Chapter Four (第1/2页)
ter I got t , t Briar and long, it mig time.
It all ts of to get used to ts, and for to get used to me. For a care for me. I o tco ? All rig really a joke and no-one laug it.) And C look at me as if oo afraid to speak; and Mrs Cakebread y kind of way, Ohank you.
I supposed to , reminding them
of all t quiet and out-of-t a look at. tiles took me aside. S mind, Miss Smittle say place— Sarted everyto me .—I t say Briar o keep very mindful of tings of t;
It turned out t Mrs Cakebread ed, by my saying good-m to tc to I meant to tease all. It trifling sort of nonsense, and enougo make a cat laug it o t o you, if all you o look foro for t forty years rays and baking pastry. Any, if I o get anyceps. I gave C of ce, t I en; I gave Margaret a piece of sted soap; and to Mrs Cakebread I gave a pair of togs t Gentleman for me from the crooked warehouse.
I said I Cairs in to me after t.
ts like a servant. A servant says, All for my master, and means, All for myself. Its t t I t bear. At Briar, t all over sneaking little matters t o t from Mr Lillys gravy to sell on t to tc Mrs Cakebread did. Or, pulling ttons from Mauds c; did. I , after tc er after all. Mr ay, no, in a place like o Mr Lillys cellar, on a . You never saw such a
s key ! And tiless pantry, sray—and Id see no-one ipping ttom of all to one great cup, and lus away.
I sa—but, of course, I kept it all to myself. I to make trouble. It o me, if o deat of my time, any used to oo. S; but t enoug didnt me to indulge t le to take a kind of pleasure in tidying of o dressing infants. I greo dressing her.
Lift your arms, miss, Id say. Lift your foot. Step here. Now, here.
times s say. I turning of all my limbs.
I did, in time. I kne sed. I kne sending up eggs, I and told o send soup instead.
Clear soup, I said. Clear as you make it. All rigiles, s like it. Mrs Stiles dont o eat it, I ansiles aint Miss Mauds maid. I am.
So te it all up. . S down splashed.
Its only er, I said, seeing you. S anote ealing gla less. Finally she said:
I ter tle fat in it..."
t o go into her a fresh pair of
aloves myself, to sit and c. Let me do it, I said, undoing tton at ; and t first s let me toucime—since I said I le— so let me. t ly , and gre of oo smooto be rig t . I of my lap and tand and black. Suro asimes Id stand and look h
her.
For t to notice, at Briar, t t cead, t: to to see ed or dropped. In tumn, it floods, Maud said, and all t care for t. And some nige mist es creeping from ter, almost to t gave bes stle t is freezing already. Do you see struggles? It s to flo till it. Do you see, Sue? he rushes?
Sc of ts only er, miss.
Only er?
Broer.
She blinked.
You are cold, I said to t too long. I put mine. I did it, not tayed stiff. But t day—or perhe day
after t—sook my arm again, and so stiff; and after t, I suppose urally ... I dont k I it and tried to look back. But by t time ime her.
S a girl, after all; for all t t a girl t idying one of . S t s, but t B. e played for matc first; ttle ters, made of mot moons; and after t, and cool on till doly, making tcer a , too.
alked. So alk of London. Is it truly se? sres? And hey call, fashion-houses?
Aing-houses. And every kind of shop. And parks, miss.
Parks, like my uncles?
A little like, Id say. But filled h people, of course.—Are you low, miss, h?
I am doe filled, would you say?
I am o your two.
e filled, you say, h people?
Of course. But dark. ill you cut?
Dark? Are you sure? I t London o be brig lamps fired—I believe—h gas?
Great lamps, like diamonds! I said. In tres and t—
Dance, Sue?
Dance, miss. to dance, of course?
I— Saug. Do you t be a lady, in London— t is, so go t be a lady in London, a not dance?
S, I suppose. S you like to learn, ter.
Could I? Sful, t sure . . .
I guessed ing in London, who could.
I c for a minute or tting up. It is easy, look—
And I seps, to a couple of dary tood in my arms like . on turkey carpet. So t t back; and t it sear. tleman, remember. Of course, it er, —
tumbled again, and and fell into separate c o c stuck out like a little Dutce.
S my eye, and smiled; till looked frightened.
I s I, Sue?
You s t moment, I believed it. I made ero I remembered t, of course, she never would.
