Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 27

           HewentasthedeputyofsomemissionarysocietytopreachintheneighbourhoodofTrantridge,aplacefortymilesfromhere,andmadeithisbusinesstoexpostulatewithalaxyoungcynichemetwithsomewhereabouttheresonofsomelandownerupthatwayandwhohasamotherafflictedwithblindness.Myfatheraddressedhimselftothegentlemanpoint-blank,andtherewasquiteadisturbance.Itwasveryfoolishofmyfather,Imustsay,tointrudehisconversationuponastrangerwhentheprobabilitiesweresoobviousthatitwouldbeuseless.Butwhateverhethinkstobehisduty,thathe’lldo,inseasonoroutofseason;and,ofcourse,hemakesmanyenemies,notonlyamongtheabsolutelyvicious,butamongtheeasy-going,whohatebeingbothered.Hesayshegloriesinwhathappened,andthatgoodmaybedoneindirectly;butIwishhewouldnotwearhimselfoutnowheisgettingold,andwouldleavesuchpigstotheirwallowing.”

           Tess’slookhadgrownhardandworn,andherripemouthtragical;butshenolongershowedanytremulousness.Clare’srevivedthoughtsofhisfatherpreventedhisnoticingherparticularly;andsotheywentondownthewhiterowofliquidrectanglestilltheyhadfinishedanddrainedthemoff,whentheothermaidsreturned,andtooktheirpails,andDebcametoscaldouttheleadsforthenewmilk

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