Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 28

           Thedairymanhimselfhadbeenlendingahand;butMrCrick,aswellashiswife,seemedlatterlytohaveacquiredasuspicionofmutualinterestbetweenthesetwo;thoughtheywalkedsocircumspectlythatsuspicionwasbutofthefaintest.Anyhow,thedairymanleftthemtothemselves.

           Theywerebreakingupthemassesofcurdbeforeputtingthemintothevats.Theoperationresembledtheactofcrumblingbreadonalargescale;andamidtheimmaculatewhitenessofthecurdsTessDurbeyfield’shandsshowedthemselvesofthepinknessoftherose.Angel,whowasfillingthevatswithhishandful,suddenlyceased,andlaidhishandsflatuponhers.Hersleeveswererolledfarabovetheelbow,andbendinglowerhekissedtheinsideveinofhersoftarm.

           AlthoughtheearlySeptemberweatherwassultry,herarm,fromherdabblinginthecurds,wasascoldanddamptohismouthasanew-gatheredmushroom,andtastedofthewhey.Butshewassuchasheafofsusceptibilitiesthatherpulsewasacceleratedbythetouch,herblooddriventoherfinder-ends,andthecoolarmsflushedhot.Then,asthoughherhearthadsaid,“Iscoynesslongernecessary?Truthistruthbetweenmanandwoman,asbetweenmanandman,”sheliftedhereyesandtheybeameddevotedlyintohis,asherliproseinatenderhalf-smile.

           “DoyouknowwhyIdidthat,Tess?”hesaid.

           “Becauseyoulovemeverymuch!”

           “Yes,andasapreliminarytoanewentreaty.”

           “NotAGAIN!”

           Shelookedasuddenfearthatherresistancemightbreakdownunderherowndesire.

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