第1章 CHAPTERI"HASTETOTHEWEDDING"(1)

作者:伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 10:05

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wooedandmarriedanda


edih!saidmargare,genly,edih!


bu,asmargarehalfsuspeced,edihhadfallenasleepsheycurleduponhesofainhebackdrawingroominharleysree,lookingverylovelyinherwhiemuslinandblueribbonsifianiahadeverbeendressedinwhiemuslinandblueribbons,andhadfallenasleeponacrimsondamasksofainabackdrawingroom,edihmighhavebeenakenforhermargarewassruckafreshbyhercousinsbeauyheyhadgrownupogeherfromchildhood,andallalongedihhadbeenremarkeduponbyeveryone,excepmargare,forherpreiness;bumargarehadneverhoughabouiunilhesfewdays,whenheprospecofsoonlosinghercompanionseemedogiveforceoeverysweequaliyandcharmwhichedihpossessedheyhadbeenalkingabouweddingdresses,andweddingceremonies;andcapainle


ox,andwhahehadoldedihabouherfuurelifeacorfu,wherehisregimenwassaioned;andhedifficulyofkeepingapianoingoodune(adifficulywhichedihseemedoconsiderasoneofhemosformidablehacouldbefallherinhermarriedlife),andwhagownssheshouldwaninhevisisoscond,whichwouldimmediaely


succeedhermarriage;buhewhisperedonehaderlybecomemoredrowsy;andmargare,aferapauseofafewminues,found,asshefancied,hainspieofhebuzzinhenexroom,edihhadrolledherselfupinoasofballofmuslinandribbon,andsilkencurls,andgoneoffinoapeacefullileaferdi


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margarehadbeenonhepoinofellinghercousinofsomeofhepnsandvisionswhichsheenerainedasoherfuurelifeinhecounryparsonage,whereherfaherandmoherlived;andwhereherbrighholidayshadalwaysbeenpassed,houghforhesenyearsheraunshawshousehadbeenconsideredasherhomebuindefaulofalisener,shehadobroodoverhechangeinherlifesilenlyashereoforeiwasahappybrooding,alhoughingedwihregreabeingseparaedforanindefinieimefromhergenleaunanddearcousinasshehoughofhedelighoffillingheimporanposofonlydaugherinhelsoneparsonage,piecesofheconversaionouofhenexroomcameuponherearsheraunshawwasalkingohefiveorsixdieswhohadbeendininghere,andwhosehusbandsweresillinhediningroomheywerehefamiliaracquainancesofhehouse;neighbourswhommrsshawcalledfriends,becauseshehappenedodinewihhemmorefrequenlyhanwihanyoherpeople,andbecauseifsheoredihwanedanyhingfromhem,orheyfromher,heydidnoscrupleomakeacallaeachohershousesbeforeluncheonhesediesandheirhusbandswereinvied,inheircapaciyoffriends,oeaafarewelldi


erinhonourofedihsapproachingmarriageedihhadraherobjecedohisarrangemen,forcapainle


oxwasexpecedoarrivebyaerainhisveryevening;bu,alhoughshewasaspoiledchild,shewasoocarelessandidleohaveaverysrongwillofherown,andgavewaywhenshefoundhahermoherhadabsoluelyorderedhoseexradelicaciesofheseasonwhicharealwayssupposedobeefficaciousagainsimmoderaegriefafarewelldi


erssheconenedherselfbyleaningbackinherchair,merelypyingwihhefoodonherpe,andlookinggraveandabsen;whileallaroundherwereenjoyinghemosofmrgrey,hegenlemanwhoalwaysookheboomofheableamrsshawsdi


erparies,andaskededihogivehemsomemusicinhedrawingroommrgreywasparicurlyagreeableoverhisfarewelldi


er,andhegenlemensaiddownsairslongerhanusualiwasverywellheydidojudgefromhefragmensofconversaionwhichmargareoverheard


isufferedoomuchmyself;nohaiwasnoexremelyhappywihhepoordeargeneral,busilldispariyofageisadrawback;ohaiwasresolvededihshouldnohaveoencounerofcourse,wihouanymaernalparialiy,iforesawhahedearchildwaslikelyomarry


early;indeed,ihadofensaidhaiwassureshewouldbemarriedbeforeshewasnieenihadquieapropheicfeelingwhencapainle


oxandherehevoicedroppedinoawhisper,bumargarecouldeasilysupplyhebnkhecourseofrueloveinedihscasehadrunremarkablysmoohmrsshawhadgivenwayohepresenimen,assheexpressedi;andhadraherurgedonhemarriage,alhoughiwasbelowheexpecaionswhichmanyofedihsacquainanceshadformedforher,ayoungandpreyheiressbumrsshawsaidhaheronlychildshouldmarryforlove,andsighedemphaically,asiflovehadnobeenhermoiveformarryinghegeneralmrsshawenjoyedheromanceofhepresenengagemenrahermorehanherdaugher


nobuhaedihwasveryhoroughlyandproperlyinlove;sillshewouldcerainlyhavepreferredagoodhouseinbelgravia,oallhepicuresquenessofhelifewhichcapainle


oxdescribedacorfu


heveryparswhichmademargareglowasshelisened,edihpreendedoshiverandshuddera;parlyforhepleasureshehadinbeingcoaxedouofherdislikebyherfondlover,andparlybecauseanyhingofagipsyormakeshiflifewasreallydisasefuloheryehadanyonecomewihafinehouse,andafineesae,andafiileoboo,edihwouldsillhaveclungocapainle


oxwhileheempaionsed;wheniwasover,iispossibleshemighhavehadlilequalmsofillconcealedregrehacapainle


oxcouldnohaveuniedinhispersoneveryhinghawasdesirableinhisshewasbuhermoherschild;who,aferdeliberaelymarryinggeneralshawwihnowarmerfeelinghanrespecforhischaracerandesablishmen,wasconsanly,houghquiely,bemoaningherhardloinbeinguniedoonewhomshecouldnolove


ihavesparednoexpenseinherrousseau,werehenexwordsmargareheardshehasallhebeauifulindianshawlsandscarfshegeneralgaveome,buwhichishallneverwearagain