CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthe
pertama
firstplace,CranfordisinpossessionoftheAmazons;semua
alltheholdersofhousesatas
aboveacertainrentarewomen.Jika
Ifamarriedcouplecometomenetap
settleinthetown,somehowthepria
gentlemandisappears;heiseither
cukup
fairlyfrightenedtodeathbybeingtheonlyorang
manintheCranfordeveningparties,atau
orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhisresimen
regiment,hisship,orcloselyengagedinbisnis
businessalltheweekinthebesar
greatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymilesonakereta api
railroad.Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
What
bisa
couldtheydoiftheywerethere?Thesurgeon
memiliki
hashisroundofthirtymiles,dan
andsleepsatCranford;but
setiap
everymancannotbeasurgeon.For
menjaga
keepingthetrimgardensfullofpilihan
choiceflowerswithoutaweedtospeckmereka
them;forfrighteningawaylittleboyswho
melihat
lookwistfullyatthesaidflowersmelalui
throughtherailings;forrushing
keluar
outatthegeesethatoccasionallyventureintothegardensjika
ifthegatesareleftterbuka
open;fordecidingallquestionsof
sastra
literatureandpoliticswithouttroublingthemselvesdengan
withunnecessaryreasonsorarguments;for
mendapatkan
obtainingclearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinyang
theparish;forkeepingtheir
rapi
neatmaid-servantsinadmirableorder;for
kebaikan
kindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothemiskin
poor,andrealtendergoodofficestosetiap
eachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordarequitesufficient.“Aman,”asoneofthem
mengamati
observedtomeonce,“issointhejalan
wayinthehouse!”AlthoughtheladiesofCranford
tahu
knowalleachother’sproceedings,theyaresangat
exceedinglyindifferenttoeachother’sopinions.Memang
Indeed,aseachhashermemiliki
ownindividuality,nottosayeccentricity,cukup
prettystronglydeveloped,nothingissomudah
easyasverbalretaliation;but,
entah bagaimana
somehow,good-willreignsamongthemtoacukup
considerabledegree.TheCranfordladies
memiliki
haveonlyanoccasionallittlequarrel,spiritedkeluar
outinafewpepperywordsdan
andangryjerksofthekepala
head;justenoughtopreventthe
bahkan
eventenoroftheirlivesfrommenjadi
becomingtooflat.Theirdressis
sangat
veryindependentoffashion;astheyobserve,“Whatdoesitsignify
cara
howwedresshereatCranford,mana
whereeverybodyknowsus?”And
jika
iftheygofromhome,theiralasan
reasonisequallycogent,“Whatdoesitsignifycara
howwedresshere,wherenobodytahu
knowsus?”Thematerialsoftheir
pakaian
clothesare,ingeneral,gooddan
andplain,andmostofthemarehampir
nearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemori
memory;butIwillanswerfor
itu
it,thelastgigot,theterakhir
lasttightandscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasseeninCranford—andseentanpa
withoutasmile.Ican
bersaksi
testifytoamagnificentfamilymerah
redsilkumbrella,underwhichseorang
agentlelittlespinster,leftsendirian
aloneofmanybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertogereja
churchonrainydays.Haveyouany
merah
redsilkumbrellasinLondon?We
memiliki
hadatraditionofthepertama
firstthathadeverbeenseeninCranford;dan
andthelittleboysmobbedit,dan
andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”Itmight
telah
havebeentheveryredsutra
silkoneIhavedescribed,heldbyseorang
astrongfatheroverapasukan
troopoflittleones;the
malang
poorlittlelady—thesurvivorofall—couldhampir
scarcelycarryit.Thentherewererules
dan
andregulationsforvisitingandcalls;dan
andtheywereannouncedtoanymuda
youngpeoplewhomightbetinggal
stayinginthetown,withsemua
allthesolemnitywithwhichthelama
oldManxlawswerereadsekali
onceayearontheTinwaldGunung
Mount.“Ourfriendshavesentto
bertanya
inquirehowyouareafteryourperjalanan
journeyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’skereta
carriage);“theywillgiveyousome
istirahat
restto-morrow,butthenextday,Ihavetidak
nodoubt,theywillcall;sobeatliberty
setelah
aftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”Then,
setelah
aftertheyhadcalled—.“Itisthe
ketiga
thirdday;Idaresayyourmammahas
mengatakan
toldyou,mydear,nevertomembiarkan
letmorethanthreedayselapseantara
betweenreceivingacallandreturningit;dan
andalso,thatyouarepernah
nevertostaylongerthanaseperempat
quarterofanhour.”“ButamIto
melihat
lookatmywatch?HowamItofindout
ketika
whenaquarterofanjam
hourhaspassed?”“Youmust
terus
keepthinkingaboutthetime,mydear,dan
andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”As
semua
everybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,apakah
