Вдали от безумной толпы

XVIII. Boldwood in Meditation—Regret

           Hebecamesurchargedwiththecompound,whichwasgenuinelover’slove.

           Heapproachedthegateofthemeadow.Beyonditthegroundwasmelodiouswithripples,andtheskywithlarks;thelowbleatingoftheflockminglingwithboth.Mistressandmanwereengagedintheoperationofmakingalamb"take,"whichisperformedwheneveranewehaslostherownoffspring,oneofthetwinsofanotherewebeinggivenherasasubstitute.Gabrielhadskinnedthedeadlamb,andwastyingtheskinoverthebodyofthelivelamb,inthecustomarymanner,whilstBathshebawasholdingopenalittlepenoffourhurdles,intowhichtheMotherandfoistedlambweredriven,wheretheywouldremaintilltheoldsheepconceivedanaffectionfortheyoungone.

           Bathshebalookedupatthecompletionofthemanœuvreandsawthefarmerbythegate,wherehewasoverhungbyawillowtreeinfullbloom.Gabriel,towhomherfacewasastheuncertaingloryofanAprilday,waseverregardfulofitsfaintestchanges,andinstantlydiscernedthereonthemarkofsomeinfluencefromwithout,intheformofakeenlyself-consciousreddening.HealsoturnedandbeheldBoldwood.

           AtonceconnectingthesesignswiththeletterBoldwoodhadshownhim,Gabrielsuspectedherofsomecoquettishprocedurebegunbythatmeans,andcarriedonsince,heknewnothow.

           FarmerBoldwoodhadreadthepantomimedenotingthattheywereawareofhispresence,andtheperceptionwasastoomuchlightturneduponhisnewsensibility.Hewasstillintheroad,andbymovingonhehopedthatneitherwouldrecognizethathehadoriginallyintendedtoenterthefield

Настройки
Фон страницы
Размер шрифта
Межстрочный интервал
Фразовые глаголы
Показать / Скрыть меню
Шрифт
Roboto Lora
Уведомления
Страница 159 из 522