THEWEDDING

作者:查尔斯·兰姆

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

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本章字节:20114字

idonoknowwhenihavebeenbeerpleasedhanabeinginviedsweekobepresenaheweddingofafriendsdaugherilikeomakeoneaheseceremonies,whichousoldpeoplegivebackouryouhinama


er,andresoreourgayesseason,inheremembranceofourownsuccess,orheregres,scarcelylessender,ofourownyouhfuldisappoinmens,inhispoinofaselemenonheseoccasionsiamsureobeingoodhumorforaweekorwoafer,andenjoyareflecedhoneymoonbeingwihouafamily,iamferedwihheseemporaryadopionsinoafriendsfamilyifeesorofcousinhood,oruncleship,forheseasoniaminducedinodegreesofaffiniy,and,inheparicipaedsocialiiesofhelilemuniy,iydownforabriefwhilemysoliarybachelorshipicarryhishumoursofar,haiakeiunkindlyobelefou,evenwhenafuneralisgoingoninhehouseofadearfriendbuomysubjec——


heunioniselfhadbeenlongseled,buiscelebraionhadbeenhiherodeferred,oanalmosunreasonablesaeofsuspenseinhelovers,bysomeinvincibleprejudiceswhichhebridesfaherhadunhappilyconraceduponhesubjecofheooearlymarriagesoffemaleshehasbeenlecuringanyimehesefiveyears——forohalenghhecourshiphasbeenproraced——uponheproprieyofpuingoffhesolemniy,illhedyshouldhavepleedherfiveandweniehyearweallbeganobeafraidhaasui,whichasyehadabaedofnoneofisardours,mighasbelingeredon,illpassionhadimeocool,andlovegoouinheexperimenbualilewheedlingonheparofhiswife,whowasbynomeansaparyoheseoversrainednoions,joinedosomeseriousexposuionsonhaofhisfriends,who,fromhegrowinginfirmiiesofheoldgenleman,couldnopromiseourselvesmanyyearsenjoymenofhispany,andwereanxiousobringmaersoaconclusionduringhislifeime,alenghprevailed,andonmondayshedaugherofmyoldfriend,admiral——,havingaainedhewomanlyageofnieenwasconducedohechurchbyherpleasancousinj——,whooldsomefewyearsolder


beforeheyouhfulparofmyfemalereadersexpressheirindignaionaheabominablelossofimeoccasionedoheloversbyhepreposerousnoionsofmyoldfriend,heywilldowelloconsiderherelucancewhichafondparennaurallyfeelsaparingwihhischildohisunwillingness,ibelieve,inmoscasesmayberacedhedifferenceofopiniononhispoinbeweenchildandparen,whaeverpreencesofineresorprudencemaybeheldouocoverihehardhearednessoffahersisafihemeforromancewriers,asureandmovingopic,buisherenosomehingunender,osaynomoreofi,inhehurrywhichabelovedchildissomeimesinoearherselffromheparenalsock,andmiherselfosrangegrafings?hecaseisheighenedwherehedy,asinhepreseninsance,happensobeanonlychildidonoundersandhesemaersexperimenally,buicanmakeashrewdguessahewoundedprideofaparenuponheseoccasionsiisnonewobservaion,ibelieve,haaloverinmoscaseshasnorivalsomuchobefearedashefahercerainlyhereisajealousyinunparallelsubjecs,whichislilelesshearrendinghanhepassionwhichwemoresriclychrisenbyhanamemohersscruplesaremoreeasilygoover,forhisreason,isuppose,haheproecionransferredoahusbandislessaderogaionandalossoheirauhoriyhanohepaernalmohers,besides,havearemblingforesigh,whichpainsheinconveniences(impossibleobeconceivedinhesamedegreebyheoherparen)ofalifeofforlorncelibacy,whichherefusalofaolerablemachmayenailuponheirchildmohersinsincisasurerguidehere,hanhecoldreasoningsofafaheronsuchaopicohisinsincmaybeimpued,andbyialonemaybeexcused,heunbeseemingarifices,bywhichsomewivespushonhemarimonialprojecsofheirdaughers,whichhehusband,howeverapproving,shallenerainwihparaiveindifferencealileshamelessnessonhisheadispardonablewihhisexpnaion,forwardnessbeesagrace,andmaernalimporuniyreceiveshenameofavirue——buheparsonsays,whileipreposerouslyassumehisofficeiampreaching,whilehebrideisonhehreshold


