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That evening Sally was making 'pinners' for the milkers, who werenow increased by two, for her mother and herself no longer joined inmilking the cows themselves. But upon the whole there was littlechange in the household economy, and not much in its appearance,beyond such minor1 particulars as that the crack over the window,which had been a hundred years coming, was a trifle wider; that thebeams were a shade blacker; that the influence of modernism hadsupplanted the open chimney corner by a grate; that Rebekah, who hadworn a cap when she had plenty of hair, had left it off now she hadscarce any, because it was reported that caps were not fashionable;and that Sally's face had naturally assumed a more womanly andexperienced cast.
Mrs. Hall was actually lifting coals with the tongs3, as she had usedto do.
'Five years ago this very night, if I am not mistaken--' she said,laying on an ember.
'Not this very night--though 'twas one night this week,' said thecorrect Sally.
'Well, 'tis near enough. Five years ago Mr. Darton came to marryyou, and my poor boy Phil came home to die.' She sighed. 'Ah,Sally,' she presently said, 'if you had managed well Mr. Dartonwould have had you, Helena or none.'
'Don't be sentimental4 about that, mother,' begged Sally. 'I didn'tcare to manage well in such a case. Though I liked him, I wasn't soanxious. I would never have married the man in the midst of such ahitch as that was,' she added with decision; 'and I don't think Iwould if he were to ask me now.'
'I am not sure about that, unless you have another in your eye.'
'I wouldn't; and I'll tell you why. I could hardly marry him forlove at this time o' day. And as we've quite enough to live on ifwe give up the dairy to-morrow, I should have no need to marry forany meaner reason . . . I am quite happy enough as I am, and there'san end of it.'
Now it was not long after this dialogue that there came a mild rapat the door, and in a moment there entered Rebekah, looking asthough a ghost had arrived. The fact was that that accomplishedskimmer and churner (now a resident in the house) had overheard thedesultory observations between mother and daughter, and on openingthe door to Mr. Darton thought the coincidence must have a grislymeaning in it. Mrs. Hall welcomed the farmer with warm surprise, asdid Sally, and for a moment they rather wanted words.
'Can you push up the chimney-crook for me, Mr Darton? the notcheshitch,' said the matron. He did it, and the
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adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修 | |
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adj.有男子气概的;adv.男子般地,果断地 | |
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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