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head shall be hurt. Don't be frightened."
She shivered like a leaf. "I am frightened," she said. "I can't
help being frightened. He will chase us, I know. Where is he?
What is he doing now?"
Looking up to determine if I need abbreviate this blissful moment, I
saw the enraged animal disappearing in the side door of the barn;
and it was a nice, comfortable Durham cow,--that somewhat rare but
possible thing, a sportive cow!
"Is he gone?" breathed Kitty from my waistcoat.
"Yes, he is gone--she is gone, darling. But don't move; it may come
again."
My first too hasty assurance had calmed Kitty's fears, and she
raised her charming flushed face from its retreat and prepared to
withdraw. I did not facilitate the preparations, and a moment of
awkward silence ensued.
"Might I inquire," I asked, "if the dear little person at present
reposing in my arms will stay there (with intervals for rest and
refreshment) for the rest of her natural life?"
She withdrew entirely now, all but her hand, and her eyes sought the
ground.
"I suppose I shall have to now,--that is, if you think--at least, I
suppose you do think--at any rate, you look as if you were thinking-
-that this has been giving you encouragement."
"I do indeed,--decisive, undoubted, barefaced encouragement."
"I don't think I ought to be judged as if I were in my sober
senses," she replied. "I was frightened within an inch of my life.
I told you this morning that I was dreadfully afraid of bulls,
especially mad ones, and I told you that my nurse frightened me,
when I was a child, with awful stories about them, and that I never
outgrew my childishterror. I looked everywhere about: the barn
was too far, the fence too high, I saw him coming, and there was
nothing but you and the open country; of course I took you. It was
very natural, I'm sure,--any girl would have done it."
"To be sure," I replied soothingly, "any girl would have run after
me, as you say."
"I didn't say any girl would have run after you,--you needn't
flatter yourself; and besides, I think I was really trying to
protect you as well as to gain protection; else why should I have
cast myself on you like a catamount, or a catacomb, or whatever the
thing is?"
"Yes, darling, I thank you for saving my life, and I am willing to
devote the remainder of it to your service as a pledge of my
gratitude; but if you should take up life-saving as a profession,
dear, don't throw yourself on a fellow with" -
"Jack! Jack!" she cried, putting her hand over my lips, and getting
it well kissed in consequence. "If you will only forget that, and
never, never taunt me with it afterwards, I'll--I'll--well, I'll do
anything in reason; yes, even marry you!"
CANTERBURY, July 31
The Royal Fountain.
I was never sure enough of Kitty, at first, to dare risk telling her
about that little mistake of hers. She is such an elusive person
that I spend all my time in wooing her, and can never lay flattering
unction to my soul that she is really won.
But after aunt Celia had looked up my family record and given a
provisional consent, and papa Schuyler had cabled a reluctant
blessing, I did not feel capable of any further self-restraint.
It was twilight here in Canterbury, and we were sitting on the vine-
shaded veranda of aunt Celia's lodging. Kitty's head was on my
shoulder. There is something very queer about that; when Kitty's
head is on my shoulder, I am not capable of any consecutive train of
thought. When she puts it there I see stars, then myriads of stars,
then, oh! I can't begin to enumerate the steps by which ecstasy
mounts to delirium; but at all events, any operation which demands
exclusive use of the intellect is beyond me at these times. Still I
gathered my stray wits together and said, "Kitty!"
"Yes, Jack?"
"Now that nothing but death or marriage can separate us, I have
something to confess to you."
" Yes," she said serenely, "I know what you are going to say. He
was a cow."
I lifted her head from my shoulder sternly, and gazed into her
childlike, candid eyes.
"You mountain of deceit! How long have you known about it?"
"Ever since the first. Oh, Jack, stop looking at me in that way!
Not the very first, not when I--not when you--not when we--no, not
She shivered like a leaf. "I am frightened," she said. "I can't
help being frightened. He will chase us, I know. Where is he?
What is he doing now?"
Looking up to determine if I need abbreviate this blissful moment, I
saw the enraged animal disappearing in the side door of the barn;
and it was a nice, comfortable Durham cow,--that somewhat rare but
possible thing, a sportive cow!
"Is he gone?" breathed Kitty from my waistcoat.
"Yes, he is gone--she is gone, darling. But don't move; it may come
again."
My first too hasty assurance had calmed Kitty's fears, and she
raised her charming flushed face from its retreat and prepared to
withdraw. I did not facilitate the preparations, and a moment of
awkward silence ensued.
