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The week which passed so quietly and peaceably at the great house in Mansfield had a very different character at the Parsonage. To the young lady, at least, in each family, it brought very different feelings. What was tranquillity and comfort to Fanny was tediousness and vexation to Mary. Something arose from difference of disposition and habit: one so easily satisfied, the other so unused to endure; but still more might be imputed21 to difference of circumstances. In some points of interest they were exactly opposed to each other. To Fanny's mind, Edmund's absence was really, in its cause and its tendency, a relief. To Mary it was every way painful. She felt the want of his society every day, almost every hour, and was too much in want of it to derive22 anything but irritation23 from considering the object for which he went. He could not have devised anything more likely to raise his consequence than this week's absence, occurring as it did at the very time of her brother's going away, of William Price's going too, and completing the sort of general break-up of a party which had been so animated24. She felt it keenly. They were now a miserable25 trio, confined within doors by a series of rain and snow, with nothing to do and no variety to hope for. Angry as she was with Edmund for adhering to his own notions, and acting26 on them in defiance27 of her (and she had been so angry that they had hardly parted friends at the ball), she could not help thinking of him continually when absent, dwelling28 on his merit and affection, and longing16 again for the almost daily meetings they lately had. His absence was unnecessarily long. He should not have planned such an absence--he should not have left home for a week, when her own departure from Mansfield was so near. Then she began to blame herself. She wished she had not spoken so warmly in their last conversation. She was afraid she had used some strong, some contemptuous expressions in speaking of the
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v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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solicitudes
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n.关心,挂念,渴望( solicitude的名词复数 ) | |
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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acquit
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vt.宣判无罪;(oneself)使(自己)表现出 | |
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recollect
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harp
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bustle
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v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹 | |
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languor
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solitude
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tranquillity
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formerly
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promotion
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longing
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lamenting
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adj.悲伤的,悲哀的v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的现在分词 ) | |
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prospect
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n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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derive
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v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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irritation
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animated
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adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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dwelling
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clergy
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n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 | |
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defer
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vt.推迟,拖延;vi.(to)遵从,听从,服从 | |
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impatience
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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solitary
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undoubtedly
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concise
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accomplished
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lawful
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alacrity
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n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 | |
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vi.犯错误,出差错 | |
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gathering
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