选择字号:【大】【中】【小】 | 关灯
护眼
|
Letter 20
关注小说网官方公众号(noveltingroom),原版名著免费领。
Steventon, Wednesday (January 14).
Poor Miss Austen! It appears to me that I have rather oppressed you of late by the frequency of my letters. You had hoped not to hear from me again before Tuesday, but Sunday showed you with what a merciless sister you had to deal. I cannot recall the past, but you shall not hear from me quite so often in future.
Your letter to Mary was duly received before she left Deane with Martha yesterday morning, and it gives us great pleasure to know that the Chilham ball was so agreeable, and that you danced four dances with Mr. Kemble. Desirable, however, as the latter circumstance was, I cannot help wondering at its taking place. Why did you dance four dances with so stupid a man? Why not rather dance two of them with some elegant brother officer who was struck with your appearance as soon as you entered the room?
Martha left you her best love. She will write to you herself in a short time; but trusting to my memory rather than her own, she has nevertheless desired me to ask you to purchase for her two bottles of Steele's lavender water when you are in town, provided you should go to the shop on your own account, otherwise you may be sure that she would not have you recollect1 the request.
[83]
James dined with us yesterday, wrote to Edward in the evening, filled three sides of paper, every line inclining too much towards the northeast, and the very first line of all scratched out, and this morning he joins his lady in the fields of Elysium and Ibthorp.
Last Friday was a very busy day with us. We were visited by Miss Lyford and Mr. Bayle. The latter began his operations in the house, but had only time to finish the four sitting-rooms; the rest is deferred2 till the spring is more advanced and the days longer. He took his paper of appraisement3 away with him, and therefore we only know the estimate he has made of one or two articles of furniture which my father particularly inquired into. I understand, however, that he was of opinion that the whole would amount to more than two hundred pounds, and it is not imagined that this will comprehend the brewhouse and many other, etc., etc.
Miss Lyford was very pleasant, and gave my mother such an account of the houses in Westgate Buildings, where Mrs. Lyford lodged4 four years ago, as made her think of a situation there with great pleasure, but your
点击
收听单词发音
![收听单词发音](/template/default/tingnovel/images/play.gif)
1
recollect
![]() |
|
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
2
deferred
![]() |
|
adj.延期的,缓召的v.拖延,延缓,推迟( defer的过去式和过去分词 );服从某人的意愿,遵从 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
3
appraisement
![]() |
|
n.评价,估价;估值 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
4
lodged
![]() |
|
v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
5
opposition
![]() |
|
n.反对,敌对 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
6
entirely
![]() |
|
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
7
commodious
![]() |
|
adj.宽敞的;使用方便的 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
8
holder
![]() |
|
n.持有者,占有者;(台,架等)支持物 | |
参考例句: |
|
|
上一章:
Letter 19
下一章:
Letter 21
©英文小说网 2005-2010