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CHAPTER VII—THE HOODED FACE
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 They awoke in the grey of the morning; the birds were not yet in full song, but twittered here and there among the woods; the sun was not yet up, but the eastern sky was barred with solemn colours.  Half starved and over-weary as they were, they lay without moving, sunk in a delightful1 lassitude.  And as they thus lay, the clang of a bell fell suddenly upon their ears.
 
“A bell!” said Dick, sitting up.  “Can we be, then, so near to Holywood?”
 
A little after, the bell clanged again, but this time somewhat nearer hand; and from that time forth2, and still drawing nearer and nearer, it continued to sound brokenly abroad in the silence of the morning.
 
Nay3, what should this betoken4?” said Dick, who was now broad awake.
 
“It is some one walking,” returned Matcham, and “the bell tolleth ever as he moves.”
 
“I see that well,” said Dick.  “But wherefore?  What maketh he in Tunstall Woods?  Jack5,” he added, “laugh at me an ye will, but I like not the hollow sound of it.”
 
“Nay,” said Matcham, with a shiver, “it hath a doleful note.  An the day were not come”—
 
But just then the bell, quickening its pace, began to ring thick and hurried, and then it gave a single hammering jangle, and was silent for a space.
 
“It is as though the bearer had run for a pater-noster while, and then leaped the river,” Dick observed.
 
“And now beginneth he again to pace soberly forward,” added Matcham.
 
“Nay,” returned Dick—“nay, not so soberly, Jack.  ’Tis a man that walketh you right speedily.  ’Tis a man in some fear of his life, or about some hurried business.  See ye not how swift the beating draweth near?”
 
“It is now close by,” said Matcham.
 
They were now on the edge of the pit; and as the pit itself was on a certain eminence7, they commanded a view over the greater proportion of the clearing, up to the thick woods that closed it in.
 
The daylight, which was very clear and grey, showed them a riband of white footpath8 wandering among the gorse.  It passed some hundred yards from the pit, and ran the whole length of the clearing, east and west.  By the line of its course, Dick judged it should lead more or less directly to the Moat House.
 
Upon this path, stepping forth from the margin9 of the wood, a white figure now appeared.  It paused a little, and seemed to look about; and then, at a slow pace, and bent10 almost double, it began to draw near across the heath.  At every step the bell clanked.  Face, it had none; a white hood11, not even pierced with eye-holes, veiled the head; and as the creature moved, it seemed to feel its way with the tapping of a stick.  Fear fell upon the lads, as cold as death.
 
“A leper!” said Dick, hoarsely12.
 
“His touch is death,” said Matcham.  “Let us run.”
 
“Not so,” returned Dick.  “See ye not?—he is stone blind.  He guideth him with a staff.  Let us lie still; the wind bloweth towards the path, and he will go by and hurt us not.  Alas13, poor soul, and we should rather pity him!”
 
“I will pity him when he is by,” replied Matcham.
 
The blind leper was now about halfway14 towards them, and just then the sun rose and shone full on his veiled face.  He had been a tall man before he was bowed by his disgusting sickness, and even now he walked with a vigorous step.  The dismal15 beating of his bell, the pattering of the stick, the eyeless screen before his countenance16, and the knowledge that he was not only doomed17 to death and suffering, but shut out for ever from the touch of his fellow-men, filled the lads’ bosoms18 with dismay; and at every step that brought him nearer, their courage and strength seemed to desert them.
 
As he came about level with the pit, he paused, and turned his face full upon the lads.
 
“Mary be my shield!  He sees us!” said Matcham, faintly.
 
“Hush!” whispered Dick.  “He doth but hearken.  He is blind, fool!”
 
The leper looked or listened, whichever he was really doing, for some seconds.  Then he began to move on again, but presently paused once more, and again turned and seemed to gaze upon the lads.  Even Dick became dead-white and closed his eyes, as if by the mere19 sight he might become infected.  But soon the bell sounded, and this time, without any farther hesitation20, the leper crossed the remainder of the little heath and disappeared into the covert21 of the woods.
 
