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1、AGNESGREYAGNESGREYByAnneBronte1AGNESGREYCHAPTERI-THEPARSONAGEALLtruehistoriescontaininstruction;though,insome,thetreasuremaybehardtofind,andwhenfound,sotrivialinquantity,thatthedry,shrivelledkernelscarcelycompensatesforthetroubleofcrackingthenut.Whetherthisbethecasewithm
2、yhistoryornot,Iamhardlycompetenttojudge.Isometimesthinkitmightproveusefultosome,andentertainingtoothers;buttheworldmayjudgeforitself.Shieldedbymyownobscurity,andbythelapseofyears,andafewfictitiousnames,Idonotfeartoventure;andwillcandidlylaybeforethepublicwhatIwouldnotdis
3、closetothemostintimatefriend.MyfatherwasaclergymanofthenorthofEngland,whowasdeservedlyrespectedbyallwhoknewhim;and,inhisyoungerdays,livedprettycomfortablyonthejointincomeofasmallincumbencyandasnuglittlepropertyofhisown.Mymother,whomarriedhimagainstthewishesofherfriends,w
4、asasquire'sdaughter,andawomanofspirit.Invainitwasrepresentedtoher,thatifshebecamethepoorparson'swife,shemustrelinquishhercarriageandherlady's-maid,andalltheluxuriesandeleganciesofaffluence;whichtoherwerelittlelessthanthenecessariesoflife.Acarriageandalady's-maidweregreat
5、conveniences;but,thankheaven,shehadfeettocarryher,andhandstoministertoherownnecessities.Aneleganthouseandspaciousgroundswerenottobedespised;butshewouldratherliveinacottagewithRichardGreythaninapalacewithanyothermanintheworld.Findingargumentsofnoavail,herfather,atlength,t
6、oldtheloverstheymightmarryiftheypleased;but,insodoing,hisdaughterwouldforfeiteveryfractionofherfortune.Heexpectedthiswouldcooltheardourofboth;buthewasmistaken.Myfatherknewtoowellmymother'ssuperiorworthnottobesensiblethatshewasavaluablefortuneinherself:andifshewouldbutcon
7、senttoembellishhishumblehearthheshouldbehappytotakeheronanyterms;whileshe,onherpart,wouldratherlabourwithherownhandsthanbedividedfromthemansheloved,2AGNESGREYwhosehappinessitwouldbeherjoytomake,andwhowasalreadyonewithherinheartandsoul.Soherfortunewenttoswellthepurseofawi
8、sersister,whohadmarriedarichnabob;andshe,tothewonderandcompassionateregretofallwhoknewher,wenttoburyher
