Work: A Story of Experience - Chapter 5

BEFORE she had time to find a new situation, Christie received a note from Miss Tudor, saying that hearing she had left Mrs. Saltonstall she wanted to offer her the place of companion to an invalid ² girl, where the duties were light and the compensation large., ,"How kind of her to think of me," said Christie, gratefully. "I'll go at once and do my best to secure it, for it must be a good thing or she wouldn't recommend it.", ,Away went Christie to the address sent by Miss Tudor, and as she waited at the door she thought:, , ,Mrs. Carrol was a stately woman, still beautiful in spite of her fifty years. But though there were few lines on her forehead, few silver threads in the dark hair that lay smoothly ⁴ over it, and a gracious smile showed the fine teeth, an indescribable expression of unsubmissive sorrow touched the whole face, betraying that life had brought some heavy cross, from which her wealth could purchase no release, for which her pride could find no effectual screen., ,She looked at Christie with a searching eye, listened attentively ⁶ when she spoke ⁷, and seemed testing her with covert ⁸ care as if the place she was to fill demanded some unusual gift or skill., ,He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人 。