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CHAPTER VI.—HER INGENUITY INSTIGATES HER
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September 19.—Three months of anxious care—till at length I have taken the extreme step of writing to him. Our chief distress1 has been caused by the state of poor Caroline, who, after sinking by degrees into such extreme weakness as to make it doubtful if she can ever recover full vigour2, has to-day been taken much worse. Her position is very critical. The doctor says plainly that she is dying of a broken heart—and that even the removal of the cause may not now restore her. Ought I to have written to Charles sooner? But how could I when she forbade me? It was her pride only which instigated3 her, and I should not have obeyed.
Sept. 26.—Charles has arrived and has seen her. He is shocked, conscience-stricken, remorseful4. I have told him that he can do no good beyond cheering her by his presence. I do not know what he thinks of proposing to her if she gets better, but he says little to her at present: indeed he dares not: his words agitate5 her dangerously.
Sept. 28.—After a struggle between duty and selfishness, such as I pray to Heaven I may never have to undergo again, I have asked him for pity’s sake to make her his wife, here and now, as she lies. I said to him that the poor child would not trouble him long; and such a solemnization would soothe6 her last hours as nothing else could do. He said that he would willingly do so, and had thought of it himself; but for one forbidding reason: in the event of her death as his wife he can never marry me, her sister, according to our laws. I started at his words. He went on: ‘On the other hand, if I were sure that immediate7 marriage with me would save her life, I would not refuse, for possibly I might after a while, and out of sight of you, make myself fairly content with one of so sweet a
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1 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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2 vigour | |
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力 | |
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3 instigated | |
v.使(某事物)开始或发生,鼓动( instigate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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4 remorseful | |
adj.悔恨的 | |
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5 agitate | |
vi.(for,against)煽动,鼓动;vt.搅动 | |
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6 soothe | |
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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7 immediate | |
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的 | |
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8 disposition | |
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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9 possessed | |
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的 | |
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10 propounded | |
v.提出(问题、计划等)供考虑[讨论],提议( propound的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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11 lawful | |
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12 expedient | |
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13 demurred | |
v.表示异议,反对( demur的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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14 mince | |
n.切碎物;v.切碎,矫揉做作地说 | |
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15 agitating | |
搅动( agitate的现在分词 ); 激怒; 使焦虑不安; (尤指为法律、社会状况的改变而)激烈争论 | |
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16 contingent | |
adj.视条件而定的;n.一组,代表团,分遣队 | |
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17 expiration | |
n.终结,期满,呼气,呼出物 | |
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18 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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19 attachment | |
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20 countenance | |
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21 proceeding | |
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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22 confide | |
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23 scripture | |
n.经文,圣书,手稿;Scripture:(常用复数)《圣经》,《圣经》中的一段 | |
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24 ordained | |
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25 ardently | |
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26 accomplished | |
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27 transparent | |
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28 legitimate | |
adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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29 disapprove | |
v.不赞成,不同意,不批准 | |
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30 contemplate | |
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视 | |
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31 throbbing | |
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32 exhortations | |
n.敦促( exhortation的名词复数 );极力推荐;(正式的)演讲;(宗教仪式中的)劝诫 | |
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33 delusive | |
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34 zest | |
n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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