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ONE other short call in Harley Street, in which Elinor received her brother's congratulations on their travelling so far towards Barton without any expense, and on Colonel Brandon's being to follow them to Cleveland in a day or two, completed the intercourse1 of the brother and sisters in town; and a faint invitation from Fanny, to come to Norland whenever it should happen to be in their way, which of all things was the most unlikely to occur, with a more warm, though less public, assurance, from John to Elinor, of the promptitude with which he should come to see her at Delaford, was all that foretold2 any meeting in the country.
It amused her to observe that all her friends seemed determined3 to send her to Delaford; a place, in which, of all others, she would now least choose to visit, or wish to reside; for not only was it considered as her future home by her brother and Mrs. Jennings, but even Lucy, when they parted, gave her a pressing invitation to visit her there.
Very early in April and tolerably early in the day, the two parties from Hanover Square and Berkeley Street set out from their respective homes, to meet, by appointment, on the road. For the convenience of Charlotte and her child, they were to be more than two days on their journey; and Mr. Palmer, travelling more expeditiously4 with Colonel Brandon, was to join them at Cleveland soon after their arrival.
Marianne, few as had been her hours of comfort in London, and eager as she had long been to quit it, could not, when it came to the point, bid adieu to the house in which she had for the last time enjoyed those hopes, and that confidence, in Willoughby, which were now extinguished for ever, without great pain. Nor could she leave the place in which Willoughby remained, busy in new engagements, and new schemes, in which she could have no share, without shedding many tears.
Elinor's satisfaction, at the moment of removal, was more positive. She had no such object for her lingering thoughts to fix on; she left no creature behind, from whom it would give her a moment's regret to be divided for ever; she was pleased to be free herself from the persecution5 of Lucy's friendship; she was grateful for bringing her sister away unseen by Willoughby since his marriage; and she looked forward with hope to what a few months of tranquility at Barton might do towards restoring Marianne's peace of mind, and confirming her own.
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intercourse
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n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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expeditiously
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adv.迅速地,敏捷地 | |
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persecution
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spacious
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situated
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gravel
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winding
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plantation
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guardianship
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interspersed
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adj.[医]散开的;点缀的v.intersperse的过去式和过去分词 | |
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swelling
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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housekeeper
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eminence
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tract
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ridge
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invaluable
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misery
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luxurious
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solitude
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solitary
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rambles
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immediate
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premises
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dawdling
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forsaking
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promising
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deterred
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discourse
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knack
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n.诀窍,做事情的灵巧的,便利的方法 | |
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procured
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heartiness
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诚实,热心 | |
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atoned
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elegance
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deficient
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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conceited
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conceit
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perfectly
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aptitude
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billiards
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epicurism
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disinterested
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converse
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deference
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justify
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persuasion
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attachment
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solicitude
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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ailments
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疾病(尤指慢性病),不适( ailment的名词复数 ) | |
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prescriptions
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药( prescription的名词复数 ); 处方; 开处方; 计划 | |
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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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