Tess of the D'Urbervilles
1 what had Parson Tringham discovered about the Durbeyfields?
1 what had Parson Tringham discovered about the Durbeyfields?
2 what was the countryside round Marlott like?
3 what was Tess sad at the May-Day dance?
1 what had Parson Tringham discovered about the Durbeyfields?
2 what was the countryside round Marlott like?
3 what was Tess sad at the May-Day dance?
This is t your first question. Parson Tringham informs John that he has noble blood. Tringham, an amateur genealogist, has discovered that "Durbeyfield" is a corruption of "D'Urberville", the surname of a noble Norman family, now extinct. The news immediately goes to John's head.