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—fromTessofthed’Urbervilles(Chapter20)
ThomasHardy
[1]Theseasoured.Aalmentofflowers,leaves,nightihrushes,findsuchephemeralcreatures,tookuptheirpositionswhereohershadstoodintheirplathesewerenermsandinanicparticles.Raysfromthesuhebudsahemintolongstalks,liftedupsapireams,opeals,asisahings.
[2]DairymanCrick’shouseholdofmaidsandmenlivedonfortably,placidly,eveheirpositiohehappiestofallpositionsinthesocialsgabovetheliwhiessends,aheliwhiveoaturalfeelings,aressofthreadbaremodishtleofenough.
[3]Thuspassedtheleafytimewhenarboresceseemstobetheohiofdoors.Tessandsciouslystudiedeachother,everbalaheedgeofapassioappareofit.Allthewhiletheywereg,underaiblelaw,assurelyastwostreamsinonevale.
[4]Tesshadneverilifebeensohappyassheossiblyneverwouldbesohappyagain.Shewas,forohing,physidmentallysuitedamongthesenewsurroundings.Thesaplingwhichhadrooteddooisonousstratumoofitssowiraoadeepersoil.Moreovershe,aoodasyetoablelaweeionandlove;wherenoprofunditieshavebeenreaorefleshavesetin,awkwardlyinquiring,“Whitherdoesthisocarryme?Whatdoesitmeantomyfuture?Howdoesitstandtoast?”
&hemereststraypheoA—arapparitionwhilyjustacquiredtheattributeofpersistenhisess.Soheallowedhismindtobeoccupiedwithher,deemiiontobehanaphilardofanexglynovel,fresh,aingspeankind.
[6]Theymetually;theyothelpit.Theymetdailyinthatstrangeaerval,thetwilight,iorpinkdawn;foritwasoriseearly,soveryearly,here.Milkingwasdoimes;ahemilkiheskimming,whiatalittlepastthree.Itusuallyfelltothelotofsomeohemtowaketherest,thefirstbeingarousedbyanalarm-d,asTesswasthelatestarrival,andtheysooshecouldbedependeduponhroughthealarmasothersdid,thistaskwasthrustmostfrequentlyuponher.hehourofthreestrudwhizzed,thaherroomandrantothedairyman’sdoor;theoAngel’s,ghiminaloudwhisper;thenwokeherfellow-milkmaids.BythetimethatTesswasdressedClarewasdownstairsandoutinthehumidair.Theremainingmaidsandthedairymanusuallygavethemselvesaurnonthepillow,anddidillaquarterofanhourlater.
[7]Thegrayhalf-tonesofdaybreakarenotthegrayhalf-toheday’sclose,thoughthedegreeoftheirshademaybethesame.Ihtseemsactive,darknesspassive;iofeveningitisthedarknesswhichisadt,awhichisthedrowsyreverse.
[8]Beingsooften—possiblynotalwaysbyce—thefirsttwetupatthedairy-house,theyseemedtothemselvesthefirstpersonsupofalltheworld.Intheseearlydaysofherresideessdidnotskim,butwentoutofdoorsat,wherehewasgenerallyawaitiral,half-pouwhichpervadedtheopenmead,impressedthemwithafeelingofisolation,asiftheywereAdamahisdimiageofthedayTessseemedtoClaretoexhibitadignifiedlargehofdispositionandphysique,analmnantpower,possiblybecausehekthatpreternaturaltimehardlyanyedinpersonasshewaslikelytobewalkingihintheboundariesofhishorizon;veryfewinallEngland.Fairwomenareusuallyasleepatmid-summerdawns.Shewascloseathand,awerenowhere.
[9]Themixed,singular,luminousgloominwhichtheywalkedalohespotwherethecowslay,oftehinkoftheResurrehour.HelittlethoughtthattheMagdalehisside.Whilstallthelandscapewasiralshadehispanion’sface,whichwasthefocusofhiseyes,risistratum,seemedtohaveasortofphosphoresit.Shelookedghostly,asifsheweremerelyase.Iyherface,earingtodoso,hadcaughttheofdayfromthe;hisowhoughhedidnotthinkofit,worethesameaspecttoher.
[10]Itwasthen,ashasbeensaid,thatsheimpressedhimmostdeeply.Shewashemilkmaid,butavisionaryessenan—awholesexsediypi.HecalledherArtemis,Demeter,andotherfanameshalfteasingly,whichshedidnotlikebecauseshedidhem.
[11]“CallmeTess,”
shewouldsayaskandhedid.
[12]Thenitwhter,aureswouldbeplyfemiheyhadgedfromthoseofadivinitywhoferblisstothoseofabeingwhocravedit.
[13]Atthesenon-humanhourstheycouldgetquiteclosetothewaterfowl.Herohagreatboldnoiseasofopeningdoorsaoftheboughsofaplantationwhichtheyfrequehesideofthemead;or,ifalreadyo,hardilymaiheirstandierasthepairwalkedby,watgthembymovingtheirheadsroundinaslow,horizontal,passiohetursbyclockwork.
[14]Theyseethefaintsummerfogsinlayers,woolly,level,ahies,spreadaboutthemeadowsisofsmallextent.Onthegraymoistureofthegrassweremarkswherethecowshadlainthroughthenight—dark-greenislandsethesizeoftheircarthegeneralseaofdew.Fromeadproceededaserperail,bywhibledawaytofeedaftergettingup,attheendofwhichtrailtheyfouhesnpufffromhernostrils,whenshereizedthem,makilefogofherorevailiheydrovetheanimalsbacktothebarton,orsatdowntomilkthemo,asthecasemightrequire.
[15]Orperhapsthesummerfeneral,andthemeadowslaylikeawhitesea,outofwhichthescatteredtreesroselikedangerousrocks.Birdswhitintotheupperradiandhangonthewingsunningthemselves,htorailssubdividingthemead,whiowshonelikeglassrods.Minutediamondsofmoisturefromthemisthung,too,uponTess’seyelashes,anddropsuponherhair,likeseedpearls.Whenthedaygrewquitestrongandohesedriedoffher;moreover,Tesstheraherealbeauty;herteeth,lips,aillatedinthesunbeamsandshewasagainthedazzlinglyfairdairymaidonly,whohadtaiherwomenoftheworld.
[16]AboutthistimetheywouldhearDairymanCrick’svoice,legthemilkersflate,andspeakingsharplytooldDeborahFyawashingherhands.
[17]“ForHeavehyhahepump,Deb!Uponmysoul,iftheLondonfolkoheeandthyslovenlyways,they’dswallertheirmilkandbuttermthantheydoa’ready;andthat’ssayingagooddeal.”
[18]ThemilkiilltowardstheendTessando,couldheartheheavybreakfasttabledraggedoutfromthewallibyMrsCrick,thisbeingtheinvariablepreliminarytoeachmeal;thesamehorriblespanyiurhetablehadbeencleared.
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.
1)Whattimeoftheyear>
2)Whydidthedairymaidsahehappiestpositioninthesocialscaleagtothewriter?
3)WastherelatioessandAle?
4)WhydidTesshavethehappiesttimeofherlifeonthedairyfarm?
5)HowdidAessatthattime?
6)WhywasTessofteaskofwakiheearlym?
7)WhywereAessparedtoAdamandEve?
8)DidTesslikethosefanamesAngelcalledher?Why?
9)WhatdidTessaogetherintheearlym?
10)WhenwouldTessloseherspecialdbeaid?
2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue(T)orfalse(F)agtowhatyoulearellwhy.
____1)Asaesshadtoworkharderthanothers.
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