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CHAPTER XXIII. MR. PLANTAGENET PALLISER.
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A week passed over Mr. Crosbie's head at Courcy Castle without much inconvenience to him from the well-known fact of his matrimonial engagement. Both George De Courcy and John De Courcy had in their different ways charged him with his offence, and endeavoured to annoy him by recurring1 to the subject; but he did not care much for the wit or malice2 of George or John De Courcy. The countess had hardly alluded3 to Lily Dale after those few words which she said on the first day of his visit, and seemed perfectly4 willing to regard his doings at Allington as the occupation natural to a young man in such a position. He had been seduced5 down to a dull country house, and had, as a matter of course, taken to such amusements as the place afforded. He had shot the partridges and made love to the young lady, taking those little recreations as compensation for the tedium6 of the squire's society. Perhaps he had gone a little too far with the young lady; but then no one knew better than the countess how difficult it is for a young man to go far enough without going too far. It was not her business to make herself a censor7 on a young man's conduct. The blame, no doubt, rested quite as much with Miss Dale as with him. She was quite sorry that any young lady should be disappointed; but if girls will be imprudent, and set their caps at men above their mark, they must encounter disappointment. With such language did Lady De Courcy speak of the affair among her daughters, and her daughters altogether agreed with her that it was out of the question that Mr. Crosbie should marry Lily Dale. From Alexandrina he encountered during the week none of that raillery which he had expected. He had promised to explain to her before he left the castle all the circumstances of his acquaintance with Lily, and she at last showed herself determined8 to demand the fulfilment of this promise; but, previous to that, she said nothing to manifest either offence or a
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heartiness
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说谎者( liar的名词复数 ) | |
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gallantly
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perspiration
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interfere
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uncommon
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slaughterer
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orator
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