Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 58

           

           “O,AngelIfearthatmeansno!”saidshe,withasuppressedsob.“AndIwantedsotoseeyouagainsomuch,somuch!WhatnotevenyouandI,Angel,wholoveeachothersowell?”

           Likeagreaterthanhimself,tothecriticalquestionatthecriticaltimehedidnotanswer;andtheywereagainsilent.Inaminuteortwoherbreathingbecamemoreregular,herclaspofhishandrelaxed,andshefellasleep.ThebandofsilverpalenessalongtheeasthorizonmadeeventhedistantpartsoftheGreatPlainappeardarkandnear;andthewholeenormouslandscapeborethatimpressofreserve,taciturnity,andhesitationwhichisusualjustbeforeday.Theeastwardpillarsandtheirarchitravesstoodupblacklyagainstthelight,andthegreatflame-shapedSun-stonebeyondthem;andtheStoneofSacrificemidway.Presentlythenightwinddiedout,andthequiveringlittlepoolsinthecup-likehollowsofthestoneslaystill.Atthesametimesomethingseemedtomoveonthevergeofthedipeastwardameredot.ItwastheheadofamanapproachingthemfromthehollowbeyondtheSun-stone.Clarewishedtheyhadgoneonward,butinthecircumstancesdecidedtoremainquiet.Thefigurecamestraighttowardsthecircleofpillarsinwhichtheywere.

           Heheardsomethingbehindhim,thebrushoffeet.Turning,hesawovertheprostratecolumnsanotherfigure;thenbeforehewasaware,anotherwasathandontheright,underatrilithon,andanotherontheleft

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