Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 10

           

           “Well,myBeauty,whatareyoudoinghere?”

           Shewassotiredafterherlongdayandherwalkthatsheconfidedhertroubletohimthatshehadbeenwaitingeversincehesawhertohavetheircompanyhome,becausetheroadatnightwasstrangetoher.“Butitseemstheywillneverleaveoff,andIreallythinkIwillwaitnolonger.”

           “Certainlydonot.Ihaveonlyasaddle-horseheretoday;butcometoTheFlower-de-Luce,andI’llhireatrap,anddriveyouhomewithme.”

           Tess,thoughflattered,hadneverquitegotoverheroriginalmistrustofhim,and,despitetheirtardiness,shepreferredtowalkhomewiththework-folk.Sosheansweredthatshewasmuchobligedtohim,butwouldnottroublehim.“IhavesaidthatIwillwaitfor’em,andtheywillexpectmetonow.”

           “Verywell,MissIndependence.Pleaseyourself....ThenIshallnothurry....MygoodLord,whatakick-uptheyarehavingthere!”

           Hehadnotputhimselfforwardintothelight,butsomeofthemhadperceivedhim,andhispresenceledtoaslightpauseandaconsiderationofhowthetimewasflying.Assoonashehadre-litacigarandwalkedawaytheTrantridgepeoplebegantocollectthemselvesfromamidthosewhohadcomeinfromotherfarms,andpreparedtoleaveinabody.Theirbundlesandbasketsweregatheredup,andhalfanhourlater,whentheclock-chimesoundedaquarterpasteleven,theywerestragglingalongthelanewhichledupthehilltowardstheirhomes.

           Itwasathree-milewalk,alongadrywhiteroad,madewhitertonightbythelightofthemoon.

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