"Might I inquire," I asked, "if the dear little person at present
reposing in my arms will stay there (with intervals for rest and
refreshment) for the rest of her natural life?"
She withdrew entirely now, all but her hand, and her eyes sought the
ground.
"I suppose I shall have to now,--that is, if you think--at least, I
suppose you do think--at any rate, you look as if you were thinking-
-that this has been giving you encouragement."
"I do indeed,--decisive, undoubted, barefaced encouragement."
"I don't think I ought to be judged as if I were in my sober
senses," she replied. "I was frightened within an inch of my life.
I told you this morning that I was dreadfully afraid of bulls,
especially mad ones, and I told you that my nurse frightened me,
when I was a child, with awful stories about them, and that I never
outgrew my childishterror. I looked everywhere about: the barn
was too far, the fence too high, I saw him coming, and there was
nothing but you and the open country; of course I took you. It was
very natural, I'm sure,--any girl would have done it."
"To be sure," I replied soothingly, "any girl would have run after
me, as you say."
"I didn't say any girl would have run after you,--you needn't
flatter yourself; and besides, I think I was really trying to
protect you as well as to gain protection; else why should I have
cast myself on you like a catamount, or a catacomb, or whatever the
thing is?"
"Yes, darling, I thank you for saving my life, and I am willing to
devote the remainder of it to your service as a pledge of my
gratitude; but if you should take up life-saving as a profession,
dear, don't throw yourself on a fellow with" -
"Jack! Jack!" she cried, putting her hand over my lips, and getting
it well kissed in consequence. "If you will only forget that, and
never, never taunt me with it afterwards, I'll--I'll--well, I'll do
anything in reason; yes, even marry you!"
CANTERBURY, July 31
The Royal Fountain.
I was never sure enough of Kitty, at first, to dare risk telling her
about that little mistake of hers. She is such an elusive person
that I spend all my time in wooing her, and can never lay flattering
unction to my soul that she is really won.
But after aunt Celia had looked up my family record and given a
provisional consent, and papa Schuyler had cabled a reluctant
blessing, I did not feel capable of any further self-restraint.
It was twilight here in Canterbury, and we were sitting on the vine-
shaded veranda of aunt Celia's lodging. Kitty's head was on my
shoulder. There is something very queer about that; when Kitty's
head is on my shoulder, I am not capable of any consecutive train of
thought. When she puts it there I see stars, then myriads of stars,
then, oh! I can't begin to enumerate the steps by which ecstasy
mounts to delirium; but at all events, any operation which demands
exclusive use of the intellect is beyond me at these times. Still I
gathered my stray wits together and said, "Kitty!"
"Yes, Jack?"
"Now that nothing but death or marriage can separate us, I have
something to confess to you."
" Yes," she said serenely, "I know what you are going to say. He
was a cow."
I lifted her head from my shoulder sternly, and gazed into her