For, te—t so !—per rat knoe of a person in a story or a play. and s-up, it made t over a pigs o t I lemans stolen fortu made t not first I o myself, leman es Ill do ts . But Id say it, t t I muc t I suppose t toget a time; and it o be kind to too and feel cruel.
Of course, it for o talk; but more often so be silent, and t nigurning, turning of s—feel leman, old ser my old aunty, t o be , for made me home-sick.
And t t Maud ion. I only t t later, t time, I sater?
Songue. I oot t cuts me.
Let me see, I said.
I took o tood h her fa my hands
a me feel about ed toot at
once.
ell, t is sharper— 1 began.
ts tooth, Sue? she said.
to say, miss, I ans to out a to matche flying scissors.
Maud stroked ten by a snake, Sue? she asked me.
could you say? o t. Per ry living. I said I didnt. S me, t t ted tootil t aken off. I many times, s.—Of course, infants rat. Maud stood very still, ed, back, first closed t me, . lifted and sank, as s, from t tered, and s my eye.
And, as sepped a ter on a tray. For Miss Maud, ssey. I looked at t o it must be Gentlemans. My gave a dip. So did Mauds, I think.
Bring it ill red rembling.
I c to, as I moved about aking up books and custing aurn tter and fumble —of course, s tear t me, and till trembling,
but making a s to say it o s it toned one glove and put o tter from t in .
t out sig t from it.
Good ne? I said; si I ougo.
Sated. t is from Mr Rivers, in London; and o Briar, tomorrow!
tayed on ; and in ternoon, se even play at cards, but paced about times stood before toue, all.
I got t any of Gentleman, laying out t Street kitcold us all . t of Dainty. o tell fortunes from a pack of cards. I , many times.
I looked at Maud, standing dreaming at the mirror. I said,
So knoure, miss? Did you kno you read it, from he cards fall?
t made urn from looking at o look at mine. Ser a moment,
I t it .
ell, but dont tell Margaret or Mrs Stiles, I said. My grandmother, you know, sy-princess.
And after all, my granny mig. I put togeto ated, t beside me, spreading skirt flat, saying, must I do?
I said s sit e, and ts t ; ake t out t seven
of t I t I remembered Daintys mot mig down seven.
I looked to knoune?
Sening me!
I said again, Do you really to kno? teac obey. It is very bad luck to ask to so be bound by tune you find here?
I do, sly.
Good, I said. us see t part of it. t.
I turned over t ts, folloting ig, I hen.
I studied ting, and trife.
Sared, t o . Go on, she said. her face ale now.
Let us look, I said, at t t.
I turh a flourish.
tern old gentleman. the Cavalier of Spades—
I took my time. Sowards me.
s he Cavalier?
I said ; and s me in suis of sorry. S tur cards.
I said, Miss, I must. Or all your luck will leave you. Look ure.
I tur. the Six of Spades.
A journey! I said. Perrip ..."
S ans gazing at turned up. t one, s. S first.
Queen of Diamonds, sh a sudden frown. hos she?
I did not knoo turn up t after all, must he deck.
t last. Great hink.
Great t and took t and rose. I dont believe, s yrandmotoo fair in t believe it. And I dont like your fortuelling. Its a game for servants.
Sepped aood again before t surn and say somet. But as s, s , and he pips.
t card, after t, in t followed.
t afternoon, t of t nigful. S into bed, but a little cup of er; and as I stood undressing I satle and slip t into t time I sa. It made day, trand of o the bed.
Bruso me, as sood for me to dress se my c, Sue. S my fio her face, and pressed
t mind if you bruise it. Id rate one!
troubled me to alk of bruises. I said,
Stand still, or I s be able to dress you at all.—ts better. Now, which gown will you have?
the grey?
too soft on ts say, the blue . . .
t out tood before ted it tig. t me. S my brouff dress. She said,
Your dress is rat it? I t to c.
I said, C? this is all I have.
All you already. o wearing for Lady Alice, wo you?
I felt—and I t in feeling it—t Gentleman me do o Briar the one good gown. I said,
ell, t is, miss, Lady Alice s my frocks back, to take to India for here.
Maud blinked her dark eyes and looked sorry. She said,
Is t reat their maids, in London?
Only the near ones, miss, I answered.
to be near for, and so spend your ms in. And per, for you to co wor?
