Pollyanna[Eleanor Porter]

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1、POLLYANNACHAPTERIMISSPOLLYMissPOLLYHARRINGTONenteredherkitchenalittlehurriedlythisJunemorning.MissPollydidnotusuallymakehurriedmovements;shespeciallypridedherselfonherreposeofmanner.Butto-dayshewashurrying-actuallyhurrying.Nancy,washingdishesatthesink,lookedupinsurprise.NancyhadbeenworkinginMi

2、ssPolly'skitchenonlytwomonths,butalreadysheknewthathermistressdidnotusuallyhurry."Nancy!""Yes,ma'am."Nancyansweredcheerfully,butshestillcontinuedwipingthepitcherinherhand."Nancy,"-MissPolly'svoicewasverysternnow-"whenI'mtalkingtoyou,IwishyoutoI.ethesasPollyanna1nstopyourworkandlistentowhatIhav

3、etosay."Nancyflushedmiserably.Shesetthepitcherdownatonce,withtheclothstillaboutit,therebynearlytippingitover-whichdidnotaddtohercomposure."Yes,ma'am;Iwill,ma'am,"shestammered,rightingthepitcher,andturninghastily."Iwasonlykeepin'onwithmywork'causeyouspeciallytoldmethismornin'terhurrywithmydishe

4、s,yeknow."Hermistressfrowned."Thatwilldo,Nancy.Ididnotaskforex-planations.Iaskedforyourattention.""Yes,ma'am."Nancystifledasigh.Shewaswonderingifeverinanywayshecouldpleasethiswoman.Nancyhadnever"workedout"before;butasickmothersuddenlywidowedandleftwiththreeyoungerchildrenbesidesNancyherself,ha

5、dforcedthegirlintodoingsomethingtowardtheirsupport,andshehadbeensopleasedwhenshefoundaplaceinthekitchenofthegreathouseonthehill-Nancyhadcomefrom"TheCorners,"sixmilesaway,andsheknewMissPollyHarring-tononlyasthemistressoftheoldHarringtonhome-stead,andoneofthewealthiestresidentsoftheM~issPolly8to

6、wn.Thatwastwomonthsbefore.SheknewMissPollynowasastern,severe-facedwomanwhofrownedifaknifeclatteredtothefloor,orifadoorbanged-butwhoneverthoughttosmileevenwhenknivesanddoorswerestill."'Whenyou'vefinishedyourmorningwork,Nancy,"MissPollywassayingnow,"youmayclearthelittleroomattheheadofthestairsin

7、theattic,andmakeupthecotbed.Sweeptheroomandcleanit,ofcourse,afteryouclearoutthetrunksandboxes.""Yes,ma'am.AndwhereshallIputthethings,please,thatItakeout?""Inthefrontattic."MissPollyhesitated,thenwenton:"IsupposeImayaswelltellyounow,Nanc