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Chapter 3 ‘The More Haste the Worse Speed’
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‘Learn to win a lady’s faith
Nobly, as the thing is high;
Bravely, as for life and death —
With a loyal gravity.
Lead her from the festive1 boards,
Point her to the starry2 skies,
Guard her, by your truthful3 words,
Pure from courtship’s flatteries.’
— MRS. BROWNING.
‘Mr. Henry Lennox.’ Margaret had been thinking of him only a moment before, and remembering his inquiry4 into her probable occupations at home. It was ‘parler du soleil et l’on en voit les rayons;’ and the brightness of the sun came over Margaret’s face as she put down her board, and went forward to shake hands with him. ‘Tell mamma, Sarah,’ said she. ‘Mamma and I want to ask you so many questions about Edith; I am so much obliged to you for coming.’
‘Did not I say that I should?’ asked he, in a lower tone than that in which she had spoken.
‘But I heard of you so far away in the Highlands that I never thought Hampshire could come in.
‘Oh!’ said he, more lightly, ‘our young couple were playing such foolish pranks6, running all sorts of risks, climbing this mountain, sailing on that lake, that I really thought they needed a Mentor7 to take care of them. And indeed they did; they were quite beyond my uncle’s management, and kept the old gentleman in a panic for sixteen hours out of the twenty-four. Indeed, when I once saw how unfit they were to be trusted alone, I thought it my duty not to leave them till I had seen them safely embarked8 at Plymouth.’
‘Have you been at Plymouth? Oh! Edith never named that. To be sure, she has written in such a hurry lately. Did they really sail on Tuesday?’
‘Really sailed, and relieved me from many responsibilities. Edith gave me all sorts of messages for you. I believe I have a little
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festive
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adj.欢宴的,节日的 | |
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truthful
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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n.玩笑,恶作剧( prank的名词复数 ) | |
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embarked
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diminutive
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binding
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sketch
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apron
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prospect
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sketched
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picturesque
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chambers
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amber
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puddle
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scraps
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sketches
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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irresistible
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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brook
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perfectly
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propitious
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brace
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disturbance
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n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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tints
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色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹 | |
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thatch
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withheld
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bonnet
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likeness
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adorn
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velvety
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simplicity
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impromptu
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adjourn
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scented
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wasps
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黄蜂( wasp的名词复数 ); 胡蜂; 易动怒的人; 刻毒的人 | |
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impudent
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adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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smoothly
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adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地 | |
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primitively
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最初地,自学而成地 | |
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cull
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v.拣选;剔除;n.拣出的东西;剔除 | |
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zest
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n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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serene
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crimson
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foliage
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sodden
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recollect
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mere
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agitation
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maidenly
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adj. 像处女的, 谨慎的, 稳静的 | |
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extricate
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v.拯救,救出;解脱 | |
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prospects
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n.希望,前途(恒为复数) | |
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vexed
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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expressive
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reluctance
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distress
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rejection
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