wanting a Governess, could not leave home.



"Sir Charles is a widower (his Wife was sister to Lord Ilchester)

without children; but had a niece staying with him, and his sister



Lady Dunstanville, a pleasant and very civil woman. There were also

Mr. Bunbury, eldest son of Sir Henry Bunbury, a man of much



cultivation and strong talents; Mr. Fox Talbot, son, I think, of

another Ilchester lady, and brother of _the_ Talbot of Wales, but



himself a man of large fortune, and known for photogenic and other

scientific plans of extracting sunbeams from cucumbers. He also is a



man of known ability, but chiefly employed in that peculiar

department. _Item_ Professors Lloyd and Owen: the former, of Dublin,



son of the late Provost, I had seen before and knew; a great

mathematician and optician, and a discoverer in those matters; with a



clever little Wife, who has a great deal of knowledge, quite free from

pretension. Owen is a first-rate comparative anatomist, they say the



greatest since Cuvier; lives in London, and lectures there. On the

whole, he interested me more than any of them,--by an apparent force



and downrightness of mind, combined with much simplicity and

frankness.



"Nothing could be pleasanter and easier than the habits of life, with

what to me was a very unusual degree of luxury, though probably



nothing but what is common among people of large fortune. The library

and pictures are nothing extraordinary. The general tone of good



nature, good sense and quiet freedom, was what struck me most; and I

think besides this there was a disposition to be cordially courteous



towards me....

"I took Edward a ride of two hours yesterday on Calvert's pony, and he



is improving fast in horsemanship. The school appears to answer very

well. We shall have the Governess in a day or two, which will be a



great satisfaction. Will you send my Mother this scribble with my

love; and believe me,



"Your affectionate son,

"JOHN STERLING."



One other little event dwells with me, out of those Falmouth times,

exact date now forgotten; a pleasant little matter, in which Sterling,



and principally the Misses Fox, bright cheery young creatures, were

concerned; which, for the sake of its human interest, is worth



mention. In a certain Cornish mine, said the Newspapers duly

specifying it, two miners deep down in the shaft were engaged putting



in a shot for blasting: they had completed their affair, and were

about to give the signal for being hoisted up,--one at a time was all



their coadjutor at the top could manage, and the second was to kindle

the match, and then mount with all speed. Now it chanced while they



were both still below, one of them thought the match too long; tried

to break it shorter, took a couple of stones, a flat and a sharp, to



cut it shorter; did cut it of the due length, but, horrible to relate,

kindled it at the same time, and both were still below! Both shouted



vehemently to the coadjutor at the windlass, both sprang at the

basket; the windlass man could not move it with them both. Here was a



moment for poor miner Jack and miner Will! Instant horrible death

hangs over both,--when Will generously resigns himself: "Go aloft,



Jack," and sits down; "away; in one minute I shall be in Heaven!"

Jack bounds aloft, the explosioninstantly follows, bruises his face



as he looks over; he is safe above ground: and poor Will? Descending

eagerly they find Will too, as if by miracle, buried under rocks which



had arched themselves over him, and little injured: he too is brought

up safe, and all ends joyfully, say the Newspapers.



Such a piece of manful promptitude, and salutary human heroism, was

worth investigating. It was investigated; found to be accurate to the



letter,--with this addition and explanation, that Will, an honest,

ignorant good man, entirely given up to Methodism, had been perfect in



the "faith of assurance," certain that _he_ should get to Heaven if he

died, certain that Jack would not, which had been the ground of his

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


• tragedy [´trædʒidi] n.悲剧；惨案；灾难 (初中英语单词)


• reference [´refərəns] n.参考；参照；出处 (初中英语单词)


• harmony [´hɑ:məni] n.调合，协调，和谐 (初中英语单词)


• dramatic [drə´mætik] a.戏剧的；戏剧般的 (初中英语单词)


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


• cunning [´kʌniŋ] a.&n.狡猾(诡诈)的 (初中英语单词)


• statue [´stætʃu:] n.塑像，雕像 (初中英语单词)


• invisible [in´vizəbəl] a.看不见的；无形的 (初中英语单词)


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


• writing [´raitiŋ] n.书写；写作；书法 (初中英语单词)


• willing [´wiliŋ] a.情愿的，乐意的 (初中英语单词)


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


• collection [kə´lekʃən] n.收集；征收；募捐 (初中英语单词)


• institution [,insti´tju:ʃən] n.建立；制定；制度 (初中英语单词)


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


• enterprise [´entəpraiz] n.企业；雄心；胆识 (初中英语单词)


• wisdom [´wizdəm] n.智慧，聪明，才智 (初中英语单词)


• purity [´pjuəriti] n.纯净；贞洁 (初中英语单词)


• circle [´sə:kəl] n.圆圈 v.环绕；盘旋 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• otherwise [´ʌðəwaiz] ad.另外 conj.否则 (初中英语单词)


• henceforth [´hens´fɔ:θ] ad.今后；从今以后 (初中英语单词)


• neighborhood [´neibəhud] n.邻居；邻近；附近 (初中英语单词)


• lively [´laivli] a.活泼的；热烈的 (初中英语单词)


• diligent [´dilidʒənt] a.勤奋的 (初中英语单词)


• wealthy [´welθi] a.富有的；丰富的 (初中英语单词)


• annual [´ænjuəl] a.每年的 n.年刊 (初中英语单词)


• well-known [,wel´nəun] a.著名的，众所周知的 (初中英语单词)


