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CHAPTER XXVI
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 The passage of a motor-car through Dunford in the night-time was too common a happening to disturb sleepers1 or excite the curiosity of a wakeful person.  To-night John Corrie was wakeful, as he so often was till long after midnight, and it is probable that he was not aware of the big car’s approach till it stopped at his own door.  Being a dealer2 in motor-spirit, he at once perceived a reason for the stoppage.  More than once in the last few years he had been called in similar wise to the receipt of custom, though never quite so late as this.  On the last occasion he had, without opening the door, curtly3 refused supplies.  Nowadays, however, he could not afford to turn money away at any hour of the twenty-four.  So in shirt, trousers, and slippers4 he was into the shop almost as soon as the expected knock fell.  Still, it was better to make certain before opening.
 
“What do ye want?” he called, hand on key.
 
p. 263“Petrol.”
 
He opened . . . and next moment his arms were behind him while steel clicked on his wrists.
 
“A single sound by way of alarm, John Corrie,” said a quiet, cold voice, “and you’re a ruined man.  We are not after your money, but we’re going to have the whole precious truth out of you.”
 
The speaker, as the half-fainting Corrie perceived in the light of a portable lamp, which some one had placed on the counter, was accompanied by three men, two of them in the garb5 of mechanics.  The third he recognized as the person recently inquiring about Kitty.
 
“What do ye want wi’ me?” he whimpered.
 
“Where is your sister?” asked Risk.
 
“In her bed.  She’s ill.”
 
“Then we shall do nothing to disturb her, and you had better follow our example.  West, find a chair, and put him on it—over at the door.”  He indicated the exit to the dwelling-house.
 
Near the opposite end of the shop, which was fairly spacious6, the mechanics were already busy.  On rubber-shod feet they made scarce a sound.  Within the space of a few minutes they had rigged up a framework, about nine feet square, and stretched a white screen upon it.  Risk unpacked7 p. 264the contents of a box of polished wood, while West kept guard on the prisoner.
 
At last, with a show of courage, Corrie demanded: “What daft-like performance is this?  A magic lantern—”
 
Risk came quickly behind him.  “We’re going to show you a few pictures, Corrie,” he said pleasantly, “and afterwards we shall be glad to hear how they strike you.  Meantime I’m going to gag you—keep still, it won’t hurt.”
 
At the end of ten minutes one of the men murmured, “All ready, sir,” to which Risk replied, “Wait till I give the word,” and stationed himself where he could watch every movement on Corrie’s part.  The lamp was put out, but through the blinded windows a little moonlight filtered, giving a ghostly touch to the man in the chair.
 
“Number one,” said Risk softly.
 
The screen was illuminated8.  Upon it appeared a face, that of the late Hugh Carstairs.  A glimpse and it was gone.  Corrie gave a jerk.
 
“Two,” muttered Risk, and Kitty Carstairs smiled and disappeared.
 
“Three.”  A man’s visage with an uncertain grin—Symington.
 
Then, for an instant, the screen held a certificate for 500 shares in the Zenith Gold Mines.  Corrie p. 265sat as if frozen, but at the next he quivered, for he beheld9 a portion of a letter which he knew was in his safe.
 
“Six.”  Behold10! Sam, the postman, holding a copy of the Western Weekly in one hand and staring at a letter in the other.  Again Corrie gave a jerk.
 
“Seven.”  A five-pound note of the National Bank of Scotland.
 
“Eight.”  A rear view of Corrie’s cottage, a ladder against the ivy11, and a man of Corrie’s build reaching into an open window.  And then there was a pause.
 
“Now,” said Risk, “we are going to have a little cinema entertainment, a scene from a drama of real life which I believe would interest the public, not to mention the police.”
 
As he spoke12 the door from the dwelling-house was opened a few inches, silently, unobserved.
 
“Go ahead,” said Risk.
 
What followed was, as the perpetrator would have been first to admit, a piece of barefaced13 “fake.”  Yet its one glaring divergence14 from fact and its several minor15 discrepancies16 could not neutralize17 the main dire18 truth of the story.  As a film it had been a costly19 and difficult piece of work; as a spectacle it would have impressed p. 266any audience.  The only question Risk asked himself now was: Would it attain20 the single object to which it had been devoted21?
 
