentbuildingsshowingasinanisometricdrawingamongthemthebroadcathedraltower,withitsNormanwindowsandimmenselengthofaisleandnave,thespiresofStThomas’s,thepinnacledtoweroftheCollege,and,moretotheright,thetowerandgablesoftheancienthospice,wheretothisdaythepilgrimmayreceivehisdoleofbreadandale.BehindthecityswepttherotunduplandofStCatherine’sHill;furtheroff,landscapebeyondlandscape,tillthehorizonwaslostintheradianceofthesunhangingaboveit.

           Againstthesefarstretchesofcountryrose,infrontoftheothercityedifices,alargered-brickbuilding,withlevelgrayroofs,androwsofshortbarredwindowsbespeakingcaptivity,thewholecontrastinggreatlybyitsformalismwiththequaintirregularitiesoftheGothicerections

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