第170章 CHAPTERXXVCHANGESATMILTON(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:2019-10-08 09:59

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meanwhile,amilonhechimneyssmoked,heceaselessroarandmighybea,anddizzyingwhirlofmachinery,sruggledandsroveperpeuallysenselessandpurposelesswerewoodandironandseaminheirendlessbours;buhepersisenceofheirmonoonousworkwasrivalledinirelessendurancebyhesrongcrowds,who,wihsenseandwihpurpose,werebusyandreslessinseekingaferwha?inhesreesherewerefewloierers,nonewalkingformerepleasure;everymansfacewasseinlinesofeagernessoranxiey;newswassoughforwihfierceavidiy;andmenjosledeachoherasideinhemarandinheexchange,asheydidinlife,inhedeepselfishnessofcompeiion


herewasgloomoverheownfewcameobuy,andhosewhodidwerelookedasuspiciouslybyhesellers;forcrediwasinsecure,andhemossablemighhaveheirforunesaffecedbyhesweepinhegreaneighbouringporamongheshippinghouseshiheroherehadbeennofailuresinmilon;bu,fromheimmensespecuionshahad


comeolighinmakingabadendinamerica,andyenearerhome,iwasknownhasomemilonhousesofbusinessmussuffersoseverelyhaeverydaymensfacesasked,ifheironguesdidno,whanews?


whoisgone?howwilliaffecme?andifwoorhreespokeogeher,heydwelraheronhenamesofhosewhoweresafehandaredohinahoselikely,inheiropinion,ogo;foridlebreahmay,asuchimes,causehedownfallofsomewhomighoherwiseweaherhesorm;andonegoingdowndragsmanyafer hornonissafe,sayheyhisbusinessisrgeexendingeveryyear;busuchaheadashehas,andsoprudenwihallhisdaring!henonemandrawsanoheraside,andwalksalileapar,and,wihheadinclinedinohisneighboursear,hesays, hornonsbusinessisrge;buhehasspenhisprofisinexendingi;hehasnocapialidby;hismachineryisnewwihinhesewoyears,andhascoshimwewon saywha!awordohewise!buhamrharrisonwasacroaker,amanwhohadsucceededohisfahersrademadeforune,whichhehadfearedolosebyaleringhismodeofbusinessoanyhavingargerscope;yehegrudgedeverype


ymadebyohersmoredaringandfarsighed


buheruhwas,mrhornonwashardpressedhefeliacuelyinhisvulnerablepoinhisprideinhecommercialcharacerwhichhehadesablishedforhimselfarchiecofhisownforunes,hearibuedhisonospecialmeriorqualiiesofhisown,buohepower,whichhebelievedhacommercegaveoeverybrave,hones,andperseveringman,oraisehimselfoalevelfromwhichhemighseeandreadhegreagameofworldlysuccess,andhonesly,bysuchfarsighedness,commandmorepowerandinfluencehaninanyohermodeoflifefaraway,inheeasandinhewes,wherehispersonwouldneverbeknown,hisnamewasoberegarded,andhiswishesobefulfilled,andhiswordpasslikegoldhawasheideaofmerchanlifewihwhichmrhornonhadsaredhermerchansbelikeprinces,saidhismoher,readingheexaloud,asifiwerearumpecalloinvieherboyohesrugglehewasbulikemanyohersmen,women,andchildrenaliveodisan,anddeadonearhingshesoughopossessheinfluenceofanameinforeigncounriesandfarawayseas,obecomeheheadofafirmhashouldbeknownforgeneraions;andihadakenhimlongsilenyearsocomeevenoaglimmeringofwhahemighbenow,oday,hereinhisownown,hisownfacory,amonghisownpeopleheandheyhadledparallellivesveryclose,buneverouchingillheacciden(orsoiseemed)ofhisacquainancewihhigginsoncebroughfaceoface,manoman,wihanindividualofhemassesaroundhim,and(akenoice)ouofhecharacerofmaserandworkman,inhefirsinsance,heyhadeachbegunorecognisehawehaveallofusonehumanheariwashefinepoinofhe


wedge;andunilnow,whenheapprehensionoflosinghisco


ecionwihwoorhreeofheworkmenwhomhehadsoelybegunoknowasmen,ofhavingapnorwo,whichwereexperimenslyingverycloseohishear,roughlynippedoffwihourial,gaveanewpoignancyohesublefearhacameoverhimfromimeoime;unilnow,hehadneverrecognisedhowmuchandhowdeepwasheinereshehadgrownofeofeelinhisposiionasmanufacurer,simplybecauseiledhiminosuchcloseconac,andgavehimheopporuniyofsomuchpower,amongaraceofpeoplesrange,shrewd,ignoran;bu,aboveall,fullofcharacerandsronghumanfeeling


hereviewedhisposiionasamilonmanufacurerhesrikeayearandahalfago,ormore,foriwasnowunimelywinryweaher,inaespring,hasrike,whenhewasyoung,andhenowwasoldhadprevenedhiscompleingsomeofhergeordershehadhenonhand


hehadlockedupagooddealofhiscapialinnewandexpensivemachinery,andhehadalsoboughcoonrgely,forhefulfilmenofheseorders,akenunderconrachahehadnobeenableocompleehem,wasowinginsomedegreeoheuerwanofskillonheparofheirishhandswhomhehadimpored;muchofheirworkwasdamagedandunfiobesenforhbyahousewhichpridediselfonurningounohingbufirsraeariclesformanymonhs,heembarrassmencausedbyhesrikehadbeenanobsacleinmr