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JohnGalsworthy

[1]ThedtobepresentatafamilyfestivaloftheForsyteshaveseenthatgandi—anuppermiddle-classfamilyinfullplumage。Butwhosoeverofthesefavouredpersonshaspossessedthegiftofpsychologialysis（atalentwithoutmoaryvalueandprheForsytes），haswitaotofuliillustrativeofanobsproblem。Inplainerwords，hehasgleanedfromagatheringofthisfamily—nobranchofwhichhadalikiher，betweennothreemembersofwhomexistedanythingworthyofthenameofsympathy—evidemysteriousacitywhidersafamilysoformidableaunitofsociety，soclearareproduofsominiature。Hehasbeeoavisionofthedimroadsofsress，hasuoodsomethingofpatriarchallife，oftheswarmingofsavagehordes，oftheriseandfallofnations。Heislikeonewho，havireegrowfromitsplanting—aparagoy，insulation，andsuccess，amidstthedeathsofahuslessfibrous，sappy，a—onedaywillseeitflwithbland，fullfoliage，inanalmnathesummitofitseffloresce。

[2]OnJune15，1886，aboutfouroftheafternoon，theobserverwhocedtobepresentatthehouseofoldJolyoahaveseeeffloresceoftheForsytes。

[3]ThiswastheoofaocelebratetheeofMissJue，oldJhter，toMr。PhilipBosihebraveryoflightgloves，buffwaistcoats，feathersandfrocks，thefamilywerepreseAnn，whotheerofherbrotherTimothy’sgreendrawing-room，where，uheaegisofaplumeofdyedpampasgrassinalightbluevase，shesatalldayreadingandknitting，surrouheeffigieseionsofForsytes。EvenAuntAnnwasthere;herinflexiblebadthedignityofhercalmoldfaifyingtherigidpossessivehefamilyidea。

[4]WhenaForsytewasengaged，married，orboreswerepresent;whenaForsytedied—butnoForsytehadasyetdied;theydidhbeingtrarytotheirpriookpresagainstit，theiionsofhighlyvitalizedpersoeheirproperty。

[5]AbouttheForsytesminglingthatdaywiththecrowduests，therewasamorethanroomedlook，a，inquisitiveassurance，abrilliay，asthoughtheywereattiredihiualsniffonthefaesForsytehadspreadthroughtheirranks;theywereuard。

[6]ThesubsciousoffeheirattitudehasstitutedoldJolyohepsyentofthefamilyhistory，madeitthepreludeoftheirdrama。

[7]TheForsyteswereresentfulofsomething，notindividually，butasafamily;thisreseexpresseditselfiio，anexuberanilycordiality，aionoffamilyimportahesniff。Danger—soindispensableinbringingoutthefualqualityofay，group，orindividual—waswhattheForsytessted;thepremonitioaburnishontheirarmor。Forthefirsttime，asafamily，theyappearedtohaveaninstingintact，withseahing。

[8]ainstthepianoamanofbulkandstatureowaisthiswidechest，twowaistdarubypihesiinwaistddiamondpinof，moreusualos，andhisshaven，square，oldface，thecolourofpaleleather，withpaleeyes，haditsmostdignifiedlook，abovehissatinstock。ThiswasSwithiothehereheorethanhisfairshareoffreshair，theothertwia，oldJolyohesebrothers—likethebulkySwithin，oversixfeetiverylean，asthoughdestinedfromhisbirthtostrikeabalandmaintainanaverage，broodedoverthesewithhispermaoop;hisgreyeyeshadanairoffixedabsorptioworry，brokenatintervalsbyarapid，shiftingsyfacts;hischeeks，thiwoparallelfolds，andalong，-shavenupperlip，wereframedwithinDundrearywhiskers。Inhishaururnedapiea。Notfaroff，listeningtoaladyinbrown，hisonlysonSoames，paleandwell-shaved，dark-haired，ratherbald，hadpokedhisupsideways，ghishataforesaidappearaniff’，asthoughdespisinganeggwhiewheotdigest。Behindhimhis，thetallGee，sohFer，hadaQuilpishlookonhisfleshyfaderingoneofhissardohiheohadaffectedthemall。

&edinarowclosetoohreeladies—AuntsAwoForsytemaids），aforJulia），whonotinfirstyouthhadsotteomarrySeptimusSmall，amanofpoorstitution。ShehadsurvivedhimformahherelderaershelivednowinthehouseofTimothy，hersixthaher，oerRoad。Eachoftheseladiesheldfansintheirhahsometoueemphaticfeatherorbrooch，testifiedtothesolemnityoftheopportunity。

[10]Iheroom，uhedelier，asbecameahost，stoodtheheadofthefamily，oldJolyoyyearsofage，withhisfiehair，hisdome-likeforehead，hislittle，darkgreyeyes，aemoustache，whichdroopedandspreadbelowtheleveljaatriarchallook，andinspiteofleandhollowsathistemples，seemedmasterofperennialyouth。Heheldhimselfextremelyupright，andhisshrewd，steadyeyeshadlostheiring。Thushegaveanimpressioothedoubtsanddislikesofsmallermen。Havinghadhisownwayforinnumerableyears，hehadeariverighttoit。ItwouldneverhaveoccurredtooldJolyonthatitwasowearalookofdoubtorofdefiance。

[11]Betweenhimaherbrotherswhowerepresehin，NidRoger，therewasmuchdifference，muchsimilarity。Ihesefourbrotherswasverydifferentfromtheother，yetthey，too，>

[12]Throughthevaryiuresandexpressionofthosefivefaarkedasteadfastnessofderlyiiaracialstamp，tooprehistorictotraoteaodiscuss—theveryhall-markandguarahefamilyfortunes。

AfterYouRead

KnowledgeFocus

1。Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner。

1）Whatisyourimpressioes’Family?

2）Whatevehefamilyreunioninthispart?Whatarethefamilymembers’attitudestowardstheeventandwhydoyouthinkso?

3）Whodidtheauthordescribeas“thefavoredpersons”?

4）Whatisyofthesentenobranchofwhichhadalikiher，betweennothreemembersofwhomexistedanythingworthyofthenameofsympathy”?

5）WhatkindofpersonisoldJolyonForsyte?

6）Ofallthecharactersdepithepart，whieisthemostimpressivetoyou?Why?

7）Couldyouoffamilytreewithyourpartneragtothecharacterrelationshipsrevealedinthispart?

2。Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtowhatyoulearellwhy?

____1）PeoplearealwaysweledtobepresentatafamilyfestivaloftheForsytes。

____2）TheForsytesisanuppermiddle-classfamilyinitsfullplumage。

____3）Thefamilyhasbeeoavisionofthedimroadsofsress。

____4）Theobserverislikeonewho，havireegrowfromitsplanting。

____5）ThiswastheoofaocelebratetheeofMissJue，oldJhter，toMr。PhilipBosinney。

____6）AuntAtheerofherbrotherTimothy’sgreendrawing-room。

____7）AuntAnn’sinflexiblebadthedignityofhercalmoldfaifytherigidpossessivehefamilyidea。

____8）OnlywhenaForsytewasengaged，married，orboreswerepresent。

____9）AbouttheForsytesminglingthatdaywiththecrowduests，therewasamorethanroomedlook。