Chapter 21 Chapter two

Chapter two -------- Jane Fairfax was an orphan, the only child of Mrs. Bates' youngest daughter. The marriage of Lieutenant-Colonel Fairfax of a regiment to Miss Jane Bates, of honor and happiness, hope and pleasure, now leaves nothing but the sad memory of his death in overseas combat, and his The widow soon sank into grief, died of tuberculosis of memory, and left the girl behind. She belonged to Highbury from birth.After the death of her mother at the age of three, she became the favorite of her grandmother and aunt, their wealth, obligation and comfort, and Jane would live there almost forever, receiving all the education a poor family could provide, except No favorable social connections or advantages other than a pleasing appearance, good understanding, and warm-hearted relatives could have improved her upbringing.

But her fortunes were changed by a sympathetic friend in her father's lifetime, a man named Colonel Campbell, who spoke highly of Fairfax as an outstanding officer and the most deserving He had saved his own life, and he would repay his favor.He never forgot this, until later he found the child and offered to bear all the expenses of her education.The offer was accepted.Since that time Jane had been part of Colonel Campbell's family, living entirely with them, returning only occasionally to visit her grandmother. The plan for her was to train her to be a teacher.Her inheritance from her father was only a few hundred pounds, and it was impossible for her to live independently of others.It was beyond Colonel Campbell's power to finance her from other sources, and though his wages and inheritance were handsome, his total fortune was modest and must be bequeathed to his daughter.But, he hoped, giving her an education would later lead her to a respectable life.

This is the story of Jane Fairfax.She had been adopted by good people, felt nothing but kindness at Campbellga, and had received an excellent education.Having lived with a man of integrity and knowledge, his feelings and mind have received the best of culture and upbringing.The Campbells lived in London, where every little talent was fully and carefully cultivated by the first masters.Her nature and beauty are worthy of a friend's care.By the age of eighteen or nineteen, she was perfectly capable of teaching children.But everyone liked her so much that they couldn't bear to live apart from her.Both parents disagreed, and the daughter couldn't bear to leave her.That dreadful day was finally postponed.The consensus was that she was too young.Jane then continued to live with them, like another girl in the family, sharing an elegant social environment of intellectual pleasure in every way, a harmonious combination of home and entertainment, with only the future as an obstacle , her conscience calmly reminded her that all this will end soon.

Jane is far superior to Miss Campbell in beauty and knowledge, so the family's love for her, especially Miss Campbell's passionate love for her, is particularly awe-inspiring.It was impossible for the lady not to notice her natural beauty, and it was impossible for her parents not to appreciate her brilliant intellect.Their kindness to her, however, was the same as it had been until Miss Campbell's marriage.Chance and luck are often contrary to people's expectations. They would rather be subdued than superior. In this way, Miss Campbell got a rich and kind young man, Mr. Dixon. They ended their marriage almost immediately after they met , live happily and comfortably together.And Jane Fairfax had to fight to earn the bread she remembered.

This happened just recently.Her less fortunate friend, Jane, has not had time to find a job, but in Jane's judgment she is old enough to start working.She had decided long ago that twenty-one was the time.During her probationary period, she showed a firm and dedicated spirit. She decided that at the age of 21, she would completely sacrifice herself, give up all the pleasures in the world, abandon all rational communication, equal relationship, peace of mind and hope, and take on the responsibility of being a teacher forever. humiliation and toil. Although the Campbells disagreed emotionally with her decision, their conscience could not object.As long as they were alive, there was no need to bother, their home would always be her home.They would have preferred to have her at home if it were only for their own comfort, but that would be too selfish.Since it is the final inevitable result, it is better to facilitate it as soon as possible.They may begin to feel that it is wiser and more loving not to succumb to the temptation to procrastinate.She must now be freed from the pleasures and sensualities of comfort and leisure, and gained complete independence.However, Letters of Mercy is still happy to find any reasonable excuse to avoid rushing to that sad moment.After their daughter became a monk, they were far from recovered.Until her body is fully demobilized, they prohibit her from taking on the responsibilities of work. Her weak body and unstable mental state are not suitable for the work load. To go out to work under the most favorable conditions, both need to be in the best state of mind and body. Barely competent.

As for not accompanying them to Ireland, she had told the truth in her letters to her aunt, though sometimes not fully.She had made the decision to go back to Highbury while they were away.She may want to spend these last months of total freedom with her closest relatives.The Campbells immediately approved of the arrangement, and whatever their motives were, whether their motives were simple, or double, or triple, they expressed that they thought it would be best for her to be in the place where she was born and bred. Breathing the local air for a few months would be good for her recovery, and they didn't think about other problems.Therefore, she must come back.As a result, Highbury no longer expected to welcome Mr. Frank Churchill, who had never been here before, and had promised to come a long time ago, but temporarily hoped to see Jane Fairfax, but what she can bring to everyone It's just a novelty that hasn't been seen for two years.

Emma regrets -- she always does more than she wants, but always less than her duty!She had to visit someone she didn't like, and it lasted for three long months!Why she didn't like seeing Fairfax was a hard question to answer.Mr. Knightley had once told her it was because she had found a real talent.And she wants others to see herself as a talented woman.Although this accusation was refuted by her on the spot, she later reflected from time to time, but her conscience could not prove her innocence in this regard.I definitely can't make friends with her.I don't know why, but my heart is cold and reserved.Whether I like it or hate it, I just want to appear indifferent.Besides, her aunt was such a chatterbox!She was so rowdy in front of everybody!They were such close friends in everyone's imagination--because they were about the same age, they were supposed to be very affectionate with each other.These were her reasons, and she had no other reason than that.

