Claude Monet Poplars paintingClaude Monet La Grenouillere painting
Yeah. Righ'," said Hagrid again.
There was a funny squelching sound and they all looked around: Hermione let out a tiny shriek, and Ron leapt out of his seat and hurried around the table away from the large barrel standing in the corner that they had only just noticed. It was full of what looked like foot-long maggots, slimy, white, and writhing.
"What are they, Hagrid?" asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down his rock cake all the same.
"Jus' giant grubs," said Hagrid.
"And they grow into ... ?" said Ron, looking apprehensive.
"They won' grow inter nuthin'," said Hagrid. "I got 'em ter feed ter Aragog."
And without warning, he burst into tears.
2008年7月31日星期四
Frida Kahlo My Dress Hangs There painting
Frida Kahlo My Dress Hangs There paintingFrida Kahlo Fruits of the Earth painting
The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water. Most people were receiving more post than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at Home. Harry had received no mail since the start of term; his only regular correspondent was now dead and although he had hoped that Lupin might write occasionally, he had so far been disappointed. He was very surprised, therefore, to see the snowy white Hedwig circling amongst all the brown and gray owls. She landed in front of him carrying a large, square package. A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron, crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon.
"Ha!" said Harry, unwrapping the parcel to reveal a new copy of Advanced Potion-Making, fresh from Flourish and Blotts.
"Oh good," said Hermione, delighted. "Now you can give that graffitied copy back."
The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows, scattering everyone with droplets of water. Most people were receiving more post than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at Home. Harry had received no mail since the start of term; his only regular correspondent was now dead and although he had hoped that Lupin might write occasionally, he had so far been disappointed. He was very surprised, therefore, to see the snowy white Hedwig circling amongst all the brown and gray owls. She landed in front of him carrying a large, square package. A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron, crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon.
"Ha!" said Harry, unwrapping the parcel to reveal a new copy of Advanced Potion-Making, fresh from Flourish and Blotts.
"Oh good," said Hermione, delighted. "Now you can give that graffitied copy back."
Thomas Kinkade The Heart of San Francisco painting
Thomas Kinkade The Heart of San Francisco paintingThomas Kinkade The Garden of Prayer painting
Good morning," said Ogden.
She did not answer, but with a frightened glance at her father turned her back on the room and continued shifting the pots on the shelf behind her.
"Well, Mr. Gaunt," said Ogden, "to get straight to the point, we have reason to believe that your son, Morfin, performed magic in front of a Muggle late last night."
There was a deafening clang. Merope had dropped one of the pots.
"Pick it up!" Gaunt bellowed at her. "That's it, grub on the floor like some filthy Muggle, what's your wand for, you useless sack of muck?"
"Mr. Gaunt, please!" said Ogden in a shocked voice, as Merope, who had already picked up the pot, flushed blotchily scarlet, lost her grip on the pot again, drew her wand shakily from her pocket, pointed it at the pot, and muttered a hasty, inaudible spell that caused the pot to shoot across the floor away from her, hit the opposite wall, and crack in two.
Good morning," said Ogden.
She did not answer, but with a frightened glance at her father turned her back on the room and continued shifting the pots on the shelf behind her.
"Well, Mr. Gaunt," said Ogden, "to get straight to the point, we have reason to believe that your son, Morfin, performed magic in front of a Muggle late last night."
There was a deafening clang. Merope had dropped one of the pots.
"Pick it up!" Gaunt bellowed at her. "That's it, grub on the floor like some filthy Muggle, what's your wand for, you useless sack of muck?"
"Mr. Gaunt, please!" said Ogden in a shocked voice, as Merope, who had already picked up the pot, flushed blotchily scarlet, lost her grip on the pot again, drew her wand shakily from her pocket, pointed it at the pot, and muttered a hasty, inaudible spell that caused the pot to shoot across the floor away from her, hit the opposite wall, and crack in two.
2008年7月30日星期三
Tamara de Lempicka Adam and Eve painting
Tamara de Lempicka Adam and Eve paintingWassily Kandinsky Squares with Concentric paintingGustav Klimt Portrait of Sonja Knips painting
You'd better get straight on the train, all of you, you've only got a few minutes to go," said Mrs. Weasley, consulting her watch. "Well, have a lovely term, Ron..."
"Mr. Weasley, can I have a quick word?" said Harry, making up his mind on the spur of the moment.
He sprinted out of the room, leaving Harry and Seamus alone together, an uncomfortable moment made no easier when a bird dropping landed on Seamus's head as one of Hermione's canaries whizzed over them.
"Of course," said Mr. Weasley, who looked slightly surprised, but followed Harry out of earshot of the others nevertheless.
Seamus was not the only person disgruntled by the choice of Katie’s substitute. There was much muttering in the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of his class-mates for the team. As Harry had endured much worse mutterings than this in his school career, he was not particularly bothered, but all the same, the pressure was increasing to provide a win in the upcoming
You'd better get straight on the train, all of you, you've only got a few minutes to go," said Mrs. Weasley, consulting her watch. "Well, have a lovely term, Ron..."
"Mr. Weasley, can I have a quick word?" said Harry, making up his mind on the spur of the moment.
He sprinted out of the room, leaving Harry and Seamus alone together, an uncomfortable moment made no easier when a bird dropping landed on Seamus's head as one of Hermione's canaries whizzed over them.
"Of course," said Mr. Weasley, who looked slightly surprised, but followed Harry out of earshot of the others nevertheless.
Seamus was not the only person disgruntled by the choice of Katie’s substitute. There was much muttering in the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of his class-mates for the team. As Harry had endured much worse mutterings than this in his school career, he was not particularly bothered, but all the same, the pressure was increasing to provide a win in the upcoming
Thomas Kinkade San Francisco Lombard Street painting
Thomas Kinkade San Francisco Lombard Street paintingThomas Kinkade Make a Wish Cottage paintingThomas Kinkade London painting
Muggle magic tricks!" said Fred happily, pointing them out. "For freaks like Dad, you know, who love Muggle stuff. It's not a big earner, but we do fairly steady Business, they're great novelties... Oh, here's George..."
Fred's twin shook Harrys hand energetically.
"Giving him the tour? Come through the back, Harry, that's where we're making the real money...pocket anything, you, and you'll pay in more than Galleons!" he added warningly to a small boy who hastily whipped his hand out of the tub labeled:
EDIBLE DARK MARKS----THEY'LL MAKE ANYONE SICK!
George pushed back a curtain beside the Muggle tricks and Harry saw a darker, less crowded room. The packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued.
Muggle magic tricks!" said Fred happily, pointing them out. "For freaks like Dad, you know, who love Muggle stuff. It's not a big earner, but we do fairly steady Business, they're great novelties... Oh, here's George..."
Fred's twin shook Harrys hand energetically.
"Giving him the tour? Come through the back, Harry, that's where we're making the real money...pocket anything, you, and you'll pay in more than Galleons!" he added warningly to a small boy who hastily whipped his hand out of the tub labeled:
EDIBLE DARK MARKS----THEY'LL MAKE ANYONE SICK!
George pushed back a curtain beside the Muggle tricks and Harry saw a darker, less crowded room. The packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued.
2008年7月29日星期二
Francois Boucher Adoration of the Shepherds painting
Francois Boucher Adoration of the Shepherds painting
Johannes Vermeer The Concert painting
his waistcoat and examining it. "We shall be leaving before Harry does. Due to the danger of using magic in your house –Harry being still underage it could provide the Ministry with an excuse to arrest him – we shall be driving, say, ten miles or so before Disapparating to the safe location we have picked out for you. You know how to drive, I take it?" He asked Uncle Vernon politely.
"Know how to –? Of course I ruddy well know how to drive!" spluttered Uncle Vernon.
"Very clever of you, sir, very clever. I personally would be utterly bamboozled by all those buttons and knobs," said Dedalus. He was clearly under the impression that he was flattering Vernon Dursley, who was visibly losing confidence in the plan with every word Dedalus
Johannes Vermeer The Concert painting
his waistcoat and examining it. "We shall be leaving before Harry does. Due to the danger of using magic in your house –Harry being still underage it could provide the Ministry with an excuse to arrest him – we shall be driving, say, ten miles or so before Disapparating to the safe location we have picked out for you. You know how to drive, I take it?" He asked Uncle Vernon politely.
"Know how to –? Of course I ruddy well know how to drive!" spluttered Uncle Vernon.
"Very clever of you, sir, very clever. I personally would be utterly bamboozled by all those buttons and knobs," said Dedalus. He was clearly under the impression that he was flattering Vernon Dursley, who was visibly losing confidence in the plan with every word Dedalus
William Bouguereau Love Takes Flight painting
William Bouguereau Love Takes Flight painting
Turner The Grand Canal Venice painting
"These accidents aren't accidents – the crashed and explosions and derailments and whatever else has happened since we last watched the news. People are disappearing and dying and he's behind it – Voldemort. I've told you this over and over again, he kills Muggles for fun. Even the fogs – they're caused by dementors, and if you can't remember what they are, ask your son!"
Dudley's hands jerked upward to tower his mouth. With his parents' and Harry's eyes upon him, he slowly lowered them again and asked, "There are… more of them?" "More?" laughed Harry. "More than the two that attacked us, you mean? Of course there are hundreds, maybe thousands by this time, seeing as they feed off fear and despair—"
"All right, all right blustered," blustered Vernon Dursley. "You've made your point –"
"I hope so," said Harry, "because once I'm
Turner The Grand Canal Venice painting
"These accidents aren't accidents – the crashed and explosions and derailments and whatever else has happened since we last watched the news. People are disappearing and dying and he's behind it – Voldemort. I've told you this over and over again, he kills Muggles for fun. Even the fogs – they're caused by dementors, and if you can't remember what they are, ask your son!"
