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1、AgnesGreybyAnneBronteCHAPTERI-THEPARSONAGEALLtruehistoriescontaininstruction;though,insome,thetreasuremaybehardtofind,andwhenfound,sotrivialinquantity,thatthedry,shrivelledkernelscarcelycompensatesforthetroubleofcrackingthenut.Whetherthisbethecasewithmyhistoryornot,Iamhardlycompetenttojudge.Isometi
2、mesthinkitmightproveusefultosome,andentertainingtoothers;buttheworldmayjudgeforitself.Shieldedbymyownobscurity,andbythelapseofyears,andafewfictitiousnames,Idonotfeartoventure;andwillcandidlylaybeforethepublicwhatIwouldnotdisclosetothemostintimatefriend.MyfatherwasaclergymanofthenorthofEngland,whowa
3、sdeservedlyrespectedbyallwhoknewhim;and,inhisyoungerdays,livedprettycomfortablyonthejointincomeofasmallincumbencyandasnuglittlepropertyofhisown.Mymother,whomarriedhimagainstthewishesofherfriends,wasasquire'sdaughter,andawomanofspirit.Invainitwasrepresentedtoher,thatifshebecamethepoorparson'swife,sh
4、emustrelinquishhercarriageandherlady's-maid,andalltheluxuriesandeleganciesofaffluence;whichtoherwerelittlelessthanthenecessariesoflife.Acarriageandalady's-maidweregreatconveniences;but,thankheaven,shehadfeettocarryher,andhandstoministertoherownnecessities.Aneleganthouseandspaciousgroundswerenottobe
5、despised;butshewouldratherliveinacottagewithRichardGreythaninapalacewithanyothermanintheworld.Findingargumentsofnoavail,herfather,atlength,toldtheloverstheymightmarryiftheypleased;but,insodoing,hisdaughterwouldforfeiteveryfractionofherfortune.Heexpectedthiswouldcooltheardourofboth;buthewasmistaken.
6、Myfatherknewtoowellmymother'ssuperiorworthnottobesensiblethatshewasavaluablefortuneinherself:andifshewouldbutconsenttoembellishhishumblehearthheshouldbehappytotakeheronanyterms;whileshe,onherpart,wouldratherlabourwithherownhandsthanbedividedfromthemansheloved,whosehappinessitwouldbeherjoytomake,and
7、whowasalreadyonewithherinheartandsoul.Soherfortunewenttoswellthepurseofawisersister,whohadmarriedarichnabob;andshe,tothewonderandcompassionateregretofallwhoknewher,wenttoburyherselfinthehomelyvillageparsona
