Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 46

           “Treathimhonourablyhehasneverwrongedyou!Oleavehiswifebeforeanyscandalspreadsthatmaydoharmtohishonestname!”

           “IwillIwill,”hesaid,likeamanawakeningfromaluringdream.“IhavebrokenmyengagementtopreachtothosepoordrunkenboobiesatthefairitisthefirsttimeIhaveplayedsuchapracticaljoke.AmonthagoIshouldhavebeenhorrifiedatsuchapossibility.I’llgoawaytoswearandah,canI!tokeepaway.”Then,suddenly:“Oneclasp,Tessyone!Onlyforoldfriendship

           “Iamwithoutdefence.Alec!Agoodman’shonourisinmykeepingthinkbeashamed!”

           “Pooh!Well,yesyes!”

           Heclenchedhislips,mortifiedwithhimselfforhisweakness.Hiseyeswereequallybarrenofworldlyandreligiousfaith.Thecorpsesofthoseoldfitfulpassionswhichhadlaininanimateamidthelinesofhisfaceeversincehisreformationseemedtowakeandcometogetherasinaresurrection.Hewentoutindeterminately.

           Thoughd’Urbervillehaddeclaredthatthisbreachofhisengagementtodaywasthesimplebackslidingofabeliever,Tess’swords,asechoedfromAngelClare,hadmadeadeepimpressionuponhim,andcontinuedtodosoafterhehadlefther.Hemovedoninsilence,asifhisenergieswerebenumbedbythehithertoundreamt-ofpossibilitythathispositionwasuntenable.Reasonhadhadnothingtodowithhiswhimsicalconversion,whichwasperhapsthemerefreakofacarelessmaninsearchofanewsensation,andtemporarilyimpressedbyhismother’sdeath

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