登陆注册
16237700000011

第11章 CHAPTER IV.(1)

The summer afterwards Mr.Corbet came again to read with Mr.Ness.

He did not perceive any alteration in himself,and indeed his early-matured character had hardly made progress during the last twelve months whatever intellectual acquirements he might have made.

Therefore it was astonishing to him to see the alteration in Ellinor Wilkins.She had shot up from a rather puny girl to a tall,slight young lady,with promise of great beauty in the face,which a year ago had only been remarkable for the fineness of the eyes.Her complexion was clear now,although colourless--twelve months ago he would have called it sallow--her delicate cheek was smooth as marble,her teeth were even and white,and her rare smiles called out a lovely dimple.

She met her former friend and lecturer with a grave shyness,for she remembered well how they had parted,and thought he could hardly have forgiven,much less forgotten,her passionate flinging away from him.

But the truth was,after the first few hours of offended displeasure,he had ceased to think of it at all.She,poor child,by way of proving her repentance,had tried hard to reform her boisterous tom-boy manners,in order to show him that,although she would not give up her dear old friend Dixon,at his or anyone's bidding,she would strive to profit by his lectures in all things reasonable.The consequence was,that she suddenly appeared to him as an elegant dignified young lady,instead of the rough little girl he remembered.

Still below her somewhat formal manners there lurked the old wild spirit,as he could plainly see after a little more watching;and he began to wish to call this out,and to strive,by reminding her of old days,and all her childish frolics,to flavour her subdued manners and speech with a little of the former originality.

In this he succeeded.No one,neither Mr.Wilkins,nor Miss Monro,nor Mr.Ness,saw what this young couple were about--they did not know it themselves;but before the summer was over they were desperately in love with each other,or perhaps I should rather say,Ellinor was desperately in love with him--he,as passionately as he could be with anyone;but in him the intellect was superior in strength to either affections or passions.

The causes of the blindness of those around them were these:Mr.

Wilkins still considered Ellinor as a little girl,as his own pet,his darling,but nothing more.Miss Monro was anxious about her own improvement.Mr.Ness was deep in a new edition of "Horace,"which he was going to bring out with notes.I believe Dixon would have been keener sighted,but Ellinor kept Mr.Corbet and Dixon apart for obvious reasons--they were each her dear friends,but she knew that Mr.Corbet did not like Dixon,and suspected that the feeling was mutual.

The only change of circumstances between this year and the previous one consisted in this development of attachment between the young people.Otherwise,everything went on apparently as usual.With Ellinor the course of the day was something like this:up early and into the garden until breakfast time,when she made tea for her father and Miss Monro in the dining-room,always taking care to lay a little nosegay of freshly-gathered flowers by her father's plate.

After breakfast,when the conversation had been on general and indifferent subjects,Mr.Wilkins withdrew into the little study so often mentioned.It opened out of a passage that ran between the dining-room and the kitchen,on the left hand of the hall.

Corresponding to the dining-room on the other side of the hall was the drawing-room,with its side-window serving as a door into a conservatory,and this again opened into the library.Old Mr.

Wilkins had added a semicircular projection to the library,which was lighted by a dome above,and showed off his son's Italian purchases of sculpture.The library was by far the most striking and agreeable room in the house;and the consequence was that the drawing-room was seldom used,and had the aspect of cold discomfort common to apartments rarely occupied.Mr.Wilkins's study,on the other side of the house,was also an afterthought,built only a few years ago,and projecting from the regularity of the outside wall;a little stone passage led to it from the hall,small,narrow,and dark,and out of which no other door opened.

同类推荐
热门推荐
  • 救赎非常美少女

    救赎非常美少女

    天气极于太阴,日月缩运,九气改度,吞噬一个个美少女消失,不留下一点点痕迹。
  • 青春馆:男神学院公关部

    青春馆:男神学院公关部

    在中国的一个神秘地带,有着一个不可思议的国家。那里的贵族阶级非常分明,至高无上的贵族,是贫民遥不可及的。前十三个超级世家代表着那里最尊贵的十三之羽。他们和她就是十三之羽的继承人,当他们遇上她会擦出什么样的火花?看来十三位继承人之间要重新洗牌喽!【这是一个女扮男装混校园的小说】
  • 推销活用36计

    推销活用36计

    靠碰运气永远成不了推销高手,只有正确的策略才能造就成功的推销,《三十六计》智慧如此丰富而实用,用于军事能战无不胜,用于推销也必能大大提高推销效率。《推销活用36计》智慧,让你成为无往不胜的推销高手!《三十六计》是中华民族古老的兵法智慧,而《推销活用36计》则让这种古老的智慧结晶在推销领域重新焕发出了光彩。本书将大量巧妙而又具实战性的推销故事融入《三十六计》之中并呈献给大家,同时,对每条计策和故事都进行了点评,希望能给读者带来更多启悟,使你在身临其境的感觉中领略“三十六计”的精髓,从而掌握高超的推销技巧,做个无往而不胜的推销高手。
  • 致加西亚的信(当下执行版)

