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1、ChapterI:TheBertoliniTheSignorahadnobusinesstodoit,saidMissBartlett,nobusinessatall.Shepromisedussouthroomswithaviewclosetogether,insteadofwhichherearenorthrooms,lookingintoacourtyard,andalongwayapart.Oh,Lucy!AndaCockney,besides!saidLucy,whohadbeenfurthersaddenedbytheSignora'sun
2、expectedaccent.ItmightbeLondon.ShelookedatthetworowsofEnglishpeoplewhoweresittingatthetable;attherowofwhitebottlesofwaterandredbottlesofwinethatranbetweentheEnglishpeople;attheportraitsofthelateQueenandthelatePoetLaureatethathungbehindtheEnglishpeople,heavilyframed;atthenoticeof
3、theEnglishchurch(Rev.CuthbertEager,M.A.Oxon.),thatwastheonlyotherdecorationofthewall.Charlotte,don'tyoufeel,too,thatwemightbeinLondon?Icanhardlybelievethatallkindsofotherthingsarejustoutside.Isupposeitisone'sbeingsotired.第1頁共159頁Thismeathassurelybeenusedforsoup,saidMissBartlett,
4、layingdownherfork.IwantsotoseetheArno.TheroomstheSignorapromisedusinherletterwouldhavelookedovertheArno.TheSignorahadnobusinesstodoitatall.Oh,itisashame!Anynookdoesforme,MissBartlettcontinued;butitdoesseemhardthatyoushouldn'thaveaview.Lucyfeltthatshehadbeenselfish.Charlotte,youm
5、ustn'tspoilme:ofcourse,youmustlookovertheArno,too.Imeantthat.Thefirstvacantroominthefront--------Youmusthaveit,saidMissBartlett,partofwhosetravellingexpenseswerepaidbyLucy'smother--apieceofgenerositytowhichshemademanyatactfulallusion.No,no.Youmusthaveit.Iinsistonit.Yourmotherwou
6、ldneverforgiveme,Lucy.Shewouldneverforgiveme.Theladies'voicesgrewanimated,and--ifthesadtruthbeowned--alittlepeevish.Theyweretired,andundertheguiseofunselfishnesstheywrangled.Someoftheirneighboursinterchangedglances,andoneofthem--oneoftheill-bredpeoplewhomonedoesmeetabroad--leant
7、forwardoverthetableandactuallyintrudedintotheirargument.Hesaid:Ihaveaview,Ihaveaview.MissBartlettwasstartled.Generallyatapensionpeoplelookedthemoverforadayortwobeforespeaking,andoftendidnotfindoutthattheywoulddotilltheyhadgone.Sheknewthattheintruderwasill-bred,evenbeforesheglanc
8、edathim.Hewasanoldman,ofheavybuild,withafair,sh
