of which my affection and my liver duly acknowledged receipt

in full. She taught me more provincialpronunciation and bad



grammar than ever I could unlearn. She was very intelligent,

and radiant with good humour. One peculiarity especially



took my fancy - the yellow bandana in which she enveloped her

head. I was always wondering whether she was born without



hair - there was none to be seen. This puzzled me so that

one day I consulted Auguste, who was my chief companion. He



was quite indignant, and declared with warmth that Mam'selle

Rose had the most beautiful hair he had ever beheld. He



flushed even with enthusiasm. If it hadn't been for his

manner, I should have asked him how he knew. But somehow I



felt the subject was a delicate one.

How incessantly" target="_blank" title="ad.不断地，不停地">incessantly they worked, Auguste and Rose, and how



cheerfully they worked! One could hear her singing, and him

whistling, at it all day. Yet they seemed to have abundant



leisure to exchange a deal of pleasantry and harmless banter.

Auguste was a Swiss, and a bigoted Protestant, and never lost



an opportunity of holding forth on the superiority of the

reformed religion. If he thought the family were out of



hearing, he would grow very animated and declamatory. But

Rose, who also had hopes, though perhaps faint, for my



salvation, would suddenly rush into the room with the carpet

broom, and drive him out, with threats of Miss Aglae, and the



broomstick.

The gardener, Monsieur Benoit, was also a great favourite of



mine, and I of his, for I was never tired of listening to his

wonderful adventures. He had, so he informed me, been a



soldier in the GRANDE ARMEE. He enthralled me with hair-

raising accounts of his exploits: how, when leading a



storming party - he was always the leader - one dark and

terrible night, the vivid and incessantlightning betrayed



them by the flashing of their bayonets; and how in a few

minutes they were mowed down by MITRAILLE. He had led



forlorn hopes, and performed deeds of astounding prowess.

How many Life-guardsmen he had annihilated: 'Ah! ben oui!'



he was afraid to say. He had been personally noticed by 'Le

p'tit caporal.' There were many, whose deeds were not to



compare with his, who had been made princes and mareschals.

PARBLEU! but his luck was bad. 'Pas d'chance! pas d'chance!



Mo'sieu Henri.' As Monsieur Benoit recorded his feats, and

witnessed my unbounded admiration, his voice would grow more



and more sepulchral, till it dropped to a hoarse and scarcely

audible whisper.



I was a little bewildered one day when, having breathlessly

repeated some of his heroic deeds to the Marquise, she with a



quiet smile assured me that 'ce petit bon-homme,' as she

called him, had for a short time been a drummer in the



National Guard, but had never been a soldier. This was a

blow to me; moreover, I was troubled by the composure of the



Marquise. Monsieur Benoit had actually been telling me what

was not true. Was it, then, possible that grown-up people



acquired the privilege of fibbing with impunity? I wondered

whether this right would eventually become mine!



At Bourg-la-Reine there is, or was, a large school. Three

days in the week I had to join one of the classes there; on



the other three one of the ushers came up to Larue for a

couple of hours of private tuition. At the school itself I



did not learn very much, except that boys everywhere are

pretty similar, especially in the badness of their manners.



I also learnt that shrugging the shoulders while exhibiting

the palms of the hands, and smiting oneself vehemently on the

• cellar [´selə] n.地窑，地下室 (初中英语单词)


• mainly [´meinli] ad.主要地；大体上 (初中英语单词)


• holland [´hɔlənd] n.荷兰 (初中英语单词)


• brilliant [´briliənt] a.灿烂的；杰出的 (初中英语单词)


• rarely [´reəli] ad.难得；非凡地 (初中英语单词)


• genius [´dʒi:niəs] n.天才(人物)；天赋 (初中英语单词)


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


• temple [´tempəl] n.庙宇；寺院；太阳穴 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• liberal [´libərəl] a.大方的 n.开明的人 (初中英语单词)


• constantly [´kɔnstəntli] ad.经常地；不断地 (初中英语单词)