The screen was again illuminated, but not brightly.  Corrie, sweating with apprehension22, gazed in a sort of fascination23 at the outside of his own home.  Soon he saw a muffled24 figure which he could scarce have denied as his own, so familiar it was, even to the slight limp of the left leg, emerge and steal down the lonely road, with fugitive25 glances here and there.  It vanished and immediately there appeared a shanty26 that might have been the postman’s.  Towards it came the muffled figure.  It passed behind the shanty.  A strangled sound came from Corrie’s throat as he tried to scream, “I didna!”  The familiar figure came back, went to the door and . . .  Corrie shut his eyes.  But he could not keep them so.  When he looked again the shanty was blazing at the rear.  Suddenly, the door was torn inwards and Sam, the postman, or his double, dropped a hatchet27 and staggered forth28 in agony.  He reeled across the road, fell on the grass and lay heaving.  Then into the picture crept the muffled figure, raised a bludgeon and smote29 once, twice; knelt, lingered, and rose with a letter in its hand.  Then all movement ceased for, perhaps, ten seconds.  p. 267And then, as by an invisible hand, the black muffler was snatched away, and there was the face of John Corrie, and no other, a mask of guilty terror.
 
The prisoner, breaking from West’s detaining hold, pitched forward to the floor, and grovelled30.
 
“What are ye doing to my brother?”  The harsh voice of a woman startled them all.
 
Gaunt, ghostly, Rachel Corrie strode forward and halted beside the miserable31 creature whom she loved.
 
“Pack o’ lies!” she cried.  “It was me that set fire to the house; it was me that stole the Zeniths, and sold them to Symington; but I’ve got them back, all but one certificate.  Ye cowards! what mean ye by treating an old man—”  She broke off, fell on her knees and whispered: “John, it’s all right.  Ye’re safe, dearie, quite safe.”
 
Risk, who had sent the wondering mechanics outside, turned the key and came over to the group.  He stooped and unlocked the handcuffs, unfastened the gag.
 
“Miss Corrie,” he said gently, “I’m sorry you have suffered this, but it was vital that we should get at the truth.”  He signed to West, and p. 268between them they lifted Corrie to the chair.  He was not unconscious, but stupefied.
 
The woman got to her feet and began to chafe32 her brother’s hands.
 
“Listen,” she said in a low voice, “promise—swear—that he’ll never be troubled again, and I’ll put in your hands the nine certificates—”
 
“I’m afraid we want even more than that, Miss Corrie,” said Risk.
 
“What do ye want?  Money for the other?  Well—”
 
“A full account of your brother’s bargains with Symington.”
 
“I can give ye that, too—if ye promise.”
 
“And we must know at once where your niece is—where Symington has hidden her.”
 
“God!”  Rachel’s jaw33 dropped.  “Hidden her?” she gasped34 after a moment.  Suddenly she shook her brother, not harshly.  “John, what’s this they’re saying?  Kitty hid away by Symington!  Speak, man!—oh, but surely ye ken35 nothing about such a black business! . . .  Yet speak, John!  Where’s Kitty?”
 
“To save yourself from penal36 servitude, Corrie,” said Risk solemnly, “tell me where she is.”
 
Corrie groaned37 and hopelessly answered—
 
“Before God, I dinna ken.”
 
p. 269Risk and West looked at each other.  For once, at least, the man had told the truth.  They could not doubt it.  And so the great effort had ended in failure.
 
There was a grievous silence.  At last West spoke.
 
“I suppose, Miss Corrie, you never heard of Symington having another address than White Farm—of late, I mean.”
 
Rachel started.  “Wait!” she exclaimed.  “Can I trust ye no to hurt him?”
 
They assured her, and she ran unsteadily into the dwelling-house.  During her absence Corrie made one remark.  It was characteristic.
 
“The mill was na insured.  I’m completely ruined.”
 
Rachel returned.  “See!”  She handed him the folded paper she had inadvertently taken from Symington’s strong box.  “And take the Zeniths,” she added.  “Oh, the curse they’ve brought to this house.”
 
At the lamp Risk examined the document.  Drawing a quick breath, he said: “Miss Corrie, this is our last hope; we must act on it without delay.  As for the shares, you will kindly38 keep them till I send you a certificate to take the place of the missing one, and then you and your brother p. 270can deliver the lot, in whatever way you choose, to Miss Carstairs.”
 
