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CHAPTER VIII. POLLY LOOKS OUT FOR CHARLOTTE.
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CHAPTER VIII. POLLY LOOKS OUT FOR CHARLOTTE.
 "Second floor--Room No. 3," said Buttons, then stood like an automaton1 to watch the tall young
man scale the stair.
"He did 'em beautifully," he confided3 afterward4 to another bell-boy. "Mr. King himself can't get
over them stairs better."
"Come in!" cried Jasper, in response to the rap.
"Halloo, old fellow!" cried Pickering Dodge5, rushing in tumultuously. "Well, well, so this is your
den," looking around the small room in surprise.
"Yes. Now this is good to see you!" exclaimed Jasper, joyfully6 leaping from his chair to seize
Pickering's hand. "Well, what brought you? There's nothing wrong?" he asked, anxiously scanning
Pickering's face.
"No--that is, everything's right; all except Polly."
"There isn't anything the matter with Polly?" Jasper turned quite white, scarcely speaking the
words.
"No, she's all right, only"--Pickering turned impatiently off from the chair Jasper pulled forward
with a hasty hand, and stalked to the other side of the little room. "She's--she's--well, she's so hard
to come at nowadays. Everybody has a chance for a word with her but old friends. And now the
Recital7 is in full blast."
Jasper drew a long breath, and began to get his color again. "Oh, yes--well, it's all going on well,
the Recital, I mean, isn't it?" he asked.
"I believe so," said Pickering in a gloomy way. "The girls are wild over it; you can't hear anything
else talked about at home. But," he broke off abruptly8, "got a cigar, Jasper?" and he began to hunt
the mantel among the few home-things spread around to enliven the hotel apartment.
"Haven't such an article," said Jasper.
"I forgot you don't smoke," said Pickering with a sigh. "Dear me! how will you bear trouble when
it comes, old chap?" He came back to the table, and thrust his hands in his pockets, looking
dismally9 at Jasper.
"I'm afraid a cigar wouldn't help me much," said Jasper, with a laugh; "but if you must have one, I
can get it, eh?"
"Yes, I must," said Pickering in despair, "for I've something on my mind. Came over on purpose to
get your help, and I can't do it without a weed."
"Very well," said Jasper, shoving the chair again toward Pickering. "Sit down, and I'll have one
sent up," and he went over and touched the electric button on the wall.
"Yes, sir?" Buttons ran his head in the doorway11, and stared at them without winking12.
"A cigar for this gentleman," said Jasper, filliping a coin into the boy's hand.
"Is that the way you order cigars?" demanded Pickering, whirling around in his chair.
"Yes, when I order them at all," said Jasper, laughing; "a weed is a weed, I suppose."
"Indeed, and it is not, then," retorted Pickering. "I'll have none of your ordering. You needn't bring
it up, boy; I'll go down to the office and pick some out for myself."
"All right, sir," said Buttons, putting down the coin on the table with a lingering finger.
"Keep it," said Jasper, with a smile.
"He's a gentleman," observed Buttons, on the way downstairs, Pickering treading his heels. "He
ain't like the rest of 'em that boards here. They orders me around with a 'Here, you!' or a 'Hoi,
there, boy!' They're gents; he's the whole word--a first-class gentleman, Mr. King is," he repeated.
"Now, then, for it," said Jasper, when at last the gleam of Pickering's cigar was steady and bright,
"open your budget of news, old fellow," he added, with difficulty restraining his impatience13.
"It ought not to be any news," declared Pickering, with extreme abruptness14, "for I've never tried to
conceal15 it. I love Polly."
Jasper started so suddenly his arm knocked from the table a slender crystal vase, that broke into a
dozen pieces.
"Never mind," he said, at Pickering's dismayed exclamation16, "go on."
Whew--puff! floated the rings of cigar smoke over Pickering's head. "And I can't stand it, and I
won't, waiting any longer to tell her so. Why, man," he turned savagely18 now on Jasper, "I've loved
her for years, and must I be bullied19 and badgered out of my rights by men who have only just been
introduced to her--say?"
"Whom do you mean?" asked Jasper huskily, his fingers working over the table-cloth, under the
pretense20 of pulling the creases21 straight.
"Why, that Loughead chap," said Pickering, bringing his hand down heavily on the table; "he has
more sweet words from Polly Pepper in a week than I get in a month--and I such an old friend!"
