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(2023-02-25 08:30:15)
Butthehourcame,atlast,thatendedMr.Earnshaw’stroublesonearth.HediedquietlyinhischaironeOctoberevening,seatedbythefire-side.Ahighwindblusteredroundthehouse,androaredinthechimney:itsoundedwildandstormy,yetitwasnotcold,andwewerealltogether—I,alittleremovedfromthehearth,busyatmyknitting,andJosephreadinghisBiblenearthetable(fortheservantsgenerallysatinthehousethen,aftertheirworkwasd...[阅读全文]
(2023-02-18 08:50:41)
CHAPTERV InthecourseoftimeMr.Earnshawbegantofail.Hehadbeenactiveandhealthy,yethisstrengthlefthimsuddenly;andwhenhewasconfinedtothechimney-cornerhegrewgrievouslyirritable.Anothingvexedhim;andsuspectedslightsofhisauthoritynearlythrewhimintofits.Thiswasespeciallytoberemarkedifanyoneattemptedtoimposeupon,ordomineerover,hisfavourite:hewaspainfullyjealouslestawordshouldbespokenamisstohim;s...[阅读全文]
(2023-02-11 08:29:28)
THEHISTORYOFTOMJONES,AFOUNDLING.
BOOKI.—CONTAININGASMUCHOFTHEBIRTHOFTHEFOUNDLINGASISNECESSARYORPROPERTOACQUAINTTHEREADERWITHINTHEBEGINNINGOFTHISHISTORY.
Chapteri.—Theintroductiontothework,orbilloffaretothefeast.
Anauthoroughttoconsiderhimself,notasagentlemanwhogivesaprivateoreleemosynarytreat,butratherasonewhokeepsapublicordinary,...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-28 12:34:53)
So,fromtheverybeginning,hebredbadfeelinginthehouse;andatMrs.Earnshaw’sdeath,whichhappenedinlessthantwoyearsafter,theyoungmasterhadlearnedtoregardhisfatherasanoppressorratherthanafriend,andHeathcliffasausurperofhisparent’saffectionsandhisprivileges;andhegrewbitterwithbroodingovertheseinjuries.Isympathisedawhile;butwhenthechildrenfellillofthemeasles,andIhadtotendthem,and...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-21 14:15:32)
BeforeIcametolivehere,shecommenced—waitingnofartherinvitationtoherstory—IwasalmostalwaysatWutheringHeights;becausemymotherhadnursedMr.HindleyEarnshaw,thatwasHareton’sfather,andIgotusedtoplayingwiththechildren:Iranerrandstoo,andhelpedtomakehay,andhungaboutthefarmreadyforanythingthatanybodywouldsetmeto.Onefinesummermorning—itwasthebeginningofharvest,Irememb...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-13 23:39:16)
OfDeath
ByFrancisBacon
MENfeardeath,aschildrenfeartogointhedark;andasthatnaturalfearinchildrenisincreasedwithtales,soistheother.Certainly,thecontemplationofdeath,asthewagesofsinandpassagetoanotherworld,isholyandreligious;butthefearofit,asatributedueuntonature,isweak.Yetinreligiousmeditationsthereissometimesmixtureofvanityandofsuperstition.Youshallreadinsomeofthe...[阅读全文]
(2023-01-05 18:31:27)
CHAPTERIV
Whatvainweather-cocksweare!I,whohaddeterminedtoholdmyselfindependentofallsocialintercourse,andthankedmystarsthat,atlength,Ihadlightedonaspotwhereitwasnexttoimpracticable—I,weakwretch,aftermaintainingtillduskastrugglewithlowspiritsandsolitude,wasfinallycompelledtostrikemycolours;andunderpretenceofgaininginformationconcerningthenecessitiesofmyestablishment,Ides...[阅读全文]
(2022-12-30 00:22:58)
Twobenches,shapedinsectionsofacircle,nearlyenclosedthehearth;ononeoftheseIstretchedmyself,andGrimalkinmountedtheother.Wewerebothofusnoddingereanyoneinvadedourretreat,andthenitwasJoseph,shufflingdownawoodenladderthatvanishedintheroof,throughatrap:theascenttohisgarret,Isuppose.HecastasinisterlookatthelittleflamewhichIhadenticedtoplaybetweentheribs,sweptthecatfromitselevation,andbest...[阅读全文]
(2022-12-28 10:53:21)
Withthisintention,Iturnedandopenedthepanels.Ishallnotsoonforgettheeffectmyactionproduced.
Heathcliffstoodneartheentrance,inhisshirtandtrousers;withacandledrippingoverhisfingers,andhisfaceaswhiteasthewallbehindhim.Thefirstcreakoftheoakstartledhimlikeanelectricshock:thelightleapedfromhisholdtoadistanceofsomefeet,andhisagitationwassoextreme,thathecouldhardlypickitup.
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(2022-12-24 20:31:58)
Ibegantonoddrowsilyoverthedimpage:myeyewanderedfrommanuscripttoprint.Isawaredornamentedtitle—“SeventyTimesSeven,andtheFirstoftheSeventy-First.APiousDiscoursedeliveredbytheReverendJabezBranderham,intheChapelofGimmerdenSough.”AndwhileIwas,half-consciously,worryingmybraintoguesswhatJabezBranderhamwouldmakeofhissubject,Isankbackinbed,andfellasleep.Alas,fortheeffectso...[阅读全文]
