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IV
In a non-smoking carriage Miss Emily Brent sat very upright as was her
custom. She was sixty- five and she did not approve of lounging1. Her
father, a Colonel2 of the old school, had been particular about deportment.
The present generation was shamelessly lax—in their carriage, and in
every other way…
Enveloped3 in an aura of righteousness and unyielding principles, Miss
Brent sat in her crowded third-class carriage and triumphed over its dis-
comfort and its heat. Everyone made such a fuss4 over things nowadays!
They wanted injections before they had teeth pulled—they took drugs if
they couldn’t sleep—they wanted easy chairs and cushions and the girls
allowed their figures to slop about anyhow and lay about half naked on
the beaches in summer.
Miss Brent’s lips set closely. She would like to make an example of cer-
tain people.
She remembered last year’s summer holiday. This year, however, it
would be quite different. Soldier Island…
Mentally she re-read the letter which she had already read so many
times.
‘Dear Miss Brent,
I do hope you remember me? We were together at Belhaven
Guest House in August some years ago, and we seemed to
have so much in common.
I am starting a guest house of my own on an island off the
coast of Devon. I think there is really an opening for a
place where there is good plain cooking and a nice old-
fashioned type of person. None of this nudity and gramo-
phones half the night. I shall be very glad if you could see
your way to spending your summer holiday on Soldier Is-
land—quite free—as my guest. Would early in August suit
you? Perhaps the 8th.
Yours sincerely,
U.N.O—.’
What was the name? The signature was rather difficult to read. Emily
Brent thought impatiently: ‘So many people write their signatures quite il-
legibly.’
She let her mind run back over the people at Belhaven. She had been
there two summers running. There had been that nice middle-aged5 wo-
man—Miss—Miss—now what was her name?—her father had been a
Canon. And there had been a Mrs Olton—Ormen—No, surely it was Oliver!
Yes—Oliver.
Soldier Island! There had been things in the paper about Soldier Island
—something about a film star—or was it an American millionaire?
Of course often those places went very cheap—islands didn’t suit every-
body. They thought the idea was romantic but when they came to live
there they realized the disadvantages and were only too glad to sell.
Emily Brent thought to herself: ‘I shall be getting a free holiday at any
rate.’
With her income so much reduced and so many dividends6 not being
paid, that was indeed something to take into consideration. If only she
could remember a little more about Mrs—or was it Miss—Oliver?

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1 lounging 222cbcda5a08cc1fefd514911b9198f8     
闲逛（lounge的现在分词形式）
参考例句：
  • Several students were lounging around, reading newspapers. 有几个学生懒洋洋地坐着看报。
  • She enjoys lounging around the pool. 她喜欢绕水塘漫步。
2 colonel iWUyO     
n.(英国陆军、美国陆空军及海军陆战队)上校
参考例句：
  • It's a pity we didn't mend our fences with the colonel.可惜我们还没有和上校先生调整好关系。
  • An army major ranks between a captain and a colonel.陆军少校的军阶在上尉与中校之间。
3 enveloped 8006411f03656275ea778a3c3978ff7a     
v.包围，笼罩，包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • She was enveloped in a huge white towel. 她裹在一条白色大毛巾里。
  • Smoke from the burning house enveloped the whole street. 燃烧着的房子冒出的浓烟笼罩了整条街。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 fuss Ifkz4     
n.过分关心，过分体贴，大惊小怪，小题大作
参考例句：
  • My mother makes a fuss of me every time I come home.我每次回家，母亲总对我体贴备至。
  • Stop all this fuss and do your homework.别大惊小怪了，去做你的家庭作业吧。
5 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句：
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
6 dividends 8d58231a4112c505163466a7fcf9d097     
红利( dividend的名词复数 )； 股息； 被除数； （足球彩票的）彩金
参考例句：
  • Nothing pays richer dividends than magnanimity. 没有什么比宽宏大量更能得到厚报。
  • Their decision five years ago to computerise the company is now paying dividends. 五年前他们作出的使公司电脑化的决定现在正产生出效益。

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