"Polly is so anxious to help his sister," Jasper made out to say.
"Well, that's no reason why the fellow should hang around forever," declared Pickering angrily.
"Why, he's gone abroad!" exclaimed Jasper, "long ago."
"Ah, but he's coming back," said Pickering, with a sage22 nod, and knocking off the ashes from his
cigar end.
"Is that so?" cried Jasper, in astonishment23.
"Yes, 'tis," declared Pickering, nodding again, "and I don't like it. You know as well as I do,"
squaring around on Jasper, "that he don't care a rap about his sister's getting on; he's only thinking
of Polly, and _I_ love her."
Seeing that something was expected of him, Jasper made out to say, "You do?"
"Of course I do; and you know it, and every one knows it, or ought to; I haven't ever tried to
conceal it," said Pickering proudly.
"How do you know that Loughead is coming back?" asked Jasper abruptly.
"How do I know? The best way in the world." Pickering moved uneasily in his chair. "Hibbard
Crane had a letter yesterday; that's the reason I threw my traps together and started for you."
"For me?" cried Jasper, in surprise.
"Yes. You've got to help me. I can't stand it, waiting around any longer. It has almost killed me as
it is." Pickering threw his head on the chair-back and took savage17 pulls at the cigar between his
teeth.
"I help you?" cried Jasper, too astonished to do much more than to repeat the words. "How in all
this world can I do anything in the matter?" he demanded, as soon as he could find his voice.
"Why, you can tell Polly how it is; you're her brother, or as good as one; and she'll see it from you.
And you must hurry about it, too, for I expect that Loughead will turn up soon. He means
mischief24, he does."
"See here, Pick," cried Jasper, getting out of his chair hastily to face Pickering, "you don't know
what you are asking. Why, I couldn't do it. The very idea; I never heard of such a thing! You--you
must speak to Polly yourself."
"I can't," said Pickering, in a burst, and bringing up his head suddenly. "She won't give me the
ghost of a chance. There's always those girls around her; and she's been away an age at Mrs.
Whitney's. And everlastingly25 somebody is sick or getting hurt, and they won't have anybody but
Polly. You know how it is yourself, Jasper," and he turned on him an injured countenance26.
"Well, don't come to me," cried Jasper, beginning to pace the floor irritably27. "I couldn't ever speak
on such a subject to Polly. Beside it would be the very way to set her against you. It would any
girl; can't you see it, Pick?" he added, brightening up.
"Girls are queer," observed Pickering shrewdly, "and the very thing you think they won't like, they
take to amazingly. Oh, you go along, Jasper, and let her see how matters stand; how I feel, I
mean."
"You will do your own speaking," said Jasper, in his most crusty fashion, and without turning his
head.
"I did; that is, I tried to last night after I met Crane," began Pickering, in a shamefaced way, "but I
couldn't get even a chance to see Polly."
"How's that?" asked Jasper, still marching up and down the floor; "wasn't she home?"
"Why, she sent Charlotte Chatterton down to see me," said Pickering, very much aggrieved28, "and I
hate that Chatterton girl."
"Why couldn't Polly see you?" went on Jasper, determined29, since his assistance was asked, to go to
the root of the matter.
"Oh, somebody in the establishment, I don't know who, had a finger- ache, I suppose," said
Pickering, carelessly throwing away his cigar end and lighting30 a fresh one, "and wanted Polly.
Never mind why; she couldn't come down, she sent word. So I gave up in despair. See here now,
Jasper, you must help me out."
"I tell you I won't," declared Jasper, with rising irritation31, "not in that way."
"You won't?"
"No, I won't. I can't, my dear fellow."
"Well, there's a great end of our friendship," exclaimed Pickering, red with anger, and he jumped
to his feet. "Do you mean to say, Jasper King, that you won't do such a simple thing for me as to
say a word to your sister Polly, when I tell you it's all up with me if you don't speak that word--
say?"
"You oughtn't to ask such a thing; it's despicable in you," cried Jasper, aghast to find his anger
rising at each word. "And if you insist in making such a request when I tell you that I cannot speak
to Polly for you, why, I shall be forced to repeat what I said at first, that I won't have anything to
do with it."
"Do you mean it," Pickering put himself in front of Jasper's advancing strides, "that you will not
speak to Polly for me?"
"I do."
"I tell you," declared Pickering, now quite beside himself, "it's absolutely necessary for me to have
your word with her, Jasper King."
