elinor wyllys-2- 第6部分

〃Du　tout；　when　I　hear　cries；　and　people　marching；　I　think　tout　bonnement　it　was　an　emeute；　and　I　turn　round　to　finish　my　sleep；　I　think　myself　happy　not　to　belong　to　the　Garde　Nationale　of　New　York；　and　not　be　afraid　of　the　rappel。〃

｛〃du　tout〃　=　not　at　all；　〃tout　bonnement〃　=　simply；　〃emeute〃　=　riot；　〃rappel〃　=　call　to　arms　（French）｝

〃What　did　you　think　it　was？〃

〃An　emeute；　sans　doute；　say　I　to　myself。　It　was　un　tintamarre　epouvantable。〃

｛〃un　tintamarre　epouvantable〃　=　a　frightful　uproar　（French）｝

〃Emeute；　pray；　what　is　that？〃

〃Emeute？　A　little　revolution；　as　we　have　in　Paris　constamment。〃

〃Why；　my　dear　sir；　our　revolutionary　war　took　place　more　than　fifty　years　ago。　Did　you　expect　to　find　us　fighting　now？〃

〃Certainement；　I　thought　the　wheel　I　hear　was　cannon。　But　mon　ami　Eel…SUN　tell　me　next　day；　there　is　incendie　every　night　somewhere　in　New　York。　Un　drole　de　divertisement；　vraiment。　It　is　a　great　desagrement；　of　a　city　otherwise　so　beautiful；　with　so　many　charming　ladies。〃

｛〃un　drole　de　divertisement；　vraiment〃　=　truly；　a　strange　form　of　entertainment。　〃desagrement〃　=　unpleasant　feature　（French）｝

〃Thank　you；　sir；　you　are　very　polite。　I　believe；　Miss　Wyllys；　that　French　gentlemen；　no　matter　what　they　talk　about；　always　find　an　opportunity　to　pay　a　compliment。〃

〃C'est　tout　naturel；　cela　va　sans　dire；　it　is　only　our　devoir；　Madame；　to　exprimer　to　the　ladies　some　of　the　many　agreeable　things　they　inspire。〃

｛〃C'est　tout　naturel。。。〃　=　it's　only　natural；　it　goes　without　saying；　it　is　only　our　duty；　Madame；　to　express　to　the　ladies。。。　（French）｝

〃Worse　and　worse；〃　said　Mrs。　Hilson；　laughing。　〃How　different　you　are　from　Captain　Kockney；　he　never　said　a　civil　thing　to　me；　all　the　time　he　was　in　New　York。〃

〃Le　capitaine　Coquenais　was　an　Anglais；　who　cannot　feel　the　true　politesse　Francaise。〃

〃He　used　to　say　it　is　not　aristocratic　to　be　polite　to　other　people；　he　belongs　to　the　English　aristocracy；　you　know。〃

〃L'aristocratie！　Oh；　that　is　a　vile　state　of　things。　La　vieille　aristocratie　of　France；　Madame；　was　the　cause　of　our　revolution。　But　in　France　now；　and　in　America；　those　happy　countree；　the　spirit　of　aristocracy　is　extinct。〃

〃I　beg　your　pardon；　Monsieur　Bonnet；〃　said　Mrs。　Hilson；　quite　indignantly。　〃It　is　true　there　are　many　plebeians　in　this　country；　but　we　have　also　many　people　of　the　highest　aristocracy。〃

〃Ah；　vous　plaisantez　avec　tant　de　grace；　Madame！〃

｛〃vous　plaisantez。。。。〃　=　You　joke　so　gracefully；　Madame　（French）｝

〃It　is　pleasant；　certainly；　to　me；　though　some　people　may　not　appreciate　it。　I　am　a　very　aristocratic　spirit。〃

〃Ah；　sans　doute；　Madame；　you　have　so　much　esprit；　you　laugh　at　me；〃　said　the　Frenchman；　who　took　Mrs。　Hilson's　protestation　as　a　joke。

｛〃esprit〃　=　wit　（French）｝

〃No；　indeed；　I　never　was　more　serious　in　my　life。　I　should　suppose　you　would　have　been　struck　with　the　high　state　of　aristocracy　at　our　boarding…house；　for　instance。〃

Monsieur　Bonnet　could　only　shrug　his　shoulders；　being　quite　at　a　loss　for　the　lady's　meaning。

