第25章 CHAPTERVIINEWSCENESANDFACES(2)

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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ediallhefronroomdownsairsisobeyoursudyandourdiningroom(poorpapa!),for,youknow,weseledmammaisohaveascheerfulasiingroomaswecange;andhafronroomupsairs,wihhearociousblueandpinkpaperandheavycornice,hadreallyapreyviewoverhepin,wihagreabendofriver,orcanal,orwhaeveriis,downbelowhenicouldhavehelilebedroombehind,inhaprojecionaheheadofhefirsflighofsairsoverhekichen,youknowandyouandmammaheroombehindhedrawingroom,andhacloseinheroofwillmakeyouasplendiddressingroom


udixon,andhegirlweareohaveohelp?


oh,waiaminueiamoverpoweredbyhediscoveryofmyowngeniusformanagemendixonisohavelemesee,ihadioncehebacksiingroomihinkshewilllikehashegrumblessomuchabouhesairsaheson;andhegirlisohavehaslopingaicoveryourroomandmammaswon hado?


idaresayiwillbuhepaperswhaase!andheoverloadingsuchahousewihcolourandsuchheavycornices!


evermind,papa!surely,youcancharmhendlordinorepaperingoneorwoofheroomshedrawingroomandyourbedroomformammawillcomemosinconacwihhem;andyourbookshelveswillhideagreadealofhagaudypaerninhediningroom


henyouhinkihebes?ifso,ihadbeergoaonceandcallonhismrdonkin,owhomheadverisemenrefersmeiwillakeyoubackohehoel,whereyoucanorderlunch,andres,andbyheimeiisready,ishallbewihyouihopeishallbeableogenewpapers


margarehopedsooo,houghshesaidnohingshehadnevercomefairlyinconacwihheasehalovesornamen,howeverbad,morehanhepi


essandsimpliciywhichareofhemselvesheframeworkofelegance


herfaherookherhroughheenranceofhehoel,andleavingherahefooofhesaircase,wenoheaddressofhendlordofhehouseheyhadfixeduponjusasmargarehadherhandonhedoorofheirsiingroom,shewasfollowedbyaquickseppingwaier:


ibegyourpardon,maamhegenlemanwasgonesoquickly,ihadnoimeoellhimmrhornoncalledalmosdireclyaferyoulef;and,asiundersoodfromwhahegenlemansaid,youwouldbebackinanhour,ioldhimso,andhecameagainaboufiveminuesago,andsaidhewouldwaiformrhaleheisinyourroomnow,maam


hankyoumyfaherwillreurnsoon,andhenyoucanellhim


margareopenedhedoorandweninwihhesraigh,fearless,


dignifiedpresencehabiualohershefelnoawkwardness;shehadoomuchhehabisofsocieyforhaherewasapersoncomeonbusinessoherfaher;and,ashewasonewhohadshownhimselfobliging,shewasdisposedoreahimwihafullmeasureofciviliymrhornonwasagooddealmoresurprisedanddiscomfiedhansheinseadofaquie,middleagedclergyman,ayoungdycameforwardwihfrankdigniy,ayoungdyofadifferenypeomosofhosehewasinhehabiofseeingherdresswasverypin:aclosesrawbo


eofhebesmaerialandshape,rimmedwihwhieribbon;adarksilkgown,wihouanyrimmingorflounce;argeindianshawl,whichhungabouherinlongheavyfolds,andwhichsheworeasanempresswearsherdraperyhedidnoundersandwhoshewas,ashecaughhesimple,sraigh,unabashedlook,whichshowedhahisbeingherewasofnoconcernohebeauifulcounenance,andcalledupnoflushofsurpriseohepaleivoryofhecomplexionhehadheardhamrhalehadadaugher,buhehadimaginedhashewasalilegirl


mrhornon,ibelieve!saidmargare,aferahalfinsanspause,duringwhichhisunreadywordswouldnocomewillyousidown


myfaherbroughmeohedoor,noaminueago,buunforunaelyhewasnooldhayouwerehere,andhehasgoneawayonsomebusinessbuhewillcomebackalmosdireclyiamsorryyouhavehadheroubleofcallingwice


mrhornonwasinhabisofauhoriyhimself,busheseemedoassumesomekindofruleoverhimaoncehehadbeengeingimpaienahelossofhisimeonamarkeday,hemomenbeforesheappeared,yenowhecalmlyookaseaaherbidding


doyouknowwhereiishamrhalehasgoo?perhapsimighbeableofindhim


hehasgooamrdonkinsincanuesreeheishendlordofhehousemyfaherwishesoakeincrampon


mrhornonknewhehousehehadseenheadverisemen,andbeenolookai,incompliancewiharequesofmrbellshahewouldassismrhaleohebesofhispower:andalsoinsigaedbyhisownineresinhecaseofaclergymanwhohadgivenuphislivingundercircumsancessuchashoseofmrhalemrhornonhadhoughhahehouseincramponwasreallyjushehing;bunowhahesawmargare,wihhersuperbwaysofmovingandlooking,hebeganofeeshamedofhavingimaginedhaiwoulddoverywellforhehales,inspieofacerainvulgariyiniwhichhadsruckhimaheimeofhislookingiover


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