“He saw us,” said Matcham.  “I could swear it!”
 
“Tut!” returned Dick, recovering some sparks of courage.  “He but heard us.  He was in fear, poor soul!  An ye were blind, and walked in a perpetual night, ye would start yourself, if ever a twig22 rustled23 or a bird cried ‘Peep.’”
 
“Dick, good Dick, he saw us,” repeated Matcham.  “When a man hearkeneth, he doth not as this man; he doth otherwise, Dick.  This was seeing; it was not hearing.  He means foully24.  Hark, else, if his bell be not stopped!”
 
Such was the case.  The bell rang no longer.
 
“Nay,” said Dick, “I like not that.  Nay,” he cried again, “I like that little.  What may this betoken?  Let us go, by the mass!”
 
“He hath gone east,” added Matcham.  “Good Dick, let us go westward26 straight; I shall not breathe till I have my back turned upon that leper.”
 
“Jack, y’ are too cowardly,” replied Dick.  “We shall go fair for Holywood, or as fair, at least, as I can guide you, and that will be due north.”
 
They were afoot at once, passed the stream upon some stepping-stones, and began to mount on the other side, which was steeper, towards the margin of the wood.  The ground became very uneven27, full of knolls28 and hollows; trees grew scattered30 or in clumps31; it became difficult to choose a path, and the lads somewhat wandered.  They were weary, besides, with yesterday’s exertions32 and the lack of food, and they moved but heavily and dragged their feet among the sand.
 
Presently, coming to the top of a knoll29, they were aware of the leper, some hundred feet in front of them, crossing the line of their march by a hollow.  His bell was silent, his staff no longer tapped the ground, and he went before him with the swift and assured footsteps of a man who sees.  Next moment he had disappeared into a little thicket33.
 
The lads, at the first glimpse, had crouched34 behind a tuft of gorse; there they lay, horror-struck.
 
“Certain, he pursueth us,” said Dick—“certain!  He held the clapper of his bell in one hand, saw ye? that it should not sound.  Now may the saints aid and guide us, for I have no strength to combat pestilence35!”
 
“What maketh he?” cried Matcham.  “What doth he want?  Who ever heard the like, that a leper, out of mere malice36, should pursue unfortunates?  Hath he not his bell to that very end, that people may avoid him?  Dick, there is below this something deeper.”
 
“Nay, I care not,” moaned Dick; “the strength is gone out of me; my legs are like water.  The saints be mine assistance!”
 
“Would ye lie there idle?” cried Matcham.  “Let us back into the open.  We have the better chance; he cannot steal upon us unawares.”
 
“Not I,” said Dick.  “My time is come, and peradventure he may pass us by.”
 
“Bend me, then, your bow!” cried the other.  “What! will ye be a man?”
 
Dick crossed himself.  “Would ye have me shoot upon a leper?” he cried.  “The hand would fail me.  Nay, now,” he added—“nay, now, let be!  With sound men I will fight, but not with ghosts and lepers.  Which this is, I wot not.  One or other, Heaven be our protection!”
 
“Now,” said Matcham, “if this be man’s courage, what a poor thing is man!  But sith ye will do naught37, let us lie close.”
 
Then came a single, broken jangle on the bell.
 
“He hath missed his hold upon the clapper,” whispered Matcham.  “Saints! how near he is!”
 
But Dick answered never a word; his teeth were near chattering38.
 
Soon they saw a piece of the white robe between some bushes; then the leper’s head was thrust forth from behind a trunk, and he seemed narrowly to scan the neighbourhood before he once again withdrew.  To their stretched senses, the whole bush appeared alive with rustlings and the creak of twigs39; and they heard the beating of each other’s heart.
 
