Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 17

           

           Meanwhilemanyofthemilkmaidshadsaidtooneanotherofthenewcomer,“Howprettysheis!”withsomethingofrealgenerosityandadmiration,thoughwithahalfhopethattheauditorswouldqualifytheassertionwhich,strictlyspeaking,theymighthavedone,prettinessbeinganinexactdefinitionofwhatstrucktheeyeinTess.Whenthemilkingwasfinishedfortheeveningtheystraggledindoors,whereMrsCrick,thedairyman’swifewhowastoorespectabletogooutmilkingherself,andworeahotstuffgowninwarmweatherbecausethedairymaidsworeprintswasgivinganeyetotheleadsandthings.

           Onlytwoorthreeofthemaids,Tesslearnt,sleptinthedairy-housebesidesherself;mostofthehelpersgoingtotheirhomes.Shesawnothingatsupper-timeofthesuperiormilkerwhohadcommentedonthestory,andaskednoquestionsabouthim,theremainderoftheeveningbeingoccupiedinarrangingherplaceinthebed-chamber.Itwasalargeroomoverthemilk-house,somethirtyfeetlong;thesleeping-cotsoftheotherthreeindoormilkmaidsbeinginthesameapartment.Theywerebloomingyoungwomen,and,exceptone,ratherolderthanherself.BybedtimeTesswasthoroughlytired,andfellasleepimmediately.

           ButoneofthegirlswhooccupiedanadjoiningbedwasmorewakefulthanTess,andwouldinsistuponrelatingtothelattervariousparticularsofthehomesteadintowhichshehadjustentered.Thegirl’swhisperedwordsmingledwiththeshades,and,toTess’sdrowsymind,theyseemedtobegeneratedbythedarknessinwhichtheyfloated

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