Cranford | Gradually Hardening Indonesian B2

Cranford | Gradually Hardening Indonesian B2

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CHAPTERI.OURSOCIETY
Inthefirstplace,CranfordisinpossessionoftheAmazons;
alltheholdersofhousesaboveacertainrentarewomen.
Ifamarriedcouplecometosettleinthetown,somehowthegentlemandisappears;
heiseither
cukup
fairly
frightenedtodeathbybeingtheonlymanintheCranfordeveningparties,orheisaccountedforbybeingwithhis
resimen
regiment
,hisship,orcloselyengagedinbusinessalltheweekinthegreatneighbouringcommercialtownofDrumble,distantonlytwentymilesona
kereta api
railroad
.
Inshort,whateverdoesbecomeofthegentlemen,theyarenotatCranford.
Whatcouldtheydoiftheywerethere?
Thesurgeonhashisroundofthirtymiles,andsleepsatCranford;
buteverymancannotbeasurgeon.
Forkeepingthe
trim
trim
gardensfullofchoiceflowerswithoutaweedtospeckthem;
forfrighteningawaylittleboyswholookwistfullyatthesaidflowersthroughtherailings;
forrushingoutatthegeesethatoccasionallyventureintothegardensifthegatesareleftopen;
fordecidingallquestionsof
sastra
literature
andpoliticswithouttroublingthemselveswith
perlu
unnecessary
reasonsorarguments;
for
mendapatkan
obtaining
clearandcorrectknowledgeofeverybody’saffairsinthe
paroki
parish
;
forkeepingtheirneatmaid-servantsin
mengagumkan
admirable
order;
forkindness(somewhatdictatorial)tothepoor,andrealtendergoodofficestoeachotherwhenevertheyareindistress,theladiesofCranfordarequitesufficient.
“Aman,”asoneofthem
mengamati
observed
tomeonce,“issointhewayinthehouse!”
AlthoughtheladiesofCranfordknowalleachother’sproceedings,theyare
sangat
exceedingly
indifferenttoeachother’sopinions.
Indeed,aseachhasherown
individualitas
individuality
,nottosayeccentricity,pretty
kuat
strongly
developed,nothingissoeasyas
verbal
verbal
retaliation;
but,somehow,good-willreignsamongthemtoa
cukup
considerable
degree.
TheCranfordladieshaveonlyan
sesekali
occasional
littlequarrel,spiritedoutinafewpepperywordsandangryjerksofthehead;
justenoughto
mencegah
prevent
theeventenoroftheirlivesfrombecomingtooflat.
Theirdressisvery
independen
independent
offashion;
astheyobserve,“WhatdoesitsignifyhowwedresshereatCranford,whereeverybodyknowsus?”
Andiftheygofromhome,theirreasonis
sama
equally
cogent,“Whatdoesitsignifyhowwedresshere,wherenobodyknowsus?”
Thematerialsoftheirclothesare,ingeneral,goodand
biasa
plain
,andmostofthemarenearlyasscrupulousasMissTyler,ofcleanlymemory;
butIwillanswerforit,thelastgigot,thelasttightandscantypetticoatinwearinEngland,wasseeninCranford—andseenwithoutasmile.
Ican
bersaksi
testify
toamagnificentfamilyred
sutra
silk
umbrella,underwhicha
lembut
gentle
littlespinster,leftaloneofmanybrothersandsisters,usedtopattertochurchon
hujan
rainy
days.
Haveyouanyred
sutra
silk
umbrellasinLondon?
Wehada
tradisi
tradition
ofthefirstthathadeverbeenseeninCranford;
andthelittleboysmobbedit,andcalledit“astickinpetticoats.”
Itmighthavebeentheveryred
sutra
silk
oneIhavedescribed,heldbyastrongfatherovera
pasukan
troop
oflittleones;
thepoorlittlelady—the
selamat
survivor
ofall—couldscarcelycarryit.
