Тэсс из рода д’Эрбервиллей

Chapter 9

           

           Thegardeninwhichthecottagestoodwassurroundedbyawall,andcouldonlybeenteredthroughadoor.

           WhenTesshadoccupiedherselfaboutanhourthenextmorninginalteringandimprovingthearrangements,accordingtoherskilledideasasthedaughterofaprofessedpoulterer,thedoorinthewallopenedandaservantinwhitecapandapronentered.Shehadcomefromthemanor-house.

           “Mrsd’Urbervillewantsthefowlsasusual,”shesaid;butperceivingthatTessdidnotquiteunderstand,sheexplained,“Mis’essisaoldlady,andblind.”

           “Blind!”saidTess.

           Almostbeforehermisgivingatthenewscouldfindtimetoshapeitselfshetook,underhercompanion’sdirection,twoofthemostbeautifuloftheHamburghsinherarms,andfollowedthemaid-servant,whohadlikewisetakentwo,totheadjacentmansion,which,thoughornateandimposing,showedtraceseverywhereonthissidethatsomeoccupantofitschamberscouldbendtotheloveofdumbcreaturesfeathersfloatingwithinviewofthefront,andhen-coopsstandingonthegrass.

           Inasitting-roomontheground-floor,ensconcedinanarmchairwithherbacktothelight,wastheownerandmistressoftheestate,awhite-hairedwomanofnotmorethansixty,orevenless,wearingalargecap.Shehadthemobilefacefrequentinthosewhosesighthasdecayedbystages,hasbeenlaboriouslystrivenafter,andreluctantlyletgo,ratherthanthestagnantmienapparentinpersonslongsightlessorbornblind.Tesswalkeduptothisladywithherfeatheredchargesonesittingoneacharm.

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