childlike, candid eyes.
"You mountain of deceit! How long have you known about it?"
"Ever since the first. Oh, Jack, stop looking at me in that way!
Not the very first, not when I--not when you--not when we--no, not
- lightly [´laitli]
ad.轻微地，稍微 (初中英语单词) - innocent [´inəsənt] a.无罪的；单纯的 (初中英语单词)
- amusement [ə´mju:zmənt] n.娱乐；文娱设施 (初中英语单词)
- sentence [´sentəns] n.判决 vt.宣判；处刑 (初中英语单词)
- election [i´lekʃən] n.选举；选择 (初中英语单词)
- account [ə´kaunt] vi.说明 vt.认为 n.帐目 (初中英语单词)
- previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)
- interior [in´tiəriə] n.&a.内部地(的) (初中英语单词)
- cathedral [kə´θi:drəl] n.大教堂 (初中英语单词)
- constant [´kɔnstənt] a.坚定的；坚贞的 (初中英语单词)
- trifle [´traifəl] n.琐事，小事；少量 (初中英语单词)
- despite [di´spait] prep.尽管 (初中英语单词)
- sufficiently [sə´fiʃəntli] ad.充分地，足够地 (初中英语单词)
- luncheon [´lʌntʃ(ə)n] n.午餐，午宴 (初中英语单词)
- meadow [´medəu] n.草地；牧场 (初中英语单词)
- stable [´steibəl] n.马棚 a.稳固的 (初中英语单词)
- knowing [´nəuiŋ] a.会意的，心照不宣的 (初中英语单词)
- fright [frait] n.惊吓；恐怖；怪人 (初中英语单词)
- pursue [pə´sju:] v.追赶；追踪；从事 (初中英语单词)
- invitation [,invi´teiʃən] n.邀请；请帖；吸引 (初中英语单词)
- darling [´dɑ:liŋ] n.爱人 a.亲爱的 (初中英语单词)
- charming [´tʃɑ:miŋ] a.可爱的；极好的 (初中英语单词)
- retreat [ri´tri:t] v.&n.退却；撤退；放弃 (初中英语单词)
- dreadfully [dredfuli] ad.可怕地；糟透地 (初中英语单词)
- childish [´tʃaildiʃ] a.孩子的；幼稚的 (初中英语单词)
- terror [´terə] n.恐怖；惊骇 (初中英语单词)
- protection [prə´tekʃən] n.警戒；护照；通行证 (初中英语单词)
- whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)
- willing [´wiliŋ] a.情愿的，乐意的 (初中英语单词)
- pledge [pledʒ] n.信物；誓约vt.使发誓 (初中英语单词)
- consequence [´kɔnsikwəns] n.结果；后果；推断 (初中英语单词)
- capable [´keipəbəl] a.有能力；能干的 (初中英语单词)
- twilight [´twailait] n.黎明；黄昏 (初中英语单词)
- confess [kən´fes] vt.供认；坦白；承认 (初中英语单词)
- unexpected [ʌniks´pektid] a.突然的；意外的 (高中英语单词)
- architect [´ɑ:kitekt] n.建筑师 (高中英语单词)
- consumption [kən´sʌmpʃən] n.消耗；结核病 (高中英语单词)
- harvard [´hɑ:vəd] n.哈佛大学 (高中英语单词)
- farmhouse [´fɑ:mhaus] n.农场住房，农舍 (高中英语单词)
- mutton [´mʌtn] n.羊肉 (高中英语单词)
- accommodate [ə´kɔmədeit] vt.供应；容纳；调节 (高中英语单词)
- lodging [´lɔdʒiŋ] n.寄宿，住宿 (高中英语单词)
- courtesy [´kə:tisi] n.礼貌；殷勤；好意 (高中英语单词)
- casual [´kæʒuəl] a.偶然的；临时的 (高中英语单词)
- architecture [´ɑ:kitektʃə] n.建筑术；建筑学 (高中英语单词)
- legitimate [li´dʒitimit] a.合法的 vt.使合法 (高中英语单词)
- assurance [ə´ʃuərəns] n.保证；自信；信任 (高中英语单词)
- withdrew [wið´dru:] withdraw的过去式 (高中英语单词)
- remainder [ri´meində] n.剩余物；残余部分 (高中英语单词)
- sternly [´stə:nli] ad.严厉地；坚定地 (高中英语单词)
- vehicle [´vi:ikəl] n.车辆；媒介物 (英语四级单词)
- edinburgh [´edinbərə] n.爱丁堡 (英语四级单词)
- presbyterian [,prezbi´tiəriən] a.长老会(制)的 (英语四级单词)
- unusually [ʌn´ju:ʒuəli] ad.异常地；非常 (英语四级单词)
- indulgence [in´dʌldʒəns] n.沉迷；宽容；恩惠 (英语四级单词)
- brandy [´brændi] n.白兰地酒 (英语四级单词)
- whiskey [´wiski] n.威士忌酒 =whisky (英语四级单词)
- statistics [stə´tistiks] n.统计学；统计 (英语四级单词)
- drawing [´drɔ:iŋ] n.画图；制图；图样 (英语四级单词)
- humility [hju:´militi] n.谦逊，谦让 (英语四级单词)
- bodily [´bɔdili] a.身体的 ad.亲自 (英语四级单词)
- facilitate [fə´siliteit] vt.使便利，使容易 (英语四级单词)
- trying [´traiiŋ] a.难堪的；费劲的 (英语四级单词)
- veranda [və´rændə] n.游廊；阳台 (英语四级单词)
- intellect [´intilekt] n.智力；有才智的人 (英语四级单词)
- innocently [´inəsntli] ad.天真地，单纯地 (英语六级单词)
- taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)
- consecutive [kən´sekjutiv] a.连续的；连贯的 (英语六级单词)
- enumerate [i´nju:məreit] vt.列举；清点，数 (英语六级单词)
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