作者:所罗门·诺萨普
|类型:都市·校园
|更新时间:2019-10-06 22:41
|本章字节:7910字
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ocenhings,haknewnohemiseryheyweredesinedoenduresoonheywouldhavenomoherocomforhem—heywouldbeakenfromher
whawouldbecomeofhem?oh!shecouldnoliveawayfromherlileemmyandherdearboyheyhadalwaysbeengoodchildren,andhadsuchlovingwaysiwouldbreakherhear,godknew,shesaid,ifheywereakenfromher;andyesheknewheymeanosellhem,and,maybe,heywouldbeseparaed,andcouldneverseeeachoheranymoreiwasenoughomelhearofsoolisenohepiifulexpressionsofhadesoeanddisracedmoherhernamewaseliza;andhiswashesoryofherlife,assheaferwardsreedi:
shewashesveofelishaberry,arichman,livinginheneighborhoodofwashingonshewasborn,ihinkshesaid,onhispnaionyearsbefore,hehadfalleninodissipaedhabis,andquarreledwihhiswifeinfac,soonaferhebirhofrandall,heyseparaedleavinghiswifeanddaugherinhehouseheyhadalwaysoccupied,heerecedanewonenearby,onheesaeinohishousehebrougheliza;and,oncondiionofherlivingwihhim,sheandherchildrenwereobeemancipaedsheresidedwihhimherenineyears,wihservansoaenduponher,andprovidedwiheverycomforandluxuryoflifeemilywashischild!
finally,heryoungmisress,whohadalwaysremainedwihhermoherahehomesead,marriedamrjacobbrooksalengh,forsomecause,(asigaheredfromherreion,)beyondberry’sconrol,adivisionofhisproperywasmadesheandherchildrenfelloheshareofmrbrooksduringhenineyearsshehadlivedwihberry,inconsequenceofheposiionshewascompelledooccupy,sheandemilyhadbecomeheobjecofmrsberryandherdaugher’sharedanddislikeberryhimselfsherepresenedasamanofnaurallyakindhear,whoalwayspromisedherhasheshouldhaveherfreedom,andwho,shehadnodoub,wouldgranioherhen,ifiwereonlyinhispowerassoonasheyhuscameinohepossessionandconrolofhedaugher,ibecameverymanifesheywouldnolivelongogeher
hesighofelizaseemedobeodiousomrsbrooks;neihercouldshebearolookuponhechild,halfsiser,andbeauifulasshewas!
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