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IX. WHAT FANNY HEARD.
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She was lying on the rug, in the twilight1, all alone, seeing pictures in the fire, and talking to herself.
It hadn't been a happy day, and Fanny felt a little sad, though she wouldn't own that the reason was because she had been idle, disobedient, and wilful2.
"Nobody cares for me or takes any pains to make me happy," grumbled3 Fanny. "Since mamma died, and papa went to England, I've been just as miserable4 as I could be. Cousin Mary is so sober and strict and fussy5, I don't have a bit of fun, but study, sew, walk, go to bed and get up, like the hateful little story-book girls, who never do wrong or get tired of going on as regularly as a clock. Oh, dear! if I had some friends and playmates, this big, quiet house wouldn't seem so dismal6."
Fanny laid her face on her arm and tried to cry but not having any thing to cry for, she couldn't squeeze out a single tear. Suddenly she heard a chime of delicate bells ringing sweetly in the room, and filling the air with perfume.
"Bless me, what's that?" and Fanny popped up her head to see. But every thing was still and in its place, and when she spoke7 the bells ceased.
So she lay down again, and presently heard a sweet little voice say sorrowfully,—
"What an ungrateful child Fanny is to say she has no friends, when the house is full of them, if she would only learn to see them! Her good cousin took her home, and tries to be a mother to her, though she is feeble and fond of quiet. It was very kind of her to have a noisy, spoilt child always about; for, though it worries her, she never complains, but tries to make Fanny a gentle, helpful, happy child."
The blue hyacinth standing8 in the window said this, and the lovely pink one answered warmly,—
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1 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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2 wilful | |
adj.任性的,故意的 | |
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3 grumbled | |
抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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4 miserable | |
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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5 fussy | |
adj.为琐事担忧的,过分装饰的,爱挑剔的 | |
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6 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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10 perch | |
n.栖木,高位,杆;v.栖息,就位,位于 | |
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11 shrill | |
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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12 blessings | |
n.(上帝的)祝福( blessing的名词复数 );好事;福分;因祸得福 | |
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13 pettish | |
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14 blithe | |
adj.快乐的,无忧无虑的 | |
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15 sniff | |
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视 | |
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16 remorseful | |
adj.悔恨的 | |
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17 tune | |
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整 | |
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18 lark | |
n.云雀,百灵鸟;n.嬉戏,玩笑;vi.嬉戏 | |
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19 bass | |
n.男低音(歌手);低音乐器;低音大提琴 | |
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20 discord | |
n.不和,意见不合,争论,(音乐)不和谐 | |
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21 soothe | |
v.安慰;使平静;使减轻;缓和;奉承 | |
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22 regiments | |
(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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23 fables | |
n.寓言( fable的名词复数 );神话,传说 | |
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24 intrude | |
vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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25 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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26 basted | |
v.打( baste的过去式和过去分词 );粗缝;痛斥;(烤肉等时)往上抹[浇]油 | |
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n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的 | |
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28 pointed | |
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