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英文版读书笔记
英文版读书笔记
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asingularnotiondawneduponme。
idoubtednot—neverdoubted–thatifmr。
reedhadbeenalivehewouldhavetreatedmekindly;andnowasisatlookingatthewhitebedandovershadowedwalls–occasionallyalsoturningafascinatedeyetowardsthedimlygleamingmirror—ibegantorecallwhatihadheardofdeadmentroubledintheirgravesbytheviolationoftheirlastwishesrevisingtheearthtopunishtheperjuredandavengetheoppressed;andithoughtmr。
reed’sspiritharassedbythewrongofhissister’schildmightquititsabode—whetherinthechurchvaultorintheunknownworldofthedeparted–andrisebeforemeinthischamber。
iwipedmytearsandhushedmysobsfearfullestanysignofviolentgriefmightwakenapreternaturalvoicetocomfortmeorelicitfromthegloomsomehaloedfacebendingovermewithstrangepity。
thisideaconsolatoryintheoryifeltwouldbeterribleifrealized:
withallmymightiendeavoredtostifleit—iendeavoredtobefirm。
shakingmyhairfrommyeyesiliftedmyheadandtriedtolookboldlyaroundthedarkroom;atthismomentalightgleamedonthewall。
wasitiaskedmyselfarayfromthemoonpenetratingsomeapertureintheblind?
no;moonlightwasstillandthisstirred;whileigazeditglideduptotheceilingandquiveredovermyhead。
icannowconjecturereadilythatthisstreakoflightwasinalllikelihoodagleamfromalanterncarriedbysomeoneacrossthelawn;butthenpreparedasmymindwasforhorrorshakenasmynerveswerebyagitationithoughttheswift-dartingbeamwasaheraldofsomecomingvisionfromanotherworld。
myheartbeatthickmyheadgrewhot;asoundfilledmyearswhichideemedtherushingofwings;somethingseemednearme;iwasoppressedsuffocated:
endurancebrokedown;irushedtothedoorandshookthelockindesperateeffort。
stepscamerunningalongtheouterpassage;thekeyturnedbessieandabbotentered。
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thenextthingirememberiswakingupwithafeelingasifihadhadafrightfulnightmareandseeingbeforemeaterribleredglarecrossedwiththickblackbars。
iheardvoicestoospeakingwithahollowsoundandasifmuffledbyarushofwindorwateragitationuncertaintyandanall-predominatingsenseofterrorconfusedmyfaculties。
erelongibecameawarethatsomeonewashandlingme;liftingmeupandsupportingmeinasittingpostureandthatmoretenderlythanihadeverbeenraisedorupheldbefore。
irestedmyheadagainstapilloworanarmandfelteasy。
infiveminutesmorethecloudofbewildermentdissolved:
iknewquitewellthatiwasinmyownbedandthattheredglarewasthenurseryfire。
itwasnight:
acandleburntonthetable:
bessiestoodatthebed-footwithabasininherhandandagentlemansatinachairnearmypillowleaningoverme。
ifeltaninexpressiblereliefasoothingconvictionofprotectionandsecuritywheniknewthattherewasastrangerintheroomandinpidualnotbelongingtogatesheadandnotrelatedtomrs。
reed。
turningfrombessie(thoughherpresencewasfarlessobnoxioustomethanthatofabbotforinstancewouldhavebeen)iscrutinizedthefaceofthegentlemen:
iknewhim;itwasmr。
lloydanapothecarysometimescalledinbymrs。
reedwhentheservantwereailing:
forherselfandthechildrensheemployedaphysician。
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bessiehadbeendownintothekitchenandshebroughtupwithheratartonacertainbrightlypaintedchinaplatewhosebirdofparadisenestlinginawreathofconvolvuliandrosebudshadbeenwonttostirinmeamostenthusiasticsenseofadmirationandwhichplateihadoftenpetitionedtobeallowedtotakeinmyhandinordertoexamineitmorecloselybuthadalwayshithertobeendeemedunworthysuchaprivilege。
thispreciousvesselwasnowplacedonmykneeandiwascordiallyinvitedtoeatthecircletofdelicatepastryuponit。
vainfavour!
cominglikemostotherfavourslongdeferredandoftenwishedfortoolate!
icouldnotearthetart:
andtheplumageofthebirdthetintsoftheflowersseemedstrangelyfaded!
