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正文 第224节 文 / [英]亨利·菲尔丁

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    elseyouarebetteracquaihepersonoftheladythanh

    hercirces.hisladyto

    have””fortune”criesjones,”ptibleaoobe

    nadforyourson.””her,”perhapshe

    ghthavedoer.””thatideny,”saidjones,”forsheisone

    ofthebestofen.””ay,ay,butinpointoffortuneian,”

    ansuagine

    yourfriendistohave””houch”criesjones,”houch

    theutst,perhapsl200.””doyouantobanter,young

    gentlen”saidthefather,alittleangry.”no,uponsoul,”

    a:nay,ibelieveihavegoothe

    utstfarthing.ifidotheladyaninjury,iaskherpardon.”

    ”indeedyoudo,”criesthefather;”iaertaihfiftytis

    thatsuandsheshallproducefiftytothatbeforeihat

    sheshallrryson.””nay,”saidjones,”itistoolatetotalkof

    noarried.”

    ”sonrried”ansan,hsurprize.”nay,”

    saidjones,”ithoughtyouysonrried

    tossharris”ansissharris”saidjones;”no,

    sir;tossnanrsller,atwhosehouse

    helodged;ayounglady,otherisreducedtolet

    lodgings””areyoubantering,orareyoui”criesthe

    father,ostsolevoice.”indeed,sir,”answeredjones,”i

    stheetoyouinstserious

    eaest,igining,asifindtrue,thatyoursonhadneverdaredto

    auinpointoffortune,

    thoughthereputationoftheladyaina

    secret.”

    batthisnews,a

    gentlen,andsalutedhiythenaofbrother.

    butthoughthesetysonearlyrelated,they

    osttheoppositestoeachother.the

    brotherotrade,inhhe

    nosoonersaselfallestate

    hthegreatestpartofit,airedintotheuntry;wherehe

    rriedthedaughterofanunbeneficedclergyn;ayounglady,who,

    thoughshehadherbeautynorfortune,hadrendedherself

    tohisour,ofhshepossesseda

    verylargeshare.

    hthisanhehad,duringtyfiveyears,livedalife

    rereselingthedelaisascribetothegolden

    age,thananyofthosepatteshepresent

    tis.byherhehadfourarrivedat

    turity,exceptonlyonedaughter,,invulgarlanguage,heand

    hisosttendeess

    andfondness,uedtosuchadegree,thatshehad

    aata

    littletuedofforty,becausesheuldnherselftopart

    hherparents.

    theyounglady.nightingalehadintendedforhissonwasa

    neaeighbourofhisbrother,andanacquaintanceofhisnied

    iyitatch,thathewas

    o,iofortodissuadehisbrother

    fropurposeablyruinhisnephew;

    forheforesaaunionissharris,

    nothstandingthelargenessofherfortune,asherherperson

    noroproseanykindoftrinialfelicity:forshe

    all,verythin,veryugly,veryaffected,verysilly,and

    veryillnatured.

    hisbrother,therefore,nosooioherriageofhis

    satisfa;

    aherhadverybitterlyreviledhisson,and

    pronoun,theunclebeganinthe

    folloanner:

    ”ifyoutleoler,brother,iheryou

    loveyoursonforhissakeorforyouroer,i

    suppose,andsoisupposeyouthink,forhissake;anddoubtlessitis

    hishappinessarriageyouproposedforhi

    ”oprescriberulesofhappioothershathalways

    appearedtoveryabsurd,andtoinsistondoingthis,very

    tyrannical.itisavulgarerror,iknoitis,heless,

    anerror.andifthisbeabsurdihings,itisstlysoin

    theaffaire,thehappinessofirelyonthe

    affesbetheparties.

    ”ihavethereforealhoughtitunreasonableio

    desiretochusefortheirchildrenonthisoccasion;sioforce

    affepossibleattet;nay,sochdothloveabhor

    force,thatikhroughanunfortuuncurable

    perversenessinouatures,itynotbeeveniatientof

    persuasion.

    ”itis,horuethat,thoughaparent,ithink,

    tobensultedonthisoccasion;and,in

    striynephew,

    therefore,i,houtaskingyouradvice,hathbeen

    guiltyofafault.but,holyspeaking,brother,haveyounota

    littleprotedthisfaulthavenotyourfrequentdeclarationson

    thissubjectgivenhiralcertaintyofyourrefusal,where

    thereoffortunenay,dothnotyour

    presentangerarisesolelyfrohatdefidifhehathfailed

    inhisdutyhere,didyounotaschexceedthatauthority,when

    youabsolutelybargainedforaan,houthis

    knoyouyourselfneversa,ifyouhadseen

    andknousthavebeendnessinyoutohave

    everthoughtioyourfaly

    ”stillioysurelyitisnotan

    unpardonablefault.hehathactedindeedhoutyour,ina

    tterinatterin

    ustand

    hatyounsultedhisionly,andifhe

    unfortunatelydifferedfroou,andhathbeenstakeninhis

    notionofhappiness,her,ifyouloveyourson,carry

    hitillthepointheillnsequences

    ofhissilechoiceakeacertain

    serytohiayactallyprovesoinaher,

    becausehehathputitoutofyourpow

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