Tess of the d’Urbervilles

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62 Tess of the d’Urbervilles ‘Hark at that child!’ cried Mrs Durbeyfield, with paren- thetic admiration. ‘Perhaps to show his di ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 63 Her father coughed in his chair. ‘I don’t know what to say!’ answered the girl restlessly. ‘I ...

64 Tess of the d’Urbervilles Mrs Durbeyfield did not promise. She was not quite sure that she did not feel proud enough, after t ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 65 VII On the morning appointed for her departure Tess was awake before dawn—at the marginal min ...

66 Tess of the d’Urbervilles broader pink ribbon than usual. Then she put upon her the white frock that Tess had worn at the clu ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 67 nigh, when the first excitement of the dressing had passed off, a slight misgiving found plac ...

68 Tess of the d’Urbervilles ‘Tell’n—I’ll take a thousand pound. Well, I’ll take less, when I come to think o’t. He’ll adorn it ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 69 with the barrow. Her mother and the children thereupon decided to go no farther, and bidding ...

70 Tess of the d’Urbervilles the hill to her relatives, and regarded the little group. Some- thing seemed to quicken her to a de ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 71 make her way with ‘en, if she plays her trump card aright. And if he don’t marry her afore he ...

72 Tess of the d’Urbervilles VIII Having mounted beside her, Alec d’Urberville drove rap- idly along the crest of the first hill ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 73 ‘Ah,’ he said, shaking his head, ‘there are two to be reck- oned with. It is not me alone. Ti ...

74 Tess of the d’Urbervilles advance, the two banks dividing like a splitting stick; one rushing past at each shoulder. The wind ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 75 she could without touching him. ‘Let me put one little kiss on those holmberry lips, Tess, or ...

76 Tess of the d’Urbervilles wouldn’t ha’ come if I had known!’ He was inexorable, and she sat still, and d’Urberville gave her ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 77 ble,’ he said, contemplating her over the back of the vehicle. ‘Now then, up again! What’s th ...

78 Tess of the d’Urbervilles however, object to his keeping his gig alongside her; and in this manner, at a slow pace, they adva ...

Free eBooks at Planet eBook.com 79 IX The community of fowls to which Tess had been appoint- ed as supervisor, purveyor, nurse, ...

80 Tess of the d’Urbervilles inverted beehives, in which the hens laid their eggs; while out of doors the plots that each succee ...