Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 1276
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The night was as sultry as the day. There was no coolness after dark unless on the grass. Roads, garden-paths, the house-fronts, the barton-walls were warm as hearths, and reflected the noontime temperature into the noctambulist’s face.