It is now easy to understand the full meaning of the term, “the house of Monsieur Grandet,”—that cold, silent, pallid dwelling, standing above the town and sheltered by the ruins o...
Two months went by. This domestic life, once so monotonous, was now quickened with the intense interest of a secret that bound these women intimately together. — 两个月过去了。这个曾经乏味的家庭生活...
No more of talk where God or Angel Guest不再谈论上帝或天使客人 With Man, as with his Friend, familiar us’d与人一样与他的朋友,亲密对待 To sit indulgent, and with him partake坐在一起悠闲地享用 Rural repa...
Chapter 1 A Grateful People(一个感恩的人们):1672年8月20日,荷兰海牙城因前荷兰大议长约翰·德维特的兄弟科内利斯·德维特被控谋杀奥兰治亲王威廉的罪名而陷入骚乱。科内利斯虽遭酷刑仍坚贞不屈,最终被判剥夺官职、流放海外。民众在奥兰治派煽动下聚集监狱外意图施暴,骑兵队长蒂利率军维持秩序。与此同时,约翰·德维特悄然进入监狱准备接走弟...