Dudley's hands jerked upward to tower his mouth. With his parents' and Harry's eyes upon him, he slowly lowered them again and asked, "There are… more of them?" "More?" laughed Harry. "More than the two that attacked us, you mean? Of course there are hundreds, maybe thousands by this time, seeing as they feed off fear and despair—"
"All right, all right blustered," blustered Vernon Dursley. "You've made your point –"
"I hope so," said Harry, "because once I'm
Claude Monet The Picnic painting
Claude Monet The Picnic painting
Claude Monet Sunset painting
returned to Privet Drive for the summer; he remembered that there had been a small mention on the front about the resignation of Charity Burbage, the Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts. At last he found it. Turning to page ten, he sank into his desk chair and reread the article he had been looking for.
ALBUS DUMBLEDORE REMEMBERED
By Elphias Doge
I met Albus Dumbledore at the age of eleven, on our first day at Hogwarts. Our mutual attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves to be outsiders. I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while
Claude Monet Sunset painting
returned to Privet Drive for the summer; he remembered that there had been a small mention on the front about the resignation of Charity Burbage, the Muggle Studies teacher at Hogwarts. At last he found it. Turning to page ten, he sank into his desk chair and reread the article he had been looking for.
ALBUS DUMBLEDORE REMEMBERED
By Elphias Doge
I met Albus Dumbledore at the age of eleven, on our first day at Hogwarts. Our mutual attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves to be outsiders. I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at school, and while
2008年7月26日星期六
Gustav Klimt The Kiss painting
Gustav Klimt The Kiss painting
Gustav Klimt Sea Serpents painting
gentle monster. As for the Andromeda of art, he has the tenderest respect for that lady, and desires nothing more than to see her happily settled and annually producing a flock of such charming children as those we see about us.But putting parab1es aside, I am unable to understand how any one with a knowledge of mankind can imagine that the growth of science can threaten the development of art in any of its forms. If I understand the matter at all, science and art are the obverse and reverse of Nature's medal; the one expressing the eternal order of things, in terms of feeling, the other in terms of thought. When men no longer love nor hate; when suffering causes no pity, and the tale of great deeds ceases to thrill, when the lily of the field shall seem no longer more beautifully arrayed than Solomon in all his glory, and the awe has vanished from the snow-capped peak and deep ravine, then indeed science may have the world to itself, but it will not be because the monster has devoured art, but because one side of human nature is dead, and because men have lost the half of their ancient and present attributes.
Gustav Klimt Sea Serpents painting
gentle monster. As for the Andromeda of art, he has the tenderest respect for that lady, and desires nothing more than to see her happily settled and annually producing a flock of such charming children as those we see about us.But putting parab1es aside, I am unable to understand how any one with a knowledge of mankind can imagine that the growth of science can threaten the development of art in any of its forms. If I understand the matter at all, science and art are the obverse and reverse of Nature's medal; the one expressing the eternal order of things, in terms of feeling, the other in terms of thought. When men no longer love nor hate; when suffering causes no pity, and the tale of great deeds ceases to thrill, when the lily of the field shall seem no longer more beautifully arrayed than Solomon in all his glory, and the awe has vanished from the snow-capped peak and deep ravine, then indeed science may have the world to itself, but it will not be because the monster has devoured art, but because one side of human nature is dead, and because men have lost the half of their ancient and present attributes.
2008年7月25日星期五
Claude Monet Sunflowers painting
Claude Monet Sunflowers painting
Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring painting
other people, or any other generation. The energy the faith, the devotion, which we bring to this endeavor,will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do lbr the iieedom of men.Finally whether you are citizens of A1nerica, or citizens of the world, ask of us here, the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. Wth a good conscience ouronly sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the Iand we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own.
Johannes Vermeer Girl with a Pearl Earring painting
other people, or any other generation. The energy the faith, the devotion, which we bring to this endeavor,will light our country and all who serve it, and the glow from that fire can truly light the world.And so my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country My fellow citizens of the world, ask not what America will do for you, but what together we can do lbr the iieedom of men.Finally whether you are citizens of A1nerica, or citizens of the world, ask of us here, the same high standards of strength and sacrifice which we ask of you. Wth a good conscience ouronly sure reward, with history the final judge of our deeds, let us go forth to lead the Iand we love, asking His blessing and His help, but knowing that here on earth, God's work must truly be our own.
2008年7月24日星期四
Edmund Blair Leighton The Accolade painting
Edmund Blair Leighton The Accolade painting
Edmund Blair Leighton The End of The Song painting
To renew America, we must meet challenges abroad as well as at home. There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is domestic. The world economy, the world environment, the world AIDS crisis, the world arms race—they affect us all.…While America rebuilds at home, we will not shrink from the challenges nor fail to seize the opportunities of this new world. Together with our friends and allies we will work to shape change lest it engulf us. When our vital interests are challenged or the will and conscience of the international community is defied, we will act with peaceful diplomacy whenever possible, with force when necessary.The brave Americans serving our nation today in the Persian Gulf and Somalia, and wherever else they stand, are testament to our resolve
Edmund Blair Leighton The End of The Song painting
To renew America, we must meet challenges abroad as well as at home. There is no longer a clear division between what is foreign and what is domestic. The world economy, the world environment, the world AIDS crisis, the world arms race—they affect us all.…While America rebuilds at home, we will not shrink from the challenges nor fail to seize the opportunities of this new world. Together with our friends and allies we will work to shape change lest it engulf us. When our vital interests are challenged or the will and conscience of the international community is defied, we will act with peaceful diplomacy whenever possible, with force when necessary.The brave Americans serving our nation today in the Persian Gulf and Somalia, and wherever else they stand, are testament to our resolve
Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory painting
Salvador Dali The Persistence of Memory painting
Salvador Dali The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory painting
The Spice Girls release their first single in two years October 23 with a slick sound and sexy video aimed at recruiting new and more mature fans. The British quartet, (L-R) Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Gulzar, shown at the Brit Awards in London on March 3, 2000, have enjoyed solo success since they last toured as a group and have come together with a restrained, softer R and B sound.
LONDON - The Spice Girls release their first single in two years Monday with a slick sound and sexy video aimed at recruiting new and more mature fans. "Holler/Let Love Lead The Way," from their forthcoming album "Forever," is the group's first single since "Goodbye" was released in December 1998. "Forever" is the Spice Girls' first album without former member "Ginger Spice" Geri Halliwell. The group's four remaining
Salvador Dali The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory painting
The Spice Girls release their first single in two years October 23 with a slick sound and sexy video aimed at recruiting new and more mature fans. The British quartet, (L-R) Emma Bunton, Melanie Chisholm, Victoria Beckham and Melanie Gulzar, shown at the Brit Awards in London on March 3, 2000, have enjoyed solo success since they last toured as a group and have come together with a restrained, softer R and B sound.
LONDON - The Spice Girls release their first single in two years Monday with a slick sound and sexy video aimed at recruiting new and more mature fans. "Holler/Let Love Lead The Way," from their forthcoming album "Forever," is the group's first single since "Goodbye" was released in December 1998. "Forever" is the Spice Girls' first album without former member "Ginger Spice" Geri Halliwell. The group's four remaining
2008年7月23日星期三
Gustav Klimt Hope painting
Gustav Klimt Hope painting
Claude Monet The Seine At Argenteuil painting
Scientists used a laser to layer evaporated gold onto a piece of film through a stencil reading "guinnessworldrecords.com." The message was attached to the knee of an insect much like the bee in this photo.
LONDON, Nov. 24 — As advertisements go, it's the bee's knees.To launch the Guinness Book of Records' new Web site, scientists created the world's smallest ad, slightly bigger than the diameter of a human hair, and mounted it on the knee of a bee."On a day-to-day basis, we handle the claims and evidence of the most amazing facts and feats," said Stewart Newport, Guinness' keeper of records. "We knew we had to have something pretty extraordinary given the nature of our business and we set out to capture the whole sense of 'wow' which surrounds the record book."
Claude Monet The Seine At Argenteuil painting
Scientists used a laser to layer evaporated gold onto a piece of film through a stencil reading "guinnessworldrecords.com." The message was attached to the knee of an insect much like the bee in this photo.
LONDON, Nov. 24 — As advertisements go, it's the bee's knees.To launch the Guinness Book of Records' new Web site, scientists created the world's smallest ad, slightly bigger than the diameter of a human hair, and mounted it on the knee of a bee."On a day-to-day basis, we handle the claims and evidence of the most amazing facts and feats," said Stewart Newport, Guinness' keeper of records. "We knew we had to have something pretty extraordinary given the nature of our business and we set out to capture the whole sense of 'wow' which surrounds the record book."
