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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。

____2）Angelwasalwaysthefirsttogetupatthediary-house。

____3）Aesswokeupearly，beforetheothers，aasiftheyaretheoh。