• youthful [´ju:θfəl] a.年轻的；青年的 (初中英语单词)


• reform [ri´fɔ:m] v.&n.改革；改良；革除 (初中英语单词)


• minister [´ministə] n.部长；大臣 v.伺候 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• striking [´straikiŋ] a.显著的，明显的 (初中英语单词)


• wealth [welθ] n.财富，财产 (初中英语单词)


• arrangement [ə´reindʒmənt] n.整理；排列；筹备 (初中英语单词)


• charge [tʃɑ:dʒ] v.收费；冲锋 n.费用 (初中英语单词)


• maiden [´meidn] n.少女 a.未婚的 (初中英语单词)


• cottage [´kɔtidʒ] n.村舍；小屋；小别墅 (初中英语单词)


• wealthy [´welθi] a.富有的；丰富的 (初中英语单词)


• distinct [di´stiŋkt] a.清楚的；独特的 (初中英语单词)


• impression [im´preʃən] n.印刷；印象；效果 (初中英语单词)


• wooden [´wudn] a.木制的；呆板的 (初中英语单词)


• everyone [´evriwʌn] pron.=everybody 每人 (初中英语单词)


• musical [´mju:zikəl] a.音乐的；悦耳的 (初中英语单词)


• temper [´tempə] n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)


• unlike [,ʌn´laik] a.不同的 prep.不象… (初中英语单词)


• mysterious [mi´stiəriəs] a.神秘的；难以理解的 (初中英语单词)


• accord [ə´kɔ:d] n.&vi.符合 vt.给与 (初中英语单词)


• continent [´kɔntinənt] n.大陆，陆地 (初中英语单词)


• imagination [i,mædʒi´neiʃən] n.想象(力) (初中英语单词)


• sentiment [´sentimənt] n.情绪；多愁善感 (初中英语单词)


• prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)


• conclusion [kən´klu:ʒən] n.结束；结论；推论 (初中英语单词)


• purely [´pjuəli] ad.仅仅；简单地 (初中英语单词)


• volume [´vɔlju:m, ´vɑljəm] n.卷；书籍；体积；容量 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• establishment [i´stæbliʃmənt] n.建(成)立；研究所 (初中英语单词)


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


• pronunciation [prə,nʌnsi´eiʃən] n.发音(法) (初中英语单词)


• humour [´hju:mə] n.幽默，诙谐 (初中英语单词)


• companion [kəm´pæniən] n.同伴；同事；伴侣 (初中英语单词)


• warmth [wɔ:mθ] n.温暖；热情；激动 (初中英语单词)


• beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• enthusiasm [in´θju:ziæzəm] n.热心；狂热；爱好 (初中英语单词)


• delicate [´delikət] a.精美的；微妙的 (初中英语单词)


• monsieur [mə´sjə:] n.先生 (初中英语单词)


• lightning [´laitniŋ] n.闪电 a.突然的 (初中英语单词)


• admiration [,ædmə´reiʃən] n.赞赏，钦佩 (初中英语单词)


• moreover [mɔ:´rəuvə] ad.再者，此外，而且 (初中英语单词)


• actually [´æktʃuəli] ad.事实上；实际上 (初中英语单词)


• grown-up [´grəun-ʌp] n.成年人 a.成熟的 (初中英语单词)


• privilege [´privilidʒ] n.特权 vt.给….特权 (初中英语单词)


• tuition [tju:´iʃən, tu:-] n.教诲；教学；学费 (初中英语单词)


• learnt [lə:nt] learn 的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• geography [dʒi´ɔgrəfi] n.地理(学) (高中英语单词)


• destiny [´destini] n.命运 (高中英语单词)


• notable [´nəutəbəl] a.显著的 n.名人 (高中英语单词)


• eminent [´eminənt] a.卓越的；杰出的 (高中英语单词)


• marquis [´mɑ:kwis] n.侯爵 (高中英语单词)


