Mr. B. — What spirits that girl has, Mrs. Joy!
Mr. J. — She’s a sunshine in a house, Botter, a regular sunshine. When Mrs. J. here’s in a bad humor, I . . .
Mrs. J. — Don’t talk nonsense, Mr. Joy.
Mrs. B. — There’s a hop1, skip, and jump for you! Why, it beats Ellsler! Upon my conscience it does! It’s her fourteenth quadrille too. There she goes! She’s a jewel of a girl, though I say it that shouldn’t.
Mrs. J. (laughing). — Why don’t you marry her, Botter? Shall I speak to her? I dare say she’d have you. You’re not so VERY old.
Mr. B. — Don’t aggravate2 me, Mrs. J. You know when I lost my heart in the year 1817, at the opening of Waterloo Bridge, to a young lady who wouldn’t have me, and left me to die in despair, and married Joy, of the Stock Exchange.
Mrs. J. Get away, you foolish old creature.
[MR. JOY looks on in ecstasies3 at Miss Joy’s agility4. LADY JANE RANVILLE, of Baker5 Street, pronounces her to be an exceedingly forward person. CAPTAIN DOBBS likes a girl who has plenty of go in her; and as for FRED SPARKS, he is over head and ears in love with her.]

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hop
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n.单脚跳,跳跃;vi.单脚跳,跳跃;着手做某事;vt.跳跃,跃过 | |
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vt.加重(剧),使恶化;激怒,使恼火 | |
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ecstasies
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狂喜( ecstasy的名词复数 ); 出神; 入迷; 迷幻药 | |
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agility
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n.敏捷,活泼 | |
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baker
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n.面包师 | |
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