"And I tell you I can't give that word," said Jasper. Then he stopped short, and looked into
Pickering's face. "I'm sorry, old chap," and he put out his hand.
Pickering knocked it aside in a towering passion. "You needn't 'old chap' me," he cried. "And
there's an end to our friendship, King." He seized his hat and dashed out of the room.
"Miss Salisbury!" Alexia Rhys, in real distress32, threw herself against her old teacher, who was
hurrying through the long school-room.
"Well, what is it?" asked Miss Salisbury, settling her glasses for a look at her former pupil. "You
mustn't hinder me; I'm on my way to the recitation room," and her hand made a movement toward
her watch.
"Oh, don't think of time, Miss Salisbury!" begged Alexia, just as familiarly as in the old days,
"when Polly Pepper needs to be looked out for."
"If Polly Pepper needs me in any way, why, I must stop," said the principal of the "Young Ladies'
select Boarding and Day School," "but I don't see how she can need me, Alexia," she added in
perplexity, "Polly is fully2 capable of taking care of herself."
"Oh, no, she isn't," cried Alexia abruptly. "Beg your pardon, but Polly is a dear, sweet, dreadful
idiot. Oh dear me! what do you suppose, Miss Salisbury, she has gone and done?"
"I am quite at a loss to guess," said Miss Salisbury calmly, "and I must say, Alexia, I am very
much pained by your failure to profit by my instructions. To think that one of my young ladies,
especially one on whom I have spent so much care and attention as yourself, should be so careless
in speech and manner, as you are constantly. 'Gone and done'--oh, Alexia!" she exclaimed in a
grieved way.
"Oh, I know," cried Alexia imperturbably33, "you did your best, dear Miss Salisbury, and it isn't
your fault that I'm not fine. But oh, don't waste the time, please, over me, when I want to tell you
about Polly."
"What is it about Polly?" demanded Miss Salisbury, fingering her watch-chain nervously34. "Really,
Alexia, I think Polly would do very well if you didn't try so hard to take possession of her. I quite
pity her," she added frankly35.
Alexia burst into a laugh. "It's the only way to catch a glimpse of her. Miss Salisbury," she cried,
"for everybody is trying to take possession of Polly Pepper. And now--oh, it's getting perfectly36
dreadful!"
Miss Salisbury took an impatient step forward.
"Oh, Miss Salisbury," cried Alexia in alarm, "wait just a minute, do, dear Miss Salisbury," she
cried, throwing her arms around her, thereby37 endangering the glasses set upon the fine Roman
nose, "there can't any one help in this but just you."
"It is very wrong," said Miss Salisbury, yet yielding to the embrace, "for me to stay and listen to
you in this way, but--but I've always been fond of you, Alexia, and"--
"I know it," cried Alexia penitently38, "you've just been a dear, always, Miss Salisbury, to me. If you
hadn't, why, I don't know what I should have done, for I had nobody but aunt," with a little
pathetic sniff39, "to look after me."
"My dear Alexia," cried Miss Salisbury, quite softened40, "don't feel so. You are very dear to me.
You always were," patting her hand. "And so what is it that you want to tell me now? Pray be
quick, dear."
"Well, then, will you promise to make Polly Pepper do what she ought to, Miss Salisbury?" cried
Alexia, quite enchanted41 with her success thus far.
Miss Salisbury turned a puzzled face at her. "Will I make Polly Pepper do as she ought to?" she
repeated. "My dear Alexia, what a strange request. Polly Pepper is always doing as she ought."
"Well, Polly is just hateful to herself," declared Alexia, "and if it wasn't for us girls, she'd--oh, dear
me! I don't know what would happen. What do you suppose, Miss Salisbury, she's gone and--oh
dear, I didn't mean to--but what do you suppose Polly has just done?"
[Illustration: "MY DEAR ALEXIA," CRIED MISS SALISBURY, QUITE SOFTENED, "DON'T
FEEL SO."]
Before Miss Salisbury could reply, Alexia rushed on frantically42. "If you'll believe me, Polly has
gone and asked that Charlotte Chatterton to sing at her Recital; just think of that!" exclaimed
Alexia, quite gone at the enormity of such a blunder.
"Why, doesn't Charlotte Chatterton sing well?" asked Miss Salisbury, in surprise.
