One sighed, and another sighed, and Marian's plump figure sighed biggest of all. Somebody in bed hard by sighed too. Tears came into the eyes of Retty Priddle, the pretty red-haired youngest - the last bud of the Paridelles, so important in the county annals. They watched silently a little longer, their three faces still close together as before, and the triple hues of their hair mingling. But the unconscious Mr Clare had gone indoors, and they saw him no more; and, the shades beginning to deepen, they crept into their beds. In a few minutes they heard him ascend the ladder to his own room. Marian was soon snoring, but Izz did not drop into forgetfulness for a long time. Retty Priddle cried herself to sleep.
这个在叹气,那个也在叹气,其中叹气最厉害的是那个身体健壮的玛丽安。另外还有一个人躺在床上,也在那儿叹气。莱蒂·普里德尔的眼睛里充满了泪水,她长着一头红头发,是她们中间最年轻的,她也是普里德尔家族最后的一个花苞,在当地的谱系上占据着十分重要的地位。她们悄悄地又观察了一会儿,三张脸像先前一样挤在一起,三种不同颜色的头发也混合在一起。一无所知的克莱尔先生进屋去了,再也看不见他了;天色渐渐暗下来,她们也就上床睡觉了。不一会儿,她们就听见他走上了楼梯,进了自己的房问。不久,玛丽安的鼾声响了起来,但是伊茨过了好久才入睡,才忘记刚才的一切。莱蒂·普里德尔是哭着入睡的。

The deeper-passioned Tess was very far from sleeping even then. This conversation was another of the bitter pills she had been obliged to swallow that day. Scarce the least feeling of jealousy arose in her breast. For that matter she knew herself to have the preference. Being more finely formed, better educated, and, though the youngest except Retty, more woman than either, she perceived that only the slightest ordinary care was necessary for holding her own in Angel Clare's heart against these her candid friends. But the grave question was, ought she to do this? There was, to be sure, hardly a ghost of a chance for either of them, in a serious sense; but there was, or had been, a chance of one or the other inspiring him with a passing fancy for her, and enjoying the pleasure of his attentions while he stayed here. Such unequal attachments had led to marriage; and she had heard from Mrs Crick that Mr Clare had one day asked, in a laughing way, what would be the use of his marrying a fine lady, and all the while ten thousand acres of Colonial pasture to feed, and cattle to rear, and corn to reap. A farm-woman would be the only sensible kind of wife for him. But whether Mr Clare had spoken seriously or not, why should she, who could never conscientiously allow any man to marry her now, and who had religiously determined that she never would be tempted to do so, draw off Mr Clare's attention from other women, for the brief happiness of sunning herself in his eyes while he remained at Talbothays?
苔丝用情更深,即便到了那个时候,苔丝竟是毫无睡意。这场谈话是她那天不得不咽下去的第二枚苦果。在她的心里,一丝妒忌的感情也没有。在她们说到的那件事上,她知道自己的优势。因为她的身材更美,受过更好的教育,除了莱蒂就数她最年轻,所以她觉得,只要她稍微用一点儿心思,她就准能抓住安琪尔·克莱尔的心,战胜她那些心地坦诚的朋友们。但是有一个严肃的问题存在,就是她应不应该去用心思?但是严格说来,她们三个人肯定谁也没有机会,连幻想的机会也没有;但是有一个机会,这机会已经存在,可以让他对她产生转瞬即逝的情意,只要他住在这儿,就可以享受他的殷勤。这种奇特的恋爱关系最后导致结婚的事也是有过的;她曾经听克里克太太说,克莱尔先生曾以开玩笑的方式对她说,将来他在殖民地拥有上万亩牧场,有牛群要照料,有庄稼要收割,那么娶一个上流社会的太太有什么用处呢?娶一个出身农家的姑娘做妻子,这才是明智的。不过无论克莱尔先生真的说过还是没有说过,她从来就没有想到过让哪个男人现在就娶了她,她曾在教堂里发过誓,决心毫不动摇,永远不嫁人结婚,她不能把克莱尔先生的用情从别的女人身上吸引到自己的身上,趁他还在泰波塞斯的时候,自己能够在他双眼的注视中享受到短暂的幸福。