Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 49

           Butinhislaterlettersheoccasionallyalludedtotheintentionofcominghometofetchher;fromwhichexpressionstheyhopedthedivisionmightnotoweitsorigintoanythingsohopelesslypermanentasthat.Hehadtoldthemthatshewaswithherrelatives,andintheirdoubtstheyhaddecidednottointrudeintoasituationwhichtheyknewnowayofbettering.

           TheeyesforwhichTess’sletterwasintendedweregazingatthistimeonalimitlessexpanseofcountryfromthebackofamulewhichwasbearinghimfromtheinterioroftheSouth-AmericanContinenttowardsthecoast.Hisexperiencesofthisstrangelandhadbeensad.Thesevereillnessfromwhichhehadsufferedshortlyafterhisarrivalhadneverwhollylefthim,andhehadbydegreesalmostdecidedtorelinquishhishopeoffarminghere,though,aslongasthebarepossibilityexistedofhisremaining,hekeptthischangeofviewasecretfromhisparents.

           Thecrowdsofagriculturallabourerswhohadcomeouttothecountryinhiswake,dazzledbyrepresentationsofeasyindependence,hadsuffered,died,andwastedaway.HewouldseemothersfromEnglishfarmstrudgingalongwiththeirinfantsintheirarms,whenthechildwouldbestrickenwithfeverandwoulddie;themotherwouldpausetodigaholeinthelooseearthwithherbarehands,wouldburythebabethereinwiththesamenaturalgrave-tools,shedonetear,andagaintrudgeon.

           Angel’soriginalintentionhadnotbeenemigrationtoBrazilbutanorthernoreasternfarminhisowncountry.

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