Chapter 20

           

           Theseasondevelopedandmatured.Anotheryear’sinstalmentofflowers,leaves,nightingales,thrushes,finches,andsuchephemeralcreatures,tookuptheirpositionswhereonlyayearagoothershadstoodintheirplacewhenthesewerenothingmorethangermsandinorganicparticles.Raysfromthesunrisedrewforththebudsandstretchedthemintolongstalks,liftedupsapinnoiselessstreams,openedpetals,andsuckedoutscentsininvisiblejetsandbreathings.

           DairymanCrick’shouseholdofmaidsandmenlivedoncomfortably,placidly,evenmerrily.Theirpositionwasperhapsthehappiestofallpositionsinthesocialscale,beingabovethelineatwhichneedinessends,andbelowthelineatwhichtheCONVENANCESbegintocrampnaturalfeelings,andthestressofthreadbaremodishnessmakestoolittleofenough.

           Thuspassedtheleafytimewhenarborescenceseemstobetheonethingaimedatoutofdoors.TessandClareunconsciouslystudiedeachother,everbalancedontheedgeofapassion,yetapparentlykeepingoutofit.Allthewhiletheywereconverging,underanirresistiblelaw,assurelyastwostreamsinonevale.

           Tesshadneverinherrecentlifebeensohappyasshewasnow,possiblyneverwouldbesohappyagain.Shewas,foronething,physicallyandmentallysuitedamongthesenewsurroundings.Thesaplingwhichhadrooteddowntoapoisonousstratumonthespotofitssowinghadbeentransplantedtoadeepersoil.

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