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英文版读书笔记

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　　goodparagraphs

　　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