a while, thus alone and unoccupied, he got up to walk again--

he could make more of his thoughts walking than sitting, and



was creeping out into his garden, when he met Bunce on the

threshold.



'Well, Bunce,' said he, in a tone that for him was sharp,

'what is it? do you want me?'



'I was only coming to ask after your reverence,' said the

old bedesman, touching his hat; 'and to inquire about the



news from London,' he added after a pause.

The warden winced, and put his hand to his forehead and



felt bewildered.

'Attorney Finney has been there this morning,' continued



Bunce, 'and by his looks I guess he is not so well pleased as he

once was, and it has got abroad somehow that the archdeacon



has had down great news from London, and Handy and

Moody are both as black as devils. And I hope,' said the man,



trying to assume a cheery tone, 'that things are looking up,

and that there'll be an end soon to all this stuff which bothers



your reverence so sorely.'

'Well, I wish there may be, Bunce.'



'But about the news, your reverence?' said the old man,

almost whispering.



Mr Harding walked on, and shook his head impatiently.

Poor Bunce little knew how he was tormenting his patron.



'If there was anything to cheer you, I should be so glad to

know it,' said he, with a tone of affection which the warden



in all his misery could not resist.

He stopped, and took both the old man's hands in his.



'My friend,' said he, 'my dear old friend, there is nothing;

there is no news to cheer me--God's will be done': and two



small hot tears broke away from his eyes and stole down his

furrowed cheeks.



'Then God's will be done,' said the other solemnly; 'but

they told me that there was good news from London, and I



came to wish your reverence joy; but God's will be done,'

and so the warden again walked on, and the bedesman, looking



wistfully after him and receiving no encouragement to follow,

returned sadly to his own abode.



For a couple of hours the warden remained thus in the

garden, now walking, now standingmotionless on the turf,



and then, as his legs got weary, sitting unconsciously on the

garden seats, and then walking again. And Eleanor, hidden



behind the muslin curtains of the window, watched him

through the trees as he now came in sight, and then again was



concealed by the turnings of the walk; and thus the time

passed away till five, when the warden crept back to the house



and prepared for dinner.

It was but a sorry meal. The demure parlour-maid, as she



handed the dishes and changed the plates, saw that all was not

right, and was more demure than ever: neither father nor



daughter could eat, and the hateful food was soon cleared

away, and the bottle of port placed upon the table.



'Would you like Bunce to come in, papa?'said Eleanor, thinking

that the company of the old man might lighten his sorrow.



'No, my dear, thank you, not today; but are not you going out,

Eleanor, this lovely afternoon? don't stay in for me, my dear.'



'I thought you seemed so sad, papa.'

'Sad,' said he, irritated; 'well, people must all have their



share of sadness here; I am not more exempt than another:

but kiss me, dearest, and go now; I will, if possible, be more



sociable when you return.'

And Eleanor was again banished from her father's sorrow.



Ah! her desire now was not to find him happy, but to be

allowed to share his sorrows; not to force him to be sociable,



but to persuade him to be trustful.

She put on her bonnet as desired, and went up to Mary



Bold; this was now her daily haunt, for John Bold was up in

London among lawyers and church reformers, diving deep



into other questions than that of the wardenship of Barchester;

supplying information to one member of Parliament, and



dining with another; subscribing to funds for the abolition of

clerical incomes, and seconding at that great national meeting



at the Crown and Anchor a resolution to the effect, that no

• income [´inkʌm] n.收入，所得 (初中英语单词)


• bishop [´biʃəp] n.主教 (初中英语单词)


• weakness [´wi:knis] n.虚弱；弱点，缺点 (初中英语单词)


• vacant [´veikənt] a.空虚的，无表情的 (初中英语单词)


• severe [si´viə] a.严厉的；苛刻的 (初中英语单词)


• assert [ə´sə:t] vt.认定；维护；坚持 (初中英语单词)


• spoken [´spəukən] speak的过去分词 (初中英语单词)


• extent [ik´stent] n.长度；程度；范围 (初中英语单词)


• differ [´difə] vi.不同；有差别 (初中英语单词)


• endure [in´djuə] vt.忍耐，忍受；坚持 (初中英语单词)


• complaint [kəm´pleint] n.抱怨；叫屈 (初中英语单词)


• wholly [´həul-li] ad.完全，十足；统统 (初中英语单词)


• lightly [´laitli] ad.轻微地，稍微 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• freely [´fri:li] ad.自由地；慷慨地 (初中英语单词)


• counsel [´kaunsəl] n.商议；劝告；律师 (初中英语单词)


• wretched [´retʃid] a.可怜的；倒霉的 (初中英语单词)


• account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)


• sacred [´seikrid] a.神圣的；庄严的 (初中英语单词)


