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Emma was not required, by any subsequent discovery, to retract1 her ill opinion of Mrs. Elton. Her observation had been pretty correct. Such as Mrs. Elton appeared to her on this second interview, such she appeared whenever they met again, - self-important, presuming, familiar, ignorant, and ill-bred. She had a little beauty and a little accomplishment2, but so little judgment3 that she thought herself coming with superior knowledge of the world, to enliven and improve a country neighbourhood; and conceived Miss Hawkins to have held such a place in society as Mrs. Elton's consequence only could surpass.
There was no reason to suppose Mr. Elton thought at all differently from his wife. He seemed not merely happy with her, but proud. He had the air of congratulating himself on having brought such a woman to Highbury, as not even Miss Woodhouse could equal; and the greater part of her new acquaintance, disposed to commend, or not in the habit of judging, following the lead of Miss Bates's good-will, or taking it for granted that the bride must be as clever and as agreeable as she professed4 herself, were very well satisfied; so that Mrs. Elton's praise passed from one mouth to another as it ought to do, unimpeded by Miss Woodhouse, who readily continued her first contribution and talked with a good grace of her being `very pleasant and very elegantly dressed.'
In one respect Mrs. Elton grew even worse than she had appeared at first. Her feelings altered towards Emma. - Offended, probably, by the little encouragement which her proposals of intimacy5 met with, she drew back in her turn and gradually became much more cold and distant; and though the effect was agreeable, the ill-will which produced it was necessarily increasing Emma's dislike. Her manners, too - and Mr. Elton's, were unpleasant towards Harriet. They were sneering6 and negligent7. Emma hoped it must rapidly work Harriet's cure; but the sensations which could prompt such behaviour sunk them both very much. - It was not to be doubted that poor Harriet's
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vt.缩回,撤回收回,取消 | |
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n.完成,成就,(pl.)造诣,技能 | |
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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sneering
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negligent
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adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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conjugal
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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soothing
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warfare
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admiration
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n.诱惑;揽货;恳切地要求;游说 | |
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(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vi.胡言乱语;热衷谈论;n.热情赞扬 | |
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n./v.顾忌,迟疑 | |
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fragrance
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n.芬芳,香味,香气 | |
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retirement
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delightful
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应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征 | |
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机智的,言辞巧妙的,情趣横生的( witty的比较级 ) | |
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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conversed
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v.交谈,谈话( converse的过去式 ) | |
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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