Precious bane
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共 120 题- Mary Webb has also written
- PRECIOUS BANE
- M A R Y W E B B
- P R E C I O U S B A N E
- Introduction
- Foreword
- BOOK TWO
- BOOK THREE
- BOOK FOUR
- PRECIOUS BANE
- Book One
- C H A P T E R O N E: _Sarn Mere_
- C H A P T E R T W O: _Telling the Bees_
- But Gideon shouted out—
- And he said—
- Tivvy looked artful, like Pussy in the dairy, and said—
- Father said—
- Suddenly Father shouted out—
- C H A P T E R T H R E E: _Prue takes the Bidding Letters_
- I went in to speak to Beguildy.
- C H A P T E R F O U R: _Torches and Rosemary_
- Parson came forrard and took it up, saying—
- Then Sexton stepped forrard and said—
- And Mother cried out—
- Gideon stepped up to the coffin and said—
- Gideon said—
- C H A P T E R F I V E: _The First Swath Falls_
- I asked him if he was sure Mother would give us leave to do it.
- So I said it. Then Gideon said—
- C H A P T E R S I X: “_Saddle your Dreams before you Ride ’em_”
- C H A P T E R S E V E N: _Pippins and Jargonelles_
- I asked where Gideon was.
- Book Two
- C H A P T E R O N E: _Riding to Market_
- So to-day, as we rode by, I said—
- C H A P T E R T W O: _The Mug of Cider_
- Another said—
- C H A P T E R T H R E E: “_Or Die in ’tempting It_”
- He looked strangely on me for a while, and said—
- C H A P T E R F O U R: _The Wizard of Plash_
- C H A P T E R F I V E: _The Love-Spinning_
- C H A P T E R S I X: _The Game of Costly Colours_
- He off with his hat and made us a little bow and said—
- I thought, “She says all I’d like to say.”
- She took no notice, but only said—
- Then Sukey and Moll burst out—
- I could hear them singing _Barley Bridge_ out there.
- He stooped to her, saying—
- But he’d only sing—
- C H A P T E R S E V E N: “_The Maister Be Come_”
- C H A P T E R E I G H T: _Raising Venus_
- I took my crumb, and behold! it was the Lord’s Supper.
- C H A P T E R N I N E: _The Game of Conquer_
- I gave a gasp and a choke, and Mother wanted to know what ailed me.
- Gideon fell into a rage, though why I never could think, and burst out—
- As they went, I saw her wring her hands and heard her say—
- Book Three
- C H A P T E R O N E: _The Hiring Fair_
- I said to Gideon that it was like a book.
- C H A P T E R T W O: _The Baiting_
- All the men with dogs looked black and muttered—
- But as I ran I said to myself—
- C H A P T E R T H R E E: “_The Best Tall Script, Flourished_”
- I caught Grimble’s shoulder.
- After, when I was helping her to bed, I took courage to say—
- I felt a shiver of strangeness in the night.
- MY DEAR SWEETHEART—
- GIDEON SARN.
- MY DEAREST ACQUAINTANCE—
- JANCIS BEGUILDY.
- C H A P T E R F O U R: _Jancis Runs Away_
- I opened it.
- DEAR MISTER WOODSEAVES—
- JANCIS BEGUILDY.
- And his missus in that melancholy voice of hers would repeat—
- Then all the children would sing out, like a nest of birds—
- I said no to that.
- I was glad to turn Jancis on to summat else.
- The last thing Jancis said afore I drove away was—
- C H A P T E R F I V E: _Dragon-flies_
- I hung my head and wished I was the dragon-fly. I said nought.
- I gave a despert pull, but it was no manner use. He only laughed.
- He laughed. Then he says—
- Book Four
- C H A P T E R O N E: _Harvest Home_
- I put the ears this way and that way, but no words came.
- And all the people said—
- Sexton looked very angrily at his missus, as much as to say—
- He considered that. Then he said—
- C H A P T E R T W O: _Beguildy Seeks a Seventh Child_
- I was frightened to see her face.
- C H A P T E R T H R E E: _The Deathly Bane_
- I said to myself, “It be the bane. Oh, it be the dreadful bane.”
- DEAR PRUE SARN—
- KESTER WOODSEAVES.
- I had sent him a letter for Christmas also, and this was it.
- DEAR WEAVER—
- After a while I says to Tivvy—
- C H A P T E R F O U R: _All on a May Morning_
- And I did. Jancis did, too. She gave a little moan and whispered—
- But Tivvy came to the settle, and she says—
- But all he’d say was—
- C H A P T E R F I V E: _The Last Game of Conquer_
- It got to be the usual thing for him to say—
- But he only looked at me as if he didna understand, and said—
- Then he said, worried—
- C H A P T E R S I X: _The Breaking of the Mere_
- She said—
- He waited a minute for the people to understand. Then he said—
- And on the instant Huglet roared out—
- The flint was set to the tinder. A howl went up. There were cries of—
- C H A P T E R S E V E N:
- As she was doing it, she whispered—
- Callard called out—
- Afore he got off, Kester looked all around, and he says—
- Then Kester went to Huglet and he said—
- I never saw such worship as was in her green eyes.
- I rose up.
- I could only whisper it.
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