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1、"Theartofignoringisoneoftheaccomplishmentsofeverywell-bredgirl,socarefullyinstilledthatatlastshecanevenignoreherownthoughtsandherownknowledge."ANNVERONICACHAPTERTHEFIRSTANNVERONICATALKSTOHERFATHERPart1OneWednesdayafternooninlateSeptember,AnnVeronicaStan
2、leycamedownfromLondoninastateofsolemnexcitementandquiteresolvedtohavethingsoutwithherfatherthatveryevening.Shehadtrembledonthevergeofsucharesolutionbefore,butthistimequitedefinitelyshemadeit.Acrisishadbeenreached,andshewasalmostgladithadbeenreached.Shem
3、adeuphermindinthetrainhomethatitshouldbeadecisivecrisis.Itisforthatreasonthatthisnovelbeginswithherthere,andneitherearliernorlater,foritisthehistoryofthiscrisisanditsconsequencesthatthisnovelhastotell.ShehadacompartmenttoherselfinthetrainfromLondontoMor
4、ningsidePark,andshesatwithbothherfeetontheseatinanattitudethatwouldcertainlyhavedistressedhermothertosee,andhorrifiedhergrandmotherbeyondmeasure;shesatwithherkneesuptoherchinandherhandsclaspedbeforethem,andshewassolostinthoughtthatshediscoveredwithastar
5、t,fromaletteredlamp,thatshewasatMorningsidePark,andthoughtshewasmovingoutofthestation,whereasshewasonlymovingin."Lord!"shesaid.Shejumpedupatonce,caughtupaleatherclutchcontainingnotebooks,afattext-book,andachocolate-and-yellow-coveredpamphlet,andleapedne
6、atlyfromthecarriage,onlytodiscoverthatthetrainwasslowingdownandthatshehadtotraversethefulllengthoftheplatformpastitagainastheresultofherprecipitation."Soldagain,"sheremarked."Idiot!"Sheragedinwardlywhileshewalkedalongwiththatairofself-containedserenityt
7、hatispropertoayoungladyofnearlytwo-and-twentyundertheeyeoftheworld.Shewalkeddownthestationapproach,pasttheneat,obtrusiveofficesofthecoalmerchantandthehouseagent,andsotothewicket-gatebythebutcher'sshopthatledtothefieldpathtoherhome.Outsidethepost-offices
8、toodano-hatted,blondyoungmaningrayflannels,whowaselaboratelyaffixingastamptoaletter.Atthesightofherhebecamerigidandasingularlybrightshadeofpink.Shemadeherselfserenelyunawareofhisexistence,thoughitmaybeitwashispresencethatsentherb
