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Mrs. Vernon to Lady De Courcy
Churchhill.
My dear Mother — I am very sorry to tell you that it will not be in our power to keep our promise of spending our Christmas with you; and we are prevented that happiness by a circumstance which is not likely to make us any amends1. Lady Susan, in a letter to her brother-in-law, has declared her intention of visiting us almost immediately; and as such a visit is in all probability merely an affair of convenience, it is impossible to conjecture2 its length. I was by no means prepared for such an event, nor can I now account for her ladyship’s conduct; Langford appeared so exactly the place for her in every respect, as well from the elegant and expensive style of living there, as from her particular attachment3 to Mr. Mainwaring, that I was very far from expecting so speedy a distinction, though I always imagined from her increasing friendship for us since her husband’s death that we should, at some future period, be obliged to receive her. Mr. Vernon, I think, was a great deal too kind to her when he was in Staffordshire; her behaviour to him, independent of her general character, has been so inexcusably artful and ungenerous since our marriage was first in agitation4 that no one less amiable5 and mild than himself could have overlooked it all; and though, as his brother’s widow, and in narrow circumstances, it was proper to render her pecuniary6 assistance, I cannot help thinking his pressing invitation to her to visit us at Churchhill perfectly7 unnecessary. Disposed, however, as he always is to think the best of everyone, her display of grief, and professions of regret, and general resolutions of prudence8, were sufficient to soften
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1 amends | |
n. 赔偿 | |
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2 conjecture | |
n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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3 attachment | |
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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6 pecuniary | |
adj.金钱的;金钱上的 | |
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7 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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8 prudence | |
n.谨慎,精明,节俭 | |
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9 soften | |
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10 confide | |
v.向某人吐露秘密 | |
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11 sincerity | |
n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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12 plausibly | |
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13 celebrated | |
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