iputbothplateandtartaway。
bessieaskedifiwouldhaveabook:
thewordbookactedasatransientstimulusandibeggedhertofetchgulliver’stravelsfromthelibrary。
thisbookihadagainandagainperusedwithdelight。
iconsideredanarrativeoffactsanddiscoveredinitaveinofinterestdeeperthanwhatifoundinfairytales:
forastotheelveshavingsoughttheminvainamongfoxgloveleavesandbellsundermushroomsandbeneaththeground-ivymantlingoldwallnooksihadatlengthmakeupmymindtothesadtruththattheywereallgoneoutofenglandtosomesavagecountrywherethewoodswerewilderandthickerandthepopulationmorescant;whereaslilliputtandbrobdingnagbeinginmycreedsolidpartsoftheearth’ssurfaceidoubtednotthatimightonedaybytakingalongvoyageseewithmyowneyesthelittlefieldshousesandtreesthediminutivepeoplethetinycowssheepandbirdsoftheonerealm;andthecornfieldsforest-highthemightymastiffsthemonstercatsthetower-likemenandwomenoftheother。
yetwhenthischerishedvolumewasnowplacedinmyhands—wheniturnedoveritsleavesandsoughtinitsmarvelouspicturesthecharmihadtillnowneverfailedtofind—allwaseerieanddreary;thefaintsweregauntgoblinsthepigmiesmalevolentandfearfulimpsgulliveramostdesolatewandererinmostdreadanddangerousregions。
iclosedthebookwhichidarednolongerperuseandputitonthetablebesidetheuntastedtart。
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thegoodapothecaryappearedalittlepuzzled。
iwasstandingbeforehim:
hefixedhiseyesonmeverysteadily:
hiseyesweresmallandgraynotverybright;butidaresayishouldthinkthemshrewdnow:
hehadahard-featuredyetgood-naturedlooking-face。
havingconsideredmeatleisurehesaid‘whatmadeyouillyesterday?
’
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frommydiscoursewithmr。
lloydandfromtheabovereportedconferencebetweenbessieandabbotigatheredenoughofhopetosufficeasamovieforwishingtogetwell:
achangeseemednear—idesiredandwaiteditinsilence。
ittarriedhowever;daysandweekspassed;ihadregainedmynormalstateofhealthbutnonewallusionwasmadetothesubjectoverwhichibrooded。
mrs。
reedsurveyedmeattimeswithasevereeyebutseldomaddressedme;sincemyillnessshehaddrawnamoremarkedlineofseparationthaneverbetweenmeandherownchildrenappointingmeasmallclosettosleepinbymyselfcondemningmetotakemymealsaloneandpassallmytimeinthenurserywhilemycousinswereconstantlyinthedrawing-room。
notahinthoweverdidshedropaboutsendingmetoschool;stillifeltaninstinctivecertaintythatshewouldnotlongenduremeunderthesameroofwithher;forherglancenowmorethaneverwhenturnedonmeexpressedandinsuperableandrootedaversion。
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mrs。
reedwasratherastoutwoman;butonhearingthisstrangeandaudaciousdeclarationsherannimblyupthestairsweptmelikeawhirlwindintothenurseryandcrushingmedownontheedgeofmycribdaredmeinandemphaticvoicetorisefromthatplaceorutteronesyllableduringtheremainderoftheday。
“whatwouldunclereedsaytoyouifhewerealive?
”wasmyscarcelyvoluntarydemand。
isayscarcelyvoluntaryforitseemedasifmytonguepronouncedwordswithoutmywillconsentingtotheirutterance:
somethingspokeoutofmeoverwhichihadnocontrol。
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ithensatwithmydollonmykneetillthefiregotlowglancingroundoccasionallytomakesurethatnothingworsethanmyselfhauntedtheshadowyroom;andwhentheemberssanktoadullrediundressedhastilytuggingatknotsandstringsasibestmightandsoughtshelterfromcoldanddarknessinmycrib。
tothiscribialwaystookmydoll;humanbeingsmustlovesomethingandinthedearthofworthierobjectsofaffectionicontrivedtofindapleasureinlovingandcherishingafadedgravenimageshabbyasaminiaturescarecrow。
itpuzzledmenowtorememberwithwhatabsurdsincerityidotedonthislittletoyhalffancyingitaliveandcapableofsensation。
icouldnotsleepunlessitwasfoldedinmynightgown;andwhenitlaytheresafeandwarmiwascomparativelyhappybelievingittobehappylikewise。
longdidthehourseemwhileiwaitedthedepartureofthecompanyandlistenedforthesoundofbessiesteponthestairs。
sometimesshewouldcomeupintheintervaltoseekherthimbleorherscissorsorperhapstobringmesomethingbywayofsupper—abunorcheese-cake–thenwouldsitonthebedwhileateitandwhenihadfinishedshewouldtucktheclothesroundmeandtwiceshekissedmeandsaid’goodnightmissjane。
’whenthusgentlebessieseemedtomebestprettiestkindestbeingintheworld;andiwishedmostintenselythatshewouldalwaysbesopleasantandamiableandneverpushmeaboutorscoldortaskmeunreasonablyasshewastoooftenwonttodo。
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astohermoneyshefirstsecreteditinoddcornerswrappedinaragoranoldcurl-paper;butsomeofthesehoardshavingbeendiscoveredbythehousemaidelizafearfulofonedaylosinghervaluedtreasureconsentedtoentrustittohermotheratausuriousrateofinterest—fiftyorsixtypercent—whichinterestsheexactedeveryquarterkeepingheraccountinalittlebookwithanxiousaccuracy。
georgianasatonhighstooldressingherhairattheglassandinterweavinghercurlswithartificialflowersandfadedfeathersofwhichshehadfoundastoreinadrawerintheattic。
iwasXXXmybedhavingreceivedstrictordersfrombessietogetitarrangedbeforeshereturned(forbessienowfrequentlyemployedmeasasortofundernursery-maidtotidytheroomdustthechairetc。
)。
havingspreadthequiltandfoldedmynightdressiwenttothewindow-seatto