TO MRS. HAWTHORNE

 TO MRS. HAWTHORNE

 

Lenox, August 1st, Friday [1851]

 

Dearest Phoebe,

 

I send the tools, which I found in one of the cupboards. Thy two letters arrived together, this morning. I was at the P. O. on Wednesday, and greatly disappointed to find nothing.

 

Julian and I get along together in great harmony, & as happy as we can be severed¹ from thee. It grieves² me that thou findest nobody to help thee there. If this state of things is to continue, thou must abridge³ thy stay, and return before thou art quite worn out.

 

I wrote a few lines on Tuesday (I think) which I suppose thou hast received. I more than ever abhor⁴ letter-writing; but thou partly knowest that I am

 

Thy lovingest

Husband.

 

Mrs. Sophia A. Hawthorne,

West Newton.

1 severed   

v.切断，断绝( sever的过去式和过去分词 )；断，裂

参考例句：

• The doctor said I'd severed a vessel in my leg. 医生说我割断了腿上的一根血管。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• We have severed diplomatic relations with that country. 我们与那个国家断绝了外交关系。 来自《简明英汉词典》

2 grieves   

悲伤( grief的名词复数 )； 悲痛； 悲伤的事； 担心

参考例句：

• After ten years, she still grieves for her dead child. 她的孩子已经死了十年了，她仍在悲伤。
• Nothing grieves me more. 没有什么比这更让我伤心的事。

3 abridge   

v.删减，删节，节略，缩短

参考例句：

• They are going to abridge that dictionary.他们将要精简那本字典。
• He decided to abridge his stay here after he received a letter from home.他接到家信后决定缩短在这里的逗留时间。

4 abhor   

v.憎恶；痛恨

参考例句：

• They abhor all forms of racial discrimination.他们憎恶任何形式的种族歧视。
• They abhor all the nations who have different ideology and regime.他们仇视所有意识形态和制度与他们不同的国家。