第33章 CHAPTERXWROUGHTIRONANDGOLD(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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hechurchclocksruckhalfpassevenashesoodahedoorawaiingdixonsslowmovemens;alwaysdoublyardywhenshehadodegradeherselfbyansweringhedoorbellhewasusheredinoheliledrawingroom,andkindlygreeedbymrhale,wholedhimupohiswife,whosepaleface,andshawldrapedfiguremadeasilenexcuseforhecoldnguorofhergreeingmargarewaslighinghempwhenheenered,forhedarknesswascomingonhemphrewapreylighinohecenreofheduskyroom,fromwhich,wihcounryhabis,heydidnoexcludehenighskies,andheouerdarknessofairsomehow,haroomconrasediselfwihheonehehadelylef;handsome,ponderous,wihnosignoffemininehabiaion,excepinheonespowherehismohersae,andnoconvenienceforanyoheremploymenhaneainganddrinkingobesure,iwasadiningroom;hismoherpreferredosiini;andherwillwasahouseholdwbuhedrawingroomwasnolikehisiwaswicewenyimesasfine;noonequarerascomforableherewerenomirrors,noevenascrapofgssoreflecheligh,andanswerhesamepurposeaswaerina


ndscape;nogilding;awarm,soberbreadhofcolouring,wellrelievedbyhedearoldhelsonechinzcurainsandchaircoversanopendavenporsoodinhewindowopposiehedoor;inheoherherewasasand,wihaallwhiechinavase,fromwhichdroopedwreahsofenglishivy,palegreenbirch,andcoppercolouredbeechleavespreybaskesofworksoodabouindifferenpces:andbooks,nocaredforonaccounofheirbindingsolely,yonoable,asifrecenlypudownbehindhedoorwasanoherable,deckedouforea,wihawhieablecloh,onwhichflourishedhecocoanucakes,andabaskepiledwihorangesandruddyamericanapples,heapedonleaves


iappearedomrhornonhaallhesegracefulcareswerehabiualohefamily;andespeciallyofapiecewihmargareshesoodbyheeaableinalighcolouredmuslingown,whichhadagooddealofpinkabouishelookedasifshewasnoaendingoheconversaion,busolelybusywihheeacups,amongwhichherroundivoryhandsmovedwihprey,noiseless,daininessshehadabraceleonoaperarm,whichwouldfalldownoverherroundwrismr


hornonwachedherepcingofhisroublesomeornamenwihfarmoreaenionhanhelisenedoherfaheriseemedasififascinaedhimoseeherpushiupimpaienly,uniliighenedhersofflesh;andhenomarkhelooseninghefallhecouldalmoshaveexcimed hereigoes,again!herewassolilelefobedoneaferhearrivedahepreparaionforea,hahewasalmossorryheobligaionofeainganddrinkingcamesosoonoprevenhiswachingmargareshehandedhimhiscupofeawihheproudairofanunwillingsve;buhereyecaughhemomenwhenhewasreadyforanohercup;andhealmoslongedoaskherodoforhimwhahesawhercompelledodoforherfaher,whoookherlilefingerandhumbinhismasculinehand,andmadehemserveassugarongsmr


hornonsawherbeauifuleyeslifedoherfaher,fullofligh,halfugherandhalflove,ashisbiofpanomimewenonbeweenhewo,unobserved,asheyfancied,byanymargaresheadsillached,ashepalenessofhercomplexion,andhersilencemighhaveesified;bushewasresolvedohrowherselfinohebreach,ifherewasanylongunowardpause,raherhanhaherfahersfriend,pupil,andguesshouldhavecauseohinkhimselfinanywayneglecedbuheconversaionwenon;andmargaredrewinoacorner,nearhermoher,wihherwork,aferheeahingswereakenaway;andfelhashemighleherhoughsroam,wihoufearofbeingsuddenlywanedofillupagap


mrhornonandmrhalewerebohabsorbedinheconinuaionofsomesubjecwhichhadbeensaredaheirsmeeingmargarewasrecalledoasenseofhepresenbysomerivial,lowspokenremarkof


hermohers;andonsuddenlylookingupfromherwork,hereyewascaughbyhedifferenceofouwardappearancebeweenherfaherandmrhornon,asbeokeningsuchdisinclyopposienauresherfaherwasofslighfigure,whichmadehimappearallerhanhereallywas,whennoconrased,asahisime,wihheall,massiveframeofanoherhelinesinherfahersfaceweresofandwaving,wihafrequenunduingkindofremblingmovemenpassingoverhem,showingeveryflucuaingemoion;heeyelidswerergeandarched,givingoheeyesapeculiarnguidbeauywhichwasalmosfeminine


hebrowswerefinelyarched,buwere,byheverysizeofhedreamylids,raisedoaconsiderabledisancefromheeyesnow,inmr


hornonsfacehesraighbrowsfelllowoverheclear,deepseearneseyes,which,wihoubeingunpleasanlysharp,seemedinenenoughoperaeinoheveryhearandcoreofwhahewaslookingahelinesinhefacewerefewbufirm,asifheywerecarvedinmarble,andyprincipallyabouhelips,whichwereslighlycompressedoveraseofeehsofaullessandbeauifulasogiveheeffecofsuddensunlighwhenherarebrighsmile,cominginaninsanandshiningouofheeyes,changedhewholelookfromhesevereandresolvedexpressionofamanreadyodoanddareeveryhing,ohekeenhonesenjoymenofhemomen,whichisseldomshownsofearlesslyandinsananeouslyexcepbychildren


margarelikedhissmile;iwashefirshingshehadadmiredinhisnewfriendofherfahers;andheopposiionofcharacer,showninallhesedeailsofappearanceshehadjusbeennoicing,seemedoexpinhearacionheyevidenlyfelowardseachoher