Of Human Bondage 人性的枷锁 Chapter 19

At first Philip had been too grateful for Rose's friendship to make any demands on him. He took things as they came and enjoyed life. But presently he began to resent Rose's universal amiability ¹; he wanted a more exclusive attachment ², and he claimed as a right what before he had accepted as a favour. He watched jealously Rose's companionship with others; and though he knew it was unreasonable ³ could not help sometimes saying bitter things to him. If Rose spent an hour playing the fool in another study, Philip would receive him when he returned to his own with a sullen ⁴ frown. He would sulk for a day, and he suffered more because Rose either did not notice his ill-humour or deliberately ⁵ ignored it. Not seldom Philip, knowing all the time how stupid he was, would force a quarrel, and they would not speak to one another for a couple of days. But Philip could not bear to be angry with him long, and even when convinced that he was in the right, would apologise humbly ⁶. Then for a week they would be as great friends as ever. But the best was over, and Philip could see that Rose often walked with him merely from old habit or from fear of his anger; they had not so much to say to one another as at first, and Rose was often bored. Philip felt that his lameness ⁷ began to irritate him., ,Towards the end of the term two or three boys caught scarlet ⁸ fever, and there was much talk of sending them all home in order to escape an epidemic ⁹; but the sufferers were isolated ¹⁰, and since no more were attacked it was supposed that the outbreak was stopped. One of the stricken was Philip. He remained in hospital through the Easter holidays, and at the beginning of the summer term was sent home to the vicarage to get a little fresh air. The Vicar, notwithstanding medical assurance that the boy was no longer infectious, received him with suspicion; he thought it very inconsiderate of the doctor to suggest that his nephew's convalescence ¹² should be spent by the seaside, and consented to have him in the house only because there was nowhere else he could go., ,Philip went back to school at half-term. He had forgotten the quarrels he had had with Rose, but remembered only that he was his greatest friend. He knew that he had been silly. He made up his mind to be more reasonable. During his illness Rose had sent him in a couple of little notes, and he had ended each with the words: 'Hurry up and come back.' Philip thought Rose must be looking forward as much to his return as he was himself to seeing Rose., , ,'Who the devil's that?' he cried. And then, seeing Philip: 'Oh, it's you.', ,Philip stopped in embarrassment ¹³., ,I watched my master's face pass from amiability to sternness. 我瞧着老师的脸上从和蔼变成严峻。 来自辞典例句,She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐 。