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Chapter 43
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SHOWING HOW Mr. SAMUEL WELLER GOTINTO DIFFICULTIESn a lofty room, ill-lighted and worse ventilated, situated2 inPortugal Street, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, there sit nearly thewhole year round, one, two, three, or four gentlemen in wigs3,as the case may be, with little writing-desks before them,constructed after the fashion of those used by the judges of theland, barring the French polish. There is a box of barristers ontheir right hand; there is an enclosure of insolvent6 debtors7 on theirleft; and there is an inclined plane of most especially dirty faces intheir front. These gentlemen are the Commissioners8 of theInsolvent Court, and the place in which they sit, is the InsolventCourt itself.

  It is, and has been, time out of mind, the remarkable10 fate of thiscourt to be, somehow or other, held and understood, by thegeneral consent of all the destitute11 shabby-genteel people inLondon, as their common resort, and place of daily refuge. It isalways full. The steams of beer and spirits perpetually ascend12 tothe ceiling, and, being condensed by the heat, roll down the wallslike rain; there are more old suits of clothes in it at one time, thanwill be offered for sale in all Houndsditch in a twelvemonth; moreunwashed skins and grizzly13 beards than all the pumps andshaving-shops between Tyburn and Whitechapel could renderdecent, between sunrise and sunset.

  It must not be supposed that any of these people have the leastshadow of business in, or the remotest connection with, the placethey so indefatigably14 attend. If they had, it would be no matter ofsurprise, and the singularity of the thing would cease. Some ofthem sleep during the greater part of the sitting; others carrysmall portable dinners wrapped in pocket-handkerchiefs orsticking out of their worn-out pockets, and munch15 and listen withequal relish16; but no one among them was ever known to have theslightest personal interest in any case that was ever broughtforward. Whatever they do, there they sit from the first moment tothe last. When it is heavy, rainy weather, they all come in, wetthrough; and at such times the vapours of the court are like thoseof a fungus-pit.

  A casual visitor might suppose this place to be a templededicated to the Genius of Seediness. There is not a messenger orprocess-server attached to it, who wears a coat that was made forhim; not a tolerably fresh, or wholesome-looking man in the wholeestablishment, except a little white-headed apple-faced tipstaff,and even he, like an ill-conditioned cherry preserved in brandy,seems to have artificially dried and withered17 up into a state ofpreservation to which he can lay no natural claim. The verybarristers’ wigs are ill-powdered, and their curls lack crispness.

  But the attorneys, who sit at a large bare table below thecommissioners, are, after all, the greatest curiosities. Theprofessional establishment of the more opulent of thesegentlemen, consists of a blue bag and a boy; generally a youth ofthe Jewish persuasion18. They have no fixed19 offices, their legalbusiness being transacted20 in the parlours of public-houses, or theyards of prisons, whither they repair in crowds, and canvass21 forcustomers after the manner of omnibus cads. They are of a greasyand mildewed23 appearance; and if they can be said to have anyvices at all, perhaps drinking and cheating are the mostconspicuous among them. Their residences are usually on theoutskirts of ‘the Rules,’ chiefly lying within a circle of one milefrom the obelisk24 in St. George’s Fields. Their looks are notprepossessing, and their manners are peculiar25.

  Mr. Solomon Pell, one of this learned body, was a fat, flabby,pale man, in a surtout which looked green one minute, and brownthe next, with a velvet26 collar of the same chameleon27 tints28. Hisforehead was narrow, his face wide, his head large, and his noseall on one side, as if Nature, indignant with the propensities29 sheobserved in him in his birth, had given it an angry tweak which ithad never recovered. Being short-necked and asthmatic, however,he respired principally through this feature; so, perhaps, what itwanted in ornament30, it made up in usefulness.

  ‘I’m sure to bring him through it,’ said Mr. Pell.

  ‘Are you, though?’ replied the person to whom the assurancewas pledged.

  ‘Certain sure,’ replied Pell; ‘but if he’d gone to any irregularpractitioner, mind you, I wouldn’t have answered for theconsequences.’

  ‘Ah!’ said the other, with open mouth.

  ‘No, that I wouldn’t,’ said Mr. Pell; and he pursed up his lips,frowned, and shook his head mysteriously.

  Now, the place where this discourse31 occurred was the public-house just opposite to the Insolvent Court; and the person withwhom it was held was no other than the elder Mr. Weller, who hadcome there, to comfort and console a friend, whose petition to bedischarged under the act, was to be that day heard, and whoseattorney he was at that moment consulting.

  ‘And vere is George?’ inquired the old gentleman.

  Mr. Pell jerked his head in the direction of a back parlour,whither Mr. Weller at once repairing, was immediately greeted inthe warmest and most flattering manner by some half-dozen of hisprofessional brethren, in token of their gratification at his arrival.

  The insolvent gentleman, who had contracted a speculative32 butimprudent passion for horsing long stages, which had led to hispresent embarrassments33, looked extremely well, and was soothingthe excitement of his feelings with shrimps34 and porter.

