Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 21

           Well,noneofusventuredtointerfere;andatlast‘apromisedtomakeitrightwi’her.‘YesI’llbeasgoodasmyword!’hesaid.Andsoitendedthatday.”

           Whilethelistenersweresmilingtheircommentstherewasaquickmovementbehindtheirbacks,andtheylookedround.Tess,pale-faced,hadgonetothedoor.

           “Howwarm’tistoday!”shesaid,almostinaudibly.

           Itwaswarm,andnoneofthemconnectedherwithdrawalwiththereminiscencesofthedairyman.Hewentforwardandopenedthedoorforher,sayingwithtenderraillery

           “Why,maidy”(hefrequently,withunconsciousirony,gaveherthispetname),“theprettiestmilkerI’vegotinmydairy;youmustn’tgetsofaggedasthisatthefirstbreathofsummerweather,orweshallbefinelyputtoforwantof‘eebydog-days,shan’twe,MrClare?”

           “IwasfaintandIthinkIambetterouto’doors,”shesaidmechanically;anddisappearedoutside.

           Fortunatelyforherthemilkintherevolvingchurnatthatmomentchangeditssquashingforadecidedflick-flack.

           “’Tiscoming!”criedMrsCrick,andtheattentionofallwascalledofffromTess.

           Thatfairsufferersoonrecoveredherselfexternally;butsheremainedmuchdepressedalltheafternoon.Whentheeveningmilkingwasdoneshedidnotcaretobewiththerestofthem,andwentoutofdoorswanderingalongsheknewnotwhither.

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