狄更斯的小说特点 狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第37章Part6

狄更斯双语小说:《董贝父子》第37章Part6  

'Gone out! Does she go out to shun her Mama
Flowers?'
'La bless you
no
Ma'am. Mrs Dombey has only gone out for a ride with Miss Florence.'
'Miss Florence. Who's Miss Florence? Don't tell me about Miss Florence. What's Miss Florence to her
pared to me?'
The apposite display of the diamonds
or the peach-velvet bon (she sat in the bon to receive visitors
weeks before she could stir out of doors)
or the dressing of her up in some gaud or other
usually stopped the tears that began to flow hereabouts; and she would remain in a placent state until Edith came to see her; when
at a glance of the proud face
she would relapse again.
'Well
I am sure
Edith!' she would cry
shaking her head.
'What is the matter
mother?'
'Matter! I really don't know what is the matter. The world is ing to such an artificial and ungrateful state
that I begin to think there's no Heart - or anything of that sort - left in it
positively. Withers is more a child to me than you are. He attends to me much more than my own daughter. I almost wish I didn't look so young - and all that kind of thing - and then perhaps I should be more considered.'
'What would you have
mother?'
'Oh
a great deal
Edith
' impatiently.
'Is there anything you want that you have not? It is your own fault if there be.'
'My own fault!' beginning to whimper. 'The parent I have been to you
Edith: making you a panion from your cradle! And when you neglect me
and have no more natural affection for me than if I was a stranger - not a entieth part of the affection that you have for Florence - but I am only your mother
and should corrupt her in a day! - you reproach me with its being my own fault.'
'Mother
mother
I reproach you with nothing. Why will you always dwell on this?'