Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 56

           Itwasaboutthesizeofawaferwhenshefirstobservedit,butitspeedilygrewaslargeasthepalmofherhand,andthenshecouldperceivethatitwasred.Theoblongwhiteceiling,withthisscarletblotinthemidst,hadtheappearanceofagiganticaceofhearts.

           MrsBrookshadstrangequalmsofmisgiving.Shegotuponthetable,andtouchedthespotintheceilingwithherfingers.Itwasdamp,andshefanciedthatitwasabloodstain.

           Descendingfromthetable,shelefttheparlour,andwentupstairs,intendingtoentertheroomoverhead,whichwasthebedchamberatthebackofthedrawing-room.But,nervelesswomanasshehadnowbecome,shecouldnotbringherselftoattemptthehandle.Shelistened.Thedeadsilencewithinwasbrokenonlybyaregularbeat.

           Drip,drip,drip.

           MrsBrookshasteneddownstairs,openedthefrontdoor,andranintothestreet.Amansheknew,oneoftheworkmenemployedatanadjoiningvilla,waspassingby,andshebeggedhimtocomeinandgoupstairswithher;shefearedsomethinghadhappenedtooneofherlodgers.Theworkmanassented,andfollowedhertothelanding.

           Sheopenedthedoorofthedrawing-room,andstoodbackforhimtopassin,enteringherselfbehindhim.Theroomwasempty;thebreakfastasubstantialrepastofcoffee,eggs,andacoldhamlayspreaduponthetableuntouched,aswhenshehadtakenitup,exceptingthatthecarving-knifewasmissing.Sheaskedthemantogothroughthefolding-doorsintotheadjoiningroom

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