Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 449
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There were tears also in Joan Durbeyfield’s eyes as she turned to go home. But by the time she had got back to the village she was passively trusting to the favour of accident. However, in bed that night she sighed, and her husband asked her what was the matter.