Chapter 45

           

           Tillthismomentshehadneverseenorheardfromd’UrbervillesinceherdeparturefromTrantridge.

           Therencountercameataheavymoment,oneofallmomentscalculatedtopermititsimpactwiththeleastemotionalshock.Butsuchwasunreasoningmemorythat,thoughhestoodthereopenlyandpalpablyaconvertedman,whowassorrowingforhispastirregularities,afearovercameher,paralyzinghermovementsothatsheneitherretreatednoradvanced.

           Tothinkofwhatemanatedfromthatcountenancewhenshesawitlast,andtobeholditnow!...Therewasthesamehandsomeunpleasantnessofmien,butnowheworeneatlytrimmed,old-fashionedwhiskers,thesablemoustachehavingdisappeared;andhisdresswashalf-clerical,amodificationwhichhadchangedhisexpressionsufficientlytoabstractthedandyismfromhisfeatures,andtohinderforasecondherbeliefinhisidentity.

           ToTess’ssensetherewas,justatfirst,aghastlyBIZARRERIE,agrimincongruity,inthemarchofthesesolemnwordsofScriptureoutofsuchamouth.Thistoofamiliarintonation,lessthanfouryearsearlier,hadbroughttoherearsexpressionsofsuchdivergentpurposethatherheartbecamequitesickattheironyofthecontrast.

           Itwaslessareformthanatransfiguration.Theformercurvesofsensuousnesswerenowmodulatedtolinesofdevotionalpassion.

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