"Oh, frightfully well," said Alexia, "that's just the trouble. And now Polly's Recital will all be part
of that Chatterton girl's glory. And it was to be so swell43!" And Alexia sank into a chair, and waved
back and forth44 in grief.
"Swell! Oh, Alexia," exclaimed Miss Salisbury in consternation45.
"Oh, do excuse me," mumbled46 Alexia, "but Polly really has spoiled that elegant Recital. It won't
be all Polly's, now. Oh, dear me!"
Miss Salisbury drew a long breath. "I'm very glad Polly has asked Miss Chatterton to sing," she
said at last. "It was the right thing to do."
"Very glad that Polly has asked that Chatterton girl to sing?" almost shrieked47 Alexia, starting out
of her chair.
"Yes," said Miss Salisbury decidedly. "Very glad indeed, Alexia."
"And now you won't make Polly see that Charlotte Chatterton ought not to be stuck into that
Recital?" cried Alexia wildly. "Oh, dear me! and you are the only one that can bring Polly to her
senses--oh, dear me!"
"Certainly not," said Miss Salisbury, with a little dignified48 laugh. "The Recital is Polly's, and she
knows best how to manage it."
"Well, we won't applaud, we girls won't," declared Alexia, stiffening49 up, "when that Charlotte
Chatterton sings; but we'll all just look the other way--every single one of us."
"Alexia Rhys!" slowly ejaculated Miss Salisbury in real sorrow.
"Well, we can't; it wouldn't be right," gasped50 Alexia. "Don't look so, Miss Salisbury. Oh, dear me,
why will Polly act so! Oh, dear me! I wish Charlotte Chatterton was in the Red Sea."
Miss Salisbury gathered herself up in quiet disapproval51; and with a parting look prepared to leave
the room.
"Oh, Miss Salisbury," cried Alexia, flying after her, to pluck her gown, "do turn around. Oh, dear
me!" and she began to cry as hard as she could.
"When you have come to your better self, Alexia, I will talk with you," said Miss Salisbury
distinctly, and she went out, and closed the door.
"Did she say she would--did she--did she?" cried a group of the "old girls," as Miss Salisbury's
present scholars called Polly and her set, as they came tiptoeing in. "Why, where are you, Alexia?"
"Here," said a dismal10 voice from the depths of a corner easy chair. They all rushed at her.
"I've had an awful time with her," sobbed52 Alexia, her face buried in her handkerchief, "and I
suppose it really will kill me, girls."
"Nonsense!" cried one or two. "Well, what did she say about making Polly listen to reason?"
"Oh, dreadful--dreadful!" groaned53 Alexia gustily54. "You can't think!"
"You don't mean to say that she approves, after all that Polly Pepper has worked over that old
Recital, to"--
--"Have some one else come in and grab the glory?" finished another voice.
"Oh, dear--dear!" groaned Alexia in between. "And Miss Salisbury would kill you, Clem, if she
heard you say 'grab.'"
"Well, do tell us, what did Miss Salisbury say?" demanded another girl impatiently.
"She said it was right for Polly to ask Charlotte Chatterton to sing, and she was glad she was going
to do it."
"Oh, horrors!" exclaimed the group in dismal chorus.
"The idea! as much as she loves Polly Pepper!" cried Sally Moore.
"And I hate the word 'right,'" exploded Alexia, whirling her handkerchief around her fingers.
"Now! It's poked55 at one everlastingly. I think it's just sweet to be wicked."
"Oh, Alexia Rhys!"
"Well, just a little bit wicked," said Alexia.
Cathie Harrison shook back the waves of light hair on her brow. "Girls," she began hesitatingly.
But no one would listen; the laments56 were going on so fast over Polly and her doings.
"It _is_ right!" cried Cathie at last, after many ineffectual attempt to be heard. "Do stop, girls,
making such a noise," she added impatiently.
"That's a great way to preach," said Clem, laughing, "lose your temper to begin with, Cathie."
"I didn't--that is, I'm sorry," said Cathie. "But, anyway, I want to say I ought to have been ashamed
to act so about that Chatterton girl. Where should I have been if Polly Pepper hadn't taken me up?"
She looked down the long aisle57 to a seat in the corner. "There's where I sat," pointing to it, "and
you all know it, for a whole week, and I thought I should die; I did," tragically58, "without any one
speaking to me. And one day Polly Pepper came up and asked wouldn't I come to her house to the
Bee you were all going to get up to fit out that horrible old poor white family down South. And I
wanted to get up and scream, I was so glad."