    致加西亚的信(当下执行版)

    《致加西亚的信》这本书曾经风靡全美,至今仍畅销不衰,书中主人公安德鲁·罗文已成为忠诚敬业、尽职尽责、主动服从的象征性人物。有人说,在这个彰显个性、崇尚自由的年代,重提敬业、服从的话题未免显得过于陈旧,甚至与这个时代格格不入。然而,时代在发展,罗文身上所体现的精神却永不过时,因为它代表了维系人类社会和推动文明进步的古老而美好的价值观。愿更多的人能够看到这本书,愿罗文中尉那样的人越来越多。
  • 别让学习折磨你

    别让学习折磨你

    书中为广大青少年朋友介绍了12个优质的学习观念,通过获得正确的学习观念,认识到学习的重要性,走出对待学习的误区,学生朋友才会发现学习中的乐趣,从而爱上学习。书中附有古今中外名人关于学习读书的名言,希望青少年朋友能从中获得一些鼓励和启迪。还附有名人的学习读书心法,希望你从中能学到一些方法和观念,开启你的学习新纪元。
  • 绝世寒王妃

    绝世寒王妃

    她,是华夏名震全国的特工,任务没有一次失败过,却在战场上偷情报被组织抛弃,一颗炸弹同归于尽。一朝穿越,俯身在了轩辕皇朝人尽皆知将军府的傻子身上。她腹黑无比,有着倾城的容颜,万般宠爱集于一身。想毁她清白?那先把你送进迎春楼逛一圈。想害她?先让你去阴曹地府走一趟。想欺她?老虎不发威你当她是hellokitty啊。当她锋芒毕露,一朵朵桃花在她身边绽放,却被某妖孽一株一株的掐掉。‘我认识你吗?’某女假装失忆。‘爱妃,要不我们重新深度认识一下?’某男邪魅一笑,扛起大喊大叫的某女转身离去。
  • 绝世妖妃

    绝世妖妃

    她是玄门二小姐,未婚夫为得到天下,伙同姐姐灭其玄门,逼迫她跳下万丈深渊。大难不死,浴火归来,已经是另一张妖媚的脸,步步为营。为了顺利复仇,她选择最具有实力的七王爷交易。他说:“我娶你,是为了你身上的东西。”她回答:“我嫁你,是为了报仇雪恨。”相互利用的过程中,彼此的心却双双沦陷,坠落情网漩涡无法自拔。
  • 为夫错了,娘子快上塌

    为夫错了,娘子快上塌

    她,帝国异能组织第一特工,却死于心爱人之手她,傲楚大陆,西林国,相府养女,废物一枚,八岁遭养父母等人害当惊才艳艳的她成为空有美貌的她时又会发生什么惊人的火花呢?剧情1:房内,某女刚刚亲上了某个白色小球上,这时,嘭的一声某小球就被扔出窗外,某男45度角可怜巴巴的看着某女:娘子要亲就亲为夫吧,它没为夫耐用。。。剧情2:某女看着自己的大醋缸和情敌之间的火光四射默默的想,我是不是该在这时晕倒呢,可好久没练如何优雅的晕倒了。。。
  • 相思谋:妃常难娶

    相思谋:妃常难娶

    某日某王府张灯结彩,婚礼进行时,突然不知从哪冒出来一个小孩,对着新郎道:“爹爹,今天您的大婚之喜,娘亲让我来还一样东西。”说完提着手中的玉佩在新郎面前晃悠。此话一出,一府宾客哗然,然当大家看清这小孩与新郎如一个模子刻出来的面容时,顿时石化。此时某屋顶,一个绝色女子不耐烦的声音响起:“儿子,事情办完了我们走,别在那磨矶,耽误时间。”新郎一看屋顶上的女子,当下怒火攻心,扔下新娘就往女子所在的方向扑去,吼道:“女人,你给本王站住。”一场爱与被爱的追逐正式开始、、、、、、、
  • 灵异工作组

    灵异工作组

    周川被内定加入灵事七分局,和组长陆行,组员胖子、猴子组成一个专门处理灵异事件的工作组。在任务过程中遇到奇奇怪怪的生物和不为人知的历史遗迹,也发掘出老一辈灵事局工作者留下的秘密。历史遗迹,深山丛林,繁华都市,都隐藏着什么什么见不得人的事物?各个大队的勾心斗角,会不会让妖魔鬼怪曝光在世人眼前?加入灵事局是对是错?看烦了玄幻,都市种马,想不想换个口味?ps:请忽略前面八章渣文笔,后期会还大家一个细节处理得当的作品!