  The salutation between Mr. Weller and his friends was strictlyconfined to the freemasonry of the craft; consisting of a jerkinground of the right wrist, and a tossing of the little finger into theair at the same time. We once knew two famous coachmen (theyare dead now, poor fellows) who were twins, and between whoman unaffected and devoted35 attachment36 existed. They passed eachother on the Dover road, every day, for twenty-four years, neverexchanging any other greeting than this; and yet, when one died,the other pined away, and soon afterwards followed him!

  ‘Vell, George,’ said Mr. Weller senior, taking off his upper coat,and seating himself with his accustomed gravity. ‘How is it? Allright behind, and full inside?’

  ‘All right, old feller,’ replied the embarrassed gentleman.

  ‘Is the grey mare37 made over to anybody?’ inquired Mr. Welleranxiously. George nodded in the affirmative.

  ‘Vell, that’s all right,’ said Mr. Weller. ‘Coach taken care on,also?’

  ‘Con-signed in a safe quarter,’ replied George, wringing38 theheads off half a dozen shrimps, and swallowing them without anymore ado.

  ‘Wery good, wery good,’ said Mr. Weller. ‘Alvays see to the dragven you go downhill. Is the vay-bill all clear and straight for’erd?’

  ‘The schedule, sir,’ said Pell, guessing at Mr. Weller’s meaning,‘the schedule is as plain and satisfactory as pen and ink can makeit.’

  Mr. Weller nodded in a manner which bespoke39 his inwardapproval of these arrangements; and then, turning to Mr. Pell,said, pointing to his friend George―‘Ven do you take his cloths off?’

  ‘Why,’ replied Mr. Pell, ‘he stands third on the opposed list, andI should think it would be his turn in about half an hour. I told myclerk to come over and tell us when there was a chance.’

  Mr. Weller surveyed the attorney from head to foot with greatadmiration, and said emphatically―‘And what’ll you take, sir?’

  ‘Why, really,’ replied Mr. Pell, ‘you’re very―Upon my word andhonour, I’m not in the habit of―It’s so very early in the morning,that, actually, I am almost―Well, you may bring methreepenn’orth of rum, my dear.’

  The officiating damsel, who had anticipated the order before itwas given, set the glass of spirits before Pell, and retired41.

  ‘Gentlemen,’ said Mr. Pell, looking round upon the company,‘success to your friend! I don’t like to boast, gentlemen; it’s not myway; but I can’t help saying, that, if your friend hadn’t beenfortunate enough to fall into hands that―But I won’t say what Iwas going to say. Gentlemen, my service to you.’ Having emptiedthe glass in a twinkling, Mr. Pell smacked42 his lips, and lookedcomplacently round on the assembled coachmen, who evidentlyregarded him as a species of divinity.

  ‘Let me see,’ said the legal authority. ‘What was I a-saying,gentlemen?’

  ‘I think you was remarkin as you wouldn’t have no objection toanother o’ the same, sir,’ said Mr. Weller, with grave facetiousness43.

  ‘Ha, ha!’ laughed Mr. Pell. ‘Not bad, not bad. A professionalman, too! At this time of the morning, it would be rather too gooda―Well, I don’t know, my dear―you may do that again, if youplease. Hem5!’

  This last sound was a solemn and dignified44 cough, in which Mr.

  Pell, observing an indecent tendency to mirth in some of hisauditors, considered it due to himself to indulge.

  ‘The late Lord Chancellor45, gentlemen, was very fond of me,’

  said Mr. Pell.

  ‘And wery creditable in him, too,’ interposed Mr. Weller.

  ‘Hear, hear,’ assented46 Mr. Pell’s client. ‘Why shouldn’t he be?

  ‘Ah! Why, indeed!’ said a very red-faced man, who had saidnothing yet, and who looked extremely unlikely to say anythingmore. ‘Why shouldn’t he?’

  A murmur48 of assent47 ran through the company.

  ‘I remember, gentlemen,’ said Mr. Pell, ‘dining with him on oneoccasion; there was only us two, but everything as splendid as iftwenty people had been expected―the great seal on a dumb-waiter at his right hand, and a man in a bag-wig and suit ofarmour guarding the mace49 with a drawn50 sword and silkstockings―which is perpetually done, gentlemen, night and day;when he said, “Pell,” he said, “no false delicacy51, Pell. You’re a manof talent; you can get anybody through the Insolvent Court, Pell;and your country should be proud of you.” Those were his verywords. “My Lord,” I said, “you flatter me.”―“Pell,” he said, “if Ido, I’m damned.”’

  ‘Did he say that?’ inquired Mr. Weller.

  ‘He did,’ replied Pell.

  ‘Vell, then,’ said Mr. Weller, ‘I say Parliament ought to ha’ tookit up; and if he’d been a poor man, they would ha’ done it.’

  ‘But, my dear friend,’ argued Mr. Pell, ‘it was in confidence.’

  ‘In what?’ said Mr. Weller.

  ‘In confidence.’

  ‘Oh! wery good,’ replied Mr. Weller, after a little reflection. ‘Ifhe damned hisself in confidence, o’ course that was another thing.’

  ‘Of course it was,’ said Mr. Pell. ‘The distinction’s obvious, youwill perceive.’

