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Months slipped away, and Jeanne was still convalescent. August came, and she had not quitted her bed. When evening fell she would rise for an hour or two; but even the crossing of the room to the window--where she reclined on an invalid2-chair and gazed out on Paris, flaming with the ruddy light of the dying sun--seemed too great a strain for her wearied frame. Her attenuated3 limbs could scarce bear their burden, and she would declare with a wan4 smile that the blood in her veins5 would not suffice for a little bird, and that she must have plenty of soup. Morsels6 of raw meat were dipped in her broth7. She had grown to like this mixture, as she longed to be able to go down to play in the garden.
The weeks and the months which slipped by were ever instinct with the same delightful8 monotony, and Helene forgot to count the days. She never left the house; at Jeanne's side she forgot the whole world. No news from without reached her ears. Her retreat, though it looked down on Paris, which with its smoke and noise stretched across the horizon, was as secret and secluded9 as any cave of holy hermit10 amongst the hills. Her child was saved, and the knowledge of it satisfied all her desires. She spent her days in watching over her return to health, rejoicing in a shade of bright color returning to her cheeks, in a lively look, or in a gesture of gladness. Every hour made her daughter more like what she had been of old, with lovely eyes and wavy11 hair. The slower Jeanne's recovery, the greater joy was yielded to Helene, who recalled the olden days when she had suckled her, and, as she gazed on her
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回响,回荡( reverberate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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jealousy
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