agnes grey(穐鯉鶴某,鯉拙)-及51准
梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��
eight or ten minutes�察�between carts and horses�察�and asses�察�and men�察�there
was little room for social intercourse�察�till we had turned our backs upon
the sea�察�and begun to ascend the precipitous road leading into the town。
Here my companion offered me his arm�察 �which I accepted�察 �though not
with the intention of using it as a support。
'You don't often come on to the sands�察 �I think��' said he�察 �'for I have
walked there many times�察 �both morning and evening�察 �since I came�察 �and
never seen you till now�察�and several times�察�in passing through the town�察�
too�察�I have looked about for your school ´ but I did not think of the ´ Road�察�
and once or twice I made inquiries�察 �but without obtaining the requisite
information。'
When we had surmounted the acclivity�察�I was about to withdraw my
arm from his�察�but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed
that such was not his will�察 �and accordingly desisted。 Discoursing on
different subjects�察�we entered the town�察�and passed through several streets。
I saw that he was going out of his way to accompany me�察�notwithstanding
the long walk that was yet before him�察 �and�察 �fearing that he might be
176
´ Page 177´
AGNES GREY
inconveniencing himself from motives of politeness�察�I observed ´ 'I fear I
am taking you out of your way�察�Mr。 Weston ´ I believe the road to F´ lies
quite in another direction。'
'I'll leave you at the end of the next street��' said he。
'And when will you come to see mamma��'
'To´morrow ´ God willing。'
The end of the next street was nearly the conclusion of my journey。 He
stopped there�察 �however�察 �bid me good´morning�察 �and called Snap�察 �who
seemed a little doubtful whether to follow his old mistress or his new
master�察�but trotted away upon being summoned by the latter。
'I won't offer to restore him to you�察 �Miss Grey��' said Mr。 Weston�察�
smiling�察�'because I like him。'
'Oh�察�I don't want him��' replied I�察�'now that he has a good master�察�I'm
quite satisfied。'
'You take it for granted that I am a good one�察�then��'
The man and the dog departed�察�and I returned home�察�full of gratitude
to heaven for so much bliss�察�and praying that my hopes might not again be
crushed。
177
´ Page 178´
AGNES GREY
CHAPTER XXV ´ CONCLUSION
'WELL�察 �Agnes�察 �you must not take such long walks again before
breakfast��' said my mother�察�observing that I drank an extra cup of coffee
and ate nothing ´ pleading the heat of the weather�察�and the fatigue of my
long walk as an excuse。 I certainly did feel feverish and tired too。
'You always do things by extremes�此 �now�察�if you had taken a SHORT
walk every morning�察�and would continue to do so�察�it would do you good。'
'Well�察�mamma�察�I will。'
'But this is worse than lying in bed or bending over your books�此�you
have quite put yourself into a fever。'
'I won't do it again��' said I。
I was racking my brains with thinking how to tell her about Mr。
Weston�察 �for she must know he was coming to´morrow。 However�察 �I
waited till the breakfast things were removed�察�and I was more calm and
cool�察�and then�察 �having sat down to my drawing�察 �I began ´ 'I met an old
friend on the sands to´day�察�mamma。'
'An old friend� �Who could it be��'
'Two old friends�察�indeed。 One was a dog��' and then I reminded her of
Snap�察�whose history I had recounted before�察�and related the incident of his
sudden appearance and remarkable recognition�察�'and the other��' continued I�察�
'was Mr。 Weston�察�the curate of Horton。'
'Mr。 Weston� �I never heard of him before。'
'Yes�察 �you have�此 �I've mentioned him several times�察 �I believe�此 �but
you don't remember。'
'I've heard you speak of Mr。 Hatfield。'
'Mr。 Hatfield was the rector�察 �and Mr。 Weston the curate�此�I used to
mention him sometimes in contradistinction to Mr。 Hatfield�察 �as being a
more efficient clergyman。 However�察 �he was on the sands this morning
with the dog ´ he had bought it�察 �I suppose�察�from the rat´catcher�察 �and he
knew me as well as it did ´ probably through its means�此 �and I had a little
conversation with him�察 �in the course of which�察 �as he asked about our
178
´ Page 179´
AGNES GREY
school�察�I was led to say something about you�察�and your good management�察�
and he said he should like to know you�察�and asked if I would introduce
him to you�察�if he should take the liberty of calling to´morrow�察�so I said I
would。 Was I right��'
'Of course。 What kind of a man is he��'
'A very RESPECTABLE man�察 �I think�此 �but you will see him to´
morrow。 He is the new vicar of F´�察�and as he has only been there a few
weeks�察�I suppose he has made no friends yet�察�and wants a little society。'
The morrow came。 What a fever of anxiety and expectation I was in
from breakfast till noon ´ at which time he made his appearance� �Having
introduced him to my mother�察 �I took my work to the window�察 �and sat
down to await the result of the interview。 They got on extremely well
together ´ greatly to my satisfaction�察�for I had felt very anxious about what
my mother would think of him。 He did not stay long that time�此 �but
when he rose to take leave�察 �she said she should be happy to see him�察�
whenever he might find it convenient to call again�察�and when he was gone�察�
I was gratified by hearing her say�察 � 'Well� �I think he's a very sensible
man。 But why did you sit back there�察�Agnes��' she added�察 �'and talk so
little��'
'Because you talked so well�察 �mamma�察 �I thought you required no
assistance from me�此 �and�察�besides�察�he was your visitor�察�not mine。'
After that�察�he often called upon us ´ several times in the course of a
week。 He generally addressed most of his conversation to my mother�此�
and no wonder�察�for she could converse。 I almost envied the unfettered�察�
vigorous fluency of her discourse�察 �and the strong sense evinced by
everything she said ´ and yet�察�I did not�察�for�察�though I occasionally regretted
my own deficiencies for his sake�察�it gave me very great pleasure to sit and
hear the two beings I loved and honoured above every one else in the
world�察 �discoursing together so amicably�察 �so wisely�察 �and so well。 I was
not always silent�察 �however�察 �nor was I at all neglected。 I was quite as
much noticed as I would wish to be�此 �there was no lack of kind words and
kinder looks�察 �no end of delicate attentions�察 �too fine and subtle to be
grasped by words�察�and therefore indescribable ´ but deeply felt at heart。
Ceremony was quickly dropped between us�此 �Mr。 Weston came as an
179
´ Page 180´
AGNES GREY
expected guest�察�welcome at all times�察�and never deranging the economy of
our household affairs。 He even called me 'Agnes��' the name had been
timidly spoken at first�察�but�察�finding it gave no offence in any quarter�察�he
seemed greatly to prefer that appellation to 'Miss Grey��' and so did I。
How tedious and gloomy were those days in which he did not come� �
And yet not miserable�察�for I had still the remembrance of the last visit and
the hope of the next to cheer me。 But when two or three days passed
without my seeing him�察 �I certainly felt very anxious ´ absurdly�察�
unreasonably so�察�for�察�of course�察�he had his own business and the affairs of
his parish to attend to。 And I dreaded the close of the holidays�察 �when
MY business also would begin�察�and I should be sometimes unable to see
him�察�and sometimes ´ when my mother was in the schoolroom ´ obliged to
be with him alone�此 �a position I did not at all desire�察�in the house�察�though
to