  ‘Alters the case entirely,’ said Mr. Weller. ‘Go on, sir.’

  ‘No, I will not go on, sir,’ said Mr. Pell, in a low and serious tone.

  ‘You have reminded me, sir, that this conversation was private―private and confidential52, gentlemen. Gentlemen, I am aprofessional man. It may be that I am a good deal looked up to, inmy profession―it may be that I am not. Most people know. I saynothing. Observations have already been made, in this room,injurious to the reputation of my noble friend. You will excuse me,gentlemen; I was imprudent. I feel that I have no right to mentionthis matter without his concurrence53. Thank you, sir; thank you.’

  Thus delivering himself, Mr. Pell thrust his hands into his pockets,and, frowning grimly around, rattled54 three halfpence with terribledetermination.

  This virtuous55 resolution had scarcely been formed, when theboy and the blue bag, who were inseparable companions, rushedviolently into the room, and said (at least the boy did, for the bluebag took no part in the announcement) that the case was comingon directly. The intelligence was no sooner received than thewhole party hurried across the street, and began to fight their wayinto court―a preparatory ceremony, which has been calculated tooccupy, in ordinary cases, from twenty-five minutes to thirty.

  Mr. Weller, being stout56, cast himself at once into the crowd,with the desperate hope of ultimately turning up in some placewhich would suit him. His success was not quite equal to hisexpectations; for having neglected to take his hat off, it wasknocked over his eyes by some unseen person, upon whose toes hehad alighted with considerable force. Apparently57 this individualregretted his impetuosity immediately afterwards, for, mutteringan indistinct exclamation58 of surprise, he dragged the old man outinto the hall, and, after a violent struggle, released his head andface.

  ‘Samivel!’ exclaimed Mr. Weller, when he was thus enabled tobehold his rescuer.

  Sam nodded.

  ‘You’re a dutiful and affectionate little boy, you are, ain’t you,’

  said Mr. Weller, ‘to come a-bonnetin’ your father in his old age?’

  ‘How should I know who you wos?’ responded the son. ‘Do yous’pose I wos to tell you by the weight o’ your foot?’

  ‘Vell, that’s wery true, Sammy,’ replied Mr. Weller, mollified atonce; ‘but wot are you a-doin’ on here? Your gov’nor can’t do nogood here, Sammy. They won’t pass that werdick, they won’t passit, Sammy.’ And Mr. Weller shook his head with legal solemnity.

  ‘Wot a perwerse old file it is!’ exclaimed Sam. ‘always a-goin’ onabout werdicks and alleybis and that. Who said anything about thewerdick?’

  Mr. Weller made no reply, but once more shook his head mostlearnedly.

  ‘Leave off rattlin’ that ’ere nob o’ yourn, if you don’t want it tocome off the springs altogether,’ said Sam impatiently, ‘andbehave reasonable. I vent1 all the vay down to the Markis o’

  Granby, arter you, last night.’

  ‘Did you see the Marchioness o’ Granby, Sammy?’ inquired Mr.

  Weller, with a sigh.

  ‘Yes, I did,’ replied Sam.

  ‘How wos the dear creetur a-lookin’?’

  ‘Wery queer,’ said Sam. ‘I think she’s a-injurin’ herselfgradivally vith too much o’ that ’ere pine-apple rum, and otherstrong medicines of the same natur.’

  ‘You don’t mean that, Sammy?’ said the senior earnestly.

  ‘I do, indeed,’ replied the junior. Mr. Weller seized his son’shand, clasped it, and let it fall. There was an expression on hiscountenance in doing so―not of dismay or apprehension60, butpartaking more of the sweet and gentle character of hope. A gleamof resignation, and even of cheerfulness, passed over his face too,as he slowly said, ‘I ain’t quite certain, Sammy; I wouldn’t like tosay I wos altogether positive, in case of any subsekentdisappointment, but I rayther think, my boy, I rayther think, thatthe shepherd’s got the liver complaint!’

  ‘Does he look bad?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘He’s uncommon61 pale,’ replied his father, ‘‘cept about the nose,which is redder than ever. His appetite is wery so-so, but heimbibes wonderful.’

  Some thoughts of the rum appeared to obtrude62 themselves onMr. Weller’s mind, as he said this; for he looked gloomy andthoughtful; but he very shortly recovered, as was testified by aperfect alphabet of winks63, in which he was only wont64 to indulgewhen particularly pleased.

  ‘Vell, now,’ said Sam, ‘about my affair. Just open them ears o’

  yourn, and don’t say nothin’ till I’ve done.’ With this preface, Samrelated, as succinctly65 as he could, the last memorable66 conversationhe had had with Mr. Pickwick.

  ‘Stop there by himself, poor creetur!’ exclaimed the elder Mr.

  Weller, ‘without nobody to take his part! It can’t be done, Samivel,it can’t be done.’

  ‘O’ course it can’t,’ asserted Sam: ‘I know’d that, afore I came.’

  ‘Why, they’ll eat him up alive, Sammy,’ exclaimed Mr. Weller.

  Sam nodded his concurrence in the opinion.

