Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 4

           Afarmer’smanfromnearStourcastlecameup,leadingastrongcob.HewasharnessedtothewaggonofbeehivesintheplaceofPrince,andtheloadtakenontowardsCasterbridge.

           Theeveningofthesamedaysawtheemptywaggonreachagainthespotoftheaccident.Princehadlainthereintheditchsincethemorning;buttheplaceoftheblood-poolwasstillvisibleinthemiddleoftheroad,thoughscratchedandscrapedoverbypassingvehicles.AllthatwasleftofPrincewasnowhoistedintothewaggonhehadformerlyhauled,andwithhishoofsintheair,andhisshoesshininginthesettingsunlight,heretractedtheeightorninemilestoMarlott.

           Tesshadgonebackearlier.Howtobreakthenewswasmorethanshecouldthink.Itwasarelieftohertonguetofindfromthefacesofherparentsthattheyalreadyknewoftheirloss,thoughthisdidnotlessentheself-reproachwhichshecontinuedtoheapuponherselfforhernegligence.

           Buttheveryshiftlessnessofthehouseholdrenderedthemisfortunealessterrifyingonetothemthanitwouldhavebeentoathrivingfamily,thoughinthepresentcaseitmeantruin,andintheotheritwouldonlyhavemeantinconvenience.IntheDurbeyfieldcountenancestherewasnothingoftheredwraththatwouldhaveburntuponthegirlfromparentsmoreambitiousforherwelfare.NobodyblamedTessassheblamedherself.

           WhenitwasdiscoveredthattheknackerandtannerwouldgiveonlyaveryfewshillingsforPrince’scarcasebecauseofhisdecrepitude,Durbeyfieldrosetotheoccasion

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