〃Yes；　I　am　thoroughly　patrician　and　aristocratic；　if　we　only　had　a　despotic　government；　to　take　away　all　privileges　from　plebeians；　I　should　be　perfectly　happy。　My　language　surprises　you；　I　perceive；　but　it　is　quite　natural　that　a　descendant　of　a　Scotch　Baronet；　the　Duke　of　Percy；　should　have　similar　feelings。〃

More　and　more　bewildered；　Monsieur　Bonnet　was　reduced　to　a　bow。　Happily；　as　he　thought；　the　warning　bell　was　rung；　and　the　usual　cry；　〃Passengers　for　West　Point　please　look　out　for　their　baggage！〃　changed　the　current　of　Mrs。　Hilson's　ideas；　or　rather　the　flow　of　her　words。

In　another　moment；　Mrs。　Hilson　and　Monsieur　Bonnet；　with　a　score　or　two　of　others；　were　landed　at　West　Point；　and　the　ladies　of　Mr。　Wyllys's　party　felt　it　no　little　relief　to　be　rid　of　so　much　aristocracy。

The　boat　had　soon　reached　Poughkeepsie；　and　much　to　Mr。　Ellsworth's　regret；　Mr。　Wyllys　and　his　family　went　on　shore。　Mr。　Ellsworth　had　been　introduced　to　Elinor　at　Jane's　wedding。　He　was　a　man　of　thirty；　a　widower；　with　an　only　child；　and　had　for　several　years　been　thinking　of　marrying　again。　After　having　made　up　his　mind　to　take　the　step；　he　next　determined　that　he　would　not　marry　in　a　hurry。　He　was　not　a　man　of　quick　passions；　and　was　sometimes　accused　of　being　fastidious　in　his　tastes。　He　thought　Elinor's　manner　charming；　and　soon　discovered　that　she　had　every　recommendation　but　beauty；　the　want　of　which　was　her　only　drawback；　he　liked　her　family；　and　probably　was　not　sorry　to　hear　that　she　would　have　a　large　property。　But；　unfortunately；　he　seldom　met　Miss　Elinor　Wyllys；　she　was　a　great　part　of　her　time　in　the　country；　and　he　knew　nobody　in　the　immediate　neighbourhood。　He　had　not　been　asked　to　Wyllys…Roof；　nor　was　he；　a　very　recent　acquaintance；　on　terms　sufficiently　intimate；　to　present　himself　at　the　door；　bag　and　baggage；　without　an　invitation。　More　than　a　twelvemonth　intervened；　in　the　mean　time；　but　he　was　still　thinking　enough　of　Elinor　to　make　him　wish　for　a　meeting；　when；　accidentally；　they　passed　a　few　days　together　at　Old　Point　Comfort；　and　afterwards　met　again；　not　exactly　by　accident　it　is　believed；　at　the　Sulphur　Springs；　in　Virginia。　His　good　opinion　of　Elinor　was　not　only　confirmed　by　this　intercourse；　but　his　admiration　very　much　increased。　It　was　only　natural　it　should　be　so；　the　more　one　knew　Elinor；　the　more　one　loved　her；　good　sense；　intelligence；　sweetness　of　disposition　like　her's；　united　to　the　simple　grace　of　manner；　peculiarly　her　own；　were　best　appreciated　by　those　who　saw　her　daily。　Quite　unaware　of　Mr。　Ellsworth's　views；　and　unconsciously　influenced　at　first；　perhaps；　by　the　fact　that　he　was　an　old　friend　of　Harry's；　she　soon　liked　him　as　a　companion；　and　received　him　with　something　more　than　mere　politeness。　〃It　is　always　pleasant　to　meet　with　an　agreeable；　gentlemanly；　well…informed　man；〃　thought　Elinor：　a　train　of　reflection　which　has　sometimes　carried　young　ladies　farther　than　they　at　first　intended。　Under　such　circumstances；　some　ardent　spirits　would　have　settled　the　question　during　a　fortnight　passed　with　the　lady　they　admired；　but　Mr。　Ellsworth；　though　he　thought　Elinor's　manner　encouraging；　did　not　care　to　hazard　a　hasty　declaration；　he　preferred　waiting　a　few　weeks；　until　they　should　meet　again　in　Philadelphia；　where　the　Wyllyses　intended　passing　the　winter。　But　unfortunately；　shortly　after　the　family　returned　home；　Miss　Agnes　was　taken　ill；　and　on　her　partial　recovery；　was　ordered　to　a　warm　climate　before　the　cold　weather；　and　Elinor　merely　passed　through　Philadelphia　on　her　way　to　the　West　Indies；　with　her　aunt　and　grandfather。　Mr。　Ellsworth　was；　of　course；　disappointed；　he　expressed　his　regrets　as　warmly　as　he　dared；　during　a　morning　visit；　in　a　room　half…full　of　company；　and　he　hinted　in　terms　so　pointed　at　his　hopes　of　a　happy　meeting　in　the　spring；　that　Elinor's　suspicions　were　for　the　first　time　excited；　while　those　of　Mr。　Wyllys　and　Miss　Agnes　were　only　confirmed。　Since　then；　Mr。　Ellsworth　and　Elinor　had　only　seen　each　other　once；　in　the　street；　until　they　met　on　board　the　steamboat；　on　their　way　to　Saratoga。

