Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 59

           Itwassomewhatdisguisedfromtheroadinpassingitbyyewsandevergreenoaks,butitwasvisibleenoughuphere.Thewicketfromwhichthepairhadlatelyemergedwasinthewallofthisstructure.Fromthemiddleofthebuildinganuglyflat-toppedoctagonaltowerascendedagainsttheeasthorizon,andviewedfromthisspot,onitsshadysideandagainstthelight,itseemedtheoneblotonthecity’sbeauty.Yetitwaswiththisblot,andnotwiththebeauty,thatthetwogazerswereconcerned.

           Uponthecorniceofthetoweratallstaffwasfixed.Theireyeswererivetedonit.Afewminutesafterthehourhadstrucksomethingmovedslowlyupthestaff,andextendeditselfuponthebreeze.Itwasablackflag.

           “Justice”wasdone,andthePresidentoftheImmortals,inAeschyleanphrase,hadendedhissportwithTess.Andthed’Urbervilleknightsanddamessleptonintheirtombsunknowing.Thetwospeechlessgazersbentthemselvesdowntotheearth,asifinprayer,andremainedthusalongtime,absolutelymotionless:theflagcontinuedtowavesilently.Assoonastheyhadstrengththeyarose,joinedhandsagain,andwenton.

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