She door of her press. She said,
No I never s long, I see. My uncle does not care to see me in a long skirt, s un mind, of course, about
you. You need only let dotle , of course?
ell, I ainly used to taking stitd I could seraigo. I said, t , . It looked like it ailors. Sudied me, and then said,
Ory it, Susan, do! Look, I so undress me. See, I do it, quite as ress!
Stle nervously, all time s last. e migers!
Sugged my old bro tand before to tig he figure of a lady.
Of course, ers, bots. My dress shen, I should have fallen down and died.
But to see me; and n . I stood, plug at t, o my bosom, tilting o see looked. the parlour door.
t, se pink. So t!
Margaret came and made a curtsey, looking straig me. She said,
I e for your tray, mi— O you, tress, Im sure!
Sanding in tain—looked girlisting er, and her dark eyes shone.
Suppose, s o do did, and mistake you for me? hen?
Again s the glass, and smiled.
For it it, to be taken for a lady?
Its ed.
And anyo get tarting early. I kept t to turning tting out t about to do myself an injury, for teen-inc.
No s. But , serrible books!
S weeping, and wringing her hands.
I took t aing for not be dressed in a sack. S een tleman her.
It ao see I kneending I kne migctle glass, to look at your fa?—and so keep my blood warm. And, A glass, Sue? hy should I need a glass?
I t you your ohan was usual.
My oed in doing t?
I t say, miss, Im sure.
I kne Marlo four oclock, and t illiam Io meet it, as for me. At t at t I said nottle padded seat beside ttling panes and mouldy sand-bags, it pla t s t ing at itctle gla to the house.
I t, if t love, te of them.
At last s o and gave a stifled sort of cry. S ing, on illiam Irap. t made up and e aand at toget be Mr Rivers, miss? and se as t? ell, I suppose it is. how pleased my uncle will be!
. So bid Mr Rivers nohe grey?
But Mr Lilly did not send for it o pass on t Mr Rivers was arrived.
And is Mr Rivers made fortable, in his old room? said Maud.
Yes, miss.
And Mr Rivers ired, I suppose, after his journey?
Mr Rivers sent to say t olerable tired, and looked foro seeing Miss Lilly supper. turbing Miss Lilly before then.
I see, s. t o te
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ter I got t , t Briar and long, it mig time.
It all ts of to get used to ts, and for to get used to me. For a care for me. I o tco ? All rig really a joke and no-one laug it.) And C look at me as if oo afraid to speak; and Mrs Cakebread y kind of way, Ohank you.
I supposed to , reminding them
of all t quiet and out-of-t a look at. tiles took me aside. S mind, Miss Smittle say place— Sarted everyto me .—I t say Briar o keep very mindful of tings of t;
It turned out t Mrs Cakebread ed, by my saying good-m to tc to I meant to tease all. It trifling sort of nonsense, and enougo make a cat laug it o t o you, if all you o look foro for t forty years rays and baking pastry. Any, if I o get anyceps. I gave C of ce, t I en; I gave Margaret a piece of sted soap; and to Mrs Cakebread I gave a pair of togs t Gentleman for me from the crooked warehouse.
I said I Cairs in to me after t.
ts like a servant. A servant says, All for my master, and means, All for myself. Its t t I t bear. At Briar, t all over sneaking little matters t o t from Mr Lillys gravy to sell on t to tc Mrs Cakebread did. Or, pulling ttons from Mauds c; did. I , after tc er after all. Mr ay, no, in a place like o Mr Lillys cellar, on a . You never saw such a
s key ! And tiless pantry, sray—and Id see no-one ipping ttom of all to one great cup, and lus away.
I sa—but, of course, I kept it all to myself. I to make trouble. It o me, if o deat of my time, any used to oo. S; but t enoug didnt me to indulge t le to take a kind of pleasure in tidying of o dressing infants. I greo dressing her.
Lift your arms, miss, Id say. Lift your foot. Step here. Now, here.
times s say. I turning of all my limbs.
I did, in time. I kne sed. I kne sending up eggs, I and told o send soup instead.
Clear soup, I said. Clear as you make it. All rigiles, s like it. Mrs Stiles dont o eat it, I ansiles aint Miss Mauds maid. I am.
So te it all up. . S down splashed.
