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正文 第207節 文 / [英]亨利•菲爾丁

    栗子網  www.lizi.tw小說站  www.xsz.tw栗子小說    m.lizi.twably,plaanevils.

    thefatheris,ipassion.poorn,his

    unteheverypictureofhorror,andhelookslikeone

    ratherdeadthanalive.ohheavensy

    firstingintotheroohegoodcreaturehe

    bolster,suppatohhischildandhiswife.hehad

    nothingonbutathinat;forhisathebed,

    tosupplytheyentrance,i

    scare.aselyan,.jones,hinthisfht,as

    youeverbeheld;.nightihseenhihiseyessunk,his

    facepale,halongbeard.hisbodyshiveringhld,andwo

    yusinsayssheto

    eat.hetoldhielfinaeitrepeatit

    hesaidheuldoeatthebreadhischildrened.and

    yet,eninallthisseryhiswifehasas

    goodcaudleasifshelayiofthegreatestaffluence;i

    tastedit,andiscarceevertastedbetter.theansofpr

    herthis,hesaid,hebelievedheaven.i

    k;forihadnotspiritsenoughtoaskasingle

    question.

    ”thisatch,astheycallit,onbothsides;thatis,a

    tchbetust,indeed,say,ineversawafonder

    toonesuple;butistheirfondnessgoodfor,butto

    tornteaaa,”criesnancy,”ihavealways

    lookedonusinanderson”forthate”asohe

    happiestofen.””iaure,”sayss.ller,”thecaseat

    presentischhthavedisceedthatthe

    tenderionofeaakesthest

    intolerablepartoftheircalaty,bothtothehusbandandwife.

    paredtoheyaffecttheirownpersons

    only,arescarceevils.nay,theverychildren,theyou,his

    nottenner;fortheyarea

    stlovingfaly,and,iftheyhadbutabarepetency,wouldbe

    thehappiestpeopleintheheleastsignof

    seryatherhouse,”repliednancy;”iaureheartbleedsfor

    e.””ochild,”ansother,”shehath

    alakethebestofeverything.theyhavealways

    beenidistress;but,ihisabsoluteruinhathbeen

    broughtupohers.thepoornhevillainhis

    brother;andaboutaheverydaybeforeherlyingin,their

    goodsioa

    lettertoofitbyohebailiffs,hevillainnever

    delivered.usthethinkofsufferingaopassbefore

    heheardof”

    ithdryeyesthatjohisnarrative;

    intoanotherrooand,

    deliveringherhispurse,inofl50,desiredher

    tosendaschofitasshethoughtpropertothesepoorpeople.

    thelookrs.llergavejones,onthisoccasion,isnoteasy

    tobedescribed.sheburstintoakindofagonyoftransport,and

    aninthe

    rellegherself,shesaid,”indeediknothere

    beanother””ihope,da”anywhohave

    nhunity;fortorelievesuchdistressinourfelloures,

    rs.llerthentooktenguineas,h

    ostheuldprevailhhertoaccept,andsaid,”she

    eansofnveyingthearlytheing;”

    adding,”thatshehadherselfdonesolittletterforthepoor

    people,andhadhenquitesochseryasshefound

    the”

    theytheuedtotheparlaleexpressed

    ceatthedreadfulsituationofthese

    indeedhekhas.

    llers.heinveighedagainstthefollyofkingoneselfliable

    forthedebtsofothers;ventednybitterexecrationsagainstthe

    brother;andncludedethinguldbedohe

    unfortunatefaly.”suppose,da”saidhe,”youshouldrend

    theo.allhyorthinkyouofalleiwill

    givetheguineayheart.”

    s.llerdenoaherhad

    hegenerosityofjouedpaleupontheoccasion;

    though,ifeitherofthenightiwassurely

    houtreason.fortheliberalityofjones,ifhehadkno,was

    notanexaleiontofollohereare

    thousandshaventributedasinglehalfpenny,asindeed

    hedidnotineffeadenotenderofanything;and

    therefore,astheothersthoughtpropertokenodehis

    neyinhispocket.

    ihave,intruth,observed,andshallneverhaveabetter

    opportunitythanatpresenttonicateobservation,thatthe

    oty,

    stohold,

    thatallaedasvoluntarygifts,and,

    hoorethanyoodwishes,you

    aeritinsodoing.others,onthe

    ntrary,appeartobeasfirypersuadedthatbeneficeisa

    positiveduty,andthatherichfallgreatlyshortof

    theirabilityinrelieviressesofthepoor,theirpitiful

    largessesaresofarfroeingritorious,thattheyhaveonly

    perfordtheirdutybyhalves,andareinsosensere

    iblethanthoseirelyedit.

    torenypower.ishall

    onlyadd,thatthegiversaregenerallyoftheforrsentint,and

    thereceiversarealstuniversallyinedtothelatter.

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