Thomas Kinkade HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS painting
Thomas Kinkade HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS painting
Winslow Homer The Houses of Parliament painting
Anderson's son, John, ran the distillery along with six slaves.Such enterprises were widespread at the time. Dram shops and taverns were among the nation's earliest businesses, and "whiskey breaks" at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. were common in the 13 colonies."Washington thought it was a very good idea and it certainly proved to be — it was very profitable," said Esther White, director of archaeology at Mount Vernon.She said the distillery is about twice the size of most distilleries of the time. It had 50 mash tubs, five worm tubes, a boiler and five copper stills.White said stones for the foundation came from the falls of the Potomac River, and the sandstone for the walls came from quarries at Mount Vernon."We've been finding ditches that were put into the distillery to run water," White said. "We have also uncovered part of a brick floor."Washington did not like to waste anything.
Winslow Homer The Houses of Parliament painting
Anderson's son, John, ran the distillery along with six slaves.Such enterprises were widespread at the time. Dram shops and taverns were among the nation's earliest businesses, and "whiskey breaks" at 11 a.m. and 4 p.m. were common in the 13 colonies."Washington thought it was a very good idea and it certainly proved to be — it was very profitable," said Esther White, director of archaeology at Mount Vernon.She said the distillery is about twice the size of most distilleries of the time. It had 50 mash tubs, five worm tubes, a boiler and five copper stills.White said stones for the foundation came from the falls of the Potomac River, and the sandstone for the walls came from quarries at Mount Vernon."We've been finding ditches that were put into the distillery to run water," White said. "We have also uncovered part of a brick floor."Washington did not like to waste anything.
Francois Boucher The Rape of Europa painting
Francois Boucher The Rape of Europa painting
Michelangelo Buonarroti The Creation of Adam painting
The timing of the Fed announcement was totally unexpected. It caused a lot of excitement in the trading community to have this kind of action to snap us out of the doldrums," said Peter Coolidge, senior equity trader with Brean Murray & Co. "This brought the market back to life on pretty heavy volume."Trade volume hit a record 3.09 billion shares on Nasdaq, where more than three shares rose for every one that fell. The previous highest volume was 2.88 billion set on April 4. Investors who 'shorted', or sold borrowed stocks with the aim of buying them back later at a lower price, rushed to cover positions on the Fed move. A pile of economic data painting a bleak economic picture had convinced investors that the Fed will ratchet down interest rates at its next meeting on Jan. 30-31.
Michelangelo Buonarroti The Creation of Adam painting
The timing of the Fed announcement was totally unexpected. It caused a lot of excitement in the trading community to have this kind of action to snap us out of the doldrums," said Peter Coolidge, senior equity trader with Brean Murray & Co. "This brought the market back to life on pretty heavy volume."Trade volume hit a record 3.09 billion shares on Nasdaq, where more than three shares rose for every one that fell. The previous highest volume was 2.88 billion set on April 4. Investors who 'shorted', or sold borrowed stocks with the aim of buying them back later at a lower price, rushed to cover positions on the Fed move. A pile of economic data painting a bleak economic picture had convinced investors that the Fed will ratchet down interest rates at its next meeting on Jan. 30-31.
Pablo Picasso Two Women Running on the Beach The Race painting
Pablo Picasso Two Women Running on the Beach The Race painting
Louis Aston Knight A Bend in the River painting
The frames come in three basic varieties: devices that interact with the Internet, those that connect to your computer, and standalones. There's quite a range of how much hands-on activity each type involves. Sony's expensive Digital Photo Frame is one of the simplest to use: pop the memory stick out of your camera, slip it into the frame, and voila! — there are your pictures. The others can be just as easy for less money, with the purchase of an extra flash memory card. In general, the routine for these high-tech frames involves transferring pictures from a digital camera to a computer and then to either a frame or a Web site, or loading scanned photographs to the frame or the Net. Most of the frames need to find a home near an electrical outlet. Several portable frames such as VideoChip Technologies' $349 Photo Wallet and the $340 Digi-Frame 390 are battery-powered, but their small picture areas make
Louis Aston Knight A Bend in the River painting
The frames come in three basic varieties: devices that interact with the Internet, those that connect to your computer, and standalones. There's quite a range of how much hands-on activity each type involves. Sony's expensive Digital Photo Frame is one of the simplest to use: pop the memory stick out of your camera, slip it into the frame, and voila! — there are your pictures. The others can be just as easy for less money, with the purchase of an extra flash memory card. In general, the routine for these high-tech frames involves transferring pictures from a digital camera to a computer and then to either a frame or a Web site, or loading scanned photographs to the frame or the Net. Most of the frames need to find a home near an electrical outlet. Several portable frames such as VideoChip Technologies' $349 Photo Wallet and the $340 Digi-Frame 390 are battery-powered, but their small picture areas make
2008年7月22日星期二
Fabian Perez the face of tango ii painting
Fabian Perez the face of tango ii painting
George Frederick Watts Watts Hope painting
. "I didn't get everything I wanted, but I didn't give in. I had a great shot and it didn't pan out. I can live with that."Those bronzes could have been golds, Jones said. "That gold medal was there for the taking in the long jump," she said. "And in the (400) relay, we had some injuries (Gail Devers and Inger Miller). We didn't have our best horses." Jones' prediction, made two years in advance of the Sydney Games, earned her a lot of publicity, something she will avoid for the 2004 Olympics. "I've vowed not to make a prediction such as the five golds, especially not four years prior to the next games," Jones said. "But whatever I choose to do, I'll try and make it as extraordinary as possible."The performances by Jones at Sydney were even more extraordinary, considering what was going on around her.
George Frederick Watts Watts Hope painting
. "I didn't get everything I wanted, but I didn't give in. I had a great shot and it didn't pan out. I can live with that."Those bronzes could have been golds, Jones said. "That gold medal was there for the taking in the long jump," she said. "And in the (400) relay, we had some injuries (Gail Devers and Inger Miller). We didn't have our best horses." Jones' prediction, made two years in advance of the Sydney Games, earned her a lot of publicity, something she will avoid for the 2004 Olympics. "I've vowed not to make a prediction such as the five golds, especially not four years prior to the next games," Jones said. "But whatever I choose to do, I'll try and make it as extraordinary as possible."The performances by Jones at Sydney were even more extraordinary, considering what was going on around her.
Irene Sheri paintings
Irene Sheri paintings
Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky paintings
Sampit, officials said security was now under control, although schools and many shops in Sampit and Palangkaraya were closed. "Things are getting back to normal, although basic needs are limited because many shops are still shut," Palangkaraya police spokeswoman Andi Selvy said. West Kalimantan province, scene of sporadic massacres between the two groups, was also reported to be relatively calm. Adding to the picture of carnage, newspapers reported the discovery of 118 fresh corpses. The Jakarta Post quoted police as saying the bodies had been found dumped outside a local government office on Monday in Parenggean district, 100km from Sampit. The newspaper said the dead were believed to be Madurese refugees fleeing Sampit for Palangkaraya, a four-hour drive away.
Ivan Constantinovich Aivazovsky paintings
Sampit, officials said security was now under control, although schools and many shops in Sampit and Palangkaraya were closed. "Things are getting back to normal, although basic needs are limited because many shops are still shut," Palangkaraya police spokeswoman Andi Selvy said. West Kalimantan province, scene of sporadic massacres between the two groups, was also reported to be relatively calm. Adding to the picture of carnage, newspapers reported the discovery of 118 fresh corpses. The Jakarta Post quoted police as saying the bodies had been found dumped outside a local government office on Monday in Parenggean district, 100km from Sampit. The newspaper said the dead were believed to be Madurese refugees fleeing Sampit for Palangkaraya, a four-hour drive away.
2008年7月20日星期日
Floral paintings
Floral paintings
Garden painting
Vaccination is no easy option," Brown said. "It would be expected to delay full return to international trade, at least for the region affected, and would be likely to require tight additional controls, at least in the area concerned." Quiet DesperationBut with 669 confirmed cases of the disease, the government is under increasing pressure to halt the spread of the disease — and salvage elections scheduled for May 3. Brown today said he was considering introducing legislation that would require a 20-day standstill period for sheep, goats and cattle after they had been moved. Among a new set of measures proposed to control the spread of the deadly
Garden painting
Vaccination is no easy option," Brown said. "It would be expected to delay full return to international trade, at least for the region affected, and would be likely to require tight additional controls, at least in the area concerned." Quiet DesperationBut with 669 confirmed cases of the disease, the government is under increasing pressure to halt the spread of the disease — and salvage elections scheduled for May 3. Brown today said he was considering introducing legislation that would require a 20-day standstill period for sheep, goats and cattle after they had been moved. Among a new set of measures proposed to control the spread of the deadly
2008年7月18日星期五
Lord Frederick Leighton paintings
Lord Frederick Leighton paintings
Mark Rothko paintings
PSINet is our partner right now, and that hasn't changed," says Kevin Byrne, vice president of public relations for the Ravens. "We look forward to continuing that partnership."According to SEC documents, the company made an $11.8 million down payment as part of the deal in 1999. Published reports have stated that PSINet has since made two $2.5 million annual payments and has another due this summer, but company officials declined to discuss details of the contract.If PSINet does go under, however, the Ravens will soon be looking for another backer.Ravens officials say the team retains the rights to re-sell the stadium name. Although the stadium was publicly funded, the Maryland Stadium Authority sold naming rights to the Ravens for $10 million in 1997.
Mark Rothko paintings
PSINet is our partner right now, and that hasn't changed," says Kevin Byrne, vice president of public relations for the Ravens. "We look forward to continuing that partnership."According to SEC documents, the company made an $11.8 million down payment as part of the deal in 1999. Published reports have stated that PSINet has since made two $2.5 million annual payments and has another due this summer, but company officials declined to discuss details of the contract.If PSINet does go under, however, the Ravens will soon be looking for another backer.Ravens officials say the team retains the rights to re-sell the stadium name. Although the stadium was publicly funded, the Maryland Stadium Authority sold naming rights to the Ravens for $10 million in 1997.
