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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman by Thomas Hardy: talking of her. He hastily bade them farewell, and
splashed back along the stretch of submerged road.
The four moved on together as before, till Marian broke
the silence by saying--
"No--in all truth; we have no chance against her!"
She looked joylessly at Tess.
"What do you mean?" asked the latter.
"He likes 'ee best--the very best! We could see it as
he brought 'ee. He would have kissed 'ee, if you had
encouraged him to do it, ever so little."
"No, no," said she.
Tess of the d'Urbervilles, A Pure Woman |
