"Well, I know I'm supposed to instruct you in virtue; but in that

case don't do right."



"'You're very young - fortunately," Morgan went on, turning to him

again.



"Oh yes, compared with you!"

"Therefore it won't matter so much if you do lose a lot of time."



"That's the way to look at it," said Pemberton accommodatingly.

They were silent a minute; after which the boy asked: "Do you like



my father and my mother very much?"

"Dear me, yes. They're charming people."



Morgan received this with another silence; then unexpectedly,

familiarly, but at the same time affectionately, he remarked:



"You're a jolly old humbug!"

For a particular reason the words made our young man change colour.



The boy noticed in an instant that he had turned red, whereupon he

turned red himself and pupil and master exchanged a longish glance



in which there was a consciousness" target="_blank" title="n.意识；觉悟；知觉">consciousness of many more things than are

usually touched upon, even tacitly, in such a relation. It



produced for Pemberton an embarrassment; it raised in a shadowy

form a question - this was the first glimpse of it - destined to



play a singular and, as he imagined, owing to the altogether

peculiar conditions, an unprecedented part in his intercourse with



his little companion. Later, when he found himself talking with

the youngster in a way in which few youngsters could ever have been



talked with, he thought of that clumsy moment on the bench at Nice

as the dawn of an understanding that had broadened. What had added



to the clumsiness then was that he thought it his duty to declare

to Morgan that he might abuse him, Pemberton, as much as he liked,



but must never abuse his parents. To this Morgan had the easy

retort that he hadn't dreamed of abusing them; which appeared to be



true: it put Pemberton in the wrong.

"Then why am I a humbug for saying I think them charming?" the



young man asked, conscious of a certain rashness.

"Well - they're not your parents."



"They love you better than anything in the world - never forget

that," said Pemberton.



"Is that why you like them so much?"

"They're very kind to me," Pemberton replied evasively.



"You ARE a humbug!" laughed Morgan, passing an arm into his

tutor's. He leaned against him looking oft at the sea again and



swinging his long thin legs.

"Don't kick my shins," said Pemberton while he reflected "Hang it,



I can't complain of them to the child!"

"There's another reason, too," Morgan went on, keeping his legs



still.

"Another reason for what?"



"Besides their not being your parents."

"I don't understand you," said Pemberton.



"Well, you will before long. All right!"

He did understand fully before long, but he made a fight even with



himself before he confessed it. He thought it the oddest thing to

have a struggle with the child about. He wondered he didn't hate



the hope of the Moreens for bringing the struggle on. But by the

time it began any such sentiment for that scion was closed to him.



Morgan was a special case, and to know him was to accept him on his

own odd terms. Pemberton had spent his aversion to special cases



before arriving at knowledge. When at last he did arrive his

quandary was great. Against every interest he had attached



himself. They would have to meet things together. Before they

went home that evening at Nice the boy had said, clinging to his



arm:

"Well, at any rate you'll hang on to the last."



"To the last?"

• properly [´prɔpəli] ad.适当地；严格地 (初中英语单词)


• therefore [´ðeəfɔ:] ad.&conj.因此；所以 (初中英语单词)


• desperate [´despərit] a.拼死的；绝望的 (初中英语单词)


• reaction [ri´ækʃən] n.反应(力) (初中英语单词)


• chatter [´tʃætə] vi.&n.饶舌；闲聊 (初中英语单词)


• humour [´hju:mə] n.幽默，诙谐 (初中英语单词)


• italian [i´tæliən] a.意大利 n.意大利人 (初中英语单词)


• professional [prə´feʃənəl] a.职业的 n.自由职业 (初中英语单词)


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


• carriage [´kæridʒ] n.马车；客车；货运 (初中英语单词)


• culture [´kʌltʃə] n.修养；文化；饲养 (初中英语单词)


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


• rarely [´reəli] ad.难得；非凡地 (初中英语单词)


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


• accent [´æksənt, æk´sent] n.重音；口音 vt.重读 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• equally [´i:kwəli] ad.相等地；平等地 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• observer [əb´zə:və] n.遵守者；观察员 (初中英语单词)


• estimate [´estimət, ´estimeit] n.估计；评价 vt.估价 (初中英语单词)


• tradition [trə´diʃən] n.传统；惯例；传说 (初中英语单词)


• surprising [sə´praiziŋ] a.惊人的；意外的 (初中英语单词)


• supposed [sə´pəuzd] a.想象的；假定的 (初中英语单词)


• portion [´pɔ:ʃən] n.嫁妆；命运 vt.分配 (初中英语单词)


• perceive [pə´si:v] vt.察觉；看出；领悟 (初中英语单词)


• charming [´tʃɑ:miŋ] a.可爱的；极好的 (初中英语单词)


• recommend [,rekə´mend] vt.推荐；使受欢迎 (初中英语单词)


• doubtless [´dautlis] ad.无疑地；大概，多半 (初中英语单词)


• comparative [kəm´pærətiv] a.比较的 n.匹敌者 (初中英语单词)


• childish [´tʃaildiʃ] a.孩子的；幼稚的 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• western [´westən] a.西的；西方的 (初中英语单词)


• intimate [´intimit] a.亲密的 n.知己 (初中英语单词)


• dismiss [dis´mis] vt.解散；下课；解雇 (初中英语单词)


