[6]Theymetcontinually; , thetwilightofthemorning, inthevioletorpinkdawn; foritwasnecessarytoriseearly, soveryearly, ; andbeforethemilkingcametheskimming, , thefirstbeingarousedbyanalarm-clock; and, asTesswasthelatestarrival, andtheysoondiscoveredthatshecouldbedependeduponnottosleepthroughthealarmasothersdid, , thansheleftherroomandrantothedairyman’sdoor; thenuptheladdertoAngel’s, callinghiminaloudwhisper; , anddidnotappeartillaquarterofanhourlater.
[7]Thegrayhalf-tonesofdaybreakarenotthegrayhalf-tonesoftheday’sclose, , darknesspassive; inthetwilightofeveningitisthedarknesswhichisactiveandcrescent, andthelightwhichisthedrowsyreverse.
[8]Beingsooften—possiblynotalwaysbychance—thefirsttwopersonstogetupatthedairy-house, , butwentoutofdoorsatonceafterrising, , half-compounded, aqueouslightwhichpervadedtheopenmead, impressedthemwithafeelingofisolation, , analmostregnantpower, possiblybecauseheknewthatatthatpreternaturaltimehardlyanywomansowellendowedinpersonasshewaslikelytobewalkingintheopenairwithintheboundariesofhishorizon; , andtherestwerenowhere.
[9]Themixed, singular,luminousgloominwhichtheywalkedalongtogethertothespotwherethecowslay, ’sface, whichwasthefocusofhiseyes, risingabovethemiststratum, , , withoutappearingtodoso, hadcaughtthecoldgleamofdayfromthenorth-east; hisownface, thoughhedidnotthinkofit, worethesameaspecttoher.
[10]Itwasthen, ashasbeensaid, , butavisionaryessenceofwoman—, Demeter, andotherfancifulnameshalfteasingly, whichshedidnotlikebecauseshedidnotunderstandthem.