whethertheyreceivedorpaidapanggilan
call,ofcoursenoabsorbingsubjectwaseverspokenabout.We
menjaga
keptourselvestoshortsentencesofkecil
smalltalk,andwerepunctualtoourwaktu
time.IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwere
miskin
poor,andhadsomedifficultyinmembuat
makingbothendsmeet;buttheywere
seperti
liketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmartbawah
underasmilingface.We
tidak
noneofusspokeofuang
money,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommercedan
andtrade,andthoughsomemightbemiskin
poor,wewereallaristocratic.TheCranfordians
memiliki
hadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmembuat
madethemoverlookalldeficienciesinkeberhasilan
successwhensomeamongthemmencoba
triedtoconcealtheirpoverty.Ketika
WhenMrsForrester,forinstance,gaveapesta
partyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,dan
andthelittlemaidendisturbedtheladiesonthesofa
sofabyarequestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfrombawah
underneath,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthepaling
mostnaturalthinginthedunia
world,andtalkedonaboutrumah tangga
householdformsandceremoniesasjika
ifweallbelievedthatourtuan rumah
hostesshadaregularservants’hall,kedua
secondtable,withhousekeeperandpelayan
steward,insteadoftheonekecil
littlecharity-schoolmaiden,whoseshortruddyarmsbisa
couldneverhavebeenstrongcukup
enoughtocarrythetrayatas
upstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinpribadi
privatebyhermistress,whosekarang
nowsatinstate,pretendingnottotahu
knowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughshetahu
knew,andweknew,andshetahu
knewthatweknew,andwetahu
knewthatsheknewthatwetahu
knew,shehadbeenbusysemua
allthemorningmakingtea-breaddan
andsponge-cakes.Therewereone
atau
ortwoconsequencesarisingfromini
thisgeneralbutunacknowledgedpoverty,dan
andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,yang
whichwerenotamiss,andyang
whichmightbeintroducedintomanycirclesofmasyarakat
societytotheirgreatimprovement.For
misalnya
instance,theinhabitantsofCranfordmenjaga
keptearlyhours,andclatteredrumah
homeintheirpattens,underthebimbingan
guidanceofalantern-bearer,aboutsembilan
nineo’clockatnight;andthe
seluruh
wholetownwasabedandtertidur
asleepbyhalf-pastten.Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(a
luar biasa
tremendouswordinCranford)tomemberikan
giveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatableatau
ordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.Waferbread-and-butter
dan
andsponge-biscuitswereallthattheTerhormat
HonourableMrsJamiesongave;andshewassister-in-lawtothe
almarhum
lateEarlofGlenmire,althoughshemelakukan
didpractisesuch“eleganteconomy.”“Eleganteconomy!”
Betapa
HownaturallyonefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!Sana
There,economywasalways“elegant,”dan
andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;a
semacam
sortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeussangat
verypeacefulandsatisfied.I
pernah
nevershallforgetthedismayfeltketika
whenacertainCaptainBrowndatang
cametoliveatCranford,dan
andopenlyspokeabouthisbeingpoor—notinseorang
awhispertoanintimateteman
friend,thedoorsandwindowsbeingsebelumnya
previouslyclosed,butintheumum
publicstreet!inaloud
militer
militaryvoice!alleginghispovertyasa
alasan
reasonfornottakingatertentu
particularhouse.TheladiesofCranfordwere
sudah
alreadyrathermoaningovertheinvasi
invasionoftheirterritoriesbyseorang
amanandagentleman.Hewas
seorang
ahalf-paycaptain,andhadmendapatkan
obtainedsomesituationonaneighbouringkereta api
railroad,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedterhadap
againstbythelittletown;dan
andif,inadditiontohismasculinejenis kelamin
gender,andhisconnectionwithyang
theobnoxiousrailroad,hewassobrazenastoberbicara
talkofbeingpoor—why,then,memang
indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.Kematian
Deathwasastrueandascommonaskemiskinan
poverty;yetpeopleneverspoke
tentang
aboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.Itwasa
kata
wordnottobementionedtoearssopan
polite.Wehadtacitlyagreedto
mengabaikan
ignorethatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisitingkesetaraan
equalitycouldeverbepreventedbykemiskinan
povertyfromdoinganythingthattheywished.Jika
Ifwewalkedtoorfromsebuah
aparty,itwasbecausethemalam
nightwassofine,ortheudara
airsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairsweremahal
expensive.Ifweworeprints,
