THE main
incident1 on which the following story turns, is founded on a fact which many readers of these pages will probably recognise as having formed a subject of conversation, a few years back, among persons interested in Literature and Art. I have
endeavoured2, in writing my little book, to keep the spirit of its title-page motto in view, and tell my “honest tale” as “plainly” as I could — or, in other words, as plainly as if I were only relating it to an audience of friends at my own fireside.
W. W. C.
Hanover Terrace, Regent’s Place January, 1852
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incident
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| n.附带事件，小事件；事件，事变；adj.易发生的；附属的；入射的 |
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- With the passage of time the incident was forgotten.随着时间的消逝，那个事件被忘却了。
- The incident had left him visibly angry and upset.那起事件显然让他既恼火又心烦。
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endeavoured
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| v.努力，尽力，竭力( endeavour的过去式和过去分词 ) |
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- Heaven only aided those who endeavoured to help themselves. 老天爷只帮助那些自力更生的人。 来自辞典例句
- Jude, beginning to feel lonely, endeavoured to keep up with him. 裘德因为那时开始觉得孤寂，所以就拼命地跟着那个人走。 来自辞典例句
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