Suddenly, with a cry, the leper sprang into the open close by, and ran straight upon the lads.  They, shrieking40 aloud, separated and began to run different ways.  But their horrible enemy fastened upon Matcham, ran him swiftly down, and had him almost instantly a prisoner.  The lad gave one scream that echoed high and far over the forest, he had one spasm41 of struggling, and then all his limbs relaxed, and he fell limp into his captor’s arms.
 
Dick heard the cry and turned.  He saw Matcham fall; and on the instant his spirit and his strength revived; With a cry of pity and anger, he unslung and bent his arblast.  But ere he had time to shoot, the leper held up his hand.
 
“Hold your shot, Dickon!” cried a familiar voice.  “Hold your shot, mad wag!  Know ye not a friend?”
 
And then laying down Matcham on the turf, he undid42 the hood from off his face, and disclosed the features of Sir Daniel Brackley.
 
“Sir Daniel!” cried Dick.
 
“Ay, by the mass, Sir Daniel!” returned the knight43.  “Would ye shoot upon your guardian44, rogue45?  But here is this”—And there he broke off, and pointing to Matcham, asked: “How call ye him, Dick?”
 
“Nay,” said Dick, “I call him Master Matcham.  Know ye him not?  He said ye knew him!”
 
“Ay,” replied Sir Daniel, “I know the lad;” and he chuckled46.  “But he has fainted; and, by my sooth, he might have had less to faint for!  Hey, Dick?  Did I put the fear of death upon you?”
 
“Indeed, Sir Daniel, ye did that,” said Dick, and sighed again at the mere recollection.  “Nay, sir, saving your respect, I had as lief ’a’ met the devil in person; and to speak truth, I am yet all a-quake.  But what made ye, sir, in such a guise47?”
 
Sir Daniel’s brow grew suddenly black with anger.
 
“What made I?” he said.  “Ye do well to mind me of it!  What?  I skulked48 for my poor life in my own wood of Tunstall, Dick.  We were ill sped at the battle; we but got there to be swept among the rout49.  Where be all my good men-at-arms?  Dick, by the mass, I know not!  We were swept down; the shot fell thick among us; I have not seen one man in my own colours since I saw three fall.  For myself, I came sound to Shoreby, and being mindful of the Black Arrow, got me this gown and bell, and came softly by the path for the Moat House.  There is no disguise to be compared with it; the jingle50 of this bell would scare me the stoutest52 outlaw53 in the forest; they would all turn pale to hear it.  At length I came by you and Matcham.  I could see but evilly through this same hood, and was not sure of you, being chiefly, and for many a good cause, astonished at the finding you together.  Moreover, in the open, where I had to go slowly and tap with my staff, I feared to disclose myself.  But see,” he added, “this poor shrew begins a little to revive.  A little good canary will comfort me the heart of it.”
 
The knight, from under his long dress, produced a stout51 bottle, and began to rub the temples and wet the lips of the patient, who returned gradually to consciousness, and began to roll dim eyes from one to another.
 
“What cheer, Jack!” said Dick.  “It was no leper, after all; it was Sir Daniel!  See!”
 
“Swallow me a good draught54 of this,” said the knight.  “This will give you manhood.  Thereafter, I will give you both a meal, and we shall all three on to Tunstall.  For, Dick,” he continued, laying forth bread and meat upon the grass, “I will avow55 to you, in all good conscience, it irks me sorely to be safe between four walls.  Not since I backed a horse have I been pressed so hard; peril56 of life, jeopardy57 of land and livelihood58, and to sum up, all these losels in the wood to hunt me down.  But I be not yet shent.  Some of my lads will pick me their way home.  Hatch hath ten fellows; Selden, he had six.  Nay, we shall soon be strong again; and if I can but buy my peace with my right fortunate and undeserving Lord of York, why, Dick, we’ll be a man again and go a-horseback!”
 
And so saying, the knight filled himself a horn of canary, and pledged his ward6 in dumb show.
 
