Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 43

           Oneendofthelongstructurewasfullofcorn;themiddlewaswherethereed-drawingwascarriedon,andtherehadalreadybeenplacedinthereed-presstheeveningbeforeasmanysheavesofwheataswouldbesufficientforthewomentodrawfromduringtheday.

           “Why,here’sIzz!”saidMarian.

           Izzitwas,andshecameforward.Shehadwalkedallthewayfromhermother’shomeonthepreviousafternoon,and,notdeemingthedistancesogreat,hadbeenbelated,arriving,however,justbeforethesnowbegan,andsleepingatthealehouse.Thefarmerhadagreedwithhermotheratmarkettotakeheronifshecametoday,andshehadbeenafraidtodisappointhimbydelay.

           InadditiontoTess,Marian,andIzz,thereweretwowomenfromaneighbouringvillage;twoAmazoniansisters,whomTesswithastartrememberedasDarkCartheQueenofSpadesandherjuniortheQueenofDiamondsthosewhohadtriedtofightwithherinthemidnightquarrelatTrantridge.Theyshowednorecognitionofher,andpossiblyhadnone,fortheyhadbeenundertheinfluenceofliquoronthatoccasion,andwereonlytemporarysojournersthereashere.Theydidallkindsofmen’sworkofpreference,includingwell-sinking,hedging,ditching,andexcavating,withoutanysenseoffatigue.Notedreed-drawersweretheytoo,andlookedroundupontheotherthreewithsomesuperciliousness.

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