Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 25

           Whathadbeentheengrossingworldhaddissolvedintoanuninterestingouterdumb-show;whilehere,inthisapparentlydimandunimpassionedplace,noveltyhadvolcanicallystartedup,asithadnever,forhim,startedupelsewhere.

           EverywindowofthehousebeingopenClarecouldhearacrosstheyardeachtrivialsoundoftheretiringhousehold.Thedairy-house,sohumble,soinsignificant,sopurelytohimaplaceofconstrainedsojournthathehadneverhithertodeemeditofsufficientimportancetobereconnoitredasanobjectofanyqualitywhateverinthelandscape;whatwasitnow?Theagedandlichenedbrickgablesbreathedforth“Stay!”Thewindowssmiled,thedoorcoaxedandbeckoned,thecreeperblushedconfederacy.Apersonalitywithinitwassofar-reachinginherinfluenceastospreadintoandmakethebricks,mortar,andwholeoverhangingskythrobwithaburningsensibility.Whosewasthismightypersonality?Amilkmaid’s.Itwasamazing,indeed,tofindhowgreatamatterthelifeoftheobscuredairyhadbecometohim.Andthoughnewlovewastobeheldpartlyresponsibleforthisitwasnotsolelyso.ManybesidesAngelhavelearntthatthemagnitudeoflivesisnotastotheirexternaldisplacements,butastotheirsubjectiveexperiences.Theimpressionablepeasantleadsalarger,fuller,moredramaticlifethanthepachydermatousking.Lookingatitthushefoundthatlifewastobeseenofthesamemagnitudehereaselsewhere.

           Despitehisheterodoxy,faults,andweaknesses,Clarewasamanwithaconscience.

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