Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 10

           Beinggracefulandinteresting,standingmoreoveronthemomentarythresholdofwomanhood,herappearancedrewdownuponhersomeslyregardsfromloungersinthestreetsofChaseborough;hence,thoughsometimesherjourneytothetownwasmadeindependently,shealwayssearchedforherfellowsatnightfall,tohavetheprotectionoftheircompanionshiphomeward.

           ThishadgoneonforamonthortwowhentherecameaSaturdayinSeptember,onwhichafairandamarketcoincided;andthepilgrimsfromTrantridgesoughtdoubledelightsattheinnsonthataccount.Tess’soccupationsmadeherlateinsettingout,sothathercomradesreachedthetownlongbeforeher.ItwasafineSeptemberevening,justbeforesunset,whenyellowlightsstrugglewithblueshadesinhairlikelines,andtheatmosphereitselfformsaprospectwithoutaidfrommoresolidobjects,excepttheinnumerablewingedinsectsthatdanceinit.Throughthislow-litmistinessTesswalkedleisurelyalong.

           Shedidnotdiscoverthecoincidenceofthemarketwiththefairtillshehadreachedtheplace,bywhichtimeitwascloseupondusk.Herlimitedmarketingwassooncompleted;andthenasusualshebegantolookaboutforsomeoftheTrantridgecottagers.

           Atfirstshecouldnotfindthem,andshewasinformedthatmostofthemhadgonetowhattheycalledaprivatelittlejigatthehouseofahay-trusserandpeat-dealerwhohadtransactionswiththeirfarm.

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