Having buttoned the overcoat round her shoulders he plunged into the webs of vapour which by this time formed veils between the trees. She could hear the rustling of the branches as he ascended the adjoining slope, till his movements were no louder than the hopping of a bird, and finally died away. With the setting of the moon the pale light lessened, and Tess became invisible as she fell into reverie upon the leaves where he had left her.
他把披在她身上的外衣的扣子扣好，就鉆進了霧氣織成的網(wǎng)里，這時候，夜霧已在大樹之間織成了一張張薄紗。她聽見他正在向附近的山坡上走去，聽見樹枝發(fā)出的響聲，后來，他的走路的聲音比小鳥跳動的聲音大不了多少了，終于一點兒也聽不見了。天上的月亮正在向西邊落下去，灰白的月光減弱下來，苔絲坐在他為她鋪的一堆枯葉上面，隱沒在黑暗里，沉浸在幻想里。

In the meantime Alec d'Urberville had pushed on up the slope to clear his genuine doubt as to the quarter of The Chase they were in. He had, in fact, ridden quite at random for over an hour, taking any turning that came to hand in order to prolong companionship with her, and giving far more attention to Tess's moonlit person than to any wayside object. A little rest for the jaded animal being desirable, he did not hasten his search for landmarks. A clamber over the hill into the adjoining vale brought him to the fence of a highway whose contours he recognized, which settled the question of their whereabouts. D'Urberville thereupon turned back; but by this time the moon had quite gone down, and partly on account of the fog The Chase was wrapped in thick darkness, although morning was not far off. He was obliged to advance with outstretched hands to avoid contact with the boughs, and discovered that to hit the exact spot from which he had started was at first entirely beyond him. Roaming up and down, round and round, he at length heard a slight movement of the horse close at hand; and the sleeve of his overcoat unexpectedly caught his foot.
與此同時，阿歷克·德貝維爾也從樹叢中爬上了山坡，他要真正消除心中的疑慮，弄清楚他們到底在不在獵苑里。實際上，他已經(jīng)騎著馬隨意走了一個多小時，見彎就拐，一心只想把苔絲陪著他的時間延長，他注意的也只是苔絲暴露在月光下的形體，而對路邊的一切物體視而不見。他也并不急著去尋找認路的標志，因為他的疲憊不堪的坐騎也要稍微休息一會兒了。他翻過一座小山，走進附近的低谷，來到一條大路的樹籬旁邊，他大致認出了這條大路，終于把他們在什么地方的問題解決了。因此德貝維爾轉身往回走；但是在這個時候，月亮已經(jīng)完全落下去了，離天亮也已經(jīng)不遠了，再加上林中的霧氣，獵苑籠罩在一片深沉的黑暗里。他不得不伸出手摸索著往前走，免得碰上了樹枝，他發(fā)現(xiàn)，要準確找到他當初離開的地點是完全不可能了。他轉來轉去，上上下下地尋找了好久，后來聽見附近有馬輕輕活動的聲音；他的腳也意外的絆到了他的外衣的袖子上。

'Tess!' said d'Urberville.
“苔絲！”德貝維爾喊。

There was no answer. The obscurity was now so great that he could see absolutely nothing but a pale nebulousness at his feet, which represented the white muslin figure he had left upon the dead leaves. Everything else was blackness alike. D'Urberville stooped; and heard a gentle regular breathing. He knelt and bent lower, till her breath warmed his face, and in a moment his cheek was in contact with hers. She was sleeping soundly, and upon her eyelashes there lingered tears.
沒有人回答他。黑夜深沉，他隱約看見的只是腳邊一片暗淡的白影，表明那是穿著他的衣服躺在枯樹葉上的苔絲的形體。周圍的其它一切都像夜一樣的黑暗。德貝維爾彎腰俯身下去；他聽見了均勻的輕輕的呼吸聲。他跪了下去，把身子俯得更低了，他的臉已經(jīng)感覺到她的呼吸的溫暖了，不一會兒，他的臉就同她的臉接觸到一起了。她睡得很熟，眼睫毛上還掛著淚珠。