TO MRS. HAWTHORNE

 TO MRS. HAWTHORNE

 

Salem, Sept. 23d, 1851

 

Dearest,

 

I have just received thy two letters; they having been forwarded hither by Ticknor & Co¹. I wish thou hadst not had the head-ache; it gives me the heart-ache.

 

In regard to the rent, it is much to pay; but thou art to remember that we take the house only till we can get another; and that we shall not probably have to pay more than half, at most, of the $350. It does seem to me better to go; for we shall never be comfortable in Lenox again. Ticknor & Co. promise the most liberal² advances of money, should we need it, towards buying the house.

 

I will tell thee my adventures when I come. 218 I am to return to Boston to-night, and fully³ intend to be in Lenox by Saturday night.

 

In hugest haste⁴,

Thine Ownest.

 

Mrs. Sophia A. Hawthorne,

Lenox, Massachusetts.

1 co   

abbr.Colombia 哥伦比亚；Cash Order 现付票；Certificate of Origin 货源证书

参考例句：

• She was co-opted onto the board. 她获增选为董事会成员。
• a new movie in which Johnny Depp co-stars with Winona Ryder 由约翰尼∙德普与薇诺娜∙赖德联袂主演的一部新电影

2 liberal   

adj.心胸宽阔的；自由(主义)的；慷慨的

参考例句：

• He has a liberal attitude to divorce and remarriage.他对离婚和再婚看得很开。
• This country adopts a liberal foreign policy.该国采用的是开放的外交政策。

3 fully   

adv.完全地，全部地，彻底地；充分地

参考例句：

• The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气，然后全部呼出。
• They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。

4 haste   

n.匆忙，急速；草率；v.赶快；匆忙

参考例句：

• In his blind haste he almost ran into the river.他匆匆忙忙地几乎跑到河里去了。
• The contract says the work must be completed with all possible haste.合同上写明这项工作必须尽快完成。