Thentherewererulesandregulationsforvisitingandcalls;
andtheywereannouncedtoanyyoungpeoplewhomightbestayinginthetown,withallthesolemnitywithwhichtheoldManxlawswerereadonceayearontheTinwald
Gunung
Mount
.
“Ourfriendshavesentto
bertanya
inquire
howyouareafteryourjourneyto-night,mydear”(fifteenmilesinagentleman’s
kereta
carriage)
;
“theywillgiveyousomerestto-morrow,butthenextday,Ihavenodoubt,theywillcall;
sobeatlibertyaftertwelve—fromtwelvetothreeareourcallinghours.”
Then,aftertheyhadcalled—.
“Itisthethirdday;
Idaresayyourmammahastoldyou,mydear,nevertoletmorethanthreedayselapsebetweenreceivingacallandreturningit;
andalso,thatyouarenevertostaylongerthanaquarterofanhour.”
“ButamItolookatmywatch?
HowamItofindoutwhenaquarterofanhourhaspassed?”
“Youmustkeepthinkingaboutthetime,mydear,andnotallowyourselftoforgetitinconversation.”
Aseverybodyhadthisruleintheirminds,whethertheyreceivedorpaidacall,ofcoursenoabsorbingsubjectwaseverspokenabout.
Wekeptourselvestoshortsentencesofsmalltalk,andwere
tepat waktu
punctual
toourtime.
IimaginethatafewofthegentlefolksofCranfordwerepoor,andhadsome
kesulitan
difficulty
inmakingbothendsmeet;
buttheywereliketheSpartans,andconcealedtheirsmartunderasmilingface.
Wenoneofusspokeofmoney,becausethatsubjectsavouredofcommerceandtrade,andthoughsomemightbepoor,wewereallaristocratic.
TheCranfordianshadthatkindlyespritdecorpswhichmadethem
mengabaikan
overlook
alldeficienciesinsuccesswhensomeamongthemtriedtoconcealtheir
kemiskinan
poverty
.
WhenMrsForrester,for
misalnya
instance
,gaveapartyinherbaby-houseofadwelling,andthelittle
gadis
maiden
disturbedtheladiesonthe
sofa
sofa
byarequestthatshemightgetthetea-trayoutfrom
bawah
underneath
,everyonetookthisnovelproceedingasthemostnaturalthingintheworld,andtalkedonabout
rumah tangga
household
formsandceremoniesasifweallbelievedthatour
tuan rumah
hostess
hadaregularservants’hall,secondtable,withhousekeeperand
pelayan
steward
,insteadoftheonelittlecharity-school
gadis
maiden
,whoseshortruddyarmscouldneverhavebeenstrongenoughtocarrythe
nampan
tray
upstairs,ifshehadnotbeenassistedinprivatebyher
nyonya
mistress
,whonowsatinstate,pretendingnottoknowwhatcakesweresentup,thoughsheknew,andweknew,andsheknewthatweknew,andweknewthatsheknewthatweknew,shehadbeenbusyallthemorningmakingtea-breadandsponge-cakes.
Therewereoneortwoconsequences
muncul
arising
fromthisgeneralbutunacknowledged
kemiskinan
poverty
,andthisverymuchacknowledgedgentility,whichwerenotamiss,andwhichmightbeintroducedintomanycirclesofsocietytotheirgreat
perbaikan
improvement
.
Forinstance,theinhabitantsofCranfordkeptearlyhours,andclatteredhomeintheirpattens,underthe
bimbingan
guidance
ofalantern-bearer,aboutnineo’clockatnight;
andthewholetownwasabedandasleepbyhalf-pastten.
Moreover,itwasconsidered“vulgar”(a
luar biasa
tremendous
wordinCranford)togiveanythingexpensive,inthewayofeatableordrinkable,attheeveningentertainments.
Waferbread-and-butterandsponge-biscuitswereallthatthe
Terhormat
Honourable
MrsJamiesongave;
andshewassister-in-lawtothelate
Earl
Earl
ofGlenmire,althoughshedidpractisesuch“eleganteconomy.”