• resolve [ri´zɔlv] v.决心 n.决心；刚毅 (初中英语单词)


• resolution [,rezə´lu:ʃən] n.决心；坚决；果断 (初中英语单词)


• maintain [mein´tein] vt.维持；保持；继续 (初中英语单词)


• horror [´hɔrə] n.恐怖；战栗 (初中英语单词)


• profession [prə´feʃən] n.职业；声明；表白 (初中英语单词)


• disgrace [dis´greis] n.耻辱 vt.玷辱；贬黜 (初中英语单词)


• warmth [wɔ:mθ] n.温暖；热情；激动 (初中英语单词)


• silently [´sailəntli] ad.寂静地；沉默地 (初中英语单词)


• forehead [´fɔrid] n.额，前部 (初中英语单词)


• abroad [ə´brɔ:d] ad.海外；到处；广泛 (初中英语单词)


• affection [ə´fekʃən] n.友爱；慈爱 (初中英语单词)


• misery [´mizəri] n.痛苦；悲惨；穷困 (初中英语单词)


• standing [´stændiŋ] n.持续 a.直立的 (初中英语单词)


• persuade [pə´sweid] v.(被)说服；使相信 (初中英语单词)


• parliament [´pɑ:ləmənt] n.议(国)会 (初中英语单词)


• anchor [´æŋkə] n.锚 v.抛锚 (初中英语单词)


• perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)


• faintly [´feintli] ad.微弱地，软弱无力的 (高中英语单词)


• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• brotherhood [´brʌðəhud] n.兄弟情谊；兄弟关系 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• assent [ə´sent] vi.&n.同意，赞成 (高中英语单词)


• fiction [´fikʃən] n.小说；虚构；谎言 (高中英语单词)


• discern [di´sə:n] v.辩认出 (高中英语单词)


• repeated [ri´pi:tid] a.反复的；重复的 (高中英语单词)


• plight [plait] n.境况；困境；苦境 (高中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• reverence [´revərəns] n.尊敬；敬畏；尊严 (高中英语单词)


• solemnly [´sɔləmli] ad.严肃地，庄严地 (高中英语单词)


• encouragement [in´kʌridʒmənt] n.鼓励；赞助；引诱 (高中英语单词)


• motionless [´məuʃənləs] a.静止的；固定的 (高中英语单词)


• lighten [´laitn] v.减轻；点亮；启发 (高中英语单词)


• sadness [´sædnis] n.悲哀；悲痛；凄惨 (高中英语单词)


• bonnet [´bɔnit] n.无边女帽；童帽 (高中英语单词)


• abolition [,æbə´liʃən] n.废除；废止 (高中英语单词)


• warden [´wɔ:dn] n.看守人；监护人 (英语四级单词)


• orator [´ɔrətə] n.演说者；雄辩家 (英语四级单词)


• eloquence [´eləkwəns] n.雄辩；口才 (英语四级单词)


• odious [´əudiəs] a.可憎的；丑恶的 (英语四级单词)


• trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• debtor [´detə] n.债务人；借方 (英语四级单词)


• firmness [´fə:mnis] n.坚定；坚硬；稳定 (英语四级单词)


• unjust [ʌn´dʒʌst] a.不公平(正)的 (英语四级单词)


• obscurity [əb´skjuəriti] n.暗(淡)；朦胧；含糊 (英语四级单词)


• precise [pri´sais] a.精确的；清楚的 (英语四级单词)


• touching [´tʌtʃiŋ] a.动人的 prep.提到 (英语四级单词)


• cheery [´tʃiəri] a.愉快的；活泼的 (英语四级单词)


• unconsciously [ʌn´kɔʃəsli] ad.无意识地；不觉察地 (英语四级单词)


• muslin [´mʌzlin] n.平纹细布，薄纱织物 (英语四级单词)


• hateful [´heitfəl] a.可恨的，可憎的 (英语四级单词)


• exempt [ig´zempt] vt.免除 a.免除的 (英语四级单词)


• affliction [ə´flikʃən] n.痛苦，苦恼；折磨 (英语六级单词)


• speaking [´spi:kiŋ] n.说话 a.发言的 (英语六级单词)


• cowardice [´kauədis] n.懦弱，胆怯 (英语六级单词)


• merciless [´mə:siləs] a.残忍的；无情的 (英语六级单词)


• venomous [´venəməs] a.有毒的；恶意的 (英语六级单词)


• ferocious [fə´rəuʃəs] a.凶猛的；残忍的 (英语六级单词)


• affected [ə´fektid] a.做作的；假装的 (英语六级单词)


• unoccupied [ʌn´ɔkjupaid] a.空闲的，没人住的 (英语六级单词)