Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 35

           TheCarolinebodiceoftheportraitwaslowpreciselyasTess’shadbeenwhenhetuckeditintoshowthenecklace;andagainheexperiencedthedistressingsensationofaresemblancebetweenthem.

           Thecheckwassufficient.Heresumedhisretreatanddescended.

           Hisairremainedcalmandcold,hissmallcompressedmouthindexinghispowersofself-control;hisfacewearingstillthatterriblesterileexpressionwhichhadspreadthereonsinceherdisclosure.Itwasthefaceofamanwhowasnolongerpassion’sslave,yetwhofoundnoadvantageinhisenfranchisement.Hewassimplyregardingtheharrowingcontingenciesofhumanexperience,theunexpectednessofthings.Nothingsopure,sosweet,sovirginalasTesshadseemedpossibleallthelongwhilethathehadadoredher,uptoanhourago;but

           Thelittleless,andwhatworldsaway!

           Hearguederroneouslywhenhesaidtohimselfthatherheartwasnotindexedinthehonestfreshnessofherface;butTesshadnoadvocatetosethimright.Coulditbepossible,hecontinued,thateyeswhichastheygazedneverexpressedanydivergencefromwhatthetonguewastelling,wereyeteverseeinganotherworldbehindherostensibleone,discordantandcontrasting?

           Hereclinedonhiscouchinthesitting-room,andextinguishedthelight.Thenightcamein,andtookupitsplacethere,unconcernedandindifferent;thenightwhichhadalreadyswalloweduphishappiness,andwasnowdigestingitlistlessly;andwasreadytoswallowupthehappinessofathousandotherpeoplewithaslittledisturbanceorchangeofmien.

           

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