[17]“ForHeaven’ssake, popthyhandsunderthepump, Deb! Uponmysoul, iftheLondonfolkonlyknowedoftheeandthyslovenlyways, they’dswallertheirmilkandbuttermoremincingthantheydoa’ready; andthat’ssayingagooddeal.”
[18]Themilkingprogressed, tilltowardstheendTessandClare, incommonwiththerest, couldheartheheavybreakfasttabledraggedoutfromthewallinthekitchenbyMrsCrick, thisbeingtheinvariablepreliminarytoeachmeal; thesamehorriblescrapeaccompanyingitsreturnjourneywhenthetablehadbeencleared.
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
: Discussthefollowingquestionswithyourpartner.
1)Whattimeoftheyearwasit?
2)Whydidthedairymaidsanddairymenholdthehappiestpositioninthesocialscaleaccordingtothewriter?
3)WastherelationbetweenTessandAngelsomewhatsubtle?
4)WhydidTesshavethehappiesttimeofherlifeonthedairyfarm?
5)HowdidAngelfeelaboutTessatthattime?
6)WhywasTessoftengiventhetaskofwakingtherestintheearlymorning?
7)WhywereAngelandTesscomparedtoAdamandEve?
8)DidTesslikethosefancifulnamesAngelcalledher? Why?
9)WhatdidTessandAngeldotogetherintheearlymorning?
10)WhenwouldTessloseherspecialcharmandbecomeanordinarymaid?
: Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrue (T) orfalse (F) accordingtowhatyoulearnedandtellwhy.
____ 1)Asanewmaid, Tesshadtoworkharderthanothers.
____ 2)Angelwasalwaysthefirsttogetupatthediary-house.
____ 3)AngelandTesswokeupearly, beforetheothers, andfeltasiftheyaretheonlypeopleonEarth.
____ 4)ThedairyfarmseemstobeanEden, whereAngelisAdamandTessisEve.
____ 5)Onthedairyfarm, thesummerwasfullofbuddinglovebetweenTessandAngel.