bukan
insteadofsummersilks,itwaskarena
becausewepreferredawashingbahan
material;andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothe
vulgar
vulgarfactthatwewere,semua
allofus,peopleofsangat
verymoderatemeans.Ofcourse,then,wedidnot
tahu
knowwhattomakeofseorang
amanwhocouldspeakofkemiskinan
povertyasifitwasnotseorang
adisgrace.Yet,somehow,Captain
Brown
BrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,dan
andwascalledupon,inmeskipun
spiteofallresolutionstothesebaliknya
contrary.Iwassurprisedto
mendengar
hearhisopinionsquotedasotoritas
authorityatavisitwhichIbayar
paidtoCranfordaboutasetahun
yearafterhehadsettledinthekota
town.Myownfriendshadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsof
setiap
anyproposaltovisittheKapten
Captainandhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthssebelumnya
before;andnowhewas
bahkan
evenadmittedinthetabooedhourssebelum
beforetwelve.True,itwasto
menemukan
discoverthecauseofasmokingcerobong asap
chimney,beforethefirewaslighted;tapi
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedatas
upstairs,nothingdaunted,spokeinseorang
avoicetoolargeforyang
theroom,andjokedquiteinyang
thewayofatamepria
manaboutthehouse.Hehadbeen
buta
blindtoallthesmallslights,dan
andomissionsoftrivialceremonies,dengan
withwhichhehadbeenreceived.Hehadbeen
ramah
friendly,thoughtheCranfordladieshadbeendingin
cool;hehadansweredsmall
sarkastik
sarcasticcomplimentsingoodfaith;dan
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpoweredsemua
alltheshrinkingwhichmethimasseorang
amanwhowasnotmalu
ashamedtobepoor.And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculine
biasa
commonsense,andhisfacilityinmerancang
devisingexpedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,hadmendapatkan
gainedhimanextraordinaryplaceasotoritas
authorityamongtheCranfordladies.Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,as
menyadari
unawareofhispopularityashehadbeenofyang
thereverse;andIam
yakin
surehewasstartledonehari
daywhenhefoundhisadvicesosangat
highlyesteemedastomakebeberapa
somecounselwhichhehadgiveninjesttobetakeninsadar
sober,seriousearnest.Itwason
ini
thissubject:Anoldlady
memiliki
hadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasseorang
adaughter.Youcouldnot
membayar
paytheshortquarterofanjam
hourcallwithoutbeingtoldofyang
thewonderfulmilkorwonderfulkecerdasan
intelligenceofthisanimal.The
seluruh
wholetownknewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;therefore
besar
greatwasthesympathyandpenyesalan
regretwhen,inanunguardedmoment,yang
thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.Shemoanedso
keras
loudlythatshewassoonhearddan
andrescued;butmeanwhilethe
malang
poorbeasthadlostmostofherhair,dan
andcameoutlookingnaked,dingin
cold,andmiserable,inabarekulit
skin.Everybodypitiedtheanimal,
meskipun
thoughafewcouldnotmenahan
restraintheirsmilesatherdrollappearance.MissBetsyBarkerabsolutely
menangis
criedwithsorrowanddismay;dan
anditwassaidsheberpikir
thoughtoftryingabathofminyak
oil.Thisremedy,perhaps,wasrecommendedby
beberapa
someoneofthenumberwhosesaran
advicesheasked;butthe
usulan
proposal,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedonthekepala
headbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Getheraflannelwaistcoatdan
andflanneldrawers,ma’am,ifyouingin
wishtokeepheralive.Tapi
Butmyadviceis,killthemalang
poorcreatureatonce.”MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,
dan
andthankedtheCaptainheartily;shesetto
bekerja
work,andby-and-byallthekota
townturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeeklypergi
goingtoherpasture,cladingelap
darkgreyflannel.Ihavewatchedhermyself
berkali
manyatime.Doyouever
melihat
seecowsdressedingreyflannelinLondon?Kapten
CaptainBrownhadtakenakecil
smallhouseontheoutskirtsofthekota
town,wherehelivedwithhisdua
twodaughters.Hemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthe
saat
timeofthefirstvisitIpaidtoCranfordsetelah
afterIhadleftitasatinggal
residence.Buthehadawiry,well-trained,
elastis
elasticfigure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,dan
andaspringingstep,whichmadehimtampak
appearmuchyoungerthanhewas.Hiseldest
putri
daughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,dan
andbetrayedthefactthathisrealwaslebih
morethanhisapparentage.Miss
Brown
Brownmusthavebeenforty;she
memiliki
hadasickly,pained,carewornekspresi
expressiononherface,andterlihat
lookedasifthegaietyofyouthmemiliki
