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XIV MISS PRINCE OF DUNPORT
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While all these years were passing, Miss Anna Prince the elder was living quietly in Dunport, and she had changed so little that her friends frequently complimented her upon such continued youthfulness. She had by no means forgotten the two greatest among the many losses and sorrows of her life, but the first sharp pain of them was long since over with. The lover from whom she had parted for the sake of a petty misunderstanding had married afterward1 and died early; but he had left a son of whom Miss Prince was very proud and fond; and she had given him the place in her heart which should have belonged to her own niece. When she thought of the other trial, she believed herself, still, more sinned against than sinning, and gave herself frequent assurances that it had been impossible to act otherwise at the time of her brother's death and his wife's strange behavior afterward. And she had persuaded her conscience to be quiet, until at last, with the ideal of a suspicious, uncongenial, disagreeable group of rustics2 in her mind, she thought it was well ordered by Heaven that she had been spared any closer intercourse3.
Miss Prince was a proud and stately woman of the old New England type: more colonial than American perhaps, and quite provincial4 in her traditions and prejudices. She was highly respected in her native town, where she was a prominent figure in society. Nobody was more generous and kind or public spirited, as her friends often said, and young George Gerry was well-rewarded, though he gave her great pleasure by his evident affection and interest. He liked to pay frequent visits to his old friend, and to talk with her. She had been a very attractive girl long ago, and the best of her charms had not faded yet; the young man was always welcomed warmly, and had more than once been helped in his projects. His mother was a feeble woman, who took little interest in anything outside her own doors; and he liked himself better as he sat in Miss Prince's parlor6 than anywhere else. We are always fond of the society of our best selves, and though he was popular with the rest of his townspeople, he somehow could not help trying always to be especially agreeable to Miss Prince.
Although she was
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rustics
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intercourse
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provincial
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longing
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allusion
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remittance
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promptly
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obstinate
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brass
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| n.黄铜;黄铜器,铜管乐器 | |
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marvel
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| vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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abruptly
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spacious
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imposing
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distinguished
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seaport
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distraction
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antiquated
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likeness
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regale
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impudence
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benevolently
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gratitude
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inspection
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chivalrous
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| adj.武士精神的;对女人彬彬有礼的 | |
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| n.知更鸟,鸫( robin的名词复数 );(签名者不分先后,以避免受责的)圆形签名抗议书(或请愿书) | |
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hesitation
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sentimental
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twilight
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severely
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perfectly
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miserable
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judgment
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kindly
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leisurely
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dominion
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| n.统治,管辖,支配权;领土,版图 | |
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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benediction
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well-being
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hearsay
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shipwrights
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adviser
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spoke
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