Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 3031
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“That shook them a bit, I’ll warrant!” he continued. “And you thought I was the mere stone reproduction of one of them. But no. The old order changeth. The little finger of the sham d’Urberville can do more for you than the whole dynasty of the real underneath.... Now command me. What shall I do?”