唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > weir of hermiston(砕致帽禽議虜櫛) >

及22嫗

weir of hermiston(砕致帽禽議虜櫛)-及22嫗

弌傍�� weir of hermiston(砕致帽禽議虜櫛) 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��






                                               65 


´ Page 66´

                                       Weir of Hermiston 



been taught to behave�此�to look up�察�to look down�察�to look unconscious�察�to 

look seriously impressed in church�察�and in every conjuncture to look her 

best。 That was the game of female life�察�and she played it frankly。 Archie 

was the one person in church who was of interest�察�who was somebody new�察�

reputed   eccentric�察  �known   to   be   young�察  �and   a   laird�察  �and   still   unseen   by 

Christina。 Small wonder that�察�as she stood there in her attitude of   pretty 

decency�察  �her   mind   should   run   upon   him�   �If   he   spared   a   glance   in   her 

direction�察�he   should   know   she   was   a   well´behaved   young   lady  who   had 

been to Glasgow。 In reason he must admire her clothes�察�and it was possible 

that he should think her pretty。 At that her heart beat the least thing in the 

world�察�and she proceeded�察�by way of a corrective�察�to call up and dismiss a 

series of fancied pictures of the young man who should now�察�by rights�察�be 

looking at her。 She settled on the plainest of them�察 � a pink short young 

man with a dish face and no figure�察�at whose admiration she could afford 

to smile�察�but for all that�察�the consciousness of his gaze ��which was really 

fixed on Torrance and his mittens�� kept her in something of a flutter till the 

word Amen。 Even then�察�she was far too well´bred to gratify her curiosity 

with any impatience。 She resumed her seat languidly ´ this was a Glasgow 

touch   ´   she   composed   her   dress�察  �rearranged   her   nosegay   of   primroses�察�

looked first in front�察�then behind upon the other side�察�and at last allowed 

her  eyes   to   move�察  �without hurry�察  �in   the direction   of   the   Hermiston   pew。 

For   a   moment�察  �they   were   riveted。   Next   she   had   plucked   her   gaze   home 

again   like   a   tame   bird   who   should   have   meditated   flight。   Possibilities 

crowded on her�察  �she hung   over the future  and grew dizzy�察  �the  image  of 

this   young     man�察   �slim�察  �graceful�察   �dark�察   �with   the   inscrutable     half´smile�察�

attracted   and   repelled   her   like   a   chasm。   ;I   wonder�察  �will   I   have   met   my 

fate�拭─�she thought�察�and her heart swelled。 

     Torrance was got some way into his first exposition�察�positing a deep 

layer  of   texts   as   he   went   along�察 �laying   the   foundations of   his   discourse�察�

which was to deal with a nice point in divinity�察�before Archie suffered his 

eyes   to   wander。   They   fell   first   of   all   on  Clem�察  �looking      insupportably 

prosperous�察      �and   patronising      Torrance     with    the   favour    of  a   modified 

attention�察�as of one who was used to better things in Glasgow。 Though he 

had never before set eyes on him�察�Archie had no difficulty in identifying 



                                               66 


´ Page 67´

                                      Weir of Hermiston 



him�察�and no hesitation in pronouncing him vulgar�察�the worst of the family。 

Clem was leaning lazily forward when Archie first saw him。 Presently he 

leaned   nonchalantly   back�察  �and   that   deadly   instrument�察  �the   maiden�察  �was 

suddenly unmasked in profile。 Though not quite in the front of the fashion 

��had anybody cared�。��察�certain artful Glasgow mantua´makers�察�and her own 

inherent taste�察�had arrayed her to great advantage。 Her accoutrement was�察�

indeed�察    �a   cause    of   heart´   burning�察    �and   almost     of  scandal�察    �in  that 

infinitesimal kirk company。 Mrs。 Hob had said her say at Cauldstaneslap。 

;Daft´like� ─�she had pronounced it。 ;A jaiket that'll no meet� �Whaur's the 

sense of a jaiket that'll no button upon you�察�if it should come to be weet�拭�

What do ye ca' thir things�拭�Demmy brokens�察�d'ye say�拭�They'll be brokens 

wi' a vengeance or ye can win back� �Weel�察�I have nae thing to do wi' it ´ 

it's no good taste。; Clem�察�whose purse had thus metamorphosed his sister�察�

and who was not insensible to the advertisement�察�had come to the rescue 

with a ;Hoot�察�woman� �What do you ken of good taste that has never been 

to the   ceety�拭─�And   Hob�察  �looking on   the   girl   with   pleased   smiles�察 �as   she 