norleanyofmyfemalereaderssupposehahesagereflecionswhichhavejusescapedmehaveheobliquesendencyofapplicaionoheyoungdy,who,iwillbeseen,isabouovenureuponachangeinhercondiion,aamaureandpeenage,andnowihouhefullesapprobaionofallpariesionlydeprecaeveryhasymarriages


ihadbeenfixedhaheceremonyshouldbegohroughaanearlyhour,ogiveimeforaliledejeuneaferwards,owhichaselecparyoffriendshadbeeninviedwewereinchurchalilebeforeheclocksruckeigh


nohingcouldbemorejudiciousorgracefulhanhedressofhebridemaids——hehreecharmingmissforesers——onhismorningogivehebrideanopporuniyofshiningsingly,heyhadehabiedallingreeniamildescribingfemaleapparel,bu,whileshesoodahealarinvesmenswhieandcandidasherhoughs,asacrificialwhieness,heyassisedinrobes,suchasmighbeedianasnymphs——foresersindeed——assuchwhohadnoyeeoheresoluionofpuingoffcoldvirginiyheseyoungmaids,nobeingsoblesasohaveamoherliving,iamold,keepsingleforheirfaherssake,andlivealogehersohappywihheirremainingparen,hahehearsofheirloversareeverbrokenwihheprospec(soinauspiciousoheirhopes)ofsuchuninerrupedandprovokinghomeforgalngirls!eachavicimworhyofiphigenia!


idonoknowwhabusinessihaveobepreseninsolemnpcesica


odivesmeofanunseasonabledisposiionoleviyuponhemosawfuloccasionsiwasnevercuouforapublicfuncionaryceremonyandihavelongshakenhands,buicouldnoresisheimporuniiesofheyoungdysfaher,whosegouunhappilyconfinedhimahome,oacasparenonhisoccasion,andgiveawayhebridesomehingludicrousoccurredomeahismosseriousofallmomens——asenseofmyunfinessohavehedisposal,eveninimaginaion,ofhesweeyoungcreaurebesidemeifeariwasberayedosomelighness,forheawfuleyeofheparson——andherecorseyeofsainmildredsinhepoulryisnorifleofarebuke——wasuponmeinaninsan,souringmyincipienjesoherisfulseveriiesofafuneral


hiswasheonlymisbehaviorwhichicanpleadouponhissolemnoccasion,unlesswhawasobjecedomeaferheceremonybyoneofhehandsomemiss——s,beaccounedasoleciswbckhasbeenmyordinaryapparelsolong——indeediakeiobehepropercosumeofanauhor——hesagesancionsi——haohaveappearedinsomelighercolourwouldhaveraisedmoremirhamyexpense,hanheanomalyhadcreaedcensurebuicouldperceivehahebridesmoher,andsomeelderlydiespresen(godblesshem!)wouldhavebeenwellconen,ifihadeinanyohercolourhanhabuigooverheomenbyaluckyapologue,whichirememberedouofpilpay,orsomeindianauhor,ofallhebirdsbeinginviedoheli


eswedding,awhich,whenallherescameinheirgayesfeahers,heravenaloneapologisedforhiscloakbecause”hehadnooher”hisolerablyreconciledheeldersbuwihheyoungpeopleallwasmerrimen,andshakingsofhands,andcongrauions,andkissingawayhebridesears,andkissingsfromherinreurn,ilyoungdy,whoassumedsomeexperienceinhesemaers,havingwornhenupialbandssomefourorfiveweekslongerhanherfriend,rescuedher,archlyobserving,wihhalfaneyeuponhebridegroom,haahisraeshewouldhave”nonelef”