• sunset [´sʌnset] n.日落；晚霞 (初中英语单词)


• instruct [in´strʌkt] vt.教育；指导；通知 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• instant [´instənt] a.立即的 n.紧迫；瞬间 (初中英语单词)


• glimpse [glimps] n.&v.瞥见 (初中英语单词)


• youngster [´jʌŋstə] n.年轻人；小伙子；少年 (初中英语单词)


• conscious [´kɔnʃəs] a.意识的；自觉的 (初中英语单词)


• complain [kəm´plein] vi.抱怨，叫屈；控诉 (初中英语单词)


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


• oxford [´ɔksfəd] n.牛津 (高中英语单词)


• puritan [´pjuəritən] n.&a.清教徒(的) (高中英语单词)


• strain [strein] vt.拉紧 vi.拖 n.张力 (高中英语单词)


• apprehension [,æpri´henʃən] n.理解；忧虑；逮捕 (高中英语单词)


• infinite [´infinit] a.无限的，无穷的 (高中英语单词)


• perfection [pə´fekʃən] n.完美；极致；熟练 (高中英语单词)


• continental [,kɔnti´nentl] a.大陆的，大陆性的 (高中英语单词)


• calendar [´kælində] n.日历；月历；历法 (高中英语单词)


• elastic [i´læstik] a.灵活的 n.橡皮带 (高中英语单词)


• squeeze [skwi:z] v.&n.压榨，榨取 (高中英语单词)


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


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• extravagant [ik´strævəgənt] a.奢侈的；过度的 (高中英语单词)


• charity [´tʃæriti] n.施舍；慈悲；博爱 (高中英语单词)


• adoption [ə´dɔpʃən] n.采用；收养 (高中英语单词)


• reconcile [´rekənsail] vt.调和；使和谐 (高中英语单词)


• eagerness [´i:gənis] n.渴望；热忱 (高中英语单词)


• finding [´faindiŋ] n.发现物；判断；结果 (高中英语单词)


• delicacy [´delikəsi] n.精美；娇弱，微妙 (高中英语单词)


• reproach [ri´prəutʃ] vt.&n.责备；指责；耻辱 (高中英语单词)


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


• hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)


• stride [straid] n.进展 v.跨过；骑 (高中英语单词)


• formula [´fɔ:mjulə] n.公式；配方；原则 (高中英语单词)


• assumption [ə´sʌmpʃən] n.掌握；担任；假定 (高中英语单词)


• successfully [sək´sesfəli] ad.成功地 (高中英语单词)


• amusing [ə´mju:ziŋ] a.有趣的 (高中英语单词)


• intense [in´tens] a.强烈的；紧张的 (高中英语单词)


• draught [drɑ:ft] n.通风，通气；吸出 (高中英语单词)


• intellectual [,inti´lektʃuəl] n.知识分子 (高中英语单词)


• consciousness [´kɔnʃəsnis] n.意识；觉悟；知觉 (高中英语单词)


• singular [´siŋgjulə] a.单一的；非凡的 (高中英语单词)


• clumsy [´klʌmzi] a.笨拙的；粗俗的 (高中英语单词)


• richly [´ritʃli] ad.富裕地；浓厚地 (英语四级单词)


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


• tremendously [tri´mendəsli] ad.可怕地；极大地 (英语四级单词)


• wonderfully [´wʌndəfuli] ad.令人惊讶地；奇妙地 (英语四级单词)


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


• tiptoe [´tiptəu] n.脚尖 vi.踮着脚走 (英语四级单词)


• humility [hju:´militi] n.谦逊，谦让 (英语四级单词)


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


• refinement [ri´fainmənt] n.精炼；精制；文雅 (英语四级单词)


• perception [pə´sepʃən] n.感觉；概念；理解力 (英语四级单词)


• porcelain [´pɔ:slin] n.瓷 a.瓷的；精美的 (英语四级单词)


• winning [´winiŋ] n.&a.胜利(的) (英语四级单词)


• whereupon [,weərə´pɔn] ad.在什么上面；因此 (英语四级单词)


• embarrassment [im´bærəsmənt] n.窘迫；困惑；为难 (英语四级单词)


• intercourse [´intəkɔ:s] n.交际；往来；交流 (英语四级单词)


• colourless [´kʌləlis] a.无色的；不生动的 (英语六级单词)


• helplessly [´helplisli] ad.无能为力地 (英语六级单词)


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


• gaiety [´geəti] n.欢乐；乐事；华丽 (英语六级单词)


• shaving [´ʃeiviŋ] n.剃(须)；修面 (英语六级单词)


• improper [im´prɔpə] a.不恰当的；不正确的 (英语六级单词)


• publicly [´pʌblikli] ad.公然；公众所有地 (英语六级单词)


• speculate [´spekjuleit] vi.思索；推测；投机 (英语六级单词)


• transmission [trænz´miʃən, træns-] n.传送；播送；发射 (英语六级单词)


• heredity [hi´rediti] n.遗传 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• appreciable [ə´pri:ʃəbəl] a.看得出的 (英语六级单词)


• seminary [´seminəri] n.发源地；高等中学 (英语六级单词)


• affectionately [ə´fekʃnitli] ad.热情地；体贴地 (英语六级单词)


• unprecedented [ʌn´presidentid] a.空前的 (英语六级单词)