“Selden,” Dick faltered—“Selden”—And he paused again.
 
Sir Daniel put down the wine untasted.
 
“How!” he cried, in a changed voice.  “Selden?  Speak!  What of Selden?”
 
Dick stammered59 forth the tale of the ambush60 and the massacre61.
 
The knight heard in silence; but as he listened, his countenance became convulsed with rage and grief.
 
“Now here,” he cried, “on my right hand, I swear to avenge62 it!  If that I fail, if that I spill not ten men’s souls for each, may this hand wither63 from my body!  I broke this Duckworth like a rush; I beggared him to his door; I burned the thatch64 above his head; I drove him from this country; and now, cometh he back to beard me?  Nay, but, Duckworth, this time it shall go bitter hard!”
 
He was silent for some time, his face working.
 
“Eat!” he cried, suddenly.  “And you here,” he added to Matcham, “swear me an oath to follow straight to the Moat House.”
 
“I will pledge mine honour,” replied Matcham.
 
“What make I with your honour?” cried the knight.  “Swear me upon your mother’s welfare!”
 
Matcham gave the required oath; and Sir Daniel re-adjusted the hood over his face, and prepared his bell and staff.  To see him once more in that appalling65 travesty66 somewhat revived the horror of his two companions.  But the knight was soon upon his feet.
 
“Eat with despatch,” he said, “and follow me yarely to mine house.”
 
And with that he set forth again into the woods; and presently after the bell began to sound, numbering his steps, and the two lads sat by their untasted meal, and heard it die slowly away up hill into the distance.
 
“And so ye go to Tunstall?” Dick inquired.
 
“Yea, verily,” said Matcham, “when needs must!  I am braver behind Sir Daniel’s back than to his face.”
 
They ate hastily, and set forth along the path through the airy upper levels of the forest, where great beeches67 stood apart among green lawns, and the birds and squirrels made merry on the boughs68.  Two hours later, they began to descend69 upon the other side, and already, among the tree-tops, saw before them the red walls and roofs of Tunstall House.
 
“Here,” said Matcham, pausing, “ye shall take your leave of your friend Jack, whom y’ are to see no more.  Come, Dick, forgive him what he did amiss, as he, for his part, cheerfully and lovingly forgiveth you.”
 
“And wherefore so?” asked Dick.  “An we both go to Tunstall, I shall see you yet again, I trow, and that right often.”
 
“Ye’ll never again see poor Jack Matcham,” replied the other, “that was so fearful and burthensome, and yet plucked you from the river; ye’ll not see him more, Dick, by mine honour!”  He held his arms open, and the lads embraced and kissed.  “And, Dick,” continued Matcham, “my spirit bodeth ill.  Y’ are now to see a new Sir Daniel; for heretofore hath all prospered70 in his hands exceedingly, and fortune followed him; but now, methinks, when his fate hath come upon him, and he runs the adventure of his life, he will prove but a foul25 lord to both of us.  He may be brave in battle, but he hath the liar’s eye; there is fear in his eye, Dick, and fear is as cruel as the wolf!  We go down into that house, Saint Mary guide us forth again!”
 
And so they continued their descent in silence, and came out at last before Sir Daniel’s forest stronghold, where it stood, low and shady, flanked with round towers and stained with moss71 and lichen72, in the lilied waters of the moat.  Even as they appeared, the doors were opened, the bridge lowered, and Sir Daniel himself, with Hatch and the parson at his side, stood ready to receive them.