hadlongfadedoutofsight.Bahkan
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeenbiasa
plainandhard-featured.MissJessie
Brown
Brownwastenyearsyoungerdari
thanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.Herfacewas
bulat
roundanddimpled.MissJenkyns
pernah
oncesaid,inapassionterhadap
againstCaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichIakan
willtellyoupresently),“thatsheberpikir
thoughtitwastimeforMissJessietomeninggalkan
leaveoffherdimples,andnotselalu
alwaystobetryingtoterlihat
looklikeachild.”Itwas
benar
truetherewassomethingchildlikeinherface;dan
andtherewillbe,Ipikir
think,tillshedies,thoughsheharus
shouldlivetoahundred.Hereyeswere
besar
largebluewonderingeyes,lookinglangsung
straightatyou;hernosewasunformed
dan
andsnub,andherlipsweremerah
redanddewy;sheworeherhair,
juga
too,inlittlerowsofcurls,yang
whichheightenedthisappearance.Idonot
tahu
knowwhethershewasprettyatau
ornot;butIlikedherface,
dan
andsodideverybody,andIdonotberpikir
thinkshecouldhelpherdimples.She
memiliki
hadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgaitdan
andmanner;andanyfemale
pengamat
observermightdetectaslightperbedaan
differenceintheattireofthedua
twosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingsekitar
abouttwopoundsperannumlebih
moreexpensivethanMissBrown’s.Dua
Twopoundswasalargejumlah
suminCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.Suchwas
yang
theimpressionmadeuponmebyyang
theBrownfamilywhenIfirstmelihat
sawthemalltogetherinCranfordGereja
Church.TheCaptainIhad
temui
metbefore—ontheoccasionofthesmokycerobong asap
chimney,whichhehadcuredbybeberapa
somesimplealterationintheflue.In
gereja
church,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesselama
duringtheMorningHymn,andthenmengangkat
lifteduphisheaderectdan
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.He
membuat
madetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—antua
oldmanwithapipinglemah
feeblevoice,who,Ithink,merasa
feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorousbass
bass,andquiveredhigherandtinggi
higherinconsequence.Oncoming
keluar
outofchurch,thebriskKapten
Captainpaidthemostgallantperhatian
attentiontohistwodaughters.Henodded
dan
andsmiledtohisacquaintances;tapi
butheshookhandswithtidak
noneuntilhehadhelpedMissBrown
Browntounfurlherumbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,dan
andhadwaitedpatientlytillshe,dengan
withtremblingnervoushands,hadmengambil
takenuphergowntoberjalan
walkthroughthewetroads.Iwonderwhat
yang
theCranfordladiesdidwithKapten
CaptainBrownattheirparties.Wehad
sering
oftenrejoiced,informerdays,bahwa
thattherewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,dan
andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.Wehadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessoftheevenings;
dan
and,inourloveforgentility,dan
anddistasteofmankind,wehadhampir
almostpersuadedourselvesthattobeseorang
amanwastobe“vulgar”;sothat
ketika
whenIfoundmyfrienddan
andhostess,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohaveapesta
partyinmyhonour,andthatKapten
CaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Itanya
wonderedmuchwhatwouldbethekursus
courseoftheevening.Card-tables,with
hijau
greenbaizetops,weresetoutbysiang
daylight,justasusual;itwasthe
ketiga
thirdweekinNovember,sotheeveningsclosedinsekitar
aboutfour.Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedon
setiap
eachtable.Thefirewas
buat
madeup;theneatmaid-servanthad
menerima
receivedherlastdirections;and
sana
therewestood,dressedinourterbaik
best,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,siap
readytodartatthecandlesassegera
soonasthefirstknockdatang
came.PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,
membuat
makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheyduduk
sattogetherintheirbestdresses.As
segera
soonasthreehadarrived,weduduk
satdownto“Preference,”Ibeingyang
theunluckyfourth.Thenext
empat
fourcomerswereputdownsegera
immediatelytoanothertable;and
sekarang
presentlythetea-trays,whichIhadmelihat
seensetoutinthestore-roomasImelewati
passedinthemorning,wereplacedmasing
eachonthemiddleofacard-table.Yang
Thechinawasdelicateegg-shell;theold-fashioned
perak
silverglitteredwithpolishing;but
yang
theeatableswereoftheslightestdeskripsi
description.Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,
Kapten
CaptainandtheMissBrownscamein;dan
andIcouldseethat,entah bagaimana
somehoworother,theCaptainwasafavorit
