Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 41

           

           Withtheimpulseofasoulwhocouldfeelforkindredsufferersasmuchasforherself,Tess’sfirstthoughtwastoputthestilllivingbirdsoutoftheirtorture,andtothisendwithherownhandsshebrokethenecksofasmanyasshecouldfind,leavingthemtoliewhereshehadfoundthemtillthegame-keepersshouldcomeastheyprobablywouldcometolookforthemasecondtime.

           “Poordarlingstosupposemyselfthemostmiserablebeingonearthinthesighto’suchmiseryasyours!”sheexclaimed,hertearsrunningdownasshekilledthebirdstenderly.“Andnotatwingeofbodilypainaboutme!Ibenotmangled,andIbenotbleeding,andIhavetwohandstofeedandclotheme.”Shewasashamedofherselfforhergloomofthenight,basedonnothingmoretangiblethanasenseofcondemnationunderanarbitrarylawofsocietywhichhadnofoundationinNature.

           

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