Eyes--we approached--they were Edward and Augustus--. Yes dearest

Marianne they were our Husbands. Sophia shreiked and fainted on



the ground--I screamed and instantly ran mad--. We remained thus

mutually deprived of our senses, some minutes, and on regaining



them were deprived of them again. For an Hour and a Quarter did

we continue in this unfortunate situation--Sophia fainting every



moment and I running mad as often. At length a groan from the

hapless Edward (who alone retained any share of life) restored us



to ourselves. Had we indeed before imagined that either of them

lived, we should have been more sparing of our Greif--but as we



had supposed when we first beheld them that they were no more, we

knew that nothing could remain to be done but what we were about.



No sooner did we therefore hear my Edward's groan than postponing

our lamentations for the present, we hastily ran to the Dear



Youth and kneeling on each side of him implored him not to die--.

"Laura (said He fixing his now languid Eyes on me) I fear I have



been overturned."

I was overjoyed to find him yet sensible.



"Oh! tell me Edward (said I) tell me I beseech you before you

die, what has befallen you since that unhappy Day in which



Augustus was arrested and we were separated--"

"I will" (said he) and instantly fetching a deep sigh, Expired



--. Sophia immediately sank again into a swoon--. MY greif was

more audible. My Voice faltered, My Eyes assumed a vacant stare,



my face became as pale as Death, and my senses were considerably

impaired--.



"Talk not to me of Phaetons (said I, raving in a frantic,

incoherent manner)--Give me a violin--. I'll play to him and



sooth him in his melancholy Hours--Beware ye gentle Nymphs of

Cupid's Thunderbolts, avoid the piercing shafts of Jupiter--Look



at that grove of Firs--I see a Leg of Mutton--They told me Edward

was not Dead; but they deceived me--they took him for a cucumber



--" Thus I continued wildly exclaiming on my Edward's Death--.

For two Hours did I rave thus madly and should not then have left



off, as I was not in the least fatigued, had not Sophia who was

just recovered from her swoon, intreated me to consider that



Night was now approaching and that the Damps began to fall. "And

whither shall we go (said I) to shelter us from either?" "To



that white Cottage." (replied she pointing to a neat Building

which rose up amidst the grove of Elms and which I had not before



observed--) I agreed and we instantly walked to it--we knocked at

the door--it was opened by an old woman; on being requested to



afford us a Night's Lodging, she informed us that her House was

but small, that she had only two Bedrooms, but that However we



should be wellcome to one of them. We were satisfied and

followed the good woman into the House where we were greatly



cheered by the sight of a comfortable fire--. She was a widow

and had only one Daughter, who was then just seventeen--One of



the best of ages; but alas! she was very plain and her name was

Bridget. . . . . Nothing therfore could be expected from her--she



could not be supposed to possess either exalted Ideas, Delicate

Feelings or refined Sensibilities--. She was nothing more than a



mere good-tempered, civil and obliging young woman; as such we

could scarcely dislike here--she was only an Object of Contempt



--.

Adeiu



Laura.

LETTER the 14th



LAURA in continuation

Arm yourself my amiable young Freind with all the philosophy you



are Mistress of; summon up all the fortitude you possess, for

alas! in the perusal of the following Pages your sensibility



will be most severely tried. Ah! what were the misfortunes I

had before experienced and which I have already related to you,



to the one I am now going to inform you of. The Death of my

Father and my Mother and my Husband though almost more than my



gentle Nature could support, were trifles in comparison to the

• scheme [ski:m] n.计划；阴谋，诡计 (初中英语单词)


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


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


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


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• suspicion [sə´spiʃən] n.怀(猜)疑；嫌疑 (初中英语单词)


• drawer [drɔ:ə] n.抽屉 (初中英语单词)


• treatment [´tri:tmənt] n.待遇；对待；治疗 (初中英语单词)


• employment [im´plɔimənt] n.工作；职业；雇用 (初中英语单词)


• dignity [´digniti] n.尊严，尊贵；高官显贵 (初中英语单词)


• hastily [´heistili] ad.急速地；草率地 (初中英语单词)


• accuse [ə´kju:z] vt.谴责；控告，告发 (初中英语单词)


• revenge [ri´vendʒ] vt.报复 n.报仇；报复 (初中英语单词)


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


• endeavour [in´devə] n.&v.努力，试图，尽力 (初中英语单词)


• suspect [´sʌspekt, sə´spekt] v.怀疑；觉得 n.嫌疑犯 (初中英语单词)


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


• reflect [ri´flekt] v.反射；反响；表达 (初中英语单词)


• obligation [,ɔbli´geiʃən] n.义务；职责；合约 (初中英语单词)


• reflection [ri´flekʃən] n.反射；映象；想法 (初中英语单词)


• stream [stri:m] n.河 vi.流出；飘扬 (初中英语单词)


• disposition [,dispə´ziʃən] n.安排；性情；倾向 (初中英语单词)


• beloved [bi´lʌvd] a.为….所爱的 n.爱人 (初中英语单词)


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


• conquer [´kɔŋkə] v.征服；克服；抑制 (初中英语单词)


• remind [ri´maind] vt.提醒；使记(想)起 (初中英语单词)


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


• distress [di´stres] n.痛苦 vt.使苦恼 (初中英语单词)