“Ye would trust us!” gasped the woman.
 
Risk just glanced at the abject39 Corrie.  “I believe it is what Miss Carstairs would do herself,” he said, and added, with a faint smile: “I’ve got a good sister, too.  Well, you shan’t be further disturbed.  Those things”—he indicated the screen and apparatus—“can be put aside, and I’ll have them taken away later on.  Come, West.  There’s not a moment to lose.”
 
They entered the car and, twenty minutes later, the special train waiting for them at Kenny Junction40.  And as they were whirled South, somewhere in Yorkshire, a great train roared past bearing the sleeping Symington to the rudest awakening41 of his
 
life.  He had laid himself down in his berth42, still savage43 with chagrin44 at his blunder in bringing his two prisoners face to face before they were sufficiently45 subdued46, yet confident as ever of ultimate victory.  Poor little Kitty!  Plucky though she was, she was bound to give in once hunger and distress47 got the upper hand.
 
Symington, however, had made a second blunder, though he remained ignorant of it.  He had left Kitty with a new horror to brood on and had thereby48 rendered her so much more desperate p. 271and helpless; but he had left her, also, a straw, so to speak, on the flood of her despair.  Her intelligence did not perceive it at once; hours had passed and her spirit was well-nigh exhausted49 when it drifted into her ken.  She clutched it because there was nothing else to lay hold on.  Would it serve at all?  Was the situation altered by the fact that her persecutor50 was going away—nay, he must have gone three hours ago!—for the night?
 
Suddenly she sprang from the couch.  Danger?  What danger would she not dare in order to help—to save—Colin?  Her mind was still very clear.  She thought quickly.  Then acted.
 
She switched off the lights, groped her way behind the curtain to the bed, and lay down.  On the wall, convenient to her hand, was a bell-button.  She gave it a long pressure, then waited—in vain.  Again she rang; again and yet again.  At the end of ten minutes she began to fear for her scheme, but just then she heard shuffling51 steps in the passage.  The bolt was drawn52, the door opened, and a voice demanded crossly to know what she wanted at two in the morning.
 
Kitty groaned and cried: “Oh, I can’t bear it any longer.  Please bring some food—bread, water—anything.  I’m too weak to get up.”
 
p. 272“All right,” was the sulky reply, “but you might have taken it when it was there for you.”
 
At the re-bolting of the door Kitty got up.  Presently she was leaning against the wall just behind the door.  She trembled all over; her heart thumped53; she feared she was going to faint.  Would the woman never return?
 
At last she came, threw open the door, and still drowsy54 and grumbling55, proceeded with an untidy tray in the direction of the bed.  She was at the curtain when Kitty darted56 from her corner and out into the passage.  Bang went the door, home went the trusty bolt!
 
A single light glowed in the passage.  Without pause Kitty ran next door, shot the bolt, to the next again, and treated it likewise.  From within a man’s voice called sleepily: “What’s up?”  Then she had to take the support of the wall, her hand to her heart—but not for long.  The trapped woman began a noisy protest.  Kitty went back and said as firmly as she could—
 
“If you make another sound, I swear you’ll get no mercy later.  The man’s bolted in too.”
 
“You can’t get out of the basement,” bawled57 the prisoner.  “The stair-door’s locked, and he took the key with him.”
 
“Very well.  Our friends will be here in the p. 273morning”, Kitty retorted brazenly58, “and I don’t think you’ll ever see your master again, unless in the police court.”
 
The woman began to whine59.
 
“Hold your tongue,” said Kitty, and left her.
 
She ran to the place where she had seen Colin.  Through the bars she beheld him huddled60 on the sofa.  A large earthenware61 jug62 lay smashed in a pool on the floor.
 
With her heart overflowing63, her eyes half blind with tears, she tore back the bolt.  He did not move at her entrance, not even when she fell on her knees beside him.
 
“Oh, Colin, Colin!”
 
His hands fell from his white, pinched face and tired eyes.  He regarded her in a vague fashion.
 
“Kitty,” he said dreamily, “by any beautiful chance, did you mean what you said about your lips?”
 