favouritewithalltheladieshadir
present.Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,
tajam
sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.Miss
Brown
Brownlookedill,anddepressedhampir
almosttogloom.MissJessie
tersenyum
smiledasusual,andseemedhampir
nearlyaspopularasherfather.He
segera
immediatelyandquietlyassumedtheman’stempat
placeintheroom;attendedto
setiap
everyone’swants,lessenedthecantik
prettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingonkosong
emptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;dan
andyetdiditallinsomudah
easyanddignifiedamanner,dan
andsomuchasifitwereseorang
amatterofcourseforthekuat
strongtoattendtothelemah
weak,thathewasasejati
truemanthroughout.Heplayedforthreepennypoints
dengan
withasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;and
namun
yet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hememiliki
hadaneyeonhismenderita
sufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwasyakin
sureshewas,thoughtobanyak
manyeyesshemightonlytampak
appeartobeirritable.MissJessie
bisa
couldnotplaycards:butshe
berbicara
talkedtothesitters-out,who,sebelum
beforehercoming,hadbeenagak
ratherinclinedtobecross.She
bernyanyi
sang,too,toanoldcrackedpiano
piano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.MissJessie
bernyanyi
sang,“JockofHazeldean”asedikit
littleoutoftune;butwewere
tidak
noneofusmusical,thoughMissJenkynsmengalahkan
beattime,outoftime,bycara
wayofappearingtobeso.Itwas
sangat
verygoodofMissJenkynstomelakukan
dothis;forIhad
melihat
seenthat,alittlebefore,shememiliki
hadbeenagooddealannoyedbyMiss
MissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmission(àproposofShetlandwool)thatshememiliki
hadanuncle,hermother’ssaudara
brother,whowasashopkeeperinEdinburgh.MissJenkyns
mencoba
triedtodrownthisconfessionbyamengerikan
terriblecough—fortheHonourableMrsJamiesonwasduduk
sittingatacard-tablenearestMissJessie,dan
andwhatwouldshesayatau
orthinkifshefoundoutshewasinyang
thesameroomwithashop-keeper’skeponakan
niece!ButMissJessieBrown(who
memiliki
hadnotact,aswesemua
allagreedthenextmorning)akan
wouldrepeattheinformation,andmeyakinkan
assureMissPoleshecouldmudah
easilygethertheidenticalShetlandwoolrequired,“throughmypaman
uncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetlandbarang
goodsofanyoneinEdinbro’.”Itwasto
mengambil
takethetasteofthisoutofourmouths,dan
andthesoundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkynsmengusulkan
proposedmusic;soIsay
lagi
again,itwasverygoodofhertomemukul
beattimetothesong.Ketika
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuitsdan
andwine,punctuallyataseperempat
quartertonine,therewaspercakapan
conversation,comparingofcards,andberbicara
talkingovertricks;butby-and-by
Kapten
CaptainBrownsportedabitofsastra
literature.“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
saidhe.
Mereka
(Theywerethenpublishinginparts.)“Capitalthing!”
Sekarang
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;dan
and,onthestrengthofanumberofnaskah
manuscriptsermons,andaprettybaik
goodlibraryofdivinity,consideredherselfliterary,dan
andlookeduponanyconversationtentang
aboutbooksasachallengetoher.Soshe
menjawab
answeredandsaid,“Yes,shehadseenthem;memang
indeed,shemightsayshehadreadthem.”“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimed
Kapten
CaptainBrown.“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
mendesak
urgedMissJenkynscouldnotbutberbicara
speak.“Imustsay,Idon’t
berpikir
thinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.Masih
Still,perhaps,theauthorismuda
young.Lethimpersevere,andwho
tahu
knowswhathemaybecomejika
ifhewilltakethehebat
greatDoctorforhismodel?”Ini
ThiswasevidentlytoomuchforKapten
CaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;dan
andIsawthewordsontheujung
tipofhistonguebeforeMissJenkynshadmenyelesaikan
finishedhersentence.“Itis
sangat
quiteadifferentsortofhal
thing,mydearmadam,”hemulai
began.“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returnedshe.
“AndI
membuat
makeallowances,CaptainBrown.”“Justallowmetoreadyou
sebuah
asceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadeddia
he.“Ihaditonly
ini
thismorning,andIdon’tberpikir
thinkthecompanycanhavereadityet.”“Asyouplease,”saidshe,settlingherself
dengan
withanairofresignation.He
membaca
readtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaveatBath.Beberapa
Someofuslaughedheartily.Ididnot
berani
dare,becauseIwasstayingintherumah
house.