“Eleganteconomy!”
How
alami
naturally
onefallsbackintothephraseologyofCranford!
There,
ekonomi
economy
wasalways“elegant,”andmoney-spendingalways“vulgarandostentatious”;
asortofsour-grapeismwhichmadeusvery
damai
peaceful
andsatisfied.
InevershallforgetthedismayfeltwhenacertainCaptainBrowncametoliveatCranford,and
terbuka
openly
spokeabouthisbeingpoor—notina
bisikan
whisper
toanintimatefriend,thedoorsandwindowsbeing
sebelumnya
previously
closed,butinthepublicstreet!
inaloudmilitaryvoice!
alleginghispovertyasareasonfornottakingaparticularhouse.
TheladiesofCranfordwerealreadyrathermoaningoverthe
invasi
invasion
oftheirterritoriesbyamanandagentleman.
Hewasahalf-paycaptain,andhad
mendapatkan
obtained
somesituationonaneighbouring
kereta api
railroad
,whichhadbeenvehementlypetitionedagainstbythelittletown;
andif,in
selain
addition
tohismasculinegender,andhisconnectionwiththeobnoxious
kereta api
railroad
,hewassobrazenastotalkofbeingpoor—why,then,indeed,hemustbesenttoCoventry.
Deathwasastrueandascommonas
kemiskinan
poverty
;
yetpeopleneverspokeaboutthat,loudoutinthestreets.
Itwasawordnottobementionedtoears
sopan
polite
.
Wehadtacitlyagreedtoignorethatanywithwhomweassociatedontermsofvisiting
kesetaraan
equality
couldeverbepreventedby
kemiskinan
poverty
fromdoinganythingthattheywished.
Ifwewalkedtoorfromaparty,itwasbecausethenightwassofine,ortheairsorefreshing,notbecausesedan-chairswereexpensive.
Ifweworeprints,insteadofsummersilks,itwasbecausewepreferredawashingmaterial;
andsoon,tillweblindedourselvestothe
vulgar
vulgar
factthatwewere,allofus,peopleofvery
moderat
moderate
means.
Ofcourse,then,wedidnotknowwhattomakeofamanwhocouldspeakof
kemiskinan
poverty
asifitwasnotadisgrace.
Yet,somehow,CaptainBrownmadehimselfrespectedinCranford,andwascalledupon,in
meskipun
spite
ofallresolutionstothe
sebaliknya
contrary
.
IwassurprisedtohearhisopinionsquotedasauthorityatavisitwhichIpaidtoCranfordaboutayearafterhehadsettledinthetown.
Myownfriendshadbeenamongthebitterestopponentsofany
proposal
proposal
tovisittheCaptainandhisdaughters,onlytwelvemonthsbefore;
andnowhewasevenadmittedinthetabooedhoursbeforetwelve.
True,itwasto
menemukan
discover
thecauseofasmoking
cerobong asap
chimney
,beforethefirewaslighted;
butstillCaptainBrownwalkedupstairs,nothingdaunted,spokeinavoicetoolargefortheroom,andjokedquiteinthewayofa
jinak
tame
manaboutthehouse.
Hehadbeenblindtoallthesmallslights,andomissionsof
sepele
trivial
ceremonies,withwhichhehadbeenreceived.
Hehadbeenfriendly,thoughtheCranfordladieshadbeencool;
hehadansweredsmall
sarkastik
sarcastic
complimentsingoodfaith;
andwithhismanlyfranknesshadoverpoweredalltheshrinkingwhichmethimasamanwhowasnotashamedtobepoor.
And,atlast,hisexcellentmasculinecommonsense,andhisfacilityin
merancang
devising
expedientstoovercomedomesticdilemmas,had
mendapatkan
gained
himanextraordinaryplaceasauthorityamongtheCranfordladies.
Hehimselfwentoninhiscourse,as
menyadari
unaware
ofhispopularityashehadbeenofthe
sebaliknya
reverse
;
andIamsurehewasstartledonedaywhenhefoundhisadvicesohighlyesteemedastomakesomecounselwhichhehadgiveninjesttobetakenin
sadar
sober
,seriousearnest.
