[Hardy-l] comprehension nano-puzzle in "Tess of the D'Urbervilles"

[Royd Whitlock]

Hi all

Just re-reading Tess for the umpteenth time and noticed I didn't quite understand a small piece of text:  Ch. XVI, Phase The Third, p. 122 (about 20th para.) in the 1998 Riquelme edition.

The river had stolen from the higher tracts and brought in particles to the vale all this horizontal land; ... .

To fit my (modern?) ear should I insert, say, 'along' after all ?  Otherwise my brain keeps wanting to kick out the preceding the and make vale a verb!!

Any comments or cures around, please?

Royd Whitlock
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