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1 delightful 6xzxT     
adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的
参考例句:
  • We had a delightful time by the seashore last Sunday.上星期天我们在海滨玩得真痛快。
  • Peter played a delightful melody on his flute.彼得用笛子吹奏了一支欢快的曲子。
2 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。
3 nay unjzAQ     
adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者
参考例句:
  • He was grateful for and proud of his son's remarkable,nay,unique performance.他为儿子出色的,不,应该是独一无二的表演心怀感激和骄傲。
  • Long essays,nay,whole books have been written on this.许多长篇大论的文章,不,应该说是整部整部的书都是关于这件事的。
4 betoken 3QhyL     
v.预示
参考例句:
  • He gave her a gift to betoken his gratitude.他送她一件礼物表示感谢。
  • Dark clouds betoken a storm.乌云予示着暴风雨的来临。
5 jack 53Hxp     
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
参考例句:
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
6 ward LhbwY     
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开
参考例句:
  • The hospital has a medical ward and a surgical ward.这家医院有内科病房和外科病房。
  • During the evening picnic,I'll carry a torch to ward off the bugs.傍晚野餐时,我要点根火把,抵挡蚊虫。
7 eminence VpLxo     
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家
参考例句:
  • He is a statesman of great eminence.他是个声名显赫的政治家。
  • Many of the pilots were to achieve eminence in the aeronautical world.这些飞行员中很多人将会在航空界声名显赫。
8 footpath 9gzzO     
n.小路,人行道
参考例句:
  • Owners who allow their dogs to foul the footpath will be fined.主人若放任狗弄脏人行道将受处罚。
  • They rambled on the footpath in the woods.他俩漫步在林间蹊径上。
9 margin 67Mzp     
n.页边空白;差额;余地,余裕;边,边缘
参考例句:
  • We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
10 bent QQ8yD     
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
参考例句:
  • He was fully bent upon the project.他一心扑在这项计划上。
  • We bent over backward to help them.我们尽了最大努力帮助他们。
11 hood ddwzJ     
n.头巾,兜帽,覆盖;v.罩上,以头巾覆盖
参考例句:
  • She is wearing a red cloak with a hood.她穿着一件红色带兜帽的披风。
  • The car hood was dented in.汽车的发动机罩已凹了进去。
12 hoarsely hoarsely     
adv.嘶哑地
参考例句:
  • "Excuse me," he said hoarsely. “对不起。”他用嘶哑的嗓子说。
  • Jerry hoarsely professed himself at Miss Pross's service. 杰瑞嘶声嘶气地表示愿为普洛丝小姐效劳。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
13 alas Rx8z1     
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
参考例句:
  • Alas!The window is broken!哎呀!窗子破了!
  • Alas,the truth is less romantic.然而,真理很少带有浪漫色彩。
14 halfway Xrvzdq     
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
参考例句:
  • We had got only halfway when it began to get dark.走到半路,天就黑了。
  • In study the worst danger is give up halfway.在学习上,最忌讳的是有始无终。
15 dismal wtwxa     
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
参考例句:
  • That is a rather dismal melody.那是一支相当忧郁的歌曲。
  • My prospects of returning to a suitable job are dismal.我重新找到一个合适的工作岗位的希望很渺茫。
16 countenance iztxc     
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
参考例句:
  • At the sight of this photograph he changed his countenance.他一看见这张照片脸色就变了。
  • I made a fierce countenance as if I would eat him alive.我脸色恶狠狠地,仿佛要把他活生生地吞下去。
17 doomed EuuzC1     
命定的
参考例句:
  • The court doomed the accused to a long term of imprisonment. 法庭判处被告长期监禁。
  • A country ruled by an iron hand is doomed to suffer. 被铁腕人物统治的国家定会遭受不幸的。
18 bosoms 7e438b785810fff52fcb526f002dac21     
胸部( bosom的名词复数 ); 胸怀; 女衣胸部(或胸襟); 和爱护自己的人在一起的情形
参考例句:
  • How beautifully gold brooches glitter on the bosoms of our patriotic women! 金光闪闪的别针佩在我国爱国妇女的胸前,多美呀!