And then it seemed the most natural thing in the world that they should be in each other’s arms.
 
*     *     *     *     *
 
“There must be a kitchen and larder64 somewhere.  Are you able to come and look, Colin?”
 
They were both pretty shaky, but they went exploring along that stone passage like lovers in a sequestered65 country lane.
 
p. 274They discovered a comfortable kitchen, with two basket easy chairs, and a well-stocked larder.
 
“We must eat awfully66 little to begin with,” said the wise Kitty.  “And you must sit in that nice chair till I prepare it.”
 
They partook cautiously of some very light dainties, and sipped67 a little wine and water; and then Colin felt equal to a wash-up; and then they made love; and then Colin went along to give the man, who was inclined to be boisterous68, a word of warning; and then they made more love, and talked a little sense as well; but the sense made them very sleepy and for a space they forgot even each other; and when Colin woke up he beheld Kitty preparing something for breakfast; and it was such a delicious sight to behold her with her sleeves rolled up that he was almost angry when Risk and West, having forced a silent entrance to the house, smashed their way down to the basement.
 
*     *     *     *     *
 
Later, safely at Hilda’s flat, Kitty would have thanked Risk, but he stopped her almost at the first word.
 
“No, Miss Carstairs,” he said, with a rueful smile, “I have found out that I’m not clever.  I thought I was till I met your aunt.  I have to p. 275thank her for saving me from a bitter failure.  I believe she will yet save her unhappy brother.  And,” he paused for a moment, “I think we may leave Mr. Symington to receive his punishment from her—unless you would prefer—”
 
“Oh, let him go,” she cried with a shudder69.  “I hope I may never see him, or Dunford, again. . . .  I want to ask you a question, Mr. Risk.  Do I—do I owe you a hundred pounds?”
 
“Alas, no,” he answered meaningly; “I’m not the lucky man.”
 
“Ah!” said Hilda, “I was sure of it all the time!”
 
“Colin!” exclaimed Kitty before she could prevent it, and blushed adorably.
 
Colin turned inquiringly from his talk with West.  “Yes, dearest,” he said quite naturally, and then blushed also.
 
There was an interesting silence till the young man stammered70: “By the way, hasn’t Kitty told you we were engaged?”
 
“Well,” remarked Hilda, when the congratulations were over, “I must say I never thought of Mr. Symington as a match-maker!”