John William Waterhouse paintings
John William Waterhouse paintings
John Singer Sargent paintings
One problem, though: PSINet could go broke before the Ravens even return to training camp this summer. Company in Debt, Deal in Doubt Earlier this month, PSINet — which carries $3.6 billion in debt and lost $416 million in 1999 — announced it may file for bankruptcy and requested extra time to file its annual report for 2000.PSINet's stock, which was valued at $60 a share in March 2000, is down to 19 cents and trading has been halted. It may be de-listed by Nasdaq.Still, PSINet officials have publicly insisted they will stick with the deal."PSINet is a proud partner of the Baltimore Ravens and there is currently no change in our 20-year agreement," says PSINet spokesman Eric McErlain. "Any change will be announced through standard channels." In turn, team officials are standing behind the company.
John Singer Sargent paintings
One problem, though: PSINet could go broke before the Ravens even return to training camp this summer. Company in Debt, Deal in Doubt Earlier this month, PSINet — which carries $3.6 billion in debt and lost $416 million in 1999 — announced it may file for bankruptcy and requested extra time to file its annual report for 2000.PSINet's stock, which was valued at $60 a share in March 2000, is down to 19 cents and trading has been halted. It may be de-listed by Nasdaq.Still, PSINet officials have publicly insisted they will stick with the deal."PSINet is a proud partner of the Baltimore Ravens and there is currently no change in our 20-year agreement," says PSINet spokesman Eric McErlain. "Any change will be announced through standard channels." In turn, team officials are standing behind the company.
2008年7月17日星期四
George Frederick Watts Love And Life painting
Martin Johnson Heade Cattelya Orchid and Three Brazilian Hummingbirds painting
George Frederick Watts Love And Life painting
noting that many of the bill's provisions will not be fully phased in until the end of 2009 and that all of the provisions are set to expire the following year. "This bill has enough budget tricks, gimmickry and sleight of hand to make a con artist blush," Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, told reporters this afternoon. "It's not fiscally responsible. It's not fair." The president is set to dine at the White House this evening with Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Daschle voted against the tax plan and suggested Wednesday that the newly Democratic-led Senate would revisit the legislation. But White House press secretary Ari Fleischer warned Democrats not to attempt to repeal any of the bill's provisions.
George Frederick Watts Love And Life painting
noting that many of the bill's provisions will not be fully phased in until the end of 2009 and that all of the provisions are set to expire the following year. "This bill has enough budget tricks, gimmickry and sleight of hand to make a con artist blush," Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, told reporters this afternoon. "It's not fiscally responsible. It's not fair." The president is set to dine at the White House this evening with Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota. Daschle voted against the tax plan and suggested Wednesday that the newly Democratic-led Senate would revisit the legislation. But White House press secretary Ari Fleischer warned Democrats not to attempt to repeal any of the bill's provisions.
Gustav Klimt The Friends painting
Gustav Klimt The Friends painting
Steve Hanks Beauty of the Hot Tub painting
With our motto "New Beijing, Great Olympics" and our goal to host a "Green Olympics", a "Hi-tech Olympics" and the "People's Olympics", Beijing is ready to become a truly international city. As is expected, Beijing has made great efforts to improve all kinds of conditions to reinforce its candidature.
Transportation is always a challenge for any city that wishes to host the Olympic Games. In this respect, Beijing is well prepared. By 2007, a fairly sophisticated city transportation network will be completed. The five ring roads with linked expressways the newly built City Rail and the Olympic Subway will contribute to an efficient transportation system. For instance, the Fourth Ring Road to be completed in the spring of 2001 is a
Steve Hanks Beauty of the Hot Tub painting
With our motto "New Beijing, Great Olympics" and our goal to host a "Green Olympics", a "Hi-tech Olympics" and the "People's Olympics", Beijing is ready to become a truly international city. As is expected, Beijing has made great efforts to improve all kinds of conditions to reinforce its candidature.
Transportation is always a challenge for any city that wishes to host the Olympic Games. In this respect, Beijing is well prepared. By 2007, a fairly sophisticated city transportation network will be completed. The five ring roads with linked expressways the newly built City Rail and the Olympic Subway will contribute to an efficient transportation system. For instance, the Fourth Ring Road to be completed in the spring of 2001 is a
2008年7月16日星期三
Francisco de Goya paintings
Francisco de Goya paintings
Filippino Lippi paintings
guns, knives, coins, or even plastic explosives — will return stronger signals. Advanced software and computers can process these signals and convert them to images in which the hard objects are clearly outlined.The company claims that the three-second exposure to the machine's X-rays aren't any more harmful than the natural exposure to radiation that most travelers experience in 20 seconds of flight on a conventional airplane.No Harm HereOther companies are working on similar imaging technologies that don't use harmful X-rays. Trex Enterprises, a company in San Diego, is testing a so-called passive millimeter wave camera with the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the Justice Department. Much like an infrared camera, the Trex device can detect hidden objects by measuring differences in invisible heat energy emitted by a person's body and the concealed object.
Filippino Lippi paintings
guns, knives, coins, or even plastic explosives — will return stronger signals. Advanced software and computers can process these signals and convert them to images in which the hard objects are clearly outlined.The company claims that the three-second exposure to the machine's X-rays aren't any more harmful than the natural exposure to radiation that most travelers experience in 20 seconds of flight on a conventional airplane.No Harm HereOther companies are working on similar imaging technologies that don't use harmful X-rays. Trex Enterprises, a company in San Diego, is testing a so-called passive millimeter wave camera with the National Institute of Justice, the research arm of the Justice Department. Much like an infrared camera, the Trex device can detect hidden objects by measuring differences in invisible heat energy emitted by a person's body and the concealed object.
Carl Fredrik Aagard paintings
Carl Fredrik Aagard paintings
Caravaggio paintings
China reached the World Cup finals for the first time on Sunday by beating Oman 1-0 in an Asian qualifier, setting off a frenzy of celebration by hundreds of millions of ecstatic soccer fans around the country.
A nervous Chinese display and cold drizzle did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of 60,000 fans who packed the stadium in the depressed industrial city of Shenyang, many of them sporting red headbands and painted faces and banging drums.The single goal in the 37th minute by midfielder Yu Genwei, replacing the suspended Qi Hong, was just enough to break a World Cup jinx going all the way back to 1957, when China first entered the premier soccer competition.China have now secured top spot in Asian Zone group B with two games to spare, which means automatic qualification for the finals in Japan
Caravaggio paintings
China reached the World Cup finals for the first time on Sunday by beating Oman 1-0 in an Asian qualifier, setting off a frenzy of celebration by hundreds of millions of ecstatic soccer fans around the country.
A nervous Chinese display and cold drizzle did nothing to dampen the enthusiasm of 60,000 fans who packed the stadium in the depressed industrial city of Shenyang, many of them sporting red headbands and painted faces and banging drums.The single goal in the 37th minute by midfielder Yu Genwei, replacing the suspended Qi Hong, was just enough to break a World Cup jinx going all the way back to 1957, when China first entered the premier soccer competition.China have now secured top spot in Asian Zone group B with two games to spare, which means automatic qualification for the finals in Japan
Famous painting
Famous painting
compare prices throughout the bloc and do not have to exchange money as they travel in the zone.Queuing at a cash machine in the Finnish capital Helsinki, Andrea Bergman and Antti Kihlstrom, both 21, said they wanted euros Tuesday for a trip to Spain's Canary Islands.First Euros Buy LycheesThe first purchase recorded with the new money was one kilo of lychees, bought on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion whose geographical position made it the first European territory to see in the New Year and handle the euro.Germany, the currency bloc's most populous country, marked the changeover with fireworks and raucous street party in sub-zero temperatures around Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
compare prices throughout the bloc and do not have to exchange money as they travel in the zone.Queuing at a cash machine in the Finnish capital Helsinki, Andrea Bergman and Antti Kihlstrom, both 21, said they wanted euros Tuesday for a trip to Spain's Canary Islands.First Euros Buy LycheesThe first purchase recorded with the new money was one kilo of lychees, bought on the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion whose geographical position made it the first European territory to see in the New Year and handle the euro.Germany, the currency bloc's most populous country, marked the changeover with fireworks and raucous street party in sub-zero temperatures around Berlin's Brandenburg Gate.
2008年7月15日星期二
Music painting
Music painting
Nude painting
fingerprint scanners and GPS, satellite locators — to track drivers and their young passengers.The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a network of 24 satellites and their ground stations. In fact, it's like giving every square meter on the planet a unique address. These days GPS is finding its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making gear, farm machinery, even laptop computers. Thus, the system will help ensure that the kids get on and off the right buses, as well as to monitor drivers' routes for efficiency and safety. The child's fingerprint will be registered into an electronic database using an electronic scanner. When they board, children press their finger into a reader. If the computer doesn't find a matching code for a child's print, the system alerts the driver that the child most likely doesn't belong on that particular bus route.
