Text C My Last Duchess(第1页)
TextCMyLastDuchess
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That’smylastDutedonthe>
Lookingasifshewerealive。Icall
Thatpieder,noandolf’shands
Workedbusilyaday,aands。
Will’tpleaseyousitandlookather?Isaid
“FraPandolf”bydesign,forneverread
Strapicturedce,
&handpassioglance,
Buttomyselftheytursby
&ainIhavedrawnforyou,butI)
Aheywouldaskme,iftheydurst,
Howsucecamethere;so,
&urnandaskthus。Sir,’t>
Herhusband’spresenly,calledthatspot
OfjoyintotheDuchess’cheek:perhaps
FraPandolfcedtosay“Hermantlelaps
Overmylady’swristtoomuch,”or“Paint
Mustoreproducethefaint
Half-flushthatdiesalo”:suchstuff
Wascourtesy,shethought,andough
Fupthatspotofjoy。Shehad
&—howshallIsay?—toosoonmadeglad,
Tooeasilyimpressed;sheliked>
Shelookedon,andherlookswenteverywhere。
Sir,’twasallone!Myfavouratherbreast,
Thedroppii,
Theboughofcherriessomeofficiousfool
&heorchardforher,thewhitemule
&hrouerradeach
Woulddrawfromheraliketheapprovingspeech,
Orblush,atleast。Shethankedmen,—good!butthanked
Someho—asifsheranked
Mygiftofanine-hundred-years-oldname
Withanybody’sgift。Who’dstooptoblame