Spoilers: Bures--showing horses, racing . . . Simon tries to cause Brat to have a serious accident (death) by loosening the girth on his horse before a race. . . Eleanor feeling non-sisterly feelings for Brat, says, "You can't be my brother." Simon admits he killed Patrick to Brat, and he tells Brat he will keep trying to kill him. Different sort of mystery, that's for sure. Like it very much. Uncle Charles arrives soon . . . he's been mentioned for the whole book. Something must be important.
"To all humankind, Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends, she was only a frequently passing thought." Angel Clare is a good character. He's "enlightened," in so many ways, but when Tess's confesses her "crime," he reverts to ancestral form . . . Tess's "confession" comes earlier than I expected, right after Angel reveals that he has had a bad moment with a woman. Tess points out the similarity in their transgressions, though his is the only true transgression, expecting forgiveness. She doesn't get it. She returns to her mother . . . realizes she can't stay with her. Thoughts to suicide. Unhappiness that divorce is not possible. Departs. Tragic in that the two, if Angel could just see clearly, would indeed be a great couple, each adding to the other. Nature as a definite force involved in the tragedy. It's not neutral--when things go bad, the very skies mock Tess. Tess as unaware of the power of her bea...
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