Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 29

           ExceptMarian,theyalllookedwistfullyandsuspiciouslyatthepair,inthesadyellowrayswhichthemorningcandlesemittedincontrastwiththefirstcoldsignalsofthedawnwithout.

           Whenskimmingwasdonewhich,asthemilkdiminishedwiththeapproachofautumn,wasalesseningprocessdaybydayRettyandtherestwentout.Theloversfollowedthem.

           “Ourtremulouslivesaresodifferentfromtheirs,aretheynot?”hemusinglyobservedtoher,asheregardedthethreefigurestrippingbeforehimthroughthefrigidpallorofopeningday.

           “Notsoverydifferent,Ithink,”shesaid.

           “Whydoyouthinkthat?”

           “Thereareveryfewwomen’slivesthatarenottremulous,”Tessreplied,pausingoverthenewwordasifitimpressedher.“There’smoreinthosethreethanyouthink.”

           “Whatisinthem?”

           “Almosteitherof’em,”shebegan,“wouldmakeperhapswouldmakeapropererwifethanI.AndperhapstheyloveyouaswellasI—almost.”

           “O,Tessy!”

           Thereweresignsthatitwasanexquisiterelieftohertoheartheimpatientexclamation,thoughshehadresolvedsointrepidlytoletgenerositymakeonebidagainstherself.Thatwasnowdone,andshehadnotthepowertoattemptself-immolationasecondtimethen.Theywerejoinedbyamilkerfromoneofthecottages,andnomorewassaidonthatwhichconcernedthemsodeeply.ButTessknewthatthisdaywoulddecideit

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