But I can guess how it was; every body says that he is ate up with pride, and I dare say he had heard somehow that Mrs. Long does not keep a carriage, and had come to the ball in a hack chaise.

可是这里面的奥妙是可想而知的，大家都说他非常骄傲，他所以没跟郎格太太说话，或许是因为听到朗格太太连马车也没有一部，临时雇了车子来参加跳舞会吧。

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"Aye, so it is," cried her mother, "and Mrs. Long does not come back till the day before; so it will be impossible for her to introduce him, for she will not know him herself."

“唔，原来如此，”她的母亲嚷道，“郎格太太可要挨到开跳舞会的前一天才能赶回来；那么，她可来不及把他介绍给你们啦，她自己也还不认识他呢。”

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I do not believe Mrs. Long will do any such thing.

我不相信郎格太太肯这么做。

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Mrs Long was a Jersey plant and wildlife expert and was the secretary of the Botany Section of the Societe Jersiaise, a Jersey heritage study group.

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"I am calling on the Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, to convene talks as soon as possible amongst parties here to get started on agreeing a way forward, " said Mrs Long.

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Nevertheless, the Philippines' attempts to mete out justice to Mrs Marcos have long been hampered by a remarkable tendency to forgive and forget.

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