Tess of the D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented — Chapter I • Paragraph 687
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The basket was heavy and the bundle was large, but she lugged them along like a person who did not find her especial burden in material things. Occasionally she stopped to rest in a mechanical way by some gate or post; and then, giving the baggage another hitch upon her full round arm, went steadily on again.