Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 14

           Rabbits,hares,snakes,rats,mice,retreatedinwardsasintoafastness,unawareoftheephemeralnatureoftheirrefuge,andofthedoomthatawaitedthemlaterinthedaywhen,theircovertshrinkingtoamoreandmorehorriblenarrowness,theywerehuddledtogether,friendsandfoes,tillthelastfewyardsofuprightwheatfellalsoundertheteethoftheunerringreaper,andtheywereeveryoneputtodeathbythesticksandstonesoftheharvesters.

           Thereaping-machineleftthefallencornbehinditinlittleheaps,eachheapbeingofthequantityforasheaf;anduponthesetheactivebindersintherearlaidtheirhandsmainlywomen,butsomeofthemmeninprintshirts,andtrouserssupportedroundtheirwaistsbyleatherstraps,renderinguselessthetwobuttonsbehind,whichtwinkledandbristledwithsunbeamsateverymovementofeachwearer,asiftheywereapairofeyesinthesmallofhisback.

           Butthoseoftheothersexwerethemostinterestingofthiscompanyofbinders,byreasonofthecharmwhichisacquiredbywomanwhenshebecomespartandparcelofoutdoornature,andisnotmerelyanobjectsetdownthereinasatordinarytimes.Afield-manisapersonalityafield;afield-womanisaportionofthefield;shehadsomehowlostherownmargin,imbibedtheessenceofhersurrounding,andassimilatedherselfwithit.

           Thewomenorrathergirls,fortheyweremostlyyoungworedrawncottonbonnetswithgreatflappingcurtainstokeepoffthesun,andglovestopreventtheirhandsbeingwoundedbythestubble.

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