Itwasonthissubject:
AnoldladyhadanAlderneycow,whichshelookeduponasadaughter.
Youcouldnotpaytheshortquarterofanhourcallwithoutbeingtoldofthewonderfulmilkorwonderfulintelligenceofthisanimal.
ThewholetownknewandkindlyregardedMissBetsyBarker’sAlderney;
thereforegreatwasthe
simpati
sympathy
andregretwhen,inanunguardedmoment,thepoorcowtumbledintoalime-pit.
Shemoanedso
keras
loudly
thatshewassoonheardandrescued;
but
sementara
meanwhile
thepoorbeasthadlostmostofherhair,andcameoutlookingnaked,cold,andmiserable,inabareskin.
Everybodypitiedtheanimal,thoughafewcouldnot
menahan
restrain
theirsmilesatherdrollappearance.
MissBetsyBarkerabsolutelycriedwith
kesedihan
sorrow
anddismay;
anditwassaidshethoughtoftryingabathofoil.
This
obat
remedy
,perhaps,wasrecommendedbysomeoneofthenumberwhoseadvicesheasked;
butthe
usulan
proposal
,ifeveritwasmade,wasknockedontheheadbyCaptainBrown’sdecided“Getheraflannelwaistcoatandflanneldrawers,ma’am,ifyouwishtokeepheralive.
Butmyadviceis,killthepoorcreatureatonce.”
MissBetsyBarkerdriedhereyes,andthankedtheCaptainheartily;
shesettowork,andby-and-byallthetownturnedouttoseetheAlderneymeeklygoingtoher
padang rumput
pasture
,cladindarkgreyflannel.
Ihavewatchedhermyselfmanyatime.
Doyoueverseecowsdressedin
abu
grey
flannelinLondon?
CaptainBrownhadtakenasmallhouseonthe
pinggiran
outskirts
ofthetown,wherehelivedwithhistwodaughters.
HemusthavebeenupwardsofsixtyatthetimeofthefirstvisitIpaidtoCranfordafterIhadleftitasa
tinggal
residence
.
Buthehadawiry,well-trained,
elastis
elastic
figure,astiffmilitarythrow-backofhishead,andaspringingstep,whichmadehimappearmuchyoungerthanhewas.
Hiseldestdaughterlookedalmostasoldashimself,andbetrayedthefactthathisrealwasmorethanhisapparentage.
MissBrownmusthavebeenforty;
shehadasickly,pained,careworn
ekspresi
expression
onherface,andlookedasifthegaietyofyouthhadlongfadedoutofsight.
Evenwhenyoungshemusthavebeen
biasa
plain
andhard-featured.
MissJessieBrownwastenyearsyoungerthanhersister,andtwentyshadesprettier.
Herfacewasroundanddimpled.
MissJenkynsoncesaid,inapassionagainstCaptainBrown(thecauseofwhichIwilltellyoupresently),“thatshethoughtitwastimeforMissJessietoleaveoffherdimples,andnotalwaystobetryingtolooklikeachild.”
Itwastruetherewassomethingchildlikeinherface;
andtherewillbe,Ithink,tillshedies,thoughsheshouldlivetoahundred.
Hereyeswerelargebluewonderingeyes,lookingstraightatyou;
hernosewasunformedandsnub,andherlipswereredanddewy;
sheworeherhair,too,inlittlerowsofcurls,whichheightenedthis
penampilan
appearance
.
Idonotknowwhethershewasprettyornot;
butIlikedherface,andsodideverybody,andIdonotthinkshecouldhelpherdimples.
Shehadsomethingofherfather’sjauntinessofgaitand
cara
manner
;
andanyfemaleobservermight
mendeteksi
detect
aslightdifferenceinthe
pakaian
attire
ofthetwosisters—thatofMissJessiebeingabouttwopoundsperannummoreexpensivethanMissBrown’s.
