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1、ELIZABETHGASKELLWIVESANDDAUGHTERSPARTI(ChaptersI-X)I.--------------THEDAWNOFAGALADAYII.-------------ANOVICEAMONGSTTHEGREATFOLKIII.------------MOLLYGIBSON'SCHILDHOODIV.------------MR.GIBSON'SNEIGHBOURSV.-------------CALF-LOVEVI.------------AVISITTOTHEHAMLEYSVII.
2、-----------FORESHADOWSOFLOVEPERILSVIII.----------DRIFTINGINTODANGERIX.------------THEWIDOWERANDTHEWIDOWX.-------------ACRISISCHAPTERITHEDAWNOFAGALADAYTobeginwiththeoldrigmaroleofchildhood.Inacountrytherewasashire,andinthatshiretherewasatown,andinthattowntherewa
3、sahouse,andinthathousetherewasaroom,andinthatroomtherewasabed,andinthatbedtherelayalittlegirl;wideawakeandlongingtogetup,butnotdaringtodosoforfearoftheunseenpowerinthenextroom-acertainBetty,whoseslumbersmustnotbedisturbeduntilsixo'clockstruck,whenshewakenedofhe
4、rself'assureasclockwork',andleftthehouseholdverylittlepeaceafterwards.ItwasaJunemorning,andearlyasitwas,theroomwasfullofsunnywarmthandlight.OnthedrawersoppositetothelittlewhitedimitybedinwhichMollyGibsonlay,wasaprimitivekindofbonnet-standonwhichwashungabonnet,c
5、arefullycoveredoverfromanychanceofdust,withalargecottonhandkerchief,ofsoheavyandserviceableatexturethatifthethingunderneathithadbeenaflimsyfabricofgauzeandlaceandflowers,itwouldhavebeenaltogether'scromfished'(againtoquotefromBetty'svocabulary).Butthebonnetwasma
6、deofsolidstraw,anditsonlytrimmingwasaplainwhiteribbonputoverthecrown,andformingthestrings.Still,therewasaneatlittlequillinginside,everyplaitofwhichMollyknew,forhadshenotmadeitherselftheeveningbefore,withinfinitepains?andwastherenotalittlebluebowinthisquilling,t
7、heveryfirstbitofsuchfineryMollyhadeverhadtheprospectofwearing?Sixo'clocknow!thepleasant,briskringingofthechurchbellstoldthat;callingeveryonetotheirdailywork,astheyhaddoneforhundredsofyears.UpjumpedMolly,andranwithherbarelittlefeetacrosstheroom,andliftedofftheha
8、ndkerchiefandsawonceagainthebonnet;thepledgeofthegaybrightdaytocome.Thentothewindow,andaftersometuggingsheopenedthecasement,andletinthesweetmorningair.Thedewwasalreadyoffthe
