TO MISS PEABODY

 TO MISS PEABODY

 

54 Pinckney St., 12 o'clock A.M. Monday [1841]

 

Truest Heart,

 

I cannot come to thee this evening, because my friend Bridge is in town, whom I hardly have seen for years past. Alas²! I know not whether I am a very faithful friend to him; for I cannot rejoice that he is here, since it will keep me from my Dove. Thou art my only reality—all other people are but shadows to me: all events and actions, in which thou dost not mingle³, are but dreams.

 

Do thou be good, dearest love, and when I come, tomorrow night, let me find thee magnificent. Thou didst make me very happy, yesterday forenoon—thou wast a south-west wind—or the sweetest and wholesomest wind that blows, whichever it may be. I love thee more than I can estimate; 240 and last night I dreamed of thee. I know not exactly what; but we were happy.

 

God bless thee.

 

Thine ownest husband,

Theodore de L'Aubepine.

 

A Madame,

Madame Sophie Amelie de L'Aubepine,

Rue¹ d'Ouest,

à Boston.

 

Miss Sophia A. Peabody,

West-street,

Boston. 

1 rue   

n.懊悔，芸香，后悔；v.后悔，悲伤，懊悔

参考例句：

• You'll rue having failed in the examination.你会悔恨考试失败。
• You're going to rue this the longest day that you live.你要终身悔恨不尽呢。

2 alas   

int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)

参考例句：

• Alas!The window is broken!哎呀！窗子破了！
• Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而，真理很少带有浪漫色彩。

3 mingle   

vt.使混合，使相混；vi.混合起来；相交往

参考例句：

• If we mingle with the crowd,we should not be noticed.如果我们混在人群中，就不会被注意到。
• Oil will not mingle with water.油和水不相融。