timidly   displayed   her   finery   in   the   midst   of   the   dark   kitchen�察  �had   thus 

ended the dispute�此 �The cutty looks weel�察─�he had said�察 �and it's no very 

like rain。 Wear them the day�察�hizzie�察�but it's no a thing to make a practice 

o'。; In the breasts of her rivals�察�coming to the kirk very conscious of white 

under´linen�察�and their faces splendid with much soap�察�the sight of the toilet 

had     raised   a   storm    of   varying    emotion�察    �from     the   mere    unenvious 

admiration that was expressed in a long´drawn ;Eh� ─�to the angrier feeling 

that   found   vent   in   an   emphatic   ;Set   her   up� ─  �Her   frock   was   of   straw´ 

coloured jaconet muslin�察�cut low at the bosom and short at the ankle�察�so as 

to display her DEMI´ BROQUINS of Regency violet�察�crossing with many 

straps upon a yellow cobweb stocking。 According to the pretty fashion in 

which   our   grandmothers   did   not   hesitate   to   appear�察  �and   our   great´aunts 

went forth armed for the pursuit and capture of our great´uncles�察�the dress 

was drawn up so as to mould the contour of both breasts�察�and in the nook 

between�察  �a   cairngorm   brooch   maintained   it。   Here�察  �too�察  �surely   in   a   very 

enviable   position�察  �trembled   the   nosegay   of   primroses。   She   wore   on   her 

shoulders ´ or rather on her back and not her shoulders�察�which it scarcely 

passed ´ a French coat of sarsenet�察�tied in front with Margate braces�察�and 



                                              67 


´ Page 68´

                                        Weir of Hermiston 



of   the   same   colour   with      her   violet   shoes。   About   her   face   clustered   a 

disorder      of   dark    ringlets�察   �a   little  garland     of   yellow      French     roses 

surmounted   her   brow�察  �and   the   whole   was   crowned   by   a   village   hat   of 

chipped   straw。      Amongst   all      the   rosy   and   all  the   weathered     faces    that 

surrounded   her   in   church�察  �she   glowed          like   an   open   flower   ´   girl  and 

raiment�察  �and   the   cairngorm   that   caught   the   daylight   and   returned   it   in   a 

fiery flash�察�and the threads of bronze and gold that played in her hair。 

     Archie was attracted by the bright thing like a child。 He looked at her 

again and yet again�察�and their looks crossed。 The lip was lifted from her 

little teeth。 He saw the red blood work vividly under her tawny skin。 Her 

eye�察�which was great as a stag's�察�struck and held his gaze。 He knew who 

she must be ´ Kirstie�察�she of the harsh diminutive�察�his housekeeper's niece�察�

the sister of the rustic prophet�察�Gib ´ and he found in her the answer to his 

wishes。 

     Christina felt the shock of their encountering glances�察�and seemed to 

rise�察  �clothed   in   smiles�察  �into   a   region   of   the   vague   and   bright。   But   the 

gratification   was   not   more   exquisite   than   it   was   brief。   She   looked   away 

abruptly�察�and immediately began to blame herself for that abruptness。 She 

knew what she should have done�察�too late ´ turned slowly with her nose in 

the   air。 And   meantime   his   look   was   not   removed�察 �but   continued   to   play 

upon her   like   a battery  of   cannon constantly  aimed�察 �and now  seemed   to 

isolate her alone with him�察�and now seemed to uplift her�察�as on a pillory�察�

before the congregation。 For Archie continued to drink her in with his eyes�察�

even as   a   wayfarer   comes   to   a   well´head on   a   mountain�察 �and   stoops his 

face�察�and drinks with thirst unassuageable。 In the cleft of her little breasts 

the fiery eye of the topaz and the pale florets of primrose fascinat

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��1�� 家��2��

低辛嬬浪散議