The manly1 brow, by early sorrow touch’d,
Is bare. The jewelled cap and graceful2 plume3,
In his worser hand, his martial’s baton4
In the right, he passed mid5 a people’s
Sympathy!”
At breakfast, Lord L. requested that his daughters would be ready to accompany him to town, on an early day which he named.
He was evidently ill at ease at Lodore: he made every effort, however, to conceal6 such feelings, and assigned the following commonplace[105] reason, for the hasty departure he meditated7. He had, he said, already issued cards, for what he intended should be a very brilliant affair; given for the purpose of introducing his daughters at home, to what he considered his own private circle, previous to their public presentation at court.
Ere Lord L. and his daughters departed, Mrs. Montgomery discharged the painful duty she had imposed upon herself, of informing Lord L. of every particular of Henry’s very improper8 conduct, respecting his attachment9 to his cousin. Lord L. was, at first, distressed10 and alarmed; but, on questioning his daughter, was so perfectly11 satisfied by her assurances of indifference12 to Henry himself, and repugnance13 to his addresses, that he determined14 to treat the young man’s presumption15, with the contempt it merited. Should St. Aubin,[106] however, in future, persevere16 in making himself troublesome; his Lordship would, of course, forbid him his house.
A passing visit to Beech-park, prolonged by the delight the girls took in exploring its groves17, so far retarded18 our travellers, that they did not arrive in London, till the very day, on the evening of which the projected ball was to take place.
The preparations, however, had gone on in pursuance of former orders, and every thing was found ready.
Lord L., the moment he had welcomed his daughters beneath the paternal19 roof, went out to call on the son of his old friend, and endeavour to induce him to join the family party at dinner, preparatory to the gaieties of the evening.
No card had been sent; for, on account of[107] all the strange reports that were current, Lord L. had determined to make the invitation in person, should he find Fitz-Ullin in a state to accept it.
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1 manly | |
adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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2 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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3 plume | |
n.羽毛;v.整理羽毛,骚首弄姿,用羽毛装饰 | |
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4 baton | |
n.乐队用指挥杖 | |
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5 mid | |
adj.中央的,中间的 | |
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6 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的 | |
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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11 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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n.嫌恶 | |
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15 presumption | |
n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定 | |
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17 groves | |
树丛,小树林( grove的名词复数 ) | |
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a.智力迟钝的,智力发育迟缓的 | |
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adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的 | |
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