FarFromTheMaddingCrowd远离尘嚣1GabrielOakfallsinloveGabrielOakwasasensiblemanofgoodcharacter，whohadbeenbroughtupbyhisfatherasashepherd，andthenmanagedtosaveenoughmoneytorenthisownfarmonNorcombeHill，inDorset.Hewastwenty－eight，atall，well－builtman，whodidnotseem，however，tothinkhisappear－ancewasveryimportant.OnewintermorninghewasinoneofhisfieldsonthesideofNorcombeHill.Lookingoverhisgate，Gabrielcouldseeayellowcart，loadedwithfurnitureandplants，cominguptheroad.RightontopofthepilesatahandsomeyoungwomanAsGabrielwaswatching，thecartstoppedatthetopofthehill，andthedriverclimbeddowntogobackandfetchsome－thingthathadfallenoff.Thegirlsatquietlyinthesunshineforafewminutes.Thenshepickedupaparcellyingnexttoher，andlookedroundtoseeifthedriverwascomingback.Therewasnosignofhim.Sheunwrappedtheparcel，andtookoutthemirroritcon-tained.Thesunshoneonherlovelyfaceandhair.AlthoughitwasDecember，shelookedalmostsummery，sittingthereinherbrightredjacketwiththefreshgreenplantsaroundher.Shelookedatherselfinthemirrorandsmiled，thinkingthatonlythebirdscouldseeher.ButbehindthegateGabrielOakwaswatchingtoo.‘Shemustberathervain，’hethought.‘Shedoesn'tneedtolookinthatmirroratall!’Asthegirlsmiledandblushedatherself，sheseemedtobedreaming，dreamingperhapsofmen'sheartswonandlost.Whensheheardthedriver'sfootsteps，shepackedthemirroraway.Thecartmovedondownhilltothetoll－gate.Gabrielfollowedonfoot.Ashecamecloserhecouldhearthedriverarguingwiththegatekeeper.‘Mymistress'sniece，that'sherontopofthefurniture，isnotgoingtopayyoutheextratwopence，’saidthedriver.‘Shesaysshe'sofferedyouquiteenoughalready.’‘Well，ifshedoesn'tpaythetoll，yourmistress'sniececan'tpassthroughthegate，’repliedthegatekeeper.Gabrielthoughtthattwopencedidnotseemworthbotheringabout,sohesteppedforward.‘Here，’hesaid，handingthecoinstothegatekeeper，‘lettheyoungwomanpass.’第1页共64页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网ThegirlintheredjacketlookedcarelesslydownatGabriel，andtoldhermantodriveon，withouteventhankingthefar...