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


• reading [´ri:diŋ] n.(阅)读；朗读；读物 (初中英语单词)


• acting [´æktiŋ] a.代理的 n.演戏 (初中英语单词)


• outline [´autlain] n.外形 vt.画出…轮廓 (初中英语单词)


• cabbage [´kæbidʒ] n.卷心菜；洋白菜 (初中英语单词)


• yesterday [´jestədi] n.&ad.昨天；前不久 (初中英语单词)


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


• platform [´plætfɔ:m] n.(平)台；讲台；站台 (初中英语单词)


• partly [´pɑ:tli] ad.部分地；不完全地 (初中英语单词)


• nervous [´nə:vəs] a.神经的；神经过敏的 (初中英语单词)


• welcome [´welkəm] a.受欢迎的；可喜的 (初中英语单词)


• ability [ə´biliti] n.(办事)能力；才干 (初中英语单词)


• chiefly [´tʃi:fli] ad.主要地；尤其 (初中英语单词)


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


• apparent [ə´pærənt] a.显然的；表面上的 (初中英语单词)


• unusual [ʌn´ju:ʒuəl] a.不平常的；异常的 (初中英语单词)


• luxury [´lʌkʃəri] n.奢侈(品)；享受 (初中英语单词)


• extraordinary [ik´strɔ:dinəri] a.非常的；额外的 (初中英语单词)


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


• satisfaction [,sætis´fækʃən] n.满意；满足 (初中英语单词)


• horrible [´hɔrəbəl] a.可怕的；恐怖的 (初中英语单词)


• sprang [spræŋ] spring 的过去式 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• miracle [´mirəkl] n.奇迹；令人惊奇的 (初中英语单词)


• accurate [´ækjurət] a.准确的；精密的 (初中英语单词)


• addition [ə´diʃən] n.加；加法；附加物 (初中英语单词)


• explanation [,eksplə´neiʃən] n.解释；说明；辩解 (初中英语单词)


• motion [´məuʃən] n.手势 vt.打手势 (高中英语单词)


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


• lodging [´lɔdʒiŋ] n.寄宿，住宿 (高中英语单词)


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


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• profitable [´prɔfitəbəl] a.有益的；有用的 (高中英语单词)


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


• athens [´æθinz] n.雅典 (高中英语单词)


• historical [his´tɔrikəl] a.历史(上)的 (高中英语单词)


• decent [´di:sənt] a.体面的，正派的 (高中英语单词)


• gladly [´glædli] ad.愉快地，高兴地 (高中英语单词)


• sculpture [´skʌlptʃə] n.雕塑(品)；雕刻(术) (高中英语单词)


• apparently [ə´pærəntli] ad.显然，表面上地 (高中英语单词)


• eldest [´eldist] a.最年长的 (高中英语单词)


• simplicity [sim´plisiti] n.简单；朴素 (高中英语单词)


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


• principally [´prinsəpli] ad.主要地；大体上 (高中英语单词)


• explosion [ik´spləuʒən] n.爆炸；爆发；发作 (高中英语单词)


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


• devoted [di´vəutid] a.献身…的，忠实的 (英语四级单词)


• superficial [,su:pə´fiʃəl, ,sju:-] a.表面的，肤浅的 (英语四级单词)


• contrivance [kən´traivəns] n.发明，设计(的才能) (英语四级单词)


• absurdity [əb´sə:diti] n.荒谬，愚蠢；谬论 (英语四级单词)


• barbarous [´bɑ:bərəs] a.野蛮的；不规范的 (英语四级单词)


• strenuous [´strenjuəs] a.费力的；奋发的 (英语四级单词)


• accidental [,æksi´dentl] a.偶然的；附属的 (英语四级单词)


• unusually [ʌn´ju:ʒuəli] ad.异常地；非常 (英语四级单词)


• plymouth [´pliməθ] n.普利茅斯 (英语四级单词)


• sterling [´stə:liŋ] a.真正的 n.英国货币 (英语四级单词)


• florence [´flɔrəns] n.佛罗伦萨 (英语四级单词)


• delicately [´delikitli] ad.精美地；微妙地 (英语四级单词)


• precedent [´presidənt] n.先例 a.在先的 (英语四级单词)


• delighted [di´laitid] a.高兴的；喜欢的 (英语四级单词)


• vigorously [´vigərəsli] ad.精力旺盛地；健壮地 (英语四级单词)


• guidance [´gaidəns] n.向导，指导，领导 (英语四级单词)


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


• cordially [´kɔ:djəli] ad.热诚地；亲切地 (英语四级单词)


• cheery [´tʃiəri] a.愉快的；活泼的 (英语四级单词)


• generously [´dʒenərəsli] ad.慷慨地 (英语四级单词)


• joyfully [´dʒɔifuli] ad.高兴地，快乐地 (英语四级单词)


• oblivion [ə´bliviən] n.(被)忘却；漠视 (英语六级单词)


• unanimously [ju:´næniməsli] ad.一致同意的 (英语六级单词)


• delightfully [di´laitfuli] ad.大喜，欣然 (英语六级单词)


• quaker [´kweikə] n.教友会教徒 (英语六级单词)


• august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)


• rhetoric [´retərik] n.修辞学(书)；辩术 (英语六级单词)


• governess [´gʌvənis] n.女家庭教师 (英语六级单词)


• arched [´ɑ:tʃid] a.弓形(结构)的 (英语六级单词)


• heroism [´herəuizəm] n.英勇；英雄主义 (英语六级单词)