myfriendheadmiralwasinfinewigandbuckleonhisoccasion——asrikingconrasohisusualneglecofpersonappearancehedidnoonceshoveuphisborrowedlocks(hiscusomeverahismorningsudies)oberayhefewgreysragglersofhisownbeneahherembledforhehour,whichalenghapproached,whenaferaproracedbreakfasofhreehours——ifsoresofcoldfowls,ongues,hams,boargoes,driedfruis,wines,cordials,eccandeservesomeagreanappelion——hecoachwasa


ounced,whichwaseocarryoffhebrideandbridegroomforaseason,ascusomhassensiblyordained,inohecounry,uponwhichdesign,wishinghemafeliciousjourney,leusreurnoheassembledguess


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heeyesofmen


areidlybenonhimhaenersnex,


soidlydidwebendoureyesupononeanoher,whenhechiefperformersinhemorningspageanhadvanishednooldhisalenonesiphergsshepooradmiralmadeaneffor——iwasnomuchihadanicipaedsofarevenheinfiniyoffullsaisfacion,hahadberayediselfhroughheprimlooksandquiedepormenofhisdy,beganowaneinosomehingofmisgivingnooneknewwheheroakeheirleavesorsayweseemedassembleduponasillyoccasioninhiscrisis,bewixarryinganddeparure,imusdojusiceoafoolishalenofmine,whichhadoherwiselikeohavebroughmeinodisgraceinheforeparofheday,imeanapower,inanyemergency,ofhinkingandgivingvenoallma


erofsrangenonsenseinhisawkwarddilemmaifoundisovereigniraledoffsomeofmymosexcellenabsurdiiesallwerewillingoberelieved,aanyexpenseofreason,fromhepressureofheinolerablevacuumwhichhadsucceededohemorningbuslebyhismeansiwasforunaeinkeepingogeherhebeerparofhepanyoaehour:andarubberofwhis(headmiralsfavouriegame)wihsomeraresrokesofchanceaswelsskill,whichcameopporunelyonhisside——lenghenedouillmidnigh——dismissedheoldgenlemanasohisbedwihparaivelyeasyspiris


ihavebeenamyoldfriendsvariousimessinceidonoknowavisiingpcewhereeveryguesissoperfeclyahisease,nowhere,whereharmonyissosrangelyheresulofconfusioneverybodyisacrosspurposes,yeheeffecissomuchbeerhanuniformiyconradicoryorders,servanspullingoneway,maserandmisressdrivingsomeoher,yebohdiverse,visiorshuddledupincorners,chairsunsymmerised:candlesdisposedbychance,mealsaoffhours,eaandsupperaonce,orheerprecedingheformer,hehosandheguesconferring,yeeachuponadifferenopic,eachundersandinghimself,neiherryingoundersandorhearheoher,draughsandpoliics,chessandpoliicaleconomy,cardsandconversaiono


auicalmaers,goingonaonce,wihouhehope,orindeedhewish,ofdisinguishinghem,makeialogeherhemosperfecconcordiadiscorsyoushallmeewihyesomehowheoldhouseisnoquiewhaishouldbeheadmiralsillenjoyshispipe,buhehasnomissemilyofilliforhimheinsrumensandswhereisood,busheisgone,whosedelicaeouchcouldsomeimesforashorminueappeasehewarringelemenshehaslearn,asmarvelexpressesi,o”makehisdesinyhischoice”hebearsbravelyup,buhedoesnoeouwihhisfshesofwildwisohickasseasongsseldomerescapehimhiswife,oo,looksasifshewanedsomeyoungerbodyoscoldandseorighsweallmissajuniorpresenceiiswonderfulhowoneyoungmaidenfreshensup,andkeepsgreen,hepaernalroofoldandyoungseemohaveanineresinher,solongassheisnoabsoluelydisposedofheyouhfulnessofhehouseisflownemilyismarried


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