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[1]ThedtobepresentatafamilyfestivaloftheForsyteshaveseenthatgandi—anuppermiddle-classfamilyinfullplumage.Butwhosoeverofthesefavouredpersonshaspossessedthegiftofpsychologialysis（atalentwithoutmoaryvalueandprheForsytes），haswitaotofuliillustrativeofanobsprobleInplainerwords，hehasgleanedfromagatheringofthisfamily—nobranchofwhichhadalikiher，betweennothreemembersofwhomexistedanythingworthyofthenameofsympathy—evidemysteriousacitywhidersafamilysoformidableaunitofsociety，soclearareproduofsominiature.Hehasbeeoavisionofthedimroadsofsress，hasuoodsomethingofpatriarchallife，oftheswarmingofsavagehordes，oftheriseandfallofnations.Heislikeonewho，havireegrowfromitsplanting—aparagoy，insulation，andsuccess，amidstthedeathsofahuslessfibrous，sappy，a—onedaywillseeitflwithbland，fullfoliage，inanalmnathesummitofitseffloresce.
[2]OnJune15，1886，aboutfouroftheafternoon，theobserverwhocedtobepresentatthehouseofoldJolyoahaveseeeffloresceoftheForsytes.
[3]ThiswastheoofaocelebratetheeofMissJue，oldJhter，toMr.PhilipBosihebraveryoflightgloves，buffwaistcoats，feathersandfrocks，thefamilywerepreseAnn，whotheerofherbrotherTimothy’sgreendrawing-room，where，uheaegisofaplumeofdyedpampasgrassinalightbluevase，shesatalldayreadingandknitting，surrouheeffigieseionsofForsytes.EvenAuntAnnwasthere;herinflexiblebadthedignityofhercalmoldfaifyingtherigidpossessivehefamilyidea.
[4]WhenaForsytewasengaged，married，orboreswerepresent;whenaForsytedied—butnoForsytehadasyetdied;theydidhbeingtrarytotheirpriookpresagainstit，theiionsofhighlyvitalizedpersoeheirproperty.
[5]AbouttheForsytesminglingthatdaywiththecrowduests，therewasamorethanroomedlook，a，inquisitiveassurance，abrilliay，asthoughtheywereattiredihiualsniffonthefaesForsytehadspreadthroughtheirranks;theywereuard.
[6]ThesubsciousoffeheirattitudehasstitutedoldJolyohepsyentofthefamilyhistory，madeitthepreludeoftheirdrama.
[7]TheForsyteswereresentfulofsomething，notindividually，butasafamily;thisreseexpresseditselfiio，anexuberanilycordiality，aionoffamilyimportahesniff.Danger—soindispensableinbringingoutthefualqualityofay，group，orindividual—waswhattheForsytessted;thepremonitioaburnishontheirarmor.Forthefirsttime，asafamily，theyappearedtohaveaninstingintact，withseahing.
[8]ainstthepianoamanofbulkandstatureowaisthiswidechest，twowaistdarubypihesiinwaistddiamondpinof，moreusualos，andhisshaven，square，oldface，thecolourofpaleleather，withpaleeyes，haditsmostdignifiedlook，abovehissatinstock.ThiswasSwithiothehereheorethanhisfairshareoffreshair，theothertwia，oldJolyohesebrothers—likethebulkySwithin，oversixfeetiverylean，asthoughdestinedfromhisbirthtostrikeabalandmaintainanaverage，broodedoverthesewithhispermaoop;hisgreyeyeshadanairoffixedabsorptioworry，brokenatintervalsbyarapid，shiftingsyfacts;hischeeks，thiwoparallelfolds，andalong，-shavenupperlip，wereframedwithinDundrearywhiskers.Inhishaururnedapiea.Notfaroff，listeningtoaladyinbrown，hisonlysonSoames，paleandwell-shaved，dark-haired，ratherbald，hadpokedhisupsideways，ghishataforesaidappearaniff’，asthoughdespisinganeggwhiewheotdigest.Behindhimhis，thetallGee，sohFer，hadaQuilpishlookonhisfleshyfaderingoneofhissardohiheohadaffectedthemall.
&edinarowclosetoohreeladies—AuntsAwoForsytemaids），aforJulia），whonotinfirstyouthhadsotteomarrySeptimusSmall，amanofpoorstitution.ShehadsurvivedhimformahherelderaershelivednowinthehouseofTimothy，hersixthaher，oerRoad.Eachoftheseladiesheldfansintheirhahsometoueemphaticfeatherorbrooch，testifiedtothesolemnityoftheopportunity.
[10]Iheroom，uhedelier，asbecameahost，stoodtheheadofthefamily，oldJolyoyyearsofage，withhisfiehair，hisdome-likeforehead，hislittle，darkgreyeyes，aemoustache，whichdroopedandspreadbelowtheleveljaatriarchallook，andinspiteofleandhollowsathistemples，seemedmasterofperennialyouth.Heheldhimselfextremelyupright，andhisshrewd，steadyeyeshadlostheiring.Thushegaveanimpressioothedoubtsanddislikesofsmallermen.Havinghadhisownwayforinnumerableyears，hehadeariverighttoit.ItwouldneverhaveoccurredtooldJolyonthatitwasowearalookofdoubtorofdefiance.
[11]Betweenhimaherbrotherswhowerepresehin，NidRoger，therewasmuchdifference，muchsimilarity.Ihesefourbrotherswasverydifferentfromtheother，yetthey，too，>
[12]Throughthevaryiuresandexpressionofthosefivefaarkedasteadfastnessofderlyiiaracialstamp，tooprehistorictotraoteaodiscuss—theveryhall-markandguarahefamilyfortunes.
AfterYouRead
KnowledgeFocus
1.Pairwork:Discussthefollowiionswithyourpartner.
1）Whatisyourimpressioes’Family?
2）Whatevehefamilyreunioninthispart?Whatarethefamilymembers’attitudestowardstheeventandwhydoyouthinkso?
3）Whodidtheauthordescribeas“thefavoredpersons”
?
4）Whatisyofthesentenobranchofwhichhadalikiher，betweennothreemembersofwhomexistedanythingworthyofthenameofsympathy”
?
5）WhatkindofpersonisoldJolyonForsyte?
6）Ofallthecharactersdepithepart，whieisthemostimpressivetoyou?Why?
7）Couldyouoffamilytreewithyourpartneragtothecharacterrelationshipsrevealedinthispart?
2.Solowork:Decidewhetherthefollowirue（T）orfalse（F）agtowhatyoulearellwhy?
____1）PeoplearealwaysweledtobepresentatafamilyfestivaloftheForsytes.
____2）TheForsytesisanuppermiddle-classfamilyinitsfullplumage.
____3）Thefamilyhasbeeoavisionofthedimroadsofsress.
____4）Theobserverislikeonewho，havireegrowfromitsplanting.
____5）ThiswastheoofaocelebratetheeofMissJue，oldJhter，toMr.PhilipBosinney.
____6）AuntAtheerofherbrotherTimothy’sgreendrawing-roo
____7）AuntAnn’sinflexiblebadthedignityofhercalmoldfaifytherigidpossessivehefamilyidea.
____8）OnlywhenaForsytewasengaged，married，orboreswerepresent.
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