Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 16

           Longthatchedshedsstretchedroundtheenclosure,theirslopesencrustedwithvividgreenmoss,andtheireavessupportedbywoodenpostsrubbedtoaglossysmoothnessbytheflanksofinfinitecowsandcalvesofbygoneyears,nowpassedtoanoblivionalmostinconceivableinitsprofundity.Betweenthepostwererangedthemilchers,eachexhibitingherselfatthepresentmomenttoawhimsicaleyeintherearasacircleontwostalks,downthecentreofwhichaswitchmovedpendulum-wise;whilethesun,loweringitselfbehindthispatientrow,threwtheirshadowsaccuratelyinwardsuponthewall.Thusitthrewshadowsoftheseobscureandhomelyfigureseveryeveningwithasmuchcareovereachcontourasifithadbeentheprofileofacourtbeautyonapalacewall;copiedthemasdiligentlyasithadcopiedOlympianshapesonmarbleFACADESlongago,ortheoutlineofAlexander,Caesar,andthePharaohs.

           Theywerethelessrestfulcowsthatwerestalled.Thosethatwouldstandstilloftheirownwillweremilkedinthemiddleoftheyard,wheremanyofsuchbetterbehavedonesstoodwaitingnowallprimemilchers,suchaswereseldomseenoutofthisvalley,andnotalwayswithinit;nourishedbythesucculentfeedwhichthewater-meadssuppliedatthisprimeseasonoftheyear.Thoseofthemthatwerespottedwithwhitereflectedthesunshineindazzlingbrilliancy,andthepolishedbrassknobsoftheirhornsglitteredwithsomethingofmilitarydisplay

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