Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           

           Thefieldhadalreadybeen“opened”;thatistosay,alaneafewfeetwidehadbeenhand-cutthroughthewheatalongthewholecircumferenceofthefieldforthefirstpassageofthehorsesandmachine.

           Twogroups,oneofmenandlads,theotherofwomen,hadcomedownthelanejustatthehourwhentheshadowsoftheeasternhedge-topstruckthewesthedgemidway,sothattheheadsofthegroupswereenjoyingsunrisewhiletheirfeetwerestillinthedawn.Theydisappearedfromthelanebetweenthetwostonepostswhichflankedthenearestfield-gate.

           Presentlytherearosefromwithinatickinglikethelove-makingofthegrasshopper.Themachinehadbegun,andamovingconcatenationofthreehorsesandtheaforesaidlongricketymachinewasvisibleoverthegate,adriversittingupononeofthehaulinghorses,andanattendantontheseatoftheimplement.Alongonesideofthefieldthewholewainwent,thearmsofthemechanicalreaperrevolvingslowly,tillitpasseddownthehillquiteoutofsight.Inaminuteitcameupontheothersideofthefieldatthesameequablepace;theglisteningbrassstarintheforeheadoftheforehorsefirstcatchingtheeyeasitroseintoviewoverthestubble,thenthebrightarms,andthenthewholemachine.

           Thenarrowlaneofstubbleencompassingthefieldgrewwiderwitheachcircuit,andthestandingcornwasreducedtosmallerareaasthemorningworeon.

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