Nude painting
fingerprint scanners and GPS, satellite locators — to track drivers and their young passengers.The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a worldwide radio-navigation system formed from a network of 24 satellites and their ground stations. In fact, it's like giving every square meter on the planet a unique address. These days GPS is finding its way into cars, boats, planes, construction equipment, movie making gear, farm machinery, even laptop computers. Thus, the system will help ensure that the kids get on and off the right buses, as well as to monitor drivers' routes for efficiency and safety. The child's fingerprint will be registered into an electronic database using an electronic scanner. When they board, children press their finger into a reader. If the computer doesn't find a matching code for a child's print, the system alerts the driver that the child most likely doesn't belong on that particular bus route.
sunset painting
sunset painting
Tropical paintings
wants the newest excitement.It would have been unimaginable 10 years ago, when the richest in Beijing were still saving for their first television. "We'd watch movies outside and sit on a rock or a small bench," said Wang Qishun, general manager of the cinema."You could say that we Chinese have gone from sitting on a rock to sitting in a car." The largest benefit the audience gets in drive-in cinemas is that it provides them with a more comfortable environment. People can do whatever they like in cars, smoking, chatting, or making a phone call without worrying to disturb others. "I enjoy the cozy environment and cheap price there," said an audience surnamed Li. The Maple Motor Cinema can hold about 100 cars. And it costs each car 80 yuan (9.7 US dollars) to enter the cinema.
Tropical paintings
wants the newest excitement.It would have been unimaginable 10 years ago, when the richest in Beijing were still saving for their first television. "We'd watch movies outside and sit on a rock or a small bench," said Wang Qishun, general manager of the cinema."You could say that we Chinese have gone from sitting on a rock to sitting in a car." The largest benefit the audience gets in drive-in cinemas is that it provides them with a more comfortable environment. People can do whatever they like in cars, smoking, chatting, or making a phone call without worrying to disturb others. "I enjoy the cozy environment and cheap price there," said an audience surnamed Li. The Maple Motor Cinema can hold about 100 cars. And it costs each car 80 yuan (9.7 US dollars) to enter the cinema.
2008年7月14日星期一
Eduard Manet Two Roses On A Tablecloth painting
Eduard Manet Two Roses On A Tablecloth painting
Stephen Gjertson The Anniversary painting
The moon on that night is thought to be brighter, fuller and more beautiful than at any other time. And it is time for the Chinese people to mark their Moon Festival, or the Mid-Autumn Festival...
The moon festival is the second most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar and occurs on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. This year's moon festival falls on September 28.The moon on that night is thought to be brighter, fuller and more beautiful than at any other time. And it is time for the Chinese people to mark their Moon Festival, or the Mid-Autumn Festival.The round shape symbolizes family reunion. Therefore the day is a holiday for family members to get together and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious token of abundance, harmony and luck. Myths and legends abound in Chinese culture about the moon, hence the popularity of this festival. Perhaps the best known myth is of Chang'er flying to the moon.
Stephen Gjertson The Anniversary painting
The moon on that night is thought to be brighter, fuller and more beautiful than at any other time. And it is time for the Chinese people to mark their Moon Festival, or the Mid-Autumn Festival...
The moon festival is the second most important festival in the traditional Chinese calendar and occurs on the fifteenth day of the eighth month. This year's moon festival falls on September 28.The moon on that night is thought to be brighter, fuller and more beautiful than at any other time. And it is time for the Chinese people to mark their Moon Festival, or the Mid-Autumn Festival.The round shape symbolizes family reunion. Therefore the day is a holiday for family members to get together and enjoy the full moon - an auspicious token of abundance, harmony and luck. Myths and legends abound in Chinese culture about the moon, hence the popularity of this festival. Perhaps the best known myth is of Chang'er flying to the moon.
Andrew Atroshenko The Passion of Music painting
Andrew Atroshenko The Passion of Music painting
Vincent van Gogh Starry Night over the Rhone painting
The painful result for the 29-year-old from Seattle is the same as it is for the growing legions of laptop users across the USA: Her neck and wrists ache. Her doctor warned her she already has the skeletal health of a 50-year-old.No nationwide studies document the trend, but anecdotally, doctors and physical therapists say that as portable computers become cheaper, more powerful, smaller and lighter, and as wireless Internet access becomes ubiquitous, thousands are suffering persistent back, shoulder, wrist and neck aches.Few health studies have been conducted, but one study in 2002 showed that laptop users complain of pain in more and different body parts than desktop users, says researcher Carolyn Sommerich of the Institute of Ergonomics at Ohio State University.
Vincent van Gogh Starry Night over the Rhone painting
The painful result for the 29-year-old from Seattle is the same as it is for the growing legions of laptop users across the USA: Her neck and wrists ache. Her doctor warned her she already has the skeletal health of a 50-year-old.No nationwide studies document the trend, but anecdotally, doctors and physical therapists say that as portable computers become cheaper, more powerful, smaller and lighter, and as wireless Internet access becomes ubiquitous, thousands are suffering persistent back, shoulder, wrist and neck aches.Few health studies have been conducted, but one study in 2002 showed that laptop users complain of pain in more and different body parts than desktop users, says researcher Carolyn Sommerich of the Institute of Ergonomics at Ohio State University.
Il'ya Repin paintings
Il'ya Repin paintings
Igor V.Babailov paintings
If your child is bossy, meet on neutral turf and agree beforehand on which toys will be shared (and which ones should be put away because your child just can't seem to share them). If you have a shy child, match him with a younger child so he has a chance to be the leader. 4. Help play get started. If the kids are whiny or are having a hard time figuring out what to do, have some fun projects ready to go. Coloring, sculpting, blowing bubbles--these are great ways to get things humming or restore harmony. 5. Help your kids help others. Encourage your child to be a better friend by helping him include others in play. If you see someone being excluded, don't ignore it. This is an opportunity to work on your child's empathy skills. "Rachel is being left out. That must make her feel very sad. Can you think of a way to include her in the game?" 6. Help your kids help themselves.
Igor V.Babailov paintings
If your child is bossy, meet on neutral turf and agree beforehand on which toys will be shared (and which ones should be put away because your child just can't seem to share them). If you have a shy child, match him with a younger child so he has a chance to be the leader. 4. Help play get started. If the kids are whiny or are having a hard time figuring out what to do, have some fun projects ready to go. Coloring, sculpting, blowing bubbles--these are great ways to get things humming or restore harmony. 5. Help your kids help others. Encourage your child to be a better friend by helping him include others in play. If you see someone being excluded, don't ignore it. This is an opportunity to work on your child's empathy skills. "Rachel is being left out. That must make her feel very sad. Can you think of a way to include her in the game?" 6. Help your kids help themselves.
Douglas Hofmann paintings
Douglas Hofmann paintings
Diane Romanello paintings
all the books and articles on child development I've read. Yet all that knowledge didn't stop my heart from breaking just a bit to see her delight fade so quickly when the girls ditched her. My brother-in-law told me to get used to this feeling. Part of the agony of parenthood is watching our children try to make friends with others, and either succeed or fail. You instinctively dislike seeing your child get rejected. This instinct serves a good purpose. It turns out that the ability to make friends is critical for the success of our children, even early on. And it's not just because friends make our children smile and laugh. Friends may also help kids do better in school because so much of their learning comes from interaction with others, according to a 1998 study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And kids who feel connected in school will be happier getting on the bus in the morning. What's a parent's job in this, other than to get a stomachache every time our children venture onto the playground in search of friends?
Diane Romanello paintings
all the books and articles on child development I've read. Yet all that knowledge didn't stop my heart from breaking just a bit to see her delight fade so quickly when the girls ditched her. My brother-in-law told me to get used to this feeling. Part of the agony of parenthood is watching our children try to make friends with others, and either succeed or fail. You instinctively dislike seeing your child get rejected. This instinct serves a good purpose. It turns out that the ability to make friends is critical for the success of our children, even early on. And it's not just because friends make our children smile and laugh. Friends may also help kids do better in school because so much of their learning comes from interaction with others, according to a 1998 study from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. And kids who feel connected in school will be happier getting on the bus in the morning. What's a parent's job in this, other than to get a stomachache every time our children venture onto the playground in search of friends?
2008年7月13日星期日
Jules Joseph Lefebvre paintings
Jules Joseph Lefebvre paintings
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres paintings
MANS: Yes, gentlemen always fight better than rattle. Mr. O'HARA: And what does the captain of our troop say? ASHLEY: Well, gentlemen...if Georgia fights, I go with her. But like my father I hope that the Yankees let us leave the Union in peace. MAN1: But Ashley... MAN2: Ashley, they've insulted us. MANS: You can't mean that you don't want war. ASHLEY: Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about.Mr. O'HARA: Now gentlemen, Mr. Butler has been up North I hear.Don't you agree with us, Mr. Butler? RHETT BUTLER : I think it's hard winning a war with words, gentlemen.CHARLES: What do you mean, sir? RHETT: I mean, Mr. Hamilton,there's not a cannon factory in the whole South.MAN: What difference does that make, sir, to a gentleman? RHETT: I'm afraid it's going to make a great deal of difference to a great many gentlemen, sir. CHARLES: Are you hinting, Mr. Butler, that the Yankees can lick us?
Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres paintings
MANS: Yes, gentlemen always fight better than rattle. Mr. O'HARA: And what does the captain of our troop say? ASHLEY: Well, gentlemen...if Georgia fights, I go with her. But like my father I hope that the Yankees let us leave the Union in peace. MAN1: But Ashley... MAN2: Ashley, they've insulted us. MANS: You can't mean that you don't want war. ASHLEY: Most of the miseries of the world were caused by wars. And when the wars were over, no one ever knew what they were about.Mr. O'HARA: Now gentlemen, Mr. Butler has been up North I hear.Don't you agree with us, Mr. Butler? RHETT BUTLER : I think it's hard winning a war with words, gentlemen.CHARLES: What do you mean, sir? RHETT: I mean, Mr. Hamilton,there's not a cannon factory in the whole South.MAN: What difference does that make, sir, to a gentleman? RHETT: I'm afraid it's going to make a great deal of difference to a great many gentlemen, sir. CHARLES: Are you hinting, Mr. Butler, that the Yankees can lick us?
2008年7月11日星期五
Gustav Klimt The Three Ages of Woman painting
Gustav Klimt The Three Ages of Woman painting
Claude Monet The Red Boats Argenteuil painting
When did the Kukuana race come into this country?"
"My lord, the race came down here like the breath of a storm ten thousand thousand moons ago, from the great lands which lie there beyond," and he pointed to the north. "They could travel no farther, so say the old voices of our fathers that have come down to us, the children, and so says Gagool, the wise woman, the smeller-out of witches; because of the great mountains which ring in the land," and he pointed to the snow-clad peaks. "The country, too, was good, so they settled here and grew strong and powerful, and now our numbers are like the sea sand, and when Twala the king calls up his regiments their plumes cover the plain as far as the eye of man can reach."
"And if the land is walled in with mountains, who is there for the regiments to fight with?"
"Nay, my lord, the country is open there," and again he pointed towards the north, "and now and again warriors sweep down upon us in clouds from a land we know not, and we slay them. It is the third part of the life of a man since there was a war. Many
Claude Monet The Red Boats Argenteuil painting
When did the Kukuana race come into this country?"
"My lord, the race came down here like the breath of a storm ten thousand thousand moons ago, from the great lands which lie there beyond," and he pointed to the north. "They could travel no farther, so say the old voices of our fathers that have come down to us, the children, and so says Gagool, the wise woman, the smeller-out of witches; because of the great mountains which ring in the land," and he pointed to the snow-clad peaks. "The country, too, was good, so they settled here and grew strong and powerful, and now our numbers are like the sea sand, and when Twala the king calls up his regiments their plumes cover the plain as far as the eye of man can reach."
"And if the land is walled in with mountains, who is there for the regiments to fight with?"
"Nay, my lord, the country is open there," and again he pointed towards the north, "and now and again warriors sweep down upon us in clouds from a land we know not, and we slay them. It is the third part of the life of a man since there was a war. Many
2008年7月9日星期三
Jean-Paul Laurens paintings
Jean-Paul Laurens paintings
Jules Breton paintings
But he told me something that made me glad for him, poor fellow. Before he sailed on the Four Sisters he was engaged to a girl at home. He did not tell me anything about her in Montreal, because he said he supposed she would have forgotten him and married someone else long ago, and with him, you see, his engagement and love was still a thing of the present. It was pretty hard on him, but when he got home he found she had never married and still cared for him. They are to be married this fall. I'm going to ask him to bring her over here for a little trip; he says he wants to come and see the place where he lived so many years without knowing it."
"What a nice little romance," said Anne, whose love for the romantic was immortal. "And to think," she added with a sigh of self-reproach, "that if I had had my way George Moore would never have come up from the grave in which his identity was buried. How I did fight against Gilbert's suggestion! Well, I am punished: I shall never be able to have a different opinion from Gilbert's again! If I try to have, he will squelch me by casting George Moore's
Jules Breton paintings
But he told me something that made me glad for him, poor fellow. Before he sailed on the Four Sisters he was engaged to a girl at home. He did not tell me anything about her in Montreal, because he said he supposed she would have forgotten him and married someone else long ago, and with him, you see, his engagement and love was still a thing of the present. It was pretty hard on him, but when he got home he found she had never married and still cared for him. They are to be married this fall. I'm going to ask him to bring her over here for a little trip; he says he wants to come and see the place where he lived so many years without knowing it."
"What a nice little romance," said Anne, whose love for the romantic was immortal. "And to think," she added with a sigh of self-reproach, "that if I had had my way George Moore would never have come up from the grave in which his identity was buried. How I did fight against Gilbert's suggestion! Well, I am punished: I shall never be able to have a different opinion from Gilbert's again! If I try to have, he will squelch me by casting George Moore's
Albert Bierstadt Autumn Woods painting
Albert Bierstadt Autumn Woods painting
Alexandre Cabanel The Birth of Venus painting
They might better be content with their own doctor," said Miss Cornelia. "Though to be sure I can't blame them, for he's a Methodist. Ever since Dr. Blythe brought Mrs. Allonby round folks think he can raise the dead. I believe Dr. Dave is a mite jealous--just like a man. He thinks Dr. Blythe has too many new-fangled notions! `Well,' I says to him, `it was a new-fangled notion saved Rhoda Allonby. If you'd been attending her she'd have died, and had a tombstone saying it had pleased God to take her away.' Oh, I do like to speak my mind to Dr. Dave! He's bossed the Glen for years, and he thinks he's forgotten more than other people ever knew. Speaking of doctors, I wish Dr. Blythe'd run over and see to that boil on Dick Moore's neck. It's getting past Leslie's skill. I'm sure I don't know what Dick Moore wants to start in having boils for--as if he wasn't enough trouble without that!"
"Do you know, Dick has taken quite a fancy to me," said Anne. "He follows me round like a dog, and smiles like a pleased child when I notice him."
"Does it make you creepy?"
Alexandre Cabanel The Birth of Venus painting
They might better be content with their own doctor," said Miss Cornelia. "Though to be sure I can't blame them, for he's a Methodist. Ever since Dr. Blythe brought Mrs. Allonby round folks think he can raise the dead. I believe Dr. Dave is a mite jealous--just like a man. He thinks Dr. Blythe has too many new-fangled notions! `Well,' I says to him, `it was a new-fangled notion saved Rhoda Allonby. If you'd been attending her she'd have died, and had a tombstone saying it had pleased God to take her away.' Oh, I do like to speak my mind to Dr. Dave! He's bossed the Glen for years, and he thinks he's forgotten more than other people ever knew. Speaking of doctors, I wish Dr. Blythe'd run over and see to that boil on Dick Moore's neck. It's getting past Leslie's skill. I'm sure I don't know what Dick Moore wants to start in having boils for--as if he wasn't enough trouble without that!"
"Do you know, Dick has taken quite a fancy to me," said Anne. "He follows me round like a dog, and smiles like a pleased child when I notice him."
"Does it make you creepy?"
2008年7月8日星期二
John William Waterhouse waterhouse Saint Cecilia painting
John William Waterhouse waterhouse Saint Cecilia painting
Vincent van Gogh Starry Night over the Rhone I painting
have no more talks and walks and works together. And I realised just what your friendship had come to mean to me--just what you meant--and just what a hateful little beast I had been."
"Leslie! Leslie! I never allow anyone to call my friends names."
"It's true. That's exactly what I am--a hateful little beast. There's something I've got to tell you, Anne. I suppose it will make you despise me, but I must confess it. Anne, there have been times this past winter and spring when I have hated you."
"I knew it," said Anne calmly.
"You knew it?"
"Yes, I saw it in your eyes."
" And yet you went on liking me and being my friend."
"Well, it was only now and then you hated me, Leslie. Between times you loved me, I think."
"I certainly did. But that other horrid feeling was always there, spoiling it, back
Vincent van Gogh Starry Night over the Rhone I painting
have no more talks and walks and works together. And I realised just what your friendship had come to mean to me--just what you meant--and just what a hateful little beast I had been."
"Leslie! Leslie! I never allow anyone to call my friends names."
"It's true. That's exactly what I am--a hateful little beast. There's something I've got to tell you, Anne. I suppose it will make you despise me, but I must confess it. Anne, there have been times this past winter and spring when I have hated you."
"I knew it," said Anne calmly.
"You knew it?"
"Yes, I saw it in your eyes."
" And yet you went on liking me and being my friend."
"Well, it was only now and then you hated me, Leslie. Between times you loved me, I think."
"I certainly did. But that other horrid feeling was always there, spoiling it, back
Daniel Ridgway Knight Knight Picking Flowers painting
Daniel Ridgway Knight Knight Picking Flowers painting
John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting
sit on the rocks down there."
"Would you like company or would you rather be alone?"
"If by company you mean yours I'd much rather have it than be alone," said Anne, smiling. Then she sighed. She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone.
"Here's a nice little spot where the wind can't get at you," said Captain Jim, when they reached the rocks. "I often sit here. It's a great place jest to sit and dream."
"Oh--dreams," sighed Anne. "I can't dream now, Captain Jim--I'm done with dreams."
"Oh, no, you're not, Mistress Blythe--oh, no, you're not," said Captain Jim meditatively. "I know how you feel jest now--but if you keep on living you'll get glad again, and the first thing you know you'll be dreaming again--thank the good Lord for it! If it wasn't for our
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sit on the rocks down there."
"Would you like company or would you rather be alone?"
"If by company you mean yours I'd much rather have it than be alone," said Anne, smiling. Then she sighed. She had never before minded being alone. Now she dreaded it. When she was alone now she felt so dreadfully alone.
"Here's a nice little spot where the wind can't get at you," said Captain Jim, when they reached the rocks. "I often sit here. It's a great place jest to sit and dream."
"Oh--dreams," sighed Anne. "I can't dream now, Captain Jim--I'm done with dreams."
