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1、AGNESGREYAGNESGREYByAnneBronte1AGNESGREYCHAPTERI-THEPARSONAGEALLtruehistoriescontaininstruction;though,insome,thetreasuremaybehardtofind,andwhenfound,sotrivialinquantity,thatthedry,shrivelledkernelscarcelycompensatesforthetroubleofcrackingthenut.Whetherthisbe
2、thecasewithmyhistoryornot,Iamhardlycompetenttojudge.Isometimesthinkitmightproveusefultosome,andentertainingtoothers;buttheworldmayjudgeforitself.Shieldedbymyownobscurity,andbythelapseofyears,andafewfictitiousnames,Idonotfeartoventure;andwillcandidlylaybeforet
3、hepublicwhatIwouldnotdisclosetothemostintimatefriend.MyfatherwasaclergymanofthenorthofEngland,whowasdeservedlyrespectedbyallwhoknewhim;and,inhisyoungerdays,livedprettycomfortablyonthejointincomeofasmallincumbencyandasnuglittlepropertyofhisown.Mymother,whomarr
4、iedhimagainstthewishesofherfriends,wasasquire'sdaughter,andawomanofspirit.Invainitwasrepresentedtoher,thatifshebecamethepoorparson'swife,shemustrelinquishhercarriageandherlady's-maid,andalltheluxuriesandeleganciesofaffluence;whichtoherwerelittlelessthanthenec
5、essariesoflife.Acarriageandalady's-maidweregreatconveniences;but,thankheaven,shehadfeettocarryher,andhandstoministertoherownnecessities.Aneleganthouseandspaciousgroundswerenottobedespised;butshewouldratherliveinacottagewithRichardGreythaninapalacewithanyother
6、manintheworld.Findingargumentsofnoavail,herfather,atlength,toldtheloverstheymightmarryiftheypleased;but,insodoing,hisdaughterwouldforfeiteveryfractionofherfortune.Heexpectedthiswouldcooltheardourofboth;buthewasmistaken.Myfatherknewtoowellmymother'ssuperiorwor
7、thnottobesensiblethatshewasavaluablefortuneinherself:andifshewouldbutconsenttoembellishhishumblehearthheshouldbehappytotakeheronanyterms;whileshe,onherpart,wouldratherlabourwithherownhandsthanbedividedfromthemansheloved,2AGNESGREYwhosehappinessitwouldbeherjoy
8、tomake,andwhowasalreadyonewithherinheartandsoul.Soherfortunewenttoswellthepurseofawisersister,whohadmarriedarichnabob;andshe,tothewonderandcompassionateregretofallwhoknewher,wenttoburyher