• remnant [´remnənt] n.残(剩)余 a.剩余的 (高中英语单词)


• nobility [nəu´biliti, nə-] n.高贵；贵金属性 (高中英语单词)


• homely [´həumli] a.朴素的；不漂亮的 (高中英语单词)


• dignified [´dignifaid] a.尊贵的 (高中英语单词)


• affectionate [ə´fekʃənit] a.亲爱的 (高中英语单词)


• eldest [´eldist] a.最年长的 (高中英语单词)


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


• symptom [´simptəm] n.症状，症候 (高中英语单词)


• wherein [weər´in] ad.那里面 (高中英语单词)


• pastry [´peistri] n.面制糕点 (高中英语单词)


• radiant [´reidiənt] a.发光的 n.光源(体) (高中英语单词)


• peculiarity [pi,kju:li´æriti] n.特色；特性；怪癖 (高中英语单词)


• harmless [´hɑ:mləs] a.无害的，无恶意的 (高中英语单词)


• protestant [´prɔtistənt] a.新教的 n.新教徒 (高中英语单词)


• gardener [´gɑ:dnə] n.园艺家；园林工人 (高中英语单词)


• personally [´pə:sənəli] ad.亲自；就个人来说 (高中英语单词)


• heroic [hi´rəuik] a.英雄的，英勇的 (高中英语单词)


• staple [´steipəl] n.&vt.(用)钉书钉 (英语四级单词)


• elementary [,eli´mentəri] a.基本的；初级的 (英语四级单词)


• arithmetic [ə´riθmətik] n.算术 (英语四级单词)


• dearly [´diəli] ad.深深地(爱等)；昂贵 (英语四级单词)


• temporarily [´tempərərili] ad.暂时地 (英语四级单词)


• dynasty [´dinəsti] n.王朝；朝代 (英语四级单词)


• chateau [´ʃætəu] n.城堡；公馆，邸宅 (英语四级单词)


• demeanour [di´mi:nə] n.行为；举止；态度 (英语四级单词)


• superiority [su:piəri´ɔriti, sju:-] n.优越，卓越 (英语四级单词)


• exterior [ik´stiəriə] n.&a.外表(的) (英语四级单词)


• allude [ə´lu:d] vi.暗指；侧面提到 (英语四级单词)


• amiable [´eimiəbəl] a.亲切的，温和的 (英语四级单词)


• polish [´pəuliʃ] a.波兰(人)的 n.波兰语 (英语四级单词)


• instinctively [in´stiŋktivli] ad.本能地 (英语四级单词)


• partake [pɑ:´teik] v.参与；分享；同吃 (英语四级单词)


• provincial [prə´vinʃəl] a.省的 n.外省人 (英语四级单词)


• indignant [in´dignənt] a.义愤的，愤慨的 (英语四级单词)


• hoarse [hɔ:s] a.嘶哑的；嗓门粗哑的 (英语四级单词)


• composure [kəm´pəuʒə] n.镇静，沉着 (英语四级单词)


• eventually [i´ventʃuəli] ad.最后，终于 (英语四级单词)


• sydney [´sidni] n.悉尼 (英语六级单词)


• outrageous [aut´reidʒəs] a.横蛮的；残暴的 (英语六级单词)


• intimately [´intimitli] ad.密切地；熟悉地 (英语六级单词)


• applied [ə´plaid] a.实用的，应用的 (英语六级单词)


• mademoiselle [,mædəmə´zel] n.小姐；法国女教师 (英语六级单词)


• incessantly [in´sesntli] ad.不断地，不停地 (英语六级单词)


• holding [´həuldiŋ] n.保持，固定，存储 (英语六级单词)


• animated [´ænimeitid] a.栩栩如生的；活跃的 (英语六级单词)


• incessant [in´sesənt] a.不断的，不停的 (英语六级单词)


• assured [ə´ʃuəd] a.确实的 n.被保险人 (英语六级单词)


• impunity [im´pju:niti] n.不受惩罚 (英语六级单词)