Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 8

           

           “Safe,thankGod,inspiteofyourfooling!”saidshe,herfaceonfire.

           “Tessfie!that’stemper!”saidd’Urberville.

           “’Tistruth.”

           “Well,youneednotletgoyourholdofmesothanklesslythemomentyoufeelyourselfourofdanger.”

           Shehadnotconsideredwhatshehadbeendoing;whetherheweremanorwoman,stickorstone,inherinvoluntaryholdonhim.Recoveringherreserveshesatwithoutreplying,andthustheyreachedthesummitofanotherdeclivity.

           “Nowthen,again!”saidd’Urberville.

           “No,no!”saidTess.“Showmoresense,do,please.”

           “Butwhenpeoplefindthemselvesononeofthehighestpointsinthecounty,theymustgetdownagain,”heretorted.

           Heloosenedrein,andawaytheywentasecondtime.D’Urbervilleturnedhisfacetoherastheyrocked,andsaid,inplayfulraillery:“Nowthen,putyourarmsroundmywaistagain,asyoudidbefore,myBeauty.”

           “Never!”saidTessindependently,holdingonaswellasshecouldwithouttouchinghim.

           “Letmeputonelittlekissonthoseholmberrylips,Tess,orevenonthatwarmedcheek,andI’llstoponmyhonour,Iwill!”

           Tess,surprisedbeyondmeasure,slidfartherbackstillonherseat,atwhichheurgedthehorseanew,androckedherthemore.

           “Willnothingelsedo?”shecriedatlength,indesperation,herlargeeyesstaringathimlikethoseofawildanimal.Thisdressingherupsoprettilybyhermotherhadapparentlybeentolamentablepurpose.

           “Nothing,dearTess,”hereplied.

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