《North and South》简介：

Book Description

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Set in the mid-19th century, and written from the author's first-hand experience, this work follows the story of the heroine's movement from the tranquil setting of rural southern England to the turbulent industrial north.

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Book Dimension :

length: (cm)19.8 　　　 　　　　　 　　　　　 width:(cm)12.6

《North and South》摘录：

谁也不知道伦诺克斯先生第二天为什么没有守约。桑顿先生准时到来了，他在客厅里等了将近一小时，玛格丽特才走进去，显得脸色苍白，十分忧虑。 她急忙开口说： “很抱歉，伦诺克斯先生没有来，——他可以把事情办得比我好得多。他是我的法律顾问，在这……” “我来了，如果打扰了你，那很抱歉。要不要我到伦诺克斯先生的事务所去找找他呢？” “不必啦，谢谢你。我想告诉你，发现我这就要失去你这样一个租户，我感到多么难受。但是，伦诺克斯先生说，事情肯定会好起来的……” “伦诺克斯先生对我的事并不怎么了解。”桑顿先生平静地说。“他在一个人在意的那些事情上一直很快乐，很幸运，所以不明白一个发现自己年纪已经不轻会觉得怎样。——一个人年纪已经不轻了，却给抛回到需要青年人信心十足的干劲的起点——他感到半辈子已经过去，却一事无成——失去的时机什么也没有留下，除了那些痛苦的回忆。黑尔小姐，我宁愿不停伦诺克斯先生对我的事情表示的看法。快乐成功的人，往往会把别人的不幸看得微不足道。” “这你说得可不对。”玛格丽特柔和地说。“伦诺克斯先生只是说，他认为你收回——不只是收回——你失去的一切财产，是非常有可能的——等我说完了你再说——请你不要说话！”她又镇定下来，继续忙乱地、哆哆嗦嗦地翻着一些法律文件和帐目清单。“哦！在这儿——他还替我草拟了一份提议——我真希望他在这儿解释一下——说明如果你乐意接受我的一笔钱，——现在我有一万八千零五十七英镑存在银行里不用，每年只有百分之二点五的利息，——那么你既可以付给我高得多的利息，又可以继续经营马尔巴勒工厂。”她说话的声音这时已经很清楚，而且变得更加平静。桑顿先生没有说话。她继续寻找上面写着货款提议的那份文件，因为她急着想把一切办得看上去只像是一种事务性的安排，主要是对她这方面有利。当她寻找这份文件的时候，桑顿先生说话的那种声调使她的心紧张得一下子停住了。他的声音嘶哑、颤抖，充满了爱...