Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 22

           However,theyformedthemselvesintoline,allassisting,owingtotheimportanceofthesearch;thedairymanattheupperendwithMrClare,whohadvolunteeredtohelp;thenTess,Marian,IzzHuett,andRetty;thenBillLewell,Jonathan,andthemarrieddairywomenBeckKnibbs,withherwoolyblackhairandrollingeyes;andflaxenFrances,consumptivefromthewinterdampsofthewater-meadswholivedintheirrespectivecottages.

           Witheyesfixeduponthegroundtheycreptslowlyacrossastripofthefield,returningalittlefurtherdowninsuchamannerthat,whentheyshouldhavefinished,notasingleinchofthepasturebutwouldhavefallenundertheeyeofsomeoneofthem.Itwasamosttediousbusiness,notmorethanhalfadozenshootsofgarlicbeingdiscoverableinthewholefield;yetsuchwastheherb’spungencythatprobablyonebiteofitbyonecowhadbeensufficienttoseasonthewholedairy’sproducefortheday.

           Differingonefromanotherinnaturesandmoodssogreatlyastheydid,theyyetformed,bending,acuriouslyuniformrowautomatic,noiseless;andanalienobserverpassingdowntheneighbouringlanemightwellhavebeenexcusedformassingthemas“Hodge”.Astheycreptalong,stoopinglowtodiscerntheplant,asoftyellowgleamwasreflectedfromthebuttercupsintotheirshadedfaces,givingthemanelfish,moonlitaspect,thoughthesunwaspouringupontheirbacksinallthestrengthofnoon.

           AngelClare,whocommunisticallystucktohisruleoftakingpartwiththerestineverything,glancedupnowandthen.

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