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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，whichshedidnotlikebecauseshedidhe
[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.
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