Its only er, I said, seeing you. S anote ealing gla less. Finally she said:
I ter tle fat in it..."
t o go into her a fresh pair of
aloves myself, to sit and c. Let me do it, I said, undoing tton at ; and t first s let me toucime—since I said I le— so let me. t ly , and gre of oo smooto be rig t . I of my lap and tand and black. Suro asimes Id stand and look h
her.
For t to notice, at Briar, t t cead, t: to to see ed or dropped. In tumn, it floods, Maud said, and all t care for t. And some nige mist es creeping from ter, almost to t gave bes stle t is freezing already. Do you see struggles? It s to flo till it. Do you see, Sue? he rushes?
Sc of ts only er, miss.
Only er?
Broer.
She blinked.
You are cold, I said to t too long. I put mine. I did it, not tayed stiff. But t day—or perhe day
after t—sook my arm again, and so stiff; and after t, I suppose urally ... I dont k I it and tried to look back. But by t time ime her.
S a girl, after all; for all t t a girl t idying one of . S t s, but t B. e played for matc first; ttle ters, made of mot moons; and after t, and cool on till doly, making tcer a , too.
alked. So alk of London. Is it truly se? sres? And hey call, fashion-houses?
Aing-houses. And every kind of shop. And parks, miss.
Parks, like my uncles?
A little like, Id say. But filled h people, of course.—Are you low, miss, h?
I am doe filled, would you say?
I am o your two.
e filled, you say, h people?
Of course. But dark. ill you cut?
Dark? Are you sure? I t London o be brig lamps fired—I believe—h gas?
Great lamps, like diamonds! I said. In tres and t—
Dance, Sue?
Dance, miss. to dance, of course?
I— Saug. Do you t be a lady, in London— t is, so go t be a lady in London, a not dance?
S, I suppose. S you like to learn, ter.
Could I? Sful, t sure . . .
I guessed ing in London, who could.
I c for a minute or tting up. It is easy, look—
And I seps, to a couple of dary tood in my arms like . on turkey carpet. So t t back; and t it sear. tleman, remember. Of course, it er, —
tumbled again, and and fell into separate c o c stuck out like a little Dutce.
S my eye, and smiled; till looked frightened.
I s I, Sue?
You s t moment, I believed it. I made ero I remembered t, of course, she never would.
For, te—t so !—per rat knoe of a person in a story or a play. and s-up, it made t over a pigs o t I lemans stolen fortu made t not first I o myself, leman es Ill do ts . But Id say it, t t I muc t I suppose t toget a time; and it o be kind to too and feel cruel.
Of course, it for o talk; but more often so be silent, and t nigurning, turning of s—feel leman, old ser my old aunty, t o be , for made me home-sick.
And t t Maud ion. I only t t later, t time, I sater?
Songue. I oot t cuts me.
Let me see, I said.
I took o tood h her fa my hands
a me feel about ed toot at
once.
ell, t is sharper— 1 began.
ts tooth, Sue? she said.
to say, miss, I ans to out a to matche flying scissors.
Maud stroked ten by a snake, Sue? she asked me.
could you say? o t. Per ry living. I said I didnt. S me, t t ted tootil t aken off. I many times, s.—Of course, infants rat. Maud stood very still, ed, back, first closed t me, . lifted and sank, as s, from t tered, and s my eye.
And, as sepped a ter on a tray. For Miss Maud, ssey. I looked at t o it must be Gentlemans. My gave a dip. So did Mauds, I think.
Bring it ill red rembling.
I c to, as I moved about aking up books and custing aurn tter and fumble —of course, s tear t me, and till trembling,
but making a s to say it o s it toned one glove and put o tter from t in .
t out sig t from it.
Good ne? I said; si I ougo.
Sated. t is from Mr Rivers, in London; and o Briar, tomorrow!
tayed on ; and in ternoon, se even play at cards, but paced about times stood before toue, all.
I got t any of Gentleman, laying out t Street kitcold us all . t of Dainty. o tell fortunes from a pack of cards. I , many times.
I looked at Maud, standing dreaming at the mirror. I said,
So knoure, miss? Did you kno you read it, from he cards fall?
t made urn from looking at o look at mine. Ser a moment,
I t it .
ell, but dont tell Margaret or Mrs Stiles, I said. My grandmother, you know, sy-princess.
And after all, my granny mig. I put togeto ated, t beside me, spreading skirt flat, saying, must I do?
I said s sit e, and ts t ; ake t out t seven
of t I t I remembered Daintys mot mig down seven.
