Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 43

           Buttostandworkingslowlyinafield,andfeelthecreepofrain-water,firstinlegsandshoulders,thenonhipsandhead,thenatback,front,andsides,andyettoworkontilltheleadenlightdiminishesandmarksthatthesunisdown,demandsadistinctmodicumofstoicism,evenofvalour.

           Yettheydidnotfeelthewetnesssomuchasmightbesupposed.Theywerebothyoung,andtheyweretalkingofthetimewhentheylivedandlovedtogetheratTalbothaysDairy,thathappygreentractoflandwheresummerhadbeenliberalinhergifts;insubstancetoall,emotionallytothese.TesswouldfainnothaveconversedwithMarianofthemanwhowaslegally,ifnotactually,herhusband;buttheirresistiblefascinationofthesubjectbetrayedherintoreciprocatingMarian’sremarks.Andthus,ashasbeensaid,thoughthedampcurtainsoftheirbonnetsflappedsmartlyintotheirfaces,andtheirwrappersclungaboutthemtowearisomeness,theylivedallthisafternooninmemoriesofgreen,sunny,romanticTalbothays.

           “Youcanseeagleamofahillwithinafewmileso’FroomValleyfromherewhen’tisfine,”saidMarian.

           “Ah!Canyou?”saidTess,awaketothenewvalueofthislocality.

           Sothetwoforceswereatworkhereaseverywhere,theinherentwilltoenjoy,andthecircumstantialwillagainstenjoyment.Marian’swillhadamethodofassistingitselfbytakingfromherpocketastheafternoonworeonapintbottlecorkedwithwhiterag,fromwhichsheinvitedTesstodrink.

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