Joan Durbeyfield, watching, wondered for the first time

if she had been right in encouraging Tess to go．

That night she said to her husband，

‘Perhaps I should have found out

how the gentleman really feels about her．’

‘Yes，perhaps you ought,’ murmured John，half asleep．

Joan's natural trust in the future came back to her．

‘Well，if he doesn't marry her before，he'll marry her after．

If she plays her cards right．’

‘If he knows about her d’Urberville blood，you mean？’

‘No，stupid，if she shows him her pretty face．’