Тесс з роду д’Ербервілей

Chapter 10

           

           Tesswasstandingapartfromtherest,nearthegate.Hebentovertowardsher.“Jumpupbehindme,”hewhispered,“andwe’llgetshotofthescreamingcatsinajiffy!”

           Shefeltalmostreadytofaint,sovividwashersenseofthecrisis.Atalmostanyothermomentofherlifeshewouldhaverefusedsuchprofferedaidandcompany,asshehadrefusedthemseveraltimesbefore;andnowthelonelinesswouldnotofitselfhaveforcedhertodootherwise.Butcomingastheinvitationdidattheparticularjuncturewhenfearandindignationattheseadversariescouldbetransformedbyaspringofthefootintoatriumphoverthem,sheabandonedherselftoherimpulse,climbedthegate,puthertoeuponhisinstep,andscrambledintothesaddlebehindhim.Thepairwerespeedingawayintothedistantgraybythetimethatthecontentiousrevellersbecameawareofwhathadhappened.

           TheQueenofSpadesforgotthestainonherbodice,andstoodbesidetheQueenofDiamondsandthenew-married,staggeringyoungwomanallwithagazeoffixityinthedirectioninwhichthehorse’strampwasdiminishingintosilenceontheroad.

           “Whatbeyelookingat?”askedamanwhohadnotobservedtheincident.

           “Ho-ho-ho!”laugheddarkCar.

           “Hee-hee-hee!”laughedthetipplingbride,asshesteadiedherselfonthearmofherfondhusband

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