Twopoundswasalarge
jumlah
sum
inCaptainBrown’sannualdisbursements.
Suchwasthe
kesan
impression
madeuponmebytheBrownfamilywhenIfirstsawthemalltogetherinCranfordChurch.
TheCaptainIhadmetbefore—onthe
kesempatan
occasion
ofthesmokychimney,whichhehadcuredbysomesimplealterationintheflue.
Inchurch,heheldhisdoubleeye-glasstohiseyesduringtheMorningHymn,andthenlifteduphishead
tegak
erect
andsangoutloudandjoyfully.
Hemadetheresponseslouderthantheclerk—anoldmanwithapiping
lemah
feeble
voice,who,Ithink,feltaggrievedattheCaptain’ssonorous
bass
bass
,andquiveredhigherandhigherinconsequence.
Oncomingoutofchurch,thebriskCaptainpaidthemost
gagah
gallant
attentiontohistwodaughters.
Henoddedandsmiledtohisacquaintances;
butheshookhandswithnoneuntilhehadhelpedMissBrowntounfurlherumbrella,hadrelievedherofherprayer-book,andhadwaited
sabar
patiently
tillshe,withtremblingnervoushands,hadtakenuphergowntowalkthroughthewetroads.
IwonderwhattheCranfordladiesdidwithCaptainBrownattheirparties.
Wehadoftenrejoiced,informerdays,thattherewasnogentlemantobeattendedto,andtofindconversationfor,atthecard-parties.
Wehadcongratulatedourselvesuponthesnugnessoftheevenings;
and,inourloveforgentility,anddistasteofmankind,wehadalmost
meyakinkan
persuaded
ourselvesthattobeamanwastobe“vulgar”;
sothatwhenIfoundmyfriendand
tuan rumah
hostess
,MissJenkyns,wasgoingtohaveapartyinmyhonour,andthatCaptainandtheMissBrownswereinvited,Iwonderedmuchwhatwouldbethecourseoftheevening.
Card-tables,withgreenbaizetops,weresetoutby
siang
daylight
,justasusual;
itwasthethirdweekin
November
November
,sotheeveningsclosedinaboutfour.
Candles,andcleanpacksofcards,werearrangedoneachtable.
Thefirewasmadeup;
the
rapi
neat
maid-servanthadreceivedherlastdirections;
andtherewestood,dressedinourbest,eachwithacandle-lighterinourhands,readytodartatthecandlesassoonasthefirstknockcame.
PartiesinCranfordweresolemnfestivities,makingtheladiesfeelgravelyelatedastheysattogetherintheirbestdresses.
Assoonasthreehadarrived,wesatdownto“Preference,”Ibeingthe
beruntung
unlucky
fourth.
Thenextfourcomerswereputdownimmediatelytoanothertable;
and
sekarang
presently
thetea-trays,whichIhadseensetoutinthestore-roomasIpassedinthemorning,wereplacedeachonthemiddleofacard-table.
Thechinawas
halus
delicate
egg-shell;
theold-fashionedsilverglitteredwithpolishing;
buttheeatableswereoftheslightest
deskripsi
description
.
Whilethetrayswereyetonthetables,CaptainandtheMissBrownscamein;
andIcouldseethat,somehoworother,theCaptainwasafavouritewithalltheladiespresent.
Ruffledbrowsweresmoothed,sharpvoicesloweredathisapproach.
MissBrownlookedill,and
tertekan
depressed
almosttogloom.
MissJessiesmiledasusual,andseemednearlyaspopularasherfather.
Heimmediatelyandquietlyassumedtheman’splaceintheroom;
attendedtoeveryone’swants,lessenedtheprettymaid-servant’slabourbywaitingonemptycupsandbread-and-butterlessladies;
andyetdiditallinsoeasyand
bermartabat
dignified
amanner,andsomuchasifitwereamatterofcourseforthestrongtoattendtotheweak,thathewasatruemanthroughout.
