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Letter 71
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Hans Place, Saturday (Dec. 2).
My dear Cassandra,—Henry came back yesterday, and might have returned the day before[301] if he had known as much in time. I had the pleasure of hearing from Mr. T. on Wednesday night that Mr. Seymour thought there was not the least occasion for his absenting himself any longer.
I had also the comfort of a few lines on Wednesday morning from Henry himself, just after your letter was gone, giving so good an account of his feelings as made me perfectly1 easy. He met with the utmost care and attention at Hanwell, spent his two days there very quietly and pleasantly, and being certainly in no respect the worse for going, we may believe that he must be better, as he is quite sure of being himself. To make his return a complete gala, Mr. Haden was secured for dinner. I need not say that our evening was agreeable2.
But you seem to be under a mistake as to Mr. H. You call him an apothecary3. He is no apothecary; he has never been an apothecary; there is not an apothecary in this neighborhood,—the only inconvenience of the situation, perhaps,—but so it is; we have not a medical man within reach. He is a Haden, nothing but a Haden, a sort of wonderful nondescript creature on two legs, something between a man and an angel, but without the least spice of an apothecary. He is, perhaps, the only person not an apothecary hereabouts. He has never sung to us. He will not sing without a pianoforte accompaniment.
Mr. Meyers gives his three lessons a week, altering[302] his days and his hours, however, just as he chooses, never very punctual, and never giving good measure. I have not Fanny's fondness for masters, and Mr. Meyers does not give me any longing4 after them. The truth is, I think, that they are all, at least music-masters, made of too much consequence, and allowed to take too many liberties with their scholars' time.
We shall be delighted to see Edward on Monday, only sorry that you must be losing him. A turkey will be equally welcome with himself. He must prepare for his own proper bedchamber here, as Henry moved down to the one below last week; he found the other cold.
I am sorry my mother has been suffering, and am afraid this exquisite5
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1 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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2 agreeable | |
adj.符合的,一致的,欣然同意的,令人愉快的 | |
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3 apothecary | |
n.药剂师 | |
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4 longing | |
n.(for)渴望 | |
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5 exquisite | |
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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6 perpendicularly | |
adv. 垂直地, 笔直地, 纵向地 | |
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7 muggy | |
adj.闷热的;adv.(天气)闷热而潮湿地;n.(天气)闷热而潮湿 | |
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8 mead | |
n.蜂蜜酒 | |
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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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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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adj.有叶形装饰的v.挫败,使受挫折( foil的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 binding | |
有约束力的,有效的,应遵守的 | |
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n.忠告,劝告,律师,法律顾问;vt.劝告 | |
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