essofhed’urbervilles

德贝菲尔在偶尔得知自己是古老的武士后裔时，

这个小贩高兴得手舞足蹈。他幻想着让苔丝去认毫

无渊源的“本家”，这样能帮他摆脱经济上的困境。

苔丝在被“本家”亚雷奸污后，遭到了社会的耻笑

和指责。后来，苔丝遇到了“真命天子”安玑，但

这段姻缘在新婚之夜突变，爱人远走巴西。由于生

活所迫，苔丝杀死了乘虚而入的亚雷。

[英]托马斯·哈代（homashardy）

onaneveninginheerparofmayamiddleagedman

waswalkinghomewardfromshasonohevilgeofmarlo，

inheadjoiningvaleofbkemoreorbckmoorhepairof

legshacarriedhimwererickey，andmerewasabiasinhis

gaiwhichinclinedhimsomewhaohelefofasraighline

heoccasionallygaveasmarnod，asifinconfirmaionofsome

opinion，houghhewasnohinkingofanyhinginparicuran

empyeggbaskewasslunguponhisarm，henapofhisha

wasruffled，apachbeingquiewornawayaisbrimwherehis

humbcameinakingioffpresenlyhewasmebyanelderly

parsonasrideonagraymare，who，asherode，hummeda

wanderingune“goodnigh’ee，”saidhemanwihhe

baske

“goodnigh，sirjohn，”saidheparson

hepedesrian，aferanoherpaceorwo，haled，and

urnedround

“now，sir，beggingyourpardon；wemesmarkeday

onhisroadabouhisime，andisaid‘goodnigh’，andyoumade

reply‘goodnigh，sirjohn’，asnow”

“idid，”saidheparson

“andoncebeforehanearamonhago”

“imayhave”

“henwhamighyourmeaningbeincallingme‘sirjohn’

hesedifferenimes，whenibepinjackdurbeyfield，he

haggler?”

heparsonrodeaseporwonearer

“iwasonlymywhim，”hesaid，and，aferamomen’s

hesiaion:

“iwasonaccounofadiscoveryimadesomelileimeago，whils

iwashuninguppedigreesforhenewcounyhisoryiamparson

ringham，heaniquary，ofsagfoonedon’youreally

know，durbeyfield，hayouarehelinealrepresenaiveofhe

ancienandknighlyfamilyofhed’urbervilles，whoderivedheir

descenfromsirpagand’urberville，harenownedknighwho

camefromnormandywihwilliamheconqueror，asappearsby

baleabbeyroll?”

“neverheardibefore，sir!”

“welli’sruehrowupyourchinamomen，sohaimay

cachmeprofileofyourfacebeeryes，ha’shed’urberville

noseandchin—aliledebasedyourancesorwasoneofhe

welveknighswhoassisedhelordofesremavilinnormandy

inhisconquesofgmorganshirebranchesofyourfamilyheld

manorsoverallhisparofengnd；heirnamesappearinhe

piperollsinheimeofkingsepheninhereignofkingjohn

oneofhemwasrichenoughogiveamanoroheknighs

hospiallers；andinedwardhesecond’simeyourforefaher

brianwassummonedowesminseroaendhegreacouncil

hereyoudeclinedalileinolivercromwell’sime，buono

seriousexen，andincharleshesecond’sreignyouweremade

knighsofheroyaloakforyourloyalyaye，herehavebeen

generaionsofsirjohnsamongyou，andifknighhoodwere

herediary，likeabarocy’，asipracicallywasinoldimes，

whenmenwereknighedfromfaheroson，youwouldbesir，

johnnow”

“yedon’sayso!”

“inshor，”concludedheparson，decisivelysmacking

hislegwihhisswich，“here’shardlysuchanoherfamilyin

engnd”

“dazemyeyes，andisn’here?”saiddurbeyfield“and

herehaveibeenknockingabou，yearaferyear，frompilr

opos，asifiwasnomorehanhecommonesfellerinhe

parishandhowlonghevhisnewsaboumebeenknowed，

pa’sonringham?”

heclergymanexpinedha，asfarashewasaware，

ihadquiediedouofknowledge，andcouldhardlybesaid

obeknownaallhisowninvesigaionshadbegunonaday

inheprecedingspringwhen，havingbeenengagedinracing