Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 35

           Hisformbesideherlightgrayfigurelookedblack,sinister,andforbidding,andshefeltassarcasmthetouchofthejewelsofwhichshehadbeenmomentarilysoproud.Clareturnedathearingherfootsteps,buthisrecognitionofherpresenceseemedtomakenodifferencetohim,andhewentonoverthefiveyawningarchesofthegreatbridgeinfrontofthehouse.

           Thecowandhorsetracksintheroadwerefullofwater,andrainhavingbeenenoughtochargethem,butnotenoughtowashthemaway.Acrosstheseminutepoolsthereflectedstarsflittedinaquicktransitasshepassed;shewouldnothaveknowntheywereshiningoverheadifshehadnotseenthemtherethevastestthingsoftheuniverseimagedinobjectssomean.

           TheplacetowhichtheyhadtravelledtodaywasinthesamevalleyasTalbothays,butsomemileslowerdowntheriver;andthesurroundingsbeingopenshekepteasilyinsightofhim.Awayfromthehousetheroadwoundthroughthemeads,andalongtheseshefollowedClarewithoutanyattempttocomeupwithhimortoattracthim,butwithdumbandvacantfidelity.

           Atlast,however,herlistlesswalkbroughtherupalongsidehim,andstillhesaidnothing.Thecrueltyoffooledhonestyisoftengreatafterenlightenment,anditwasmightyinClarenow.

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