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MALBONE�此 �AN OLDPORT ROMANCE。
MALBONE�此�AN
OLDPORT ROMANCE。
by THOMAS WENTWORTH HIGGINSON。
;What is Nature unless there is an eventful human life passing
within her�拭�
Many joys and many sorrows are the lights and shadows in which
she shows most beautiful。;THOREAU�察�MS。 Diary。
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CHAPTER I。
AN ARRIVAL。
IT was one of the changing days of our Oldport midsummer。 In the
morning it had rained in rather a dismal way�察�and Aunt Jane had said she
should put it in her diary。 It was a very serious thing for the elements
when they got into Aunt Jane's diary。 By noon the sun came out as clear
and sultry as if there had never been a cloud�察�the northeast wind died away�察�
the bay was motionless�察�the first locust of the summer shrilled from the
elms�察 �and the robins seemed to be serving up butterflies hot for their
insatiable second brood�察 �while nothing seemed desirable for a human
luncheon except ice´cream and fans。 In the afternoon the southwest wind
came up the bay�察�with its line of dark´blue ripple and its delicious coolness�察�
while the hue of the water grew more and more intense�察�till we seemed to
be living in the heart of a sapphire。
The household sat beneath the large western doorway of the old
Maxwell House��he rear door�察�which looks on the water。 The house had
just been reoccupied by my Aunt Jane�察�whose great´grandfather had built
it�察�though it had for several generations been out of the family。 I know no
finer specimen of those large colonial dwellings in which the genius of Sir
Christopher Wren bequeathed traditions of stateliness to our democratic
days。 Its central hall has a carved archway�察 �most of the rooms have
painted tiles and are wainscoted to the ceiling�察�the sashes are red´cedar�察�the
great staircase mahogany�察 �there are pilasters with delicate Corinthian
capitals�察 �there are cherubs' heads and wings that go astray and lose
themselves in closets and behind glass doors�察�there are curling acanthus´
leaves that cluster over shelves and ledges�察 �and there are those graceful
shell´patterns which one often sees on old furniture�察�but rarely in houses。
The high front door still retains its Ionic cornice�察�and the western entrance�察�
looking on the bay�察 �is surmounted by carved fruit and flowers�察 �and is
crowned�察�as is the roof�察�with that pineapple in whose symbolic wealth the
rich merchants of the last century delighted。
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Like most of the statelier houses in that region of Oldport�察�this abode
had its rumors of a ghost and of secret chambers。 The ghost had never
been properly lionized nor laid�察�for Aunt Jane�察�the neatest of housekeepers�察�
had discouraged all silly explorations�察 �had at once required all barred
windows to be opened�察 �all superfluous partitions to be taken down�察 �and
several highly eligible dark´closets to be nailed up。 If there was anything
she hated�察�it was nooks and odd corners。 Yet there had been times that year�察�
when the household would have been glad to find a few more such hiding´
places�察�for during the first few weeks the house had been crammed with
guests so closely that the very mice had been ill´accommodated and
obliged to sit up all night�察�which had caused them much discomfort and
many audible disagreements。
But this first tumult had passed away�察 �and now there remained only
the various nephews and nieces of the house�察�including a due proportion of
small children。 Two final guests were to arrive that day�察 �bringing the
latest breath of Europe on their wings��Philip Malbone�察�Hope's betrothed�察�
and little Emilia�察�Hope's half´sister。
None of the family had seen Emilia since her wandering mother had
taken her abroad�察 �a fascinating spoiled child of four�察 �and they were all
eager to see in how many ways the succeeding twelve years had
completed or corrected the spoiling。 As for Philip�察�he had been spoiled�察�
as Aunt Jane declared�察�from the day of his birth�察�by the joint effort of all
friends and neighbors。 Everybody had conspired to carry on the process
except Aunt Jane herself�察 �who directed toward him one of her honest�察�
steady�察�immovable dislikes�察�which may be said to have dated back to the
time when his father and mother were married�察 �some years before he
personally entered on the scene。
The New York steamer�察�detained by the heavy fog of the night before�察�
now came in unwonted daylight up the bay。 At the first glimpse�察�Harry
and the boys pushed off in the row´boat�察�for�察�as one of the children said�察�
anybody who had been to Venice would naturally wish to come to the very
house in a gondola。 In another half´hour there was a great entanglement of
embraces at the water´side�察�for the guests had landed。
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Malbone's self´poised easy grace was the same as ever�察�his chestnut´
brown eyes were as winning�察 �his features as handsome�察�his complexion�察�
too clearly pink for a man�察 �had a sea bronze upon it�此 �he was the same
Philip who had left home�察�though with some added lines of care。 But in
the brilliant little fairy beside him all looked in vain for the Emilia they
remembered as a child。 Her eyes were more beautiful than ever��the
darkest violet eyes�察 �that grew luminous with thought and almost black
with sorrow。 Her gypsy taste�察 �as everybody used to call it�察 �still showed
itself in the scarlet and dark blue of her dress�察�but the clouded gypsy tint
had gone from her cheek�察�and in its place shone a deep carnation�察�so hard
and brilliant that it appeared to be enamelled on the surface�察�yet so firm
and deep´dyed that it seemed as if not even death could ever blanch it。
There is a kind of beauty that seems made to be painted on ivory�察�and such
was hers。 Only the microscopic pencil of a
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