• awaken [ə´weikən] v.唤起，叫醒 (初中英语单词)


• fortunate [´fɔ:tʃənət] a.幸运的，侥幸的 (初中英语单词)


• instantly [´instəntli] ad.立即，立刻 (初中英语单词)


• uncertain [ʌn´sə:tn] a.不定的；不可靠的 (初中英语单词)


• spectacle [´spektəkəl] n.展览；表演；景象 (初中英语单词)


• unfortunate [ʌn´fɔ:tʃunit] a.不幸的，运气差的 (初中英语单词)


• running [´rʌniŋ] a.奔跑的；流动的 (初中英语单词)


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


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


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


• dislike [dis´laik] vt.&n.不喜爱，厌恶 (初中英语单词)


• philosophy [fi´lɔsəfi] n.哲学；人生观 (初中英语单词)


• mistress [´mistris] n.女主人；情妇；女能手 (初中英语单词)


• comparison [kəm´pærisən] n.比较；对照；比喻 (初中英语单词)


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


• celebration [,seli´breiʃən] n.庆祝(会)；庆典 (高中英语单词)


• preference [´prefərəns] n.优先选择；偏爱(物) (高中英语单词)


• amongst [ə´mʌŋst] prep.其中之一 =among (高中英语单词)


• deprive [di´praiv] vt.剥夺，使丧失 (高中英语单词)


• execution [,eksi´kju:ʃən] n.执行；演奏；表演 (高中英语单词)


• abrupt [ə´brʌpt] a.突然的；粗鲁的 (高中英语单词)


• sweetness [´swi:tnis] n.甜蜜；芳香；亲切 (高中英语单词)


• haughty [´hɔ:ti] a.傲慢的，高傲的 (高中英语单词)


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


• misfortune [mis´fɔ:tʃən] n.不幸；灾祸 (高中英语单词)


• refresh [ri´freʃ] v.使清新；使更新 (高中英语单词)


• mutual [´mju:tʃuəl] a.相互的；共同的 (高中英语单词)


• remembrance [ri´membrəns] n.记忆(力)；回忆 (高中英语单词)


• exquisite [ik´skwizit] a.精巧的；敏锐的 (高中英语单词)


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


• fortunately [´fɔ:tʃənətli] ad.幸运地 (高中英语单词)


• melancholy [´melənkəli] n.忧郁 a.忧郁的 (高中英语单词)


• cardinal [´kɑ:dinəl] a.主要的 n.深红色 (高中英语单词)


• horrid [´hɔrid] a.令人讨厌的；极糟的 (高中英语单词)


• beseech [bi´si:tʃ] v.恳求，哀求 (高中英语单词)


• lodging [´lɔdʒiŋ] n.寄宿，住宿 (高中英语单词)


• summon [´sʌmən] vt.召集；号召 (高中英语单词)


• severely [si´viəli] ad.剧烈地；严格地 (高中英语单词)


• related [ri´leitid] a.叙述的；有联系的 (高中英语单词)


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


• modesty [´mɔdisti] n.谨慎；端庄；羞怯 (英语四级单词)


• attachment [ə´tætʃmənt] n.附着；附件；爱慕 (英语四级单词)


• experienced [ik´spiəriənst] a.有经验的；熟练的 (英语四级单词)


• graham [´greiəm] a.&n.用全麦粉做的 (英语四级单词)


• happening [´hæpəniŋ] n.事件，偶然发生的事 (英语四级单词)


• precipitate [pri´sipiteit] v.猛抛；a.仓促的 (英语四级单词)


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


• retirement [ri´taiəmənt] n.退休；撤退；幽静处 (英语四级单词)


• wretch [retʃ] n.不幸的人；卑鄙的人 (英语四级单词)


• excellence [´eksələns] n.优秀；杰出；优点 (英语四级单词)


• willingly [´wiliŋli] ad.情愿地，乐意地 (英语四级单词)


• amidst [ə´midst] prep.=amid (英语四级单词)


• consolation [,kɔnsə´leiʃən] n.安慰，慰问 (英语四级单词)


• wardrobe [´wɔ:drəub] n.衣柜；全部服装 (英语四级单词)


• meditation [,medi´teiʃən] n.熟虑；默想 (英语四级单词)


• grandeur [´grændʒə] n.伟大；富丽；壮观 (英语四级单词)


• cruelly [´kruəli] ad.残酷地；极，非常 (英语四级单词)


• striped [´straipt] a.有条纹的 (英语四级单词)


• justly [´dʒʌstli] ad.公正地，正当地 (英语四级单词)


• befallen [bi´fɔ:lən] befall的过去分词 (英语四级单词)


• audible [´ɔ:dibəl] a.听得见的 (英语四级单词)


• refined [ri´faind] a.精制的；文雅的 (英语四级单词)


• felicity [fi´lisiti] n.幸福；(措词)适当 (英语六级单词)


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


• culprit [´kʌlprit] n.犯人；罪犯 (英语六级单词)


• waistcoat [´weskət, ´weiskəut] n.背心，马甲 (英语六级单词)


• languid [´læŋgwid] a.精神不振的 (英语六级单词)


• piercing [´piəsiŋ] a.刺(贯)穿的；尖刻的 (英语六级单词)


• fortitude [´fɔ:titju:d] n.坚忍；刚毅 (英语六级单词)