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Letter 16
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13 Queen Square, Tuesday (June 11).
My dear Cassandra,—Your letter yesterday made me very happy. I am heartily1 glad that you have escaped any share in the impurities2 of[66] Deane, and not sorry, as it turns out, that our stay here has been lengthened3. I feel tolerably secure of our getting away next week, though it is certainly possible that we may remain till Thursday the 27th. I wonder what we shall do with all our intended visits this summer! I should like to make a compromise with Adlestrop, Harden, and Bookham, that Martha's spending the summer at Steventon should be considered as our respective visits to them all.
Edward has been pretty well for this last week, and as the waters have never disagreed with him in any respect, we are inclined to hope that he will derive4 advantage from them in the end. Everybody encourages us in this expectation, for they all say that the effect of the waters cannot be negative, and many are the instances in which their benefit is felt afterwards more than on the spot. He is more comfortable here than I thought he would be, and so is Elizabeth, though they will both, I believe, be very glad to get away—the latter especially, which one can't wonder at somehow. So much for Mrs. Piozzi. I had some thoughts of writing the whole of my letter in her style, but I believe I shall not.
Though you have given me unlimited5 powers concerning your sprig, I cannot determine what to do about it, and shall therefore in this and in every other future letter continue to ask your further[67] directions. We have been to the cheap shop, and very cheap we found it, but there are only flowers made there, no fruit; and as I could get four or five very pretty sprigs of the former for the same money which would procure6 only one Orleans plum—in short, could get more for three or four shillings than I could have means of bringing home—I cannot decide on the fruit till I hear from you again. Besides, I cannot help thinking that it is more natural to have flowers grow out of the head than fruit. What do you think on that subject?
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heartily
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adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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不纯( impurity的名词复数 ); 不洁; 淫秽; 杂质 | |
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(时间或空间)延长,伸长( lengthen的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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procure
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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perusal
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n.细读,熟读;目测 | |
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delightful
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exclamation
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housekeeper
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n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 | |
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fowls
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鸟( fowl的名词复数 ); 禽肉; 既不是这; 非驴非马 | |
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considerably
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adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上 | |
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economize
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v.节约,节省 | |
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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