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Quotation from Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

““Which do we live on—a splendid one or a blighted one?” “A blighted one.””

Thomas Hardy (spoken by Abraham and Tess Durbeyfield)

Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Phase the First, Chapter IV

Portrait of Thomas Hardy

Driving the family cart at night, Tess tells her small brother that the stars are worlds and that theirs is a blighted one, moments before the accident that kills the horse.

Citation: "“Which do we live on—a splendid one or a blighted one?” “A blighted one.”" — Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles, Phase the First, Chapter IV. (id tess-of-the-durbervilles-q1)

Portrait: Thomashardy restored, Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain.

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