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1 sleepers 1d076aa8d5bfd0daecb3ca5f5c17a425     
n.卧铺(通常以复数形式出现);卧车( sleeper的名词复数 );轨枕;睡觉(呈某种状态)的人;小耳环
参考例句:
  • He trod quietly so as not to disturb the sleepers. 他轻移脚步,以免吵醒睡着的人。 来自辞典例句
  • The nurse was out, and we two sleepers were alone. 保姆出去了,只剩下我们两个瞌睡虫。 来自辞典例句
2 dealer GyNxT     
n.商人,贩子
参考例句:
  • The dealer spent hours bargaining for the painting.那个商人为购买那幅画花了几个小时讨价还价。
  • The dealer reduced the price for cash down.这家商店对付现金的人减价优惠。
3 curtly 4vMzJh     
adv.简短地
参考例句:
  • He nodded curtly and walked away. 他匆忙点了一下头就走了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The request was curtly refused. 这个请求被毫不客气地拒绝了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 slippers oiPzHV     
n. 拖鞋
参考例句:
  • a pair of slippers 一双拖鞋
  • He kicked his slippers off and dropped on to the bed. 他踢掉了拖鞋,倒在床上。
5 garb JhYxN     
n.服装,装束
参考例句:
  • He wore the garb of a general.他身着将军的制服。
  • Certain political,social,and legal forms reappear in seemingly different garb.一些政治、社会和法律的形式在表面不同的外衣下重复出现。
6 spacious YwQwW     
adj.广阔的,宽敞的
参考例句:
  • Our yard is spacious enough for a swimming pool.我们的院子很宽敞,足够建一座游泳池。
  • The room is bright and spacious.这房间很豁亮。
7 unpacked 78a068b187a564f21b93e72acffcebc3     
v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等)
参考例句:
  • I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李,整理衣物。
  • Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒,并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句
8 illuminated 98b351e9bc282af85e83e767e5ec76b8     
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
参考例句:
  • Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
  • the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市
9 beheld beheld     
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
10 behold jQKy9     
v.看,注视,看到
参考例句:
  • The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
  • The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。
11 ivy x31ys     
n.常青藤,常春藤
参考例句:
  • Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。
  • The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。
12 spoke XryyC     
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
参考例句:
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
13 barefaced WP9yN     
adj.厚颜无耻的,公然的
参考例句:
  • It's barefaced robbery asking such a high price for that old bicycle!那辆旧自行车要价如此之高真是无耻的敲诈。
  • What barefaced cheek!真是厚颜无耻!
14 divergence kkazz     
n.分歧,岔开
参考例句:
  • There is no sure cure for this transatlantic divergence.没有什么灵丹妙药可以消除大西洋两岸的分歧。
  • In short,it was an age full of conflicts and divergence of values.总之,这一时期是矛盾与价值观分歧的时期。
15 minor e7fzR     
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
参考例句:
  • The young actor was given a minor part in the new play.年轻的男演员在这出新戏里被分派担任一个小角色。
  • I gave him a minor share of my wealth.我把小部分财产给了他。
16 discrepancies 5ae435bbd140222573d5f589c82a7ff3     
n.差异,不符合(之处),不一致(之处)( discrepancy的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • wide discrepancies in prices quoted for the work 这项工作的报价出入很大
  • When both versions of the story were collated,major discrepancies were found. 在将这个故事的两个版本对照后,找出了主要的不符之处。 来自《简明英汉词典》
17 neutralize g5hzm     
v.使失效、抵消,使中和
参考例句:
  • Nothing could neutralize its good effects.没有什么能抵消它所产生的好影响。
  • Acids neutralize alkalis and vice versa.酸能使碱中和碱,亦能使酸中和。
18 dire llUz9     
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的
参考例句:
  • There were dire warnings about the dangers of watching too much TV.曾经有人就看电视太多的危害性提出严重警告。
  • We were indeed in dire straits.But we pulled through.那时我们的困难真是大极了,但是我们渡过了困难。
19 costly 7zXxh     
adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的
参考例句:
  • It must be very costly to keep up a house like this.维修这么一幢房子一定很昂贵。
  • This dictionary is very useful,only it is a bit costly.这本词典很有用,左不过贵了些。
20 attain HvYzX     
vt.达到,获得,完成
参考例句:
  • I used the scientific method to attain this end. 我用科学的方法来达到这一目的。
  • His painstaking to attain his goal in life is praiseworthy. 他为实现人生目标所下的苦功是值得称赞的。
21 devoted xu9zka     
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的
参考例句:
  • He devoted his life to the educational cause of the motherland.他为祖国的教育事业贡献了一生。
  • We devoted a lengthy and full discussion to this topic.我们对这个题目进行了长时间的充分讨论。
22 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
23 fascination FlHxO     
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
参考例句:
  • He had a deep fascination with all forms of transport.他对所有的运输工具都很着迷。
  • His letters have been a source of fascination to a wide audience.广大观众一直迷恋于他的来信。
24 muffled fnmzel     
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己)
参考例句:
  • muffled voices from the next room 从隔壁房间里传来的沉闷声音
  • There was a muffled explosion somewhere on their right. 在他们的右面什么地方有一声沉闷的爆炸声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
25 fugitive bhHxh     
adj.逃亡的,易逝的;n.逃犯,逃亡者
参考例句:
  • The police were able to deduce where the fugitive was hiding.警方成功地推断出那逃亡者躲藏的地方。
  • The fugitive is believed to be headed for the border.逃犯被认为在向国境线逃窜。
26 shanty BEJzn     
n.小屋,棚屋;船工号子
参考例句:
  • His childhood was spent in a shanty.他的童年是在一个简陋小屋里度过的。
  • I want to quit this shanty.我想离开这烂房子。
27 hatchet Dd0zr     
n.短柄小斧;v.扼杀
参考例句:
  • I shall have to take a hatchet to that stump.我得用一把短柄斧来劈这树桩。
  • Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet.别用斧头拍打朋友额头上的苍蝇。
28 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前;向外,往外
参考例句:
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
29 smote 61dce682dfcdd485f0f1155ed6e7dbcc     
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去式 )
参考例句:
  • Figuratively, he could not kiss the hand that smote him. 打个比方说,他是不能认敌为友。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • \"Whom Pearl smote down and uprooted, most unmercifully.\" 珠儿会毫不留情地将这些\"儿童\"踩倒,再连根拔起。 来自英汉 - 翻译样例 - 文学
30 grovelled f2d04f1ac4a6f7bd25f90830308cae61     
v.卑躬屈节,奴颜婢膝( grovel的过去式和过去分词 );趴
参考例句:
  • We grovelled around the club on our knees. 我们趴在俱乐部的地上四处找。 来自辞典例句
  • The dog grovelled before his master when he saw the whip. 那狗看到鞭子,便匍匐在主人面前。 来自辞典例句
31 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
32 chafe yrIzD     
v.擦伤;冲洗;惹怒
参考例句:
  • The foaming waves chafe against the rocky shore.汹涌的波涛猛烈地冲击着礁岸。
  • A stiff collar may chafe your neck.硬的衣领会擦伤你的脖子。
33 jaw 5xgy9     
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训
参考例句:
  • He delivered a right hook to his opponent's jaw.他给了对方下巴一记右钩拳。
  • A strong square jaw is a sign of firm character.强健的方下巴是刚毅性格的标志。
34 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
35 ken k3WxV     
n.视野,知识领域
参考例句:
  • Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
  • Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
36 penal OSBzn     
adj.刑罚的;刑法上的
参考例句:
  • I hope you're familiar with penal code.我希望你们熟悉本州法律规则。
  • He underwent nineteen years of penal servitude for theft.他因犯了大窃案受过十九年的苦刑。
37 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
38 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
39 abject joVyh     
adj.极可怜的,卑屈的
参考例句:
  • This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.这一政策最后以惨败而告终。
  • He had been obliged to offer an abject apology to Mr.Alleyne for his impertinence.他不得不低声下气,为他的无礼举动向艾莱恩先生请罪。
40 junction N34xH     
n.连接,接合;交叉点,接合处,枢纽站
参考例句:
  • There's a bridge at the junction of the two rivers.两河的汇合处有座桥。
  • You must give way when you come to this junction.你到了这个路口必须让路。
41 awakening 9ytzdV     
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
参考例句:
  • the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
  • People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
42 berth yt0zq     
n.卧铺,停泊地,锚位;v.使停泊
参考例句:
  • She booked a berth on the train from London to Aberdeen.她订了一张由伦敦开往阿伯丁的火车卧铺票。
  • They took up a berth near the harbor.他们在港口附近找了个位置下锚。
43 savage ECxzR     
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人
参考例句:
  • The poor man received a savage beating from the thugs.那可怜的人遭到暴徒的痛打。
  • He has a savage temper.他脾气粗暴。
44 chagrin 1cyyX     
n.懊恼;气愤;委屈
参考例句:
  • His increasingly visible chagrin sets up a vicious circle.他的明显的不满引起了一种恶性循环。
  • Much to his chagrin,he did not win the race.使他大为懊恼的是他赛跑没获胜。
45 sufficiently 0htzMB     
adv.足够地,充分地
参考例句:
  • It turned out he had not insured the house sufficiently.原来他没有给房屋投足保险。
  • The new policy was sufficiently elastic to accommodate both views.新政策充分灵活地适用两种观点。
46 subdued 76419335ce506a486af8913f13b8981d     
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • He seemed a bit subdued to me. 我觉得他当时有点闷闷不乐。
  • I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候,我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。
47 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
48 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
49 exhausted 7taz4r     
adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的
