CHAPTER 11

类别:文学名著 作者:乔治·艾略特 本章:CHAPTER 11

    In the Lane

    MAGGIE   Mosss giving te a neionate  avatar of perfect y. Sanding on t and a group of cousins feeding t t quiet moment in ternoon milking-time. t buildings round tumbledo over traggling rose-buso toss t, and ts er-noon sunlig suited t time. Maggie  over  a c exclaimed,

    `Goodness me! leman coming in at te?

    It leman on a tall bay reaked black  riding. Maggie felt a beating at  - o life of a savage enemy wh.

    `, my dear? said Mrs Moss, seeing in Maggies face t she knew.

    `It is Mr Step, said Maggie, ratly. `My cousin Lucys - a gentleman e at my cousins.

    Stepo t as he advanced.

    `o twelve-year-old boy.

    `No, tep tiently tossing  be going again immediately. I o deliver to you, Miss tulliver - on private business. May I take ty of asking you to h me?

    ated look, sucs le use to  abruptly, as if oo pressing for o trouble   by Mrs Moss of  and request. Good Mrs Moss, ratly y gentleman, o invite o leave  of tuation, and unable to say anyt on  and turned to oe.

    Stepurned too and walked by her side, leading his horse.

    Not a ill t in traigurned again to y resentment,

    `to go any fart knolemanly and delicate conduct to place me in a position t forced me to come out o insult me still furting an interviehis way.

    `Of course you are angry epterly. `Of course it is of no consequence  is only your y t you care about.

    Maggie gave a sligart, suc est possible electric shock.

    `As if it  enoug Im entangled in t Im mad  I resist trongest passion a man can feel, because I try to be true to ot you must treat me as if I e  myself - I took an unable liberty - I e myself for . But I repented immediately - Ive been repenting ever since. You oug to t unpardonable - a man ered by ; but you kno believe - t t pain I could o  I o recall the error.

    Maggie dared not speak - dared not turn rengt ment rust o utter t rose in anso t confession.

    t of te again, and srembling.

    `You must not say t not ep of o prevent oe. `Im very sorry for any pain you o go t it is of no use to speak.

    `Yes, it is of use, said Stepuously. `It reat me  of pity and consideration instead of doing me vile injustice in your mind. I could bear everytly if I kne e me for an insolent coxcomb. Look at me - see y miles every day to get a of you.

    Maggie did not - dared not look. S sly, `I dont think any evil of you.

    `t, look at me, said Step, tenderest tones of entreaty. `Dont go a. Give me a moments happiness - make me feel youve forgiven me.

    `Yes, I do forgive you, said Maggie, sones, and all tened at  pray let me go in again. Pray go away.

    A great tear fell from under her lowered eyelids.

    `I cant go a leave you, said Stepill more passionate pleading. `I s ans if you tle . You see plainly enoug your anger en times more unreasonable.

    Maggie turned. But tancred, to make suced remonstrances against t cion, t Stepc of illy Moss peeping te, called out, ` come and es.

    `O no, said Maggie,   so strange.

    `Never mind, Stepiently; `t kno St Oggs. Lead  es, o illy, urned to Maggies side, and t  s go on now.

    `take my arm, said Stepreatingly; and sook it, feeling all tmare.

    `to truggling to repel t is  Lucy - t ot not hink of Lucy.

    `I do t-- Step rested on  it difficult to speak.

    `And I ies, Maggie  on, at last, e effort, - `even if Lucy did not exist.

    `You are engaged to Pepily. `Is it so?

    `I consider myself engaged to  mean to marry any one else.

    Step again until turned out of to a side lane, all grassy and sered. t out impetuously,

    `It is unnatural - it is o to eacaken ties t ermine to marry eacher.

    `I o t temptation, said Maggie, inctness, - all tual force of painful years coming to remity. She drew her arm from his as she spoke.

    `tell me t you dont care for me,  violently. `tell me t you love some one else better.

    It darted t ruggle - to tell Step  ter t, and s.

    `If you do love me, dearest, said Steply, taking up   is better, it is rig  is come upon us  our seeking: it is natural - it aken e of every effort I o resist it. God knorying to be faito tacit engagements, and Ive only made tter  first.

    `Maggie . If it   and struggle against t, soft and yet strong as tream!

    `Say quot;yes,quot; dearest, said Stepo look entreatingly in  could  in to eacher?

    t dread dwelling in his love for her.

    ant, like a lovely imid and struggling under caresses, and turned sowards home again.

    `And after all,  on, in an impatient tone, trying to defeat ive engagement: - if Lucys affections o some one else, I s no rigo assert a claim on  absolutely pledged to Pher of us bound.

    `You dont believe t - it is not your real feeling, said Maggie, earnestly. `You feel, as I do, t tie lies in tations y. thfulness.

    Step:  pursue t argument; te conviction  in oo strongly time of struggle. But it soon presented itself in a new form.

    `t be fulfilled, uous insistance. `It is unnatural: end to give ourselves to any one else. t too - t for t see t - you do see t.

    sign of compliance; le grasp s,  h solemn sadness,

    `O it is difficult - life is very difficult. It seems rigo me sometimes t  feeling; - but tinually come across ties t all our former life ies t  on us - and  te easy and simple, as it mig one being first toies for us before love comes - love  to eac I see - I feel it is not so no renounce in life - some of us must resign love. Many t and dark to me - but I see one te clearly - t I must not, cannot seek my o surely pity and faitural too. And till, and punis obey ted by t urge me; help me - help me, because I love you.

    Maggie  as s on; ep vibrated to  in t -  be ot pleading beauty gained new power over him.

    `Dearest, ole round  - one kiss - one - t - before .

    One kiss - and til Maggie said tremulously, `Let me go - let us make e back.

    S anotepood still and beckoned  on te. Mrs Moss anding alone at t all tfulness; it mig Maggie  surally feel embarrassed at coming in again - and it mig be joyful. In eited anxiously to receive Maggie by  if t ating dubious sort.

    `Sit do dohe house.

    `O aunt Gritty, Im very ceen. It seemed so easy to give t is so hard now.

    ts neck, and fell into long, deep sobs.


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