唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > agnes grey(穐鯉鶴某,鯉拙) >

及57嫗

agnes grey(穐鯉鶴某,鯉拙)-及57嫗

弌傍�� agnes grey(穐鯉鶴某,鯉拙) 忖方�� 耽匈4000忖

梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




some steps towards such an achievement。                 But you may congratulate me 

now�察  �for   I   find   it   very   agreeable   to   HAVE   a   parish   all   to   myself�察  �with 

nobody to interfere with me ´ to thwart my plans or cripple my exertions�此�

and besides�察�I have a respectable house in a rather pleasant neighbourhood�察�

and three hundred pounds a year�察�and�察�in fact�察�I have nothing but solitude 

to complain of�察�and nothing but a companion to wish for。' 

     He   looked   at   me   as   he   concluded�此    �and   the   flash   of   his   dark   eyes 

seemed   to   set   my   face   on   fire�察  �greatly   to   my   own   discomfiture�察  �for   to 



                                                175 


´ Page 176´

                                        AGNES GREY 



evince   confusion   at   such   a   juncture   was   intolerable。       I   made   an   effort�察�

therefore�察�to remedy the evil�察�and disclaim all personal application of the 

remark by a hasty�察�ill´expressed reply�察�to the effect that�察�if he waited till he 

was     well    known      in   the   neighbourhood�察        �he   might     have    numerous 

opportunities   for   supplying   his   want   among   the   residents   of   F´   and   its 

vicinity�察  �or   the   visitors   of   A´�察  �if   he   required   so   ample   a   choice�此 �not 

considering the compliment implied by such an assertion�察�till his answer 

made me aware of it。 

     'I am not so presumptuous as to believe that��' said he�察�'though you tell 

it   me�察  �but   if  it  were   so�察  �I  am   rather    particular    in  my    notions    of   a 

companion for life�察�and perhaps I might not find one to suit me among the 

ladies you mention。' 

     'If you require perfection�察�you never will。' 

     'I do not   ´  I  have  no   right to   require  it�察 �as being   so   far  from  perfect 

myself。' 

     Here the conversation was interrupted by a water´cart lumbering past 

us�察�for we were now come to the busy part of the sands�察�and�察�for the next 

eight or ten minutes�察�between carts and horses�察�and asses�察�and men�察�there 

was little room for social intercourse�察�till we had turned our backs upon 

the sea�察�and begun to ascend the precipitous road leading into the town。 

Here   my   companion   offered   me   his   arm�察  �which   I   accepted�察  �though   not 

with the intention of using it as a support。 

     'You   don't   often   come   on   to   the   sands�察  �I   think��'   said   he�察  �'for   I   have 

walked   there   many  times�察  �both   morning   and   evening�察  �since   I   came�察  �and 

never seen you till now�察�and several times�察�in passing through the town�察�

too�察�I have looked about for your school ´ but I did not think of the ´ Road�察�

and   once   or   twice   I   made   inquiries�察  �but   without   obtaining   the   requisite 

information。' 

     When we had surmounted the acclivity�察�I was about to withdraw my 

arm from his�察�but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed 

that    such   was    not   his  will�察  �and   accordingly      desisted。    Discoursing      on 

different subjects�察�we entered the town�察�and passed through several streets。 

I saw that he was going out of his way to accompany me�察�notwithstanding 

the   long   walk   that   was   yet   before   him�察  �and�察  �fearing   that   he   might   be 



                                                 176 


´ Page 177´

                                       AGNES GREY 



inconveniencing himself from motives of politeness�察�I observed ´ 'I fear I 

am taking you out of your way�察�Mr。 Weston ´ I believe the road to F´ lies 

quite in another direction。' 

     'I'll leave you at the end of the next street��' said he。 

     'And when will you come to see mamma��' 

     'To´morrow ´ God willing。' 