Heplayedforthreepennypointswithasgraveaninterestasiftheyhadbeenpounds;
andyet,inallhisattentiontostrangers,hehadaneyeonhissufferingdaughter—forsufferingIwassureshewas,thoughtomanyeyesshemightonlyappeartobeirritable.
MissJessiecouldnotplaycards:
butshetalkedtothesitters-out,who,beforehercoming,hadbeenratherinclinedtobecross.
Shesang,too,toanoldcrackedpiano,whichIthinkhadbeenaspinetinitsyouth.
MissJessiesang,“JockofHazeldean”alittleoutoftune;
butwewerenoneofusmusical,thoughMissJenkynsbeattime,outoftime,bywayofappearingtobeso.
ItwasverygoodofMissJenkynstodothis;
forIhadseenthat,alittlebefore,shehadbeenagooddealannoyedbyMissJessieBrown’sunguardedadmissionproposofShetlandwool)thatshehadanuncle,hermother’sbrother,whowasa
penjaga toko
shopkeeper
inEdinburgh.
MissJenkynstriedto
menenggelamkan
drown
thisconfessionbyaterriblecough—forthe
Terhormat
Honourable
MrsJamiesonwassittingatacard-table
terdekat
nearest
MissJessie,andwhatwouldshesayorthinkifshefoundoutshewasinthesameroomwithashop-keeper’s
keponakan
niece
!
ButMissJessieBrown(whohadnotact,asweallagreedthenextmorning)wouldrepeattheinformation,and
meyakinkan
assure
MissPoleshecouldeasilygetherthe
identik
identical
Shetlandwoolrequired,“throughmyuncle,whohasthebestassortmentofShetland
barang
goods
ofanyoneinEdinbro’.”
Itwastotakethetasteofthisoutofourmouths,andthesoundofthisoutofourears,thatMissJenkyns
mengusulkan
proposed
music;
soIsayagain,itwasverygoodofhertobeattimetothesong.
Whenthetraysre-appearedwithbiscuitsandwine,punctuallyataquartertonine,therewasconversation,comparingofcards,andtalkingovertricks;
butby-and-byCaptainBrownsportedabitof
sastra
literature
.
“Haveyouseenanynumbersof‘ThePickwickPapers’?”
saidhe.
(Theywerethen
menerbitkan
publishing
inparts.)
“Capitalthing!”
NowMissJenkynswasdaughterofadeceasedrectorofCranford;
and,onthestrengthofanumberof
naskah
manuscript
sermons,andaprettygoodlibraryof
keilahian
divinity
,consideredherselfliterary,andlookeduponanyconversationaboutbooksasachallengetoher.
Sosheansweredandsaid,“Yes,shehadseenthem;
indeed,shemightsayshehadreadthem.”
“Andwhatdoyouthinkofthem?”
exclaimedCaptainBrown.
“Aren’ttheyfamouslygood?”
So
mendesak
urged
MissJenkynscouldnotbutspeak.
“Imustsay,Idon’tthinktheyarebyanymeansequaltoDrJohnson.
Still,perhaps,theauthorisyoung.
Lethim
bertahan
persevere
,andwhoknowswhathemaybecomeifhewilltakethegreatDoctorforhismodel?”
Thiswas
jelas
evidently
toomuchforCaptainBrowntotakeplacidly;
andIsawthewordsonthetipofhistonguebeforeMissJenkynshadfinishedhersentence.
“Itisquiteadifferentsortofthing,mydearmadam,”hebegan.
“Iamquiteawareofthat,”returnedshe.
“AndImakeallowances,CaptainBrown.”
“Justallowmetoreadyouasceneoutofthismonth’snumber,”pleadedhe.
“Ihaditonlythismorning,andIdon’tthinkthecompanycanhavereadityet.”
“Asyouplease,”saidshe,settlingherselfwithanairof
pengunduran diri
resignation
.
Hereadtheaccountofthe“swarry”whichSamWellergaveatBath.
Someofuslaughedheartily.
Ididnotdare,becauseIwasstayinginthehouse.