Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 3

           Shefeltalittleasshehadusedtofeelwhenshesatbyhernowweddedhusbandinthesamespotduringhiswooing,shuttinghereyestohisdefectsofcharacter,andregardinghimonlyinhisidealpresentationaslover.

           Tess,beingleftalonewiththeyoungerchildren,wentfirsttotheouthousewiththefortune-tellingbook,andstuffeditintothethatch.Acuriousfetichisticfearofthisgrimyvolumeonthepartofhermotherpreventedhereverallowingittostayinthehouseallnight,andhitheritwasbroughtbackwheneverithadbeenconsulted.Betweenthemother,withherfast-perishinglumberofsuperstitions,folk-lore,dialect,andorallytransmittedballads,andthedaughter,withhertrainedNationalteachingsandStandardknowledgeunderaninfinitelyRevisedCode,therewasagapoftwohundredyearsasordinarilyunderstood.WhentheyweretogethertheJacobeanandtheVictorianageswerejuxtaposed.

           ReturningalongthegardenpathTessmusedonwhatthemothercouldhavewishedtoascertainfromthebookonthisparticularday.Sheguessedtherecentancestraldiscoverytobearuponit,butdidnotdivinethatitsolelyconcernedherself.Dismissingthis,however,shebusiedherselfwithsprinklingthelinendriedduringthedaytime,incompanywithhernine-year-oldbrotherAbraham,andhersisterEliza-Louisaoftwelveandahalf,call“‘Liza-Lu,”theyoungestonesbeingputtobed.

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