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1、JudeTheObscureHardy,ThomasPublished:18951AboutHardy:ThomasHardy,OM(2June1840–11January1928)wasanEnglishnovelist,shortstorywriter,andpoetofthenaturalistmovement.Thebulkofhiswork,setmainlyinthesemi-imaginarycountyofWessex,de-lineatescharactersstrugglingagainsttheirpassionsandcir
2、cumstances.Hardy'spoetry,firstpublishedinhisfifties,hascometobeaswellre-gardedashisnovels,especiallyafterthe1960sMovement.Source:Wikipedia2Part1AtMarygreen3"Yea,manytherebethathaverunoutoftheirwitsforwomen,andbecomeservantsfortheirsakes.Manyalsohaveperished,haveerred,andsinned
3、,forwomen…Oyemen,howcanitbebutwomenshouldbestrong,seeingtheydothus?"—Esdras.4Chapter1Theschoolmasterwasleavingthevillage,andeverybodyseemedsorry.ThemilleratCresscombelenthimthesmallwhitetiltedcartandhorsetocarryhisgoodstothecityofhisdestination,abouttwentymilesoff,suchavehicle
4、provingofquitesufficientsizeforthedepartingteacher'seffects.Fortheschoolhousehadbeenpartlyfurnishedbythemanagers,andtheonlycumbersomearticlepossessedbythemaster,inadditiontothepacking-caseofbooks,wasacottagepianothathehadboughtatanauctionduringtheyearinwhichhethoughtoflearning
5、instrumentalmusic.Buttheenthusiasmhavingwanedhehadneveracquiredanyskillinplaying,andthepurchasedarticlehadbeenaperpetualtroubletohimeversinceinmovinghouse.Therectorhadgoneawayfortheday,beingamanwhodislikedthesightofchanges.Hedidnotmeantoreturntilltheevening,whenthenewschool-te
6、acherwouldhavearrivedandsettledin,andeverythingwouldbesmoothagain.Theblacksmith,thefarmbailiff,andtheschoolmasterhimselfwerestandinginperplexedattitudesintheparlourbeforetheinstrument.ThemasterhadremarkedthatevenifhegotitintothecartheshouldnotknowwhattodowithitonhisarrivalatCh
7、ristminster,thecityhewasboundfor,sincehewasonlygoingintotemporarylodgingsjustatfirst.Alittleboyofeleven,whohadbeenthoughtfullyassistinginthepack-ing,joinedthegroupofmen,andastheyrubbedtheirchinshespokeup,blushingatthesoundofhisownvoice:"Aunthavegotagreatfuel-house,anditcouldbe
8、putthere,perhaps,tillyou'vefoundaplacetosettlein,sir.""Aprope