  • Let us seek out some desolate shade, and there weep our sad bosoms empty. 我们寻个僻静的地方,去痛哭一场吧。
19 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
20 hesitation tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
21 covert voxz0     
adj.隐藏的;暗地里的
参考例句:
  • We should learn to fight with enemy in an overt and covert way.我们应学会同敌人做公开和隐蔽的斗争。
  • The army carried out covert surveillance of the building for several months.军队对这座建筑物进行了数月的秘密监视。
22 twig VK1zg     
n.小树枝,嫩枝;v.理解
参考例句:
  • He heard the sharp crack of a twig.他听到树枝清脆的断裂声。
  • The sharp sound of a twig snapping scared the badger away.细枝突然折断的刺耳声把獾惊跑了。
23 rustled f68661cf4ba60e94dc1960741a892551     
v.发出沙沙的声音( rustle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He rustled his papers. 他把试卷弄得沙沙地响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Leaves rustled gently in the breeze. 树叶迎着微风沙沙作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
24 foully YiIxC     
ad.卑鄙地
参考例句:
  • This internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists. 这位国际知名的作家受到了穆斯林信徒的无礼谴责。
  • Two policemen were foully murdered. 两个警察被残忍地杀害了。
25 foul Sfnzy     
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
参考例句:
  • Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
  • What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气!
26 westward XIvyz     
n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西
参考例句:
  • We live on the westward slope of the hill.我们住在这座山的西山坡。
  • Explore westward or wherever.向西或到什么别的地方去勘探。
27 uneven akwwb     
adj.不平坦的,不规则的,不均匀的
参考例句:
  • The sidewalk is very uneven—be careful where you walk.这人行道凹凸不平—走路时请小心。
  • The country was noted for its uneven distribution of land resources.这个国家以土地资源分布不均匀出名。
28 knolls 10e6bc9e96f97e83fad35374bcf19f02     
n.小圆丘,小土墩( knoll的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • He carefully surveyed the ridges and knolls once more, and also the ravines and gullies. 他又注意地巡视着那些梁和峁,还有沟和壑。 来自互联网
29 knoll X3nyd     
n.小山,小丘
参考例句:
  • Silver had terrible hard work getting up the knoll.对于希尔弗来说,爬上那小山丘真不是件容易事。
  • He crawled up a small knoll and surveyed the prospect.他慢腾腾地登上一个小丘,看了看周围的地形。
30 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
31 clumps a9a186997b6161c6394b07405cf2f2aa     
n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声
参考例句:
  • These plants quickly form dense clumps. 这些植物很快形成了浓密的树丛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The bulbs were over. All that remained of them were clumps of brown leaves. 这些鳞茎死了,剩下的只是一丛丛的黃叶子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
32 exertions 2d5ee45020125fc19527a78af5191726     
n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使
参考例句:
  • As long as they lived, exertions would not be necessary to her. 只要他们活着,是不需要她吃苦的。 来自辞典例句
  • She failed to unlock the safe in spite of all her exertions. 她虽然费尽力气,仍未能将那保险箱的锁打开。 来自辞典例句
33 thicket So0wm     
n.灌木丛,树林
参考例句:
  • A thicket makes good cover for animals to hide in.丛林是动物的良好隐蔽处。
  • We were now at the margin of the thicket.我们现在已经来到了丛林的边缘。
34 crouched 62634c7e8c15b8a61068e36aaed563ab     
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He crouched down beside her. 他在她的旁边蹲了下来。
  • The lion crouched ready to pounce. 狮子蹲下身,准备猛扑。
35 pestilence YlGzsG     
n.瘟疫
参考例句:
  • They were crazed by the famine and pestilence of that bitter winter.他们因那年严冬的饥饿与瘟疫而折磨得发狂。
  • A pestilence was raging in that area. 瘟疫正在那一地区流行。
36 malice P8LzW     
