Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 5

           

           Foramomentonlyforamomentwhentheywereintheturningofthedrive,betweenthetallrhododendronsandconifers,beforethelodgebecamevisible,heinclinedhisfacetowardsherasifbut,no:hethoughtbetterofit,andlethergo.

           Thusthethingbegan.Hadsheperceivedthismeeting’simportshemighthaveaskedwhyshewasdoomedtobeseenandcovetedthatdaybythewrongman,andnotbysomeotherman,therightanddesiredoneinallrespectsasnearlyashumanitycansupplytherightanddesired;yettohimwhoamongstheracquaintancemighthaveapproximatedtothiskind,shewasbutatransientimpression,halfforgotten.

           Intheill-judgedexecutionofthewell-judgedplanofthingsthecallseldomproducesthecomer,themantoloverarelycoincideswiththehourforloving.Naturedoesnotoftensay“See!”toherpoorcreatureatatimewhenseeingcanleadtohappydoing;orreply“Here!”toabody’scryof“Where?”tillthehide-and-seekhasbecomeanirksome,outworngame.Wemaywonderwhetherattheacmeandsummitofthehumanprogresstheseanachronismswillbecorrectedbyafinerintuition,acloseinteractionofthesocialmachinerythanthatwhichnowjoltsusroundandalong;butsuchcompletenessisnottobeprophesied,orevenconceivedaspossible.Enoughthatinthepresentcase,asinmillions,itwasnotthetwohalvesofaperfectwholethatconfrontedeachotherattheperfectmoment;amissingcounterpartwanderedindependentlyabouttheearthwaitingincrassobtusenesstillthelatetimecame

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