Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 1957
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The closing of the door behind him, gently as it had been pulled to, roused Tess from her stupor. He was gone; she could not stay. Hastily flinging her cloak around her she opened the door and followed, putting out the candles as if she were never coming back. The rain was over and the night was now clear.