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
参考例句:
  • I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
  • There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。
37 naught wGLxx     
n.无,零 [=nought]
参考例句:
  • He sets at naught every convention of society.他轻视所有的社会习俗。
  • I hope that all your efforts won't go for naught.我希望你的努力不会毫无结果。
38 chattering chattering     
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • The teacher told the children to stop chattering in class. 老师叫孩子们在课堂上不要叽叽喳喳讲话。
  • I was so cold that my teeth were chattering. 我冷得牙齿直打战。
39 twigs 17ff1ed5da672aa443a4f6befce8e2cb     
细枝,嫩枝( twig的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Some birds build nests of twigs. 一些鸟用树枝筑巢。
  • Willow twigs are pliable. 柳条很软。
40 shrieking abc59c5a22d7db02751db32b27b25dbb     
v.尖叫( shriek的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The boxers were goaded on by the shrieking crowd. 拳击运动员听见观众的喊叫就来劲儿了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They were all shrieking with laughter. 他们都发出了尖锐的笑声。 来自《简明英汉词典》
41 spasm dFJzH     
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作
参考例句:
  • When the spasm passed,it left him weak and sweating.一阵痉挛之后,他虚弱无力,一直冒汗。
  • He kicked the chair in a spasm of impatience.他突然变得不耐烦,一脚踢向椅子。
42 Undid 596b2322b213e046510e91f0af6a64ad     
v. 解开, 复原
参考例句:
  • The officer undid the flap of his holster and drew his gun. 军官打开枪套盖拔出了手枪。
  • He did wrong, and in the end his wrongs undid him. 行恶者终以其恶毁其身。
43 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士,武士;爵士
参考例句:
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
44 guardian 8ekxv     
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者
参考例句:
  • The form must be signed by the child's parents or guardian. 这张表格须由孩子的家长或监护人签字。
  • The press is a guardian of the public weal. 报刊是公共福利的卫护者。
45 rogue qCfzo     
n.流氓;v.游手好闲
参考例句:
  • The little rogue had his grandpa's glasses on.这淘气鬼带上了他祖父的眼镜。
  • They defined him as a rogue.他们确定他为骗子。
46 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。
47 guise JeizL     
n.外表,伪装的姿态
参考例句:
  • They got into the school in the guise of inspectors.他们假装成视察员进了学校。
  • The thief came into the house under the guise of a repairman.那小偷扮成个修理匠进了屋子。
48 skulked e141a7947687027923a59bfad6fb5a6e     
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Sir Francis Clavering made his appearance, and skulked for a while about the magnificent rooms. 弗朗西斯·克拉弗林爵士也出席了,他在那些金碧辉煌的屋子里遛了一会。 来自辞典例句
  • He skulked around outside until the police had gone. 他窥探着四周,直至见到警察走开。 来自互联网
49 rout isUye     
n.溃退,溃败;v.击溃,打垮
参考例句:
  • The enemy was put to rout all along the line.敌人已全线崩溃。
  • The people's army put all to rout wherever they went.人民军队所向披靡。
50 jingle RaizA     
n.叮当声,韵律简单的诗句;v.使叮当作响,叮当响,押韵
参考例句:
  • The key fell on the ground with a jingle.钥匙叮当落地。
  • The knives and forks set up their regular jingle.刀叉发出常有的叮当声。
52 stoutest 7de5881daae96ca3fbaeb2b3db494463     
粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的
参考例句:
  • The screams of the wounded and dying were something to instil fear into the stoutest heart. 受伤者垂死者的尖叫,令最勇敢的人都胆战心惊。
53 outlaw 1J0xG     
n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法
参考例句:
  • The outlaw hid out in the hills for several months.逃犯在山里隐藏了几个月。
  • The outlaw has been caught.歹徒已被抓住了。
54 draught 7uyzIH     
n.拉,牵引,拖;一网(饮,吸,阵);顿服药量,通风;v.起草,设计
参考例句:
  • He emptied his glass at one draught.他将杯中物一饮而尽。
