... portion of Tess' life. He seeks forgiveness for his former affair with an older woman, but is unwilling to forgive Tess for her forced intimacy with Alec d'Urberville. After Angel leaves for Brazil, Tess sends him a letter in which she confesses her loyalty and her love, and asks for his help against the temptation presented by Alec: I am, as I say, worried ... that I shall yield one inch, yet I am in defenseless on account of my first error. I cannot say more about this - it makes me too miserable. But if I break down by falling into some fearful snare, my last state will be worse than...

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