参考例句:
  • It was a long haul home and we arrived exhausted.搬运回家的这段路程特别长,到家时我们已筋疲力尽。
  • Jenny was exhausted by the hustle of city life.珍妮被城市生活的忙乱弄得筋疲力尽。
50 persecutor persecutor     
n. 迫害者
参考例句:
  • My persecutor impervious to the laughter, continued to strike me. 打我的那个人没有受到笑声的影响,继续打着我。
  • I am the persecutor of my self in the wild hunt. 我将自己置身于这狂野的追猎。
51 shuffling 03b785186d0322e5a1a31c105fc534ee     
adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • Don't go shuffling along as if you were dead. 别像个死人似地拖着脚走。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Some one was shuffling by on the sidewalk. 外面的人行道上有人拖着脚走过。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
52 drawn MuXzIi     
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的
参考例句:
  • All the characters in the story are drawn from life.故事中的所有人物都取材于生活。
  • Her gaze was drawn irresistibly to the scene outside.她的目光禁不住被外面的风景所吸引。
53 thumped 0a7f1b69ec9ae1663cb5ed15c0a62795     
v.重击, (指心脏)急速跳动( thump的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Dave thumped the table in frustration . 戴夫懊恼得捶打桌子。
  • He thumped the table angrily. 他愤怒地用拳捶击桌子。
54 drowsy DkYz3     
adj.昏昏欲睡的,令人发困的
参考例句:
  • Exhaust fumes made him drowsy and brought on a headache.废气把他熏得昏昏沉沉,还引起了头疼。
  • I feel drowsy after lunch every day.每天午饭后我就想睡觉。
55 grumbling grumbling     
adj. 喃喃鸣不平的, 出怨言的
参考例句:
  • She's always grumbling to me about how badly she's treated at work. 她总是向我抱怨她在工作中如何受亏待。
  • We didn't hear any grumbling about the food. 我们没听到过对食物的抱怨。
56 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
57 bawled 38ced6399af307ad97598acc94294d08     
v.大叫,大喊( bawl的过去式和过去分词 );放声大哭;大声叫出;叫卖(货物)
参考例句:
  • She bawled at him in front of everyone. 她当着大家的面冲他大喊大叫。
  • My boss bawled me out for being late. 我迟到,给老板训斥了一顿。 来自《简明英汉词典》
58 brazenly 050b0303ab1c4b948fddde2c176e6101     
adv.厚颜无耻地;厚脸皮地肆无忌惮地
参考例句:
  • How dare he distort the facts so brazenly! 他怎么敢如此肆无忌惮地歪曲事实! 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • "I don't know," he answered, looking her brazenly over. “我也不知道,"他厚颜无耻地打量着她。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
59 whine VMNzc     
v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣
参考例句:
  • You are getting paid to think,not to whine.支付给你工资是让你思考而不是哀怨的。
  • The bullet hit a rock and rocketed with a sharp whine.子弹打在一块岩石上,一声尖厉的呼啸,跳飞开去。
60 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
61 earthenware Lr5xL     
n.土器,陶器
参考例句:
  • She made sure that the glassware and earthenware were always spotlessly clean.她总是把玻璃器皿和陶器洗刷得干干净净。
  • They displayed some bowls of glazed earthenware.他们展出了一些上釉的陶碗。
62 jug QaNzK     
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
参考例句:
  • He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐,保持着平衡往前走。
  • She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。
63 overflowing df84dc195bce4a8f55eb873daf61b924     
n. 溢出物,溢流 adj. 充沛的,充满的 动词overflow的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The stands were overflowing with farm and sideline products. 集市上农副产品非常丰富。
  • The milk is overflowing. 牛奶溢出来了。
64 larder m9tzb     
n.食物贮藏室,食品橱
参考例句:
  • Please put the food into the larder.请将您地食物放进食物柜内。
  • They promised never to raid the larder again.他们答应不再随便开食橱拿东西吃了。
65 sequestered 0ceab16bc48aa9b4ed97d60eeed591f8     
adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押
参考例句:
  • The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 陪审团渴望被隔离至少两个月。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Everything he owned was sequestered. 他的一切都被扣押了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
66 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
67 sipped 22d1585d494ccee63c7bff47191289f6     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
  • I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句
68 boisterous it0zJ     
adj.喧闹的,欢闹的
参考例句:
  • I don't condescend to boisterous displays of it.我并不屈就于它热热闹闹的外表。
  • The children tended to gather together quietly for a while before they broke into boisterous play.孩子们经常是先静静地聚集在一起,不一会就开始吵吵嚷嚷戏耍开了。
69 shudder JEqy8     
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动
参考例句:
  • The sight of the coffin sent a shudder through him.看到那副棺材,他浑身一阵战栗。
  • We all shudder at the thought of the dreadful dirty place.我们一想到那可怕的肮脏地方就浑身战惊。
70 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记


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