----------------- (spook: The logic of this passage is somewhat confusing. I think the translator made a mistake, because the words are not wrong, so I didn’t make any changes. Please understand by yourself.) It was an unreasonable disgust—every flaw imposed on her was exaggerated by imagination, and as a result, no matter how long it had been since they hadn't seen each other, as long as they met, they couldn't help but feel hurt by her.At this time, she returned to her hometown two years later. After meeting, Emma was greatly shocked by her appearance and behavior. For two full years, Emma had always felt contempt for her in her heart.Jane Fairfax was very elegant, very elegant, and she herself was the highest value of elegance.Her height was so handsome that everyone happened to think she was taller, but no one thought she was too tall.Her figure was especially graceful and well-proportioned, right between fat and thin, in a moderate degree, but a slight morbidity seemed to make her lean towards the more pleasing of the two extremes.Emma could not help feeling all this.As for her face, it was more handsome than any one Emma had ever seen.It was not the usual face of the Speaker, but a very pleasant beauty.Her eyes were dark gray, with dark lashes and eyebrows around them, and everyone admired them.Emma has always liked to be critical of people's skin, but her skin, though lacking in color, was very fair and soft, and did not need to be more rosy.It was a beautiful type, enhanced by graceful manners.On her principles she should have been morally admirable--in a person, or in a case, true grace was seldom encountered in Highbury.It can be unconventional to say that she is different and of outstanding quality.

In short, she sat looking across from Jane Fairfax at their first meeting with a double joy, a sense of pleasure and a sense of justice from the bottom of her heart, which determined her I won't hate her anymore.When she loves her beauty, understands her past and her situation, when she considers the fate of all these graceful qualities, where she will stoop, and how she will live, if she does not feel sorry for her Sympathy and respect were out of the question, and it was especially worth considering that Mr. Dixon might have been fascinated by her charismatic striking features, which were all quite natural to her herself.If that were the case, nothing would be more pathetic and more admirable than the sacrifice she was determined to make.Emma was very willing to forgive her at this time for inducing Mr. Dixon to transfer his love, and would also forgive her for any practical jokes. It could be a simple, unsuccessful unrequited love, and Jane, as the party who is separated from her friend and talks to her, may have involuntarily drank a dose of grief poison.Starting from the best and most Spring Festival motives in her heart, she now does not allow herself to go to Ireland to indulge, and decides to start hard work soon, completely cutting herself off from him and everything about him.

In short, when Emma left her, she could not help but look frequently on the way home, with such great affection, and bemoan that there was no young man in Highbury who could match her, and that she could not expect anyone to be in her head against her. It was a charming feeling, but it was not long-lasting. She had not had time to publicly declare her willingness to maintain a permanent friendship with Jane Fairfax, nor had she had time to correct her previous prejudices and mistakes. Mr. Terry said: "She is indeed beautiful, and she is not only beautiful!" As a result, Jane accompanied her aunt and grandmother to visit the Hartfield house and chatted for an evening. The annoying thing happened again.The aunt was as annoying as ever, and even more annoying, for this time a description of her frailty was added to the boast of her powers, and one had to hear her describe precisely how little bread she ate for breakfast. and butter, and what a tiny piece of mutton she ate at noon, and besides her display of her new hat, and her and her mother's new sewing-bag, Jane repelled her more and more.They played music, and Emma was invited to play, but it seemed to her that the thanks and compliments which were bound to follow the performance were frank but very artificial, as if they were great, and were only intended to show that they had played better.Besides, the worst thing was that she herself was so cold, so cautious!It was impossible to tell what she was really thinking, she seemed determined in a polite flight to keep nothing at risk, and her protection was disgusting and suspicious.

-------------- (spook: No sentence in this paragraph is complete, and the typos are too many, and the arrangement is very chaotic. I have tried my best.) Above all else, if anything, she was more reserved about the Dixon family than about anything else, and she seemed to have purposely withheld Mr. Dixon's character and age, for his Nor does he comment on the value of his friendship, nor on the suitability of his marriage.Purely general admiration for Heyuanhua, describing nothing and nothing extraordinary.It's of no use to her anyway.Her caution was cast aside.Emma saw the trick, and resumed her old suspicions.Perhaps there was more to cover up than she wanted to.Mr. Dixon's situation may have been close to a change of friends, and he chose Miss Campbell to repay the twelve thousand pounds. On other topics, she has shown a similar reserve.When she was at Weymouth, Frank Churchill was there.They were said to have had a slight acquaintance, but Emma could not learn from her the truth about him. "Is she pretty?" "I'm sure people think he's a very nice young man." "Is he in a good temper?" "People generally think that's the case." "Does he seem like a reasonable young man? Does he seem intellectual?" "It is very difficult to judge in these respects at sea, or in London in general. Only his polite manners can be judged correctly, and Mr. Churchill's manner does not take long to learn. I believe that Mrs. Everyone thought her behavior was decent and pleasant." Emma could not forgive her. --------