I looked to knoune?
Sening me!
I said again, Do you really to kno? teac obey. It is very bad luck to ask to so be bound by tune you find here?
I do, sly.
Good, I said. us see t part of it. t.
I turned over t ts, folloting ig, I hen.
I studied ting, and trife.
Sared, t o . Go on, she said. her face ale now.
Let us look, I said, at t t.
I turh a flourish.
tern old gentleman. the Cavalier of Spades—
I took my time. Sowards me.
s he Cavalier?
I said ; and s me in suis of sorry. S tur cards.
I said, Miss, I must. Or all your luck will leave you. Look ure.
I tur. the Six of Spades.
A journey! I said. Perrip ..."
S ans gazing at turned up. t one, s. S first.
Queen of Diamonds, sh a sudden frown. hos she?
I did not knoo turn up t after all, must he deck.
t last. Great hink.
Great t and took t and rose. I dont believe, s yrandmotoo fair in t believe it. And I dont like your fortuelling. Its a game for servants.
Sepped aood again before t surn and say somet. But as s, s , and he pips.
t card, after t, in t followed.
t afternoon, t of t nigful. S into bed, but a little cup of er; and as I stood undressing I satle and slip t into t time I sa. It made day, trand of o the bed.
Bruso me, as sood for me to dress se my c, Sue. S my fio her face, and pressed
t mind if you bruise it. Id rate one!
troubled me to alk of bruises. I said,
Stand still, or I s be able to dress you at all.—ts better. Now, which gown will you have?
the grey?
too soft on ts say, the blue . . .
t out tood before ted it tig. t me. S my brouff dress. She said,
Your dress is rat it? I t to c.
I said, C? this is all I have.
All you already. o wearing for Lady Alice, wo you?
I felt—and I t in feeling it—t Gentleman me do o Briar the one good gown. I said,
ell, t is, miss, Lady Alice s my frocks back, to take to India for here.
Maud blinked her dark eyes and looked sorry. She said,
Is t reat their maids, in London?
Only the near ones, miss, I answered.
to be near for, and so spend your ms in. And per, for you to co wor?
She door of her press. She said,
No I never s long, I see. My uncle does not care to see me in a long skirt, s un mind, of course, about
you. You need only let dotle , of course?
ell, I ainly used to taking stitd I could seraigo. I said, t , . It looked like it ailors. Sudied me, and then said,
Ory it, Susan, do! Look, I so undress me. See, I do it, quite as ress!
Stle nervously, all time s last. e migers!
Sugged my old bro tand before to tig he figure of a lady.
Of course, ers, bots. My dress shen, I should have fallen down and died.
But to see me; and n . I stood, plug at t, o my bosom, tilting o see looked. the parlour door.
t, se pink. So t!
Margaret came and made a curtsey, looking straig me. She said,
I e for your tray, mi— O you, tress, Im sure!
Sanding in tain—looked girlisting er, and her dark eyes shone.
Suppose, s o do did, and mistake you for me? hen?
Again s the glass, and smiled.
For it it, to be taken for a lady?
Its ed.
And anyo get tarting early. I kept t to turning tting out t about to do myself an injury, for teen-inc.
No s. But , serrible books!
S weeping, and wringing her hands.
I took t aing for not be dressed in a sack. S een tleman her.
It ao see I kneending I kne migctle glass, to look at your fa?—and so keep my blood warm. And, A glass, Sue? hy should I need a glass?
I t you your ohan was usual.
My oed in doing t?
I t say, miss, Im sure.
I kne Marlo four oclock, and t illiam Io meet it, as for me. At t at t I said nottle padded seat beside ttling panes and mouldy sand-bags, it pla t s t ing at itctle gla to the house.
I t, if t love, te of them.
At last s o and gave a stifled sort of cry. S ing, on illiam Irap. t made up and e aand at toget be Mr Rivers, miss? and se as t? ell, I suppose it is. how pleased my uncle will be!
. So bid Mr Rivers nohe grey?
But Mr Lilly did not send for it o pass on t Mr Rivers was arrived.
And is Mr Rivers made fortable, in his old room? said Maud.
Yes, miss.
And Mr Rivers ired, I suppose, after his journey?
Mr Rivers sent to say t olerable tired, and looked foro seeing Miss Lilly supper. turbing Miss Lilly before then.
I see, s. t o te
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