"Cathie Harrison," exclaimed Alexia, springing to her feet defiantly59, "what do you want to bring
back those dreadful old times for! You are the most uncomfortable person I ever saw."
"You needn't mind it now, Alexia," cried Cathie, rushing at her, "for you've been too lovely for
anything ever since--you dear!"
"I lovely? oh, girls, did you hear?" cried Alexia, sinking into her chair again, quite overcome. "She
said I was lovely--oh, dear me!"
"And so you are," repeated Cathie stoutly60; "just as nice and sweet and lovely to me as you can be.
So!" throwing her long arms around Alexia.
"I didn't want to be; Polly made me," said Alexia.
"I know it; but I don't care. You are nice now, any way."
"And I suppose we must be nice to that Chatterton girl now, if she does break up our fun," said
Alexia with a sigh, getting out of her chair. "Come on, girls; let us go and tell Polly it's just
heavenly that Charlotte is to sing."

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1 automaton CPayw     
n.自动机器,机器人
参考例句:
  • This is a fully functional automaton.这是一个有全自动功能的机器人。
  • I get sick of being thought of as a political automaton.我讨厌被看作政治机器。
2 fully Gfuzd     
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
参考例句:
  • The doctor asked me to breathe in,then to breathe out fully.医生让我先吸气,然后全部呼出。
  • They soon became fully integrated into the local community.他们很快就完全融入了当地人的圈子。
3 confided 724f3f12e93e38bec4dda1e47c06c3b1     
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
参考例句:
  • She confided all her secrets to her best friend. 她向她最要好的朋友倾吐了自己所有的秘密。
  • He confided to me that he had spent five years in prison. 他私下向我透露,他蹲过五年监狱。 来自《简明英汉词典》
4 afterward fK6y3     
adv.后来;以后
参考例句:
  • Let's go to the theatre first and eat afterward. 让我们先去看戏,然后吃饭。
  • Afterward,the boy became a very famous artist.后来,这男孩成为一个很有名的艺术家。
5 dodge q83yo     
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计
参考例句:
  • A dodge behind a tree kept her from being run over.她向树后一闪,才没被车从身上辗过。
  • The dodge was coopered by the police.诡计被警察粉碎了。
6 joyfully joyfully     
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
参考例句:
  • She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着,脚底下轻飘飘的。
  • During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里,她干得很高兴。
7 recital kAjzI     
n.朗诵,独奏会,独唱会
参考例句:
  • She is going to give a piano recital.她即将举行钢琴独奏会。
  • I had their total attention during the thirty-five minutes that my recital took.在我叙述的35分钟内,他们完全被我吸引了。
8 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地,出其不意地
参考例句:
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
9 dismally cdb50911b7042de000f0b2207b1b04d0     
adv.阴暗地,沉闷地
参考例句:
  • Fei Little Beard assented dismally. 费小胡子哭丧着脸回答。 来自子夜部分
  • He began to howl dismally. 它就凄凉地吠叫起来。 来自辞典例句
10 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。
11 doorway 2s0xK     
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径
参考例句:
  • They huddled in the shop doorway to shelter from the rain.他们挤在商店门口躲雨。
  • Mary suddenly appeared in the doorway.玛丽突然出现在门口。
12 winking b599b2f7a74d5974507152324c7b8979     
n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • Anyone can do it; it's as easy as winking. 这谁都办得到,简直易如反掌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The stars were winking in the clear sky. 星星在明亮的天空中闪烁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 impatience OaOxC     
n.不耐烦,急躁
参考例句:
  • He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢,他显得不耐烦。
  • He gave a stamp of impatience.他不耐烦地跺脚。
14 abruptness abruptness     
n. 突然,唐突
参考例句:
  • He hid his feelings behind a gruff abruptness. 他把自己的感情隐藏在生硬鲁莽之中。
  • Suddenly Vanamee returned to himself with the abruptness of a blow. 伐那米猛地清醒过来,象挨到了当头一拳似的。
15 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
16 exclamation onBxZ     
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
参考例句:
  • He could not restrain an exclamation of approval.他禁不住喝一声采。
  • The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.作者在文章的最后一句连用了三个惊叹号,以引起读者的注意。