｛〃Old　Point　Comfort〃　=　a　sea…side　resort　near　Hampton；　Virginia｝



CHAPTER　III。　｛XXVI｝

〃Who　comes　here？〃　As　You　Like　It。

｛William　Shakespeare；　〃As　You　Like　It〃；　II。vii。87　or　III。iv。46｝

THERE　was　to　be　a　Temperance　meeting　at　Longbridge；　one　of　more　importance　than　usual；　as　a　speaker　of　note　was　to　be　heard　on　the　occasion。

〃Are　you　ready；　Catherine？〃　inquired　Mr。　Clapp　of　his　wife；　appearing　at　the　parlour…door；　holding　his　hat　and　cane　in　one　hand；　and　running　the　other　through　his　brown　curls。

〃Wait　one　minute；　dear；　until　I　have　put　a　clean　collar　on　Willie。〃

Little　Willie；　who　had　been　hopping　about　the　room；　delighted　with　the　importance　of　sitting　up　later　than　his　younger　brothers　and　sisters；　was　persuaded　to　stand　still　for　a　few　seconds；　while　his　mother　tied　on　the　clean　collar；　when　Mr。　Clapp；　his　wife；　and　eldest　boy　set　out　for　the　meeting…house；　which　they　found　already　half…filled。　They　were　beckoned　into　a　pew　near　to　one　already　occupied　by　the　Van　Hornes；　Miss　Patsey；　and　Charlie。　As　the　evening　was　very　pleasant；　men；　women；　and　children　crowded　in；　until　a　large　audience　was　brought　together；　urged；　as　usual；　by　different　motives；　some　came　from　curiosity；　others　from　always　preferring　an　evening　in　public　to　an　evening　at　home；　some；　from　sincere　respect　for　the　object　of　the　meeting；　many　for　the　sake　of　the　speeches；　and　many　others　merely　because　they　were　ever　ready　to　follow　the　general　example。　Mr。　Clapp　had　no　sooner　found　seats　for　his　wife　and　child；　than　he　began　to　look　about　him；　his　eye　wandered　over　the　heads　around；　apparently　in　quest　of　some　one；　at　length　his　search　seemed　successful；　it　rested　on　a　man；　whose　whole　appearance　and　dress　proclaimed　him　to　be　a　sailor。

The　meeting　was　opened　by　prayer；　two　different　ministers　officiating　on　the　occasion；　one；　a　venerable…looking　old　man；　offered　a　simple；　fervent；　Christian　prayer；　the　second；　a　much　younger　person；　placing　one　hand　in　his　waistcoat　pocket；　the　other　under　the　flaps　of　his　coat；　advanced　to　the　front　of　the　staging；　and　commenced；　what　was　afterwards　pronounced　one　of　the　〃most　eloquent　prayers　ever　addressed　to　a　congregation。〃

The　speeches　then　followed。　The　first　speaker；　who　seemed　the　business…man　of　the　evening；　gave　some　account　of　the　statistics　of　the　Society；　concluding　with　a　short　address　to　those　present；　hoping　they　would；　upon　that　occasion；　enrol　their　names　as　Members　of　the　Longbridge　Temperance　Society。

The　principal　orator　of　the　evening；　Mr。　Strong；　then　came　forward；　he　made　a　speech　of　some　length；　and　one　that　was　very　impressive。　Nothing　could　be　more　clear；　more　just；　more　true；　than　the　picture　he　drew　of　the　manifold　evils　of　intemperance；　a　vice　so　deceitful　in　its　first　appearance；　so　treacherous　in　its　growth；　so　degrading；　so　brutalizing　in　its　enjoyments；　so　blasting　and　ruinous　in　its　effectsruinous　to　body　and　mind；　heart　and　soulblasting　all　hopes　for　this　life　and　for　the　next；　so　long　as　it　remains　unconquered。　He　entreated　his　friends　to　count　the　cost　of　indulgence　in　this　vice；　loss　of　property；　loss　of　health；　l