Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 198
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“There _is_ a lady of the name, now you mention it,” said Durbeyfield. “Pa’son Tringham didn’t think of that. But she’s nothing beside we—a junior branch of us, no doubt, hailing long since King Norman’s day.”