"Oh, no, you're not, Mistress Blythe--oh, no, you're not," said Captain Jim meditatively. "I know how you feel jest now--but if you keep on living you'll get glad again, and the first thing you know you'll be dreaming again--thank the good Lord for it! If it wasn't for our
2008年7月7日星期一
Rembrandt paintings
Rembrandt paintings
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Anne gently put Mrs. Lynde's arms away from her, walked blindly across the kitchen, through the hall, up the stairs to her old room. At its window she knelt down, staring out unseeingly. It was very dark. The rain was beating down over the shivering fields. The Haunted Woods was full of the groans of mighty trees wrung in the tempest, and the air throbbed with the thunderous crash of billows on the distant shore. And Gilbert was dying!
There is a book of Revelation in every one's life, as there is in the Bible. Anne read hers that bitter night, as she kept her agonized vigil through the hours of storm and darkness. She loved Gilbert -- had always loved him! She knew that now. She knew that she could no more cast him out of her life without agony than she could have cut off her right hand and cast it from her. And the knowledge had come too late -- too late even for the bitter solace of being with him at the last. If she had not been so blind -- so foolish -- she would have had the right to go to him now.
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Anne gently put Mrs. Lynde's arms away from her, walked blindly across the kitchen, through the hall, up the stairs to her old room. At its window she knelt down, staring out unseeingly. It was very dark. The rain was beating down over the shivering fields. The Haunted Woods was full of the groans of mighty trees wrung in the tempest, and the air throbbed with the thunderous crash of billows on the distant shore. And Gilbert was dying!
There is a book of Revelation in every one's life, as there is in the Bible. Anne read hers that bitter night, as she kept her agonized vigil through the hours of storm and darkness. She loved Gilbert -- had always loved him! She knew that now. She knew that she could no more cast him out of her life without agony than she could have cut off her right hand and cast it from her. And the knowledge had come too late -- too late even for the bitter solace of being with him at the last. If she had not been so blind -- so foolish -- she would have had the right to go to him now.
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twenty long, weary years I've been dying by inches."
"How painful!" said Anne, trying to be sympathetic and succeeding only in feeling idiotic.
"There have been scores of nights when they've thought I could never live to see the dawn," went on Mrs. Douglas solemnly. "Nobody knows what I've gone through -- nobody can know but myself. Well, it can't last very much longer now. My weary pilgrimage will soon be over, Miss Shirley. It is a great comfort to me that John will have such a good wife to look after him when his mother is gone -- a great comfort, Miss Shirley."
"Janet is a lovely woman," said Anne warmly.
"Lovely! A beautiful character," assented Mrs. Douglas. "And a perfect housekeeper -- something I never was. My health would not permit it, Miss Shirley. I am indeed thankful that John has made such a wise choice. I hope and believe that he will be happy. He is my only son
twenty long, weary years I've been dying by inches."
"How painful!" said Anne, trying to be sympathetic and succeeding only in feeling idiotic.
"There have been scores of nights when they've thought I could never live to see the dawn," went on Mrs. Douglas solemnly. "Nobody knows what I've gone through -- nobody can know but myself. Well, it can't last very much longer now. My weary pilgrimage will soon be over, Miss Shirley. It is a great comfort to me that John will have such a good wife to look after him when his mother is gone -- a great comfort, Miss Shirley."
"Janet is a lovely woman," said Anne warmly.
"Lovely! A beautiful character," assented Mrs. Douglas. "And a perfect housekeeper -- something I never was. My health would not permit it, Miss Shirley. I am indeed thankful that John has made such a wise choice. I hope and believe that he will be happy. He is my only son
John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting
John Collier In the Venusberg Tannhauser painting
Pablo Picasso Card Player painting
Diana -- Barry!"
"Yes, I did," said Diana gleefully, perching herself on the bed. "When I saw the offer I thought of your story in a minute, and at first I thought I'd ask you to send it in. But then I was afraid you wouldn't -- you had so little faith left in it. So I just decided I'd send the copy you gave me, and say nothing about it. Then, if it didn't win the prize, you'd never know and you wouldn't feel badly over it, because the stories that failed were not to be returned, and if it did you'd have such a delightful surprise."
Diana was not the most discerning of mortals, but just at this moment it struck her that Anne was not looking exactly overjoyed. The surprise was there, beyond doubt -- but where was the delight?
"Why, Anne, you don't seem a bit pleased!" she exclaimed.
Anne instantly manufactured a smile and put it on.
"Of course I couldn't be anything but pleased over your unselfish wish to give me pleasure," she said slowly. "But you know -- I'm so amazed -- I can't realize it -- and I don't
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Diana -- Barry!"
"Yes, I did," said Diana gleefully, perching herself on the bed. "When I saw the offer I thought of your story in a minute, and at first I thought I'd ask you to send it in. But then I was afraid you wouldn't -- you had so little faith left in it. So I just decided I'd send the copy you gave me, and say nothing about it. Then, if it didn't win the prize, you'd never know and you wouldn't feel badly over it, because the stories that failed were not to be returned, and if it did you'd have such a delightful surprise."
Diana was not the most discerning of mortals, but just at this moment it struck her that Anne was not looking exactly overjoyed. The surprise was there, beyond doubt -- but where was the delight?
"Why, Anne, you don't seem a bit pleased!" she exclaimed.
Anne instantly manufactured a smile and put it on.
"Of course I couldn't be anything but pleased over your unselfish wish to give me pleasure," she said slowly. "But you know -- I'm so amazed -- I can't realize it -- and I don't
Pablo Picasso Le Moulin de la Galette painting
Pablo Picasso Le Moulin de la Galette painting
Tamara de Lempicka Adam and Eve painting
She'd have reformed him. You can reform a man; you can't reform a jelly-fish, of course. Your story isn't bad -- it's kind of interesting, I'll admit. But you're too young to write a story that would be worth while. Wait ten years."
Anne made up her mind that the next time she wrote a story she wouldn't ask anybody to criticize it. It was too discouraging. She would not read the story to Gilbert, although she told him about it.
"If it is a success you'll see it when it is published, Gilbert, but if it is a failure nobody shall ever see it."
Marilla knew nothing about the venture. In imagination Anne saw herself reading a story out of a magazine to Marilla, entrapping her into praise of it -- for in imagination all things are possible -- and then triumphantly announcing herself the author.
One day Anne took to the Post Office a long, bulky envelope, addressed, with the delightful
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She'd have reformed him. You can reform a man; you can't reform a jelly-fish, of course. Your story isn't bad -- it's kind of interesting, I'll admit. But you're too young to write a story that would be worth while. Wait ten years."
Anne made up her mind that the next time she wrote a story she wouldn't ask anybody to criticize it. It was too discouraging. She would not read the story to Gilbert, although she told him about it.
"If it is a success you'll see it when it is published, Gilbert, but if it is a failure nobody shall ever see it."
Marilla knew nothing about the venture. In imagination Anne saw herself reading a story out of a magazine to Marilla, entrapping her into praise of it -- for in imagination all things are possible -- and then triumphantly announcing herself the author.
One day Anne took to the Post Office a long, bulky envelope, addressed, with the delightful
2008年7月3日星期四
Pino pino_color painting
Pino pino_color painting
Claude Monet The Shoot painting
What is it really like to be engaged?" asked Anne curiously.
"Well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered Diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not. "It's perfectly lovely to be engaged to Fred. . .but I think it would be simply horrid to be engaged to anyone else."
"There's not much comfort for the rest of us in that, seeing that there is only one Fred," laughed Anne.
"Oh, Anne, you don't understand," said Diana in vexation. "I didn't mean that. . .it's so hard to explain. Never mind, you'll understand sometime, when your own turn comes."
"Bless you, dearest of Dianas, I understand now. What is an imagination for if not to enable you to peep at life through other people's eyes?"
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What is it really like to be engaged?" asked Anne curiously.
"Well, that all depends on who you're engaged to," answered Diana, with that maddening air of superior wisdom always assumed by those who are engaged over those who are not. "It's perfectly lovely to be engaged to Fred. . .but I think it would be simply horrid to be engaged to anyone else."
"There's not much comfort for the rest of us in that, seeing that there is only one Fred," laughed Anne.
"Oh, Anne, you don't understand," said Diana in vexation. "I didn't mean that. . .it's so hard to explain. Never mind, you'll understand sometime, when your own turn comes."
"Bless you, dearest of Dianas, I understand now. What is an imagination for if not to enable you to peep at life through other people's eyes?"
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Guillaume Seignac Cupid Disarmed painting
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forward into a new world, shutting a gate behind her, leaving Anne on the outside.
"Things are changing so fast it almost frightens me," Anne thought, a little sadly. "And I'm afraid that this can't help making some difference between Diana and me. I'm sure I can't tell her all my secrets after this. . .she might tell Fred. And what can she see in Fred? He's very nice and jolly. . .but he's just Fred Wright."
It is always a very puzzling question. . .what can somebody see in somebody else? But how fortunate after all that it is so, for if everybody saw alike. . .well, in that case, as the old Indian said, "Everybody would want my squaw." It was plain that Diana did see something in Fred Wright, however Anne's eyes might be holden. Diana came to Green Gables the next evening, a pensive, shy young lady, and told Anne the whole story in the dusky seclusion of the east gable. Both girls cried and kissed and laughed.
"I'm so happy," said Diana, "but it does seem ridiculous to think
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forward into a new world, shutting a gate behind her, leaving Anne on the outside.