     The end of the next street was nearly the conclusion of my journey。 He 

stopped     there�察  �however�察    �bid  me   good´morning�察      �and   called   Snap�察   �who 

seemed   a   little   doubtful   whether   to   follow   his   old   mistress   or   his   new 

master�察�but trotted away upon being summoned by the latter。 

     'I   won't   offer   to   restore   him   to   you�察  �Miss   Grey��'   said   Mr。   Weston�察�

smiling�察�'because I like him。' 

     'Oh�察�I don't want him��' replied I�察�'now that he has a good master�察�I'm 

quite satisfied。' 

     'You take it for granted that I am a good one�察�then��' 

     The man and the dog departed�察�and I returned home�察�full of gratitude 

to heaven for so much bliss�察�and praying that my hopes might not again be 

crushed。 



                                               177 


´ Page 178´

                                      AGNES GREY 



      CHAPTER XXV ´ CONCLUSION 



     'WELL�察     �Agnes�察   �you    must   not   take  such    long   walks   again    before 

breakfast��' said my mother�察�observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee 

and ate nothing ´ pleading the heat of the weather�察�and the fatigue of my 

long walk as an excuse。         I certainly did feel feverish and tired too。 

     'You always do things by extremes�此            �now�察�if you had taken a SHORT 

walk every morning�察�and would continue to do so�察�it would do you good。' 

     'Well�察�mamma�察�I will。' 

     'But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books�此�you 

have quite put yourself into a fever。' 

     'I won't do it again��' said I。 

     I   was  racking    my   brains   with   thinking    how   to   tell   her  about  Mr。 

Weston�察    �for   she  must    know    he   was   coming     to´morrow。      However�察     �I 

waited till the breakfast things were removed�察�and I was more calm and 

cool�察�and   then�察 �having sat down   to  my drawing�察 �I   began   ´ 'I   met   an   old 

friend on the sands to´day�察�mamma。' 

     'An old friend�      �Who could it be��' 

     'Two old friends�察�indeed。        One was a dog��' and then I reminded her of 

Snap�察�whose history I had recounted before�察�and related the incident of his 

sudden appearance and remarkable recognition�察�'and the other��' continued I�察�

'was Mr。 Weston�察�the curate of Horton。' 

     'Mr。 Weston�      �I never heard of him before。' 

     'Yes�察  �you   have�此  �I've   mentioned   him   several   times�察  �I   believe�此    �but 

you don't remember。' 

     'I've heard you speak of Mr。 Hatfield。' 

     'Mr。   Hatfield   was   the   rector�察  �and   Mr。   Weston   the   curate�此�I   used   to 

mention   him   sometimes   in   contradistinction   to   Mr。   Hatfield�察  �as   being   a 

more   efficient   clergyman。      However�察  �he   was   on   the   sands   this   morning 

with the  dog   ´  he had   bought it�察 �I suppose�察�from  the  rat´catcher�察  �and he 

knew me as well as it did ´ probably through its means�此               �and I had a little 

conversation   with   him�察  �in   the   course   of   which�察  �as   he   asked   about   our 



                                              178 


´ Page 179´

                                        AGNES GREY 



school�察�I was led to say something about you�察�and your good management�察�

and he said he should like to know you�察�and asked if I would   introduce 

him to you�察�if he should take the liberty of calling to´morrow�察�so I said I 

would。      Was I right��' 

     'Of course。      What kind of a man is he��' 

     'A   very   RESPECTABLE             man�察   �I  think�此  �but    you   will   see   him   to´ 

morrow。 He is the new vicar of F´�察�and as he has only been there a few 

weeks�察�I suppose he has made no friends yet�察�and wants a little society。' 

     The morrow came。            What a fever of anxiety and expectation I was in 

from breakfast till noon ´ at which time he made his appearance� �Having 

introduced   him   to   my   mother�察  �I   took   my   work   to   the   window�察  �and   sat 

down   to   await   the   result   of the   interview。     They  got   on   extremely  well 

together ´ greatly to my satisfaction�察�for I had felt very anxious about what 

my   mother   wo

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��2�� 家��3��

低辛嬬浪散議