Chapter 10

           

           Everyvillagehasitsidiosyncrasy,itsconstitution,oftenitsowncodeofmorality.ThelevityofsomeoftheyoungerwomeninandaboutTrantridgewasmarked,andwasperhapssymptomaticofthechoicespiritwhoruledTheSlopesinthatvicinity.Theplacehadalsoamoreabidingdefect;itdrankhard.Thestapleconversationonthefarmsaroundwasontheuselessnessofsavingmoney;andsmockfrockedarithmeticians,leaningontheirploughsorhoes,wouldenterintocalculationsofgreatnicetytoprovethatparishreliefwasafullerprovisionforamaninhisoldagethananywhichcouldresultfromsavingsoutoftheirwagesduringawholelifetime.

           ThechiefpleasureofthesephilosopherslayingoingeverySaturdaynight,whenworkwasdone,toChaseborough,adecayedmarket-towntwoorthreemilesdistant;and,returninginthesmallhoursofthenextmorning,tospendSundayinsleepingoffthedyspepticeffectsofthecuriouscompoundssoldtothemasbeerbythemonopolizersoftheonceindependentinns.

           ForalongtimeTessdidnotjoinintheweeklypilgrimages.Butunderpressurefrommatronsnotmucholderthanherself—forafield-man’swagesbeingashighattwenty-oneasatforty,marriagewasearlyhere—Tessatlengthconsentedtogo.Herfirstexperienceofthejourneyaffordedhermoreenjoymentthanshehadexpected,thehilariousnessoftheothersbeingquitecontagiousafterhermonotonousattentiontothepoultry-farmalltheweek.Shewentagainandagain.

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