17 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。
18 savagely 902f52b3c682f478ddd5202b40afefb9     
adv. 野蛮地,残酷地
参考例句:
  • The roses had been pruned back savagely. 玫瑰被狠狠地修剪了一番。
  • He snarled savagely at her. 他向她狂吼起来。
19 bullied 2225065183ebf4326f236cf6e2003ccc     
adj.被欺负了v.恐吓,威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • My son is being bullied at school. 我儿子在学校里受欺负。
  • The boy bullied the small girl into giving him all her money. 那男孩威逼那个小女孩把所有的钱都给他。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 pretense yQYxi     
n.矫饰,做作,借口
参考例句:
  • You can't keep up the pretense any longer.你无法继续伪装下去了。
  • Pretense invariably impresses only the pretender.弄虚作假欺骗不了真正的行家。
21 creases adfbf37b33b2c1e375b9697e49eb1ec1     
(使…)起折痕,弄皱( crease的第三人称单数 ); (皮肤)皱起,使起皱纹
参考例句:
  • She smoothed the creases out of her skirt. 她把裙子上的皱褶弄平。
  • She ironed out all the creases in the shirt. 她熨平了衬衣上的所有皱褶。
22 sage sCUz2     
n.圣人,哲人;adj.贤明的,明智的
参考例句:
  • I was grateful for the old man's sage advice.我很感激那位老人贤明的忠告。
  • The sage is the instructor of a hundred ages.这位哲人是百代之师。
23 astonishment VvjzR     
n.惊奇,惊异
参考例句:
  • They heard him give a loud shout of astonishment.他们听见他惊奇地大叫一声。
  • I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异。
24 mischief jDgxH     
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
参考例句:
  • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
  • He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。
25 everlastingly e11726de37cbaab344011cfed8ecef15     
永久地,持久地
参考例句:
  • Why didn't he hold the Yankees instead of everlastingly retreating? 他为什么不将北军挡住,反而节节败退呢?
  • "I'm tired of everlastingly being unnatural and never doing anything I want to do. "我再也忍受不了这样无休止地的勉强自己,永远不能赁自己高兴做事。
26 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。
27 irritably e3uxw     
ad.易生气地
参考例句:
  • He lost his temper and snapped irritably at the children. 他发火了,暴躁地斥责孩子们。
  • On this account the silence was irritably broken by a reproof. 为了这件事,他妻子大声斥责,令人恼火地打破了宁静。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
28 aggrieved mzyzc3     
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team. 他因没被选到队里感到愤愤不平。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She is the aggrieved person whose fiance&1& did not show up for their wedding. 她很委屈,她的未婚夫未出现在他们的婚礼上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
29 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
30 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
31 irritation la9zf     
n.激怒,恼怒,生气
参考例句:
  • He could not hide his irritation that he had not been invited.他无法掩饰因未被邀请而生的气恼。
  • Barbicane said nothing,but his silence covered serious irritation.巴比康什么也不说,但是他的沉默里潜伏着阴郁的怒火。
32 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。
33 imperturbably a0f47e17391988f62c9d80422a96d6bc     
adv.泰然地,镇静地,平静地
参考例句:
  • She was excellently, imperturbably good; affectionate, docile, obedient, and much addicted to speaking the truth. 她绝对善良,脾气也好到了极点;温柔、谦和、恭顺一贯爱说真话。 来自辞典例句
  • We could face imperturbably the and find out the best countermeasure only iffind the real origin. 只有找出贸易摩擦的根源,才能更加冷静地面对这一困扰,找出最佳的解决方法。 来自互联网
34 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
35 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地,直率地;坦率地说
参考例句:
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说,我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说,我不反对改革。
36 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
37 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。
38 penitently d059038e074463ec340da5a6c8475174     
参考例句:
  • He sat penitently in his chair by the window. 他懊悔地坐在靠窗的椅子上。 来自柯林斯例句
39 sniff PF7zs     
vi.嗅…味道;抽鼻涕;对嗤之以鼻,蔑视
参考例句:
  • The police used dogs to sniff out the criminals in their hiding - place.警察使用警犬查出了罪犯的藏身地点。
  • When Munchie meets a dog on the beach, they sniff each other for a while.当麦奇在海滩上碰到另一条狗的时候,他们会彼此嗅一会儿。
40 softened 19151c4e3297eb1618bed6a05d92b4fe     
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰
参考例句:
  • His smile softened slightly. 他的微笑稍柔和了些。
