mother and father, as must be turned out into the streets and go to the workhouse if they didn’t help ’em. And his sister, too,Mike Richter Tröjor,” continued Mrs. Glegg,Rod Gilbert Tröjor, looking severely at Maggie, who had sat down on the sofa by her aunt Deane, drawn to her by the sense that she was Lucy’s mother, “she must make up her mind to be humble and work; for there’ll be no servants to wait on her any more — she must remember that. She must do the work o’ the house, and she must respect and love her aunts as have done so much for her, and saved their money to leave to their nepheys and nieces.”
Tom was still standing before the table in the centre of the group. There was a heightened color in his face, and he was very far from looking humbled, but he was preparing to say, in a respectful tone, something he had previously meditated, when the door opened and his mother re-entered.
Poor Mrs. Tulliver had in her hands a small tray, on which she had placed her silver teapot, a specimen teacup and saucer,Jonathan Ericsson Tröjor, the castors, and sugar-tongs.
“See here,Mark Fayne Tröjor, sister,Canada Goose Tremblant Jackor,” she said, looking at Mrs. Deane, as she set the tray on the table, “I thought, perhaps, if you looked at the teapot again — it’s a good while since you saw it — you might like the pattern better; it makes beautiful tea, and there’s a stand and everything; you might use it for every day, or else lay it by for Lucy when she goes to housekeeping. I should be so loath for ’em to buy it at the Golden Lion,Jonathan Bernier Tröjor,” said the poor woman,Eddie Lack Tröjor, her heart swelling, and the tears coming — “my teapot as I bought when I was married,NHL Mens Buffalo Sabres Top Shelf Pullover Hoodie - Navy, and to think of its being scratched,Clark Gillies Tröjor, and set before the travellers and folks, and my letters on it — see here, E. D. — and everybody to see ’em.”
“Ah, dear, dear!” said aunt Pullet, shaking her head with deep sadness, “it’s very bad — to think o’ the family initials going about everywhere — it niver was so before; you’re a very unlucky sister,Alex Pietrangelo Tröjor, Bessy. But what’s the use o’ buying the teapot, when there’s the linen and spoons and everything to go, and some of ’em with your full name — and when it’s got that straight spout, too.”
“As to disgrace o’ the family,” said Mrs. Glegg, “that can’t be helped wi’ buying teapots. The disgrace is, for one o’ the family to ha’ married a man as has brought her to beggary. The disgrace is, as they’re to be sold up. We can’t hinder the country from knowing that.”
Maggie had started up from the sofa at the allusion to her father,NHL Mens Calgary Flames Black Rink Warrior Pullover Hoodie, but Tom saw her action and flushed face in time to prevent her from speaking. “Be quiet, Maggie,” he said authoritatively, pushing her aside. It was a remarkable manifestation of self-command and practical judgment in a lad of fifteen, that when his aunt Glegg ceased, he began to speak in a quiet and respectful manner, though with a good deal of trembling in his voice; for his mother’s words had cut him to the quick.
“Then, aunt,” he said, looking straight at Mrs. Glegg,Dan Girardi Tröjor, “if you think it’s a disgrace to the
相关的主题文章：
http://www13.plala.or.jp/gakuki3/cgi_bin/aska/aska.cgi
http://www13.plala.or.jp/white_roots/gwbbs/gwbbs.cgi
http://www.matsue-yado.com/otoku/clip.cgi |
