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1、CHAPTER1ADiscoveryYoumustgobackwithmetotheautumnof1827.Myfather,asyouknow,wasasortofgentlemanfarmerin--shire;andI,byhisexpressdesire,succeededhiminthesamequietoccupation,notverywillingly,forambitionurgedmetohigheraims,andself-conceitassuredmethat,indisregardingitsvoice,Iwa
2、sburyingmytalentintheearth,andhidingmylightunderabushel.Mymotherhaddoneherutmosttopersuade'methatIwascapableofgreatachievements;butmyfather,whothoughtambitionwasthesurestroadtoruin,andchangebutanotherwordfordestruction,wouldlistentonoschemeforbetteringeithermyowncondition,
3、orthatofmyfellowmortals.Heassuredmeitwasallrubbish,andexhortedme,withhisdyingbreath,tocontinueinthegoodoldway,tofollowhissteps,andthoseofhisfatherbeforehim,andletmyhighestambitionbe,towalkhonestlythroughtheworld,lookingneithertotherighthandnortotheleft,andtotransmitthepate
4、rnalacrestomychildrenin,atleast,asflourishingaconditionasheleftthemtome.`Well!--anhonestandindustriousfarmerisoneofthemostusefulmembersofsociety;andifIdevotemytalentstothecultivationofmyfarm,andtheimprovementofagricultureingeneral,Ishalltherebybenefit,notonlymyownimmediate
5、connectionsanddependants,butinsomedegree,mankindatlarge:--henceIshallnothavelivedinvain.'Withsuchreflectionsasthese,Iwasendeavouringtoconsolemyself,asIploddedhomefromthefield,onecold,damp,cloudyeveningtowardsthecloseofOctober.Butthegleamofabrightredfirethroughtheparlourwin
6、dowhadmoreeffectincheeringmyspirits,andrebukingmythanklessrepinings,thanallthesagereflectionsandgoodresolutionsIhadforcedmymindtoframe;--forIwasyoungthen,remember--onlyfourandtwenty--andhadnotacquiredhalftheruleovermyownspirit,thatInowpossess,--triflingasthatmaybe.However,
7、thathavenofblissmustnotbeenteredtillIhadexchangedmymirybootsforacleanpairofshoes,andmyroughsurtoutforarespectablecoat,andmademyselfgenerallypresentablebeforedecentsociety;formymother,withallherkindness,wasvastlyparticularoncertainpoints.Inascendingtomyroom,Iwasmetuponthest
8、airsbyasmart,prettygirlofnineteen,withatidy,dumpyfigure,aroundface,bright,bloomingcheeks,
