Rose In Bloom - Chapter 4

For a time everything went smoothly ¹, and Rose was a happy girl. The world seemed a beautiful and friendly place, and fulfillment of her brightest dreams appeared to be a possibility. Of course this could not last, and disappointment was inevitable ², because young eyes look for a Paradise and weep when they find a workaday world which seems full of care and trouble till one learns to gladden and glorify ³ it with high thoughts and holy living., ,Those who loved her waited anxiously for the disillusion ⁴ which must come in spite of all their cherishing, for till now Rose had been so busy with her studies, travels, and home duties that she knew very little of the triumphs, trials, and temptations of fashionable life. Birth and fortune placed her where she could not well escape some of them, and Dr. Alec, knowing that experience is the best teacher, wisely left her to learn this lesson as she must many another, devoutly ⁵ hoping that it would not be a hard one., ,October and November passed rapidly, and Christmas was at hand, with all its merry mysteries, home gatherings ⁶, and good wishes., , ,A young girl's face at such moments is apt to be a happy one, but Rose's was very grave as she worked, and now and then she threw a parcel into the drawer with a careless toss, as if no love made the gift precious. So unusual was this expression that it struck Dr. Alec as he came in and brought an anxious look to his eyes, for any cloud on that other countenance ⁸ dropped its shadow over his., ,"Can you spare a minute from your pretty work to take a stitch in my old glove?" he asked, coming up to the table strewn with ribbon, lace, and colored papers., ,Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了 。,Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子
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