英 语 学 习 资 料 1(10)

“You seem preoccupied, François.”
François smiled at his young pupil. It was true he couldn’t stop thinking of that young woman. Even covered in mud with her hair tangled, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever met. Every time he closed his eyes, it seemed he could see her face beaming with light from those pure, honest eyes.
She had vanished so quickly he almost thought he had dreamed the entire encounter...
He had to see her again.
3 - Monsieur de Plessus' ballRenée sighed in boredom. Even though she couldn’t dance, she had been unable to absent herself from Monsieur du Plessus’s ball. Her dress, with it’s long puffed sleeves, her long hair which her maid had styled and curled for the evening, and a bit of makeup perfectly hid the few scratches which remained from her fall. ‘All ready to be offered up to Plessus,’ she thought angrily.