"Things are changing so fast it almost frightens me," Anne thought, a little sadly. "And I'm afraid that this can't help making some difference between Diana and me. I'm sure I can't tell her all my secrets after this. . .she might tell Fred. And what can she see in Fred? He's very nice and jolly. . .but he's just Fred Wright."
It is always a very puzzling question. . .what can somebody see in somebody else? But how fortunate after all that it is so, for if everybody saw alike. . .well, in that case, as the old Indian said, "Everybody would want my squaw." It was plain that Diana did see something in Fred Wright, however Anne's eyes might be holden. Diana came to Green Gables the next evening, a pensive, shy young lady, and told Anne the whole story in the dusky seclusion of the east gable. Both girls cried and kissed and laughed.
"I'm so happy," said Diana, "but it does seem ridiculous to think
Claude Monet The Red Boats Argenteuil painting
Claude Monet The Red Boats Argenteuil painting
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wouldn't seem so long if I could talk to my rock people but I never do that because Grandma doesn't approve of it on Sundays. I think a good deal; but I'm afraid my thoughts are worldly. Grandma says we should never think anything but religious thoughts on Sundays. But teacher here said once that every really beautiful thought was religious, no matter what it was about, or what day we thought it on. But I feel sure Grandma thinks that sermons and Sunday School lessons are the only things you can think truly religious thoughts about. And when it comes to a difference of opinion between Grandma and teacher I don't know what to do. In my heart". . . Paul laid his hand on his breast and raised very serious blue eyes to Miss Lavendar's immediately sympathetic face. . ."I agree with teacher. But then, you see, Grandma has brought father up her way and made a brilliant success of him; and teacher has never brought anybody up yet, though she's helping with Davy and Dora. But you can't tell how they'll turn out till they are grown up. So sometimes I feel as if it might be safer to go by Grandma's opinions."
"I think it would," agreed Anne solemnly. "Anyway, I daresay that if your
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wouldn't seem so long if I could talk to my rock people but I never do that because Grandma doesn't approve of it on Sundays. I think a good deal; but I'm afraid my thoughts are worldly. Grandma says we should never think anything but religious thoughts on Sundays. But teacher here said once that every really beautiful thought was religious, no matter what it was about, or what day we thought it on. But I feel sure Grandma thinks that sermons and Sunday School lessons are the only things you can think truly religious thoughts about. And when it comes to a difference of opinion between Grandma and teacher I don't know what to do. In my heart". . . Paul laid his hand on his breast and raised very serious blue eyes to Miss Lavendar's immediately sympathetic face. . ."I agree with teacher. But then, you see, Grandma has brought father up her way and made a brilliant success of him; and teacher has never brought anybody up yet, though she's helping with Davy and Dora. But you can't tell how they'll turn out till they are grown up. So sometimes I feel as if it might be safer to go by Grandma's opinions."
"I think it would," agreed Anne solemnly. "Anyway, I daresay that if your
2008年7月2日星期三
Daniel Ridgway Knight paintings
Daniel Ridgway Knight paintings
Eric Wallis paintings
give the rest to me. But I didn't know she was going to do that when I give it to her, so I was good, Anne."
In the twilight Anne sauntered down to the Dryad's Bubble and saw Gilbert Blythe coming down through the dusky Haunted Wood. She had a sudden realization that Gilbert was a schoolboy no longer. And how manly he looked -- the tall, frank-faced fellow, with the clear, straightforward eyes and the broad shoulders. Anne thought Gilbert was a very handsome lad, even though he didn't look at all like her ideal man. She and Diana had long ago decided what kind of a man they admired and their tastes seemed exactly similar. He must be very tall and distinguished looking, with melancholy, inscrutable eyes, and a melting, sympathetic voice. There was nothing either melancholy or inscrutable in Gilbert's physiognomy, but of course that didn't matter in friendship!
Gilbert stretched himself out on the ferns beside the Bubble and looked approvingly at
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give the rest to me. But I didn't know she was going to do that when I give it to her, so I was good, Anne."
In the twilight Anne sauntered down to the Dryad's Bubble and saw Gilbert Blythe coming down through the dusky Haunted Wood. She had a sudden realization that Gilbert was a schoolboy no longer. And how manly he looked -- the tall, frank-faced fellow, with the clear, straightforward eyes and the broad shoulders. Anne thought Gilbert was a very handsome lad, even though he didn't look at all like her ideal man. She and Diana had long ago decided what kind of a man they admired and their tastes seemed exactly similar. He must be very tall and distinguished looking, with melancholy, inscrutable eyes, and a melting, sympathetic voice. There was nothing either melancholy or inscrutable in Gilbert's physiognomy, but of course that didn't matter in friendship!
Gilbert stretched himself out on the ferns beside the Bubble and looked approvingly at
Jean-Honore Fragonard paintings
Jean-Honore Fragonard paintings
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thing except bring up children. Mrs. Morgan must be an authority on girls when she has written so much about them, and I do want her to have a good opinion of us. I've imagined it all out a dozen different ways. . .what she'll look like, and what she'll say, and what I'll say. And I'm so anxious about my nose. There are seven freckles on it, as you can see. They came at the A.V.I S. picnic, when I went around in the sun without my hat. I suppose it's ungrateful of me to worry over them, when I should be thankful they're not spread all over my face as they once were; but I do wish they hadn't come. . .all Mrs. Morgan's heroines have such perfect complexions. I can't recall a freckled one among them."
"Yours are not very noticeable," comforted Diana. "Try a little lemon juice on them tonight."
The next day Anne made her pies and lady fingers, did up her muslin dress, and swept and dusted every room in the house. . .a quite unnecessary proceeding, for Green Gables was,
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thing except bring up children. Mrs. Morgan must be an authority on girls when she has written so much about them, and I do want her to have a good opinion of us. I've imagined it all out a dozen different ways. . .what she'll look like, and what she'll say, and what I'll say. And I'm so anxious about my nose. There are seven freckles on it, as you can see. They came at the A.V.I S. picnic, when I went around in the sun without my hat. I suppose it's ungrateful of me to worry over them, when I should be thankful they're not spread all over my face as they once were; but I do wish they hadn't come. . .all Mrs. Morgan's heroines have such perfect complexions. I can't recall a freckled one among them."
"Yours are not very noticeable," comforted Diana. "Try a little lemon juice on them tonight."
The next day Anne made her pies and lady fingers, did up her muslin dress, and swept and dusted every room in the house. . .a quite unnecessary proceeding, for Green Gables was,
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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot paintings
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Anne ran across to Orchard Slope that evening to tell the news to Diana, who was also very much excited over it, and they discussed the matter in the hammock swung under the big willow in the Barry garden.
"Oh, Anne, mayn't I help you cook the dinner?" implored Diana. "You know I can make splendid lettuce salad."
"Indeed you, may" said Anne unselfishly. "And I shall want you to help me decorate too. I mean to have the parlor simply a bower of blossoms. . .and the dining table is to be adorned with wild roses. Oh, I do hope everything will go smoothly. Mrs. Morgan's heroines never get into scrapes or are taken at a disadvantage, and they are always so selfpossessed and such good housekeepers. They seem to be born good housekeepers. You remember that Gertrude in `Edgewood Days' kept house for her father when she was only eight years old. When I was eight years old I hardly knew how to do
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Anne ran across to Orchard Slope that evening to tell the news to Diana, who was also very much excited over it, and they discussed the matter in the hammock swung under the big willow in the Barry garden.
"Oh, Anne, mayn't I help you cook the dinner?" implored Diana. "You know I can make splendid lettuce salad."
"Indeed you, may" said Anne unselfishly. "And I shall want you to help me decorate too. I mean to have the parlor simply a bower of blossoms. . .and the dining table is to be adorned with wild roses. Oh, I do hope everything will go smoothly. Mrs. Morgan's heroines never get into scrapes or are taken at a disadvantage, and they are always so selfpossessed and such good housekeepers. They seem to be born good housekeepers. You remember that Gertrude in `Edgewood Days' kept house for her father when she was only eight years old. When I was eight years old I hardly knew how to do
2008年7月1日星期二
Claude Monet The Shoot painting
Claude Monet The Shoot painting
Gustav Klimt Water Castle painting'
They'd better go to bed," said Marilla, who thought it was the easiest way to dispose of them. "Dora will sleep with me and you can put Davy in the west gable. You're not afraid to sleep alone, are you, Davy?"
"No; but I ain't going to bed for ever so long yet," said Davy comfortably.
"Oh, yes, you are." That was all the muchtried Marilla said, but something in her tone squelched even Davy. He trotted obediently upstairs with Anne."
When I'm grown up the very first thing I'm going to do is stay up all night just to see what it would be like," he told her confidentially.
In after years Marilla never thought of that first week of the twins' sojourn at Green Gables without a shiver. Not that
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They'd better go to bed," said Marilla, who thought it was the easiest way to dispose of them. "Dora will sleep with me and you can put Davy in the west gable. You're not afraid to sleep alone, are you, Davy?"
"No; but I ain't going to bed for ever so long yet," said Davy comfortably.
"Oh, yes, you are." That was all the muchtried Marilla said, but something in her tone squelched even Davy. He trotted obediently upstairs with Anne."
When I'm grown up the very first thing I'm going to do is stay up all night just to see what it would be like," he told her confidentially.
In after years Marilla never thought of that first week of the twins' sojourn at Green Gables without a shiver. Not that
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