Having buttoned the overcoat round her shoulders he plunged into the webs of vapour which by this time formed veils between the trees. She could hear the rustling of the branches as he ascended the adjoining slope, till his movements were no louder than the hopping of a bird, and finally died away. With the setting of the moon the pale light lessened, and Tess became invisible as she fell into reverie upon the leaves where he had left her.
他把披在她身上的外衣的扣子扣好，就钻进了雾气织成的网里，这时候，夜雾已在大树之间织成了一张张薄纱。她听见他正在向附近的山坡上走去，听见树枝发出的响声，后来，他的走路的声音比小鸟跳动的声音大不了多少了，终于一点儿也听不见了。天上的月亮正在向西边落下去，灰白的月光减弱下来，苔丝坐在他为她铺的一堆枯叶上面，隐没在黑暗里，沉浸在幻想里。

In the meantime Alec d'Urberville had pushed on up the slope to clear his genuine doubt as to the quarter of The Chase they were in. He had, in fact, ridden quite at random for over an hour, taking any turning that came to hand in order to prolong companionship with her, and giving far more attention to Tess's moonlit person than to any wayside object. A little rest for the jaded animal being desirable, he did not hasten his search for landmarks. A clamber over the hill into the adjoining vale brought him to the fence of a highway whose contours he recognized, which settled the question of their whereabouts. D'Urberville thereupon turned back; but by this time the moon had quite gone down, and partly on account of the fog The Chase was wrapped in thick darkness, although morning was not far off. He was obliged to advance with outstretched hands to avoid contact with the boughs, and discovered that to hit the exact spot from which he had started was at first entirely beyond him. Roaming up and down, round and round, he at length heard a slight movement of the horse close at hand; and the sleeve of his overcoat unexpectedly caught his foot.
与此同时，阿历克·德贝维尔也从树丛中爬上了山坡，他要真正消除心中的疑虑，弄清楚他们到底在不在猎苑里。实际上，他已经骑着马随意走了一个多小时，见弯就拐，一心只想把苔丝陪着他的时间延长，他注意的也只是苔丝暴露在月光下的形体，而对路边的一切物体视而不见。他也并不急着去寻找认路的标志，因为他的疲惫不堪的坐骑也要稍微休息一会儿了。他翻过一座小山，走进附近的低谷，来到一条大路的树篱旁边，他大致认出了这条大路，终于把他们在什么地方的问题解决了。因此德贝维尔转身往回走；但是在这个时候，月亮已经完全落下去了，离天亮也已经不远了，再加上林中的雾气，猎苑笼罩在一片深沉的黑暗里。他不得不伸出手摸索着往前走，免得碰上了树枝，他发现，要准确找到他当初离开的地点是完全不可能了。他转来转去，上上下下地寻找了好久，后来听见附近有马轻轻活动的声音；他的脚也意外的绊到了他的外衣的袖子上。

'Tess!' said d'Urberville.
“苔丝！”德贝维尔喊。

There was no answer. The obscurity was now so great that he could see absolutely nothing but a pale nebulousness at his feet, which represented the white muslin figure he had left upon the dead leaves. Everything else was blackness alike. D'Urberville stooped; and heard a gentle regular breathing. He knelt and bent lower, till her breath warmed his face, and in a moment his cheek was in contact with hers. She was sleeping soundly, and upon her eyelashes there lingered tears.
没有人回答他。黑夜深沉，他隐约看见的只是脚边一片暗淡的白影，表明那是穿着他的衣服躺在枯树叶上的苔丝的形体。周围的其它一切都像夜一样的黑暗。德贝维尔弯腰俯身下去；他听见了均匀的轻轻的呼吸声。他跪了下去，把身子俯得更低了，他的脸已经感觉到她的呼吸的温暖了，不一会儿，他的脸就同她的脸接触到一起了。她睡得很熟，眼睫毛上还挂着泪珠。