Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 43

           

           Afterthisseasonofcongealeddampnesscameaspellofdryfrost,whenstrangebirdsfrombehindtheNorthPolebegantoarrivesilentlyontheuplandofFlintcomb-Ash;gauntspectralcreatureswithtragicaleyeseyeswhichhadwitnessedscenesofcataclysmalhorrorininaccessiblepolarregionsofamagnitudesuchasnohumanbeinghadeverconceived,incurdlingtemperaturesthatnomancouldendure;whichhadbeheldthecrashoficebergsandtheslideofsnow-hillsbytheshootinglightoftheAurora;beenhalfblindedbythewhirlofcolossalstormsandterraqueousdistortions;andretainedtheexpressionoffeaturethatsuchsceneshadengendered.ThesenamelessbirdscamequiteneartoTessandMarian,butofalltheyhadseenwhichhumanitywouldneversee,theybroughtnoaccount.Thetraveller’sambitiontotellwasnottheirs,and,withdumbimpassivity,theydismissedexperienceswhichtheydidnotvaluefortheimmediateincidentsofthishomelyuplandthetrivialmovementsofthetwogirlsindisturbingtheclodswiththeirhackerssoastouncoversomethingorotherthatthesevisitantsrelishedasfood.

           Thenonedayapeculiarqualityinvadedtheairofthisopencountry.Therecameamoisturewhichwasnotofrain,andacoldwhichwasnotoffrost.Itchilledtheeyeballsofthetwain,madetheirbrowsache,penetratedtotheirskeletons,affectingthesurfaceofthebodylessthanitscore.Theyknewthatitmeantsnow,andinthenightthesnowcame.

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