  • The ice cream softened and began to melt. 冰淇淋开始变软并开始融化。
41 enchanted enchanted     
adj. 被施魔法的,陶醉的,入迷的 动词enchant的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • She was enchanted by the flowers you sent her. 她非常喜欢你送给她的花。
  • He was enchanted by the idea. 他为这个主意而欣喜若狂。
42 frantically ui9xL     
ad.发狂地, 发疯地
参考例句:
  • He dashed frantically across the road. 他疯狂地跑过马路。
  • She bid frantically for the old chair. 她发狂地喊出高价要买那把古老的椅子。
43 swell IHnzB     
vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强
参考例句:
  • The waves had taken on a deep swell.海浪汹涌。
  • His injured wrist began to swell.他那受伤的手腕开始肿了。
44 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。
45 consternation 8OfzB     
n.大为吃惊,惊骇
参考例句:
  • He was filled with consternation to hear that his friend was so ill.他听说朋友病得那么厉害,感到非常震惊。
  • Sam stared at him in consternation.萨姆惊恐不安地注视着他。
46 mumbled 3855fd60b1f055fa928ebec8bcf3f539     
含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He mumbled something to me which I did not quite catch. 他对我叽咕了几句话,可我没太听清楚。
  • George mumbled incoherently to himself. 乔治语无伦次地喃喃自语。
47 shrieked dc12d0d25b0f5d980f524cd70c1de8fe     
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She shrieked in fright. 她吓得尖叫起来。
  • Li Mei-t'ing gave a shout, and Lu Tzu-hsiao shrieked, "Tell what? 李梅亭大声叫,陆子潇尖声叫:“告诉什么? 来自汉英文学 - 围城
48 dignified NuZzfb     
a.可敬的,高贵的
参考例句:
  • Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence. 在整个审讯过程中,他始终沉默以保持尊严。
  • He always strikes such a dignified pose before his girlfriend. 他总是在女友面前摆出这种庄严的姿态。
49 stiffening d80da5d6e73e55bbb6a322bd893ffbc4     
n. (使衣服等)变硬的材料, 硬化 动词stiffen的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • Her mouth stiffening, she could not elaborate. 她嘴巴僵直,无法细说下去。
  • No genius, not a bad guy, but the attacks are hurting and stiffening him. 不是天才,人也不坏,但是四面八方的攻击伤了他的感情,使他横下了心。
50 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》
51 disapproval VuTx4     
n.反对,不赞成
参考例句:
  • The teacher made an outward show of disapproval.老师表面上表示不同意。
  • They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。
52 sobbed 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759     
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
参考例句:
  • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
  • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
53 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》
54 gustily 6ffd7a7772c10cb22ab70138466d7e47     
adv.暴风地,狂风地
参考例句:
55 poked 87f534f05a838d18eb50660766da4122     
v.伸出( poke的过去式和过去分词 );戳出;拨弄;与(某人)性交
参考例句:
  • She poked him in the ribs with her elbow. 她用胳膊肘顶他的肋部。
  • His elbow poked out through his torn shirt sleeve. 他的胳膊从衬衫的破袖子中露了出来。 来自《简明英汉词典》
56 laments f706f3a425c41502d626857197898b57     
n.悲恸,哀歌,挽歌( lament的名词复数 )v.(为…)哀悼,痛哭,悲伤( lament的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • In the poem he laments the destruction of the countryside. 在那首诗里他对乡村遭到的破坏流露出悲哀。
  • In this book he laments the slight interest shown in his writings. 在该书中他慨叹人们对他的著作兴趣微弱。 来自辞典例句
57 aisle qxPz3     
n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道
参考例句:
  • The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。
  • The girl ushered me along the aisle to my seat.引座小姐带领我沿着通道到我的座位上去。
58 tragically 7bc94e82e1e513c38f4a9dea83dc8681     
adv. 悲剧地,悲惨地
参考例句:
  • Their daughter was tragically killed in a road accident. 他们的女儿不幸死于车祸。
  • Her father died tragically in a car crash. 她父亲在一场车祸中惨死。
59 defiantly defiantly     
adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地
参考例句:
  • Braving snow and frost, the plum trees blossomed defiantly. 红梅傲雪凌霜开。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • She tilted her chin at him defiantly. 她向他翘起下巴表示挑衅。 来自《简明英汉词典》
60 stoutly Xhpz3l     
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
参考例句:
  • He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。
  • Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难,但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。


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