The old well-established grievance of duty against will, parent against child, was the cause of all.
temporize （为了争取有利条件而）拖延时间
fetter 束缚；限制；抑制
flattering 使人显得更漂亮的；奉承的
remembrance 纪念
disengage 脱离
nicety 细节；细微的差别
genteel 上流社会的；彬彬有礼的，故作高贵的；温和的
it had fashion on its side.
defy 对抗，违抗
desponding 沮丧的
subdue 压制；控制
meritorious 值得称赞的
solicitude 牵挂，关怀
turf 草皮；赛马场；人的影响范围
reverie 遐想
prepossessing 外贸打动人的；有吸引力的
self-consequence 妄自尊大
