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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.