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Who can be in doubt of what followed? When any two young people take it into their heads to marry, they are pretty sure by perseverance1 to carry their point, be they ever so poor, or ever so imprudent, or ever so little likely to be necessary to each other's ultimate comfort. This may be bad morality to conclude with, but I believe it to be truth; and if such parties succeed, how should a Captain Wentworth and an Anne Elliot, with the advantage of maturity2 of mind, consciousness of right, and one independent fortune between them, fail of bearing down every opposition3? They might in fact, have borne down a great deal more than they met with, for there was little to distress4 them beyond the want of graciousness and warmth. Sir Walter made no objection, and Elizabeth did nothing worse than look cold and unconcerned. Captain Wentworth, with five-and-twenty thousand pounds, and as high in his profession as merit and activity could place him, was no longer nobody. He was now esteemed5 quite worthy6 to address the daughter of a foolish, spendthrift baronet, who had not had principle or sense enough to maintain himself in the situation in which Providence7 had placed him, and who could give his daughter at present but a small part of the share of ten thousand pounds which must be hers hereafter.
Sir Walter, indeed, though he had no affection for Anne, and no vanity flattered, to make him really happy on the occasion, was very far from thinking it a bad match for her. On the contrary, when he saw more of Captain Wentworth, saw him repeatedly by daylight, and eyed him well, he was very much struck by his personal claims, and felt that his superiority of appearance might be not unfairly balanced against her superiority of rank; and all this, assisted by his well-sounding name, enabled Sir Walter at last to prepare his pen, with a very good grace, for the insertion of the marriage in the volume of honour.
The only one among them, whose opposition of feeling could excite any serious anxiety was Lady Russell. Anne knew that Lady Russell must be suffering some pain in understanding and
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perseverance
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n.坚持不懈,不屈不挠 | |
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maturity
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n.成熟;完成;(支票、债券等)到期 | |
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opposition
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n.反对,敌对 | |
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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providence
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n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
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relinquishing
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交出,让给( relinquish的现在分词 ); 放弃 | |
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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suavity
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n.温和;殷勤 | |
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penetration
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n.穿透,穿人,渗透 | |
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consolation
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n.安慰,慰问 | |
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eldest
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adj.最年长的,最年老的 | |
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mortification
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n.耻辱,屈辱 | |
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deranged
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adj.疯狂的 | |
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watchfulness
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警惕,留心; 警觉(性) | |
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discomfited
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v.使为难( discomfit的过去式和过去分词);使狼狈;使挫折;挫败 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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wheedled
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v.骗取(某物),哄骗(某人干某事)( wheedle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mortified
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v.使受辱( mortify的过去式和过去分词 );伤害(人的感情);克制;抑制(肉体、情感等) | |
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deception
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n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 | |
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alloy
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prospects
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n.希望,前途(恒为复数) | |
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bestow
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v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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permanently
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adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地 | |
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acting
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exertion
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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requited
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v.报答( requite的过去式和过去分词 );酬谢;回报;报复 | |
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enjoyments
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愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受 | |
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alacrity
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n.敏捷,轻快,乐意 | |
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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distinguished
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adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的 | |
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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