  • It's a pity the room has no north window and you don't get a draught.可惜这房间没北窗,没有过堂风。
55 avow auhzg     
v.承认,公开宣称
参考例句:
  • I must avow that I am innocent.我要公开声明我是无罪的。
  • The senator was forced to avow openly that he had received some money from that company.那个参议员被迫承认曾经收过那家公司的一些钱。
56 peril l3Dz6     
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物
参考例句:
  • The refugees were in peril of death from hunger.难民有饿死的危险。
  • The embankment is in great peril.河堤岌岌可危。
57 jeopardy H3dxd     
n.危险;危难
参考例句:
  • His foolish behaviour may put his whole future in jeopardy.他愚蠢的行为可能毁了他一生的前程。
  • It is precisely at this juncture that the boss finds himself in double jeopardy.恰恰在这个关键时刻,上司发现自己处于进退两难的境地。
58 livelihood sppzWF     
n.生计,谋生之道
参考例句:
  • Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
  • My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
59 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
60 ambush DNPzg     
n.埋伏(地点);伏兵;v.埋伏;伏击
参考例句:
  • Our soldiers lay in ambush in the jungle for the enemy.我方战士埋伏在丛林中等待敌人。
  • Four men led by a sergeant lay in ambush at the crossroads.由一名中士率领的四名士兵埋伏在十字路口。
61 massacre i71zk     
n.残杀,大屠杀;v.残杀,集体屠杀
参考例句:
  • There was a terrible massacre of villagers here during the war.在战争中,这里的村民惨遭屠杀。
  • If we forget the massacre,the massacre will happen again!忘记了大屠杀,大屠杀就有可能再次发生!
62 avenge Zutzl     
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
参考例句:
  • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  • He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。
63 wither dMVz1     
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡
参考例句:
  • She grows as a flower does-she will wither without sun.她象鲜花一样成长--没有太阳就会凋谢。
  • In autumn the leaves wither and fall off the trees.秋天,树叶枯萎并从树上落下来。
64 thatch FGJyg     
vt.用茅草覆盖…的顶部;n.茅草(屋)
参考例句:
  • They lit a torch and set fire to the chapel's thatch.他们点着一支火把,放火烧了小教堂的茅草屋顶。
  • They topped off the hut with a straw thatch. 他们给小屋盖上茅草屋顶。
65 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
66 travesty gJqzN     
n.歪曲,嘲弄,滑稽化
参考例句:
  • The trial was a travesty of justice.这次审判嘲弄了法律的公正性。
  • The play was,in their view,a travesty of the truth.这个剧本在他们看来是对事实的歪曲。
67 beeches 7e2b71bc19a0de701aebe6f40b036385     
n.山毛榉( beech的名词复数 );山毛榉木材
参考例句:
  • The beeches, oaks and chestnuts all belong to the same family. 山毛榉树、橡树和栗子树属于同科树种。 来自互联网
  • There are many beeches in this wood. 这片树林里有许多山毛榉。 来自互联网
68 boughs 95e9deca9a2fb4bbbe66832caa8e63e0     
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
  • A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。
69 descend descend     
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
参考例句:
  • I hope the grace of God would descend on me.我期望上帝的恩惠。
  • We're not going to descend to such methods.我们不会沦落到使用这种手段。
70 prospered ce2c414688e59180b21f9ecc7d882425     
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The organization certainly prospered under his stewardship. 不可否认,这个组织在他的管理下兴旺了起来。
  • Mr. Black prospered from his wise investments. 布莱克先生由于巧妙的投资赚了不少钱。
71 moss X6QzA     
n.苔,藓,地衣
参考例句:
  • Moss grows on a rock.苔藓生在石头上。
  • He was found asleep on a pillow of leaves and moss.有人看见他枕着树叶和苔藓睡着了。
72 lichen C94zV     
n.地衣, 青苔
参考例句:
  • The stone stairway was covered with lichen.那石级长满了地衣。
  • There is carpet-like lichen all over the moist corner of the wall.潮湿的墙角上布满了地毯般的绿色苔藓。


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