Part 2 In The Breton Land Chapter 4

"Me get married?" said Yann to his parents that same evening. "Me getmarried? Good heavens, why should I? Shall I ever be as happy as herewith ye? no troubles, no tiffs¹ with any one, and warm soup ready forme every night when I come home from sea. Oh! I quite understand thatyou mean the girl that came here to-day, but what's such a rich girlto do with us? 'Tisn't clear to my thinking. And it'll be neither her,nor any other. It's all settled, I won't marry--it ain't to myliking."The two old Gaoses looked at one another in silence, deeplydisappointed, for, after having talked it over together, they werepretty well sure that this young lady would not refuse their handsomeYann. But they did not try to argue, knowing how useless that wouldbe. The mother lowered her head, and said no more; she respected thewill of her son, her eldest² born, who was all but the head of thefamily; although he was always tender and gentle with her, moreobedient than a child in the petty things of life, he long ago hadbeen her absolute master for the great ones, eluding³ all restraintwith a quiet though savage⁴ independence. He never sat up late, beingin the habit, like other fishermen, of rising before break of day. Andafter supper at eight o'clock, he had given another satisfactory lookto his baskets and new nets from Loguivy, and began to undress--calmto all appearances, and went up to sleep in the pink-curtained bed,which he shared with his little brother Laumec.

1 tiffs   

n.争吵( tiff的名词复数 )；（酒的）一口；小饮

参考例句：

• They had found the early tiffs become more frequent. 他们发现早期的小争执愈来愈频繁。 来自辞典例句
• The money will be paid in full by the last day of tiffs month. 截止到本月最后一天要将钱全部付清。 来自互联网

2 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

3 eluding   

v.（尤指机敏地）避开( elude的现在分词 )；逃避；躲避；使达不到

参考例句：

• He saw no way of eluding Featherstone's stupid demand. 费瑟斯通的愚蠢要求使他走投无路。 来自辞典例句
• The fox succeeded in eluding the hunters. 这狐狸成功地避过了猎手。 来自辞典例句

4 savage   

adj.野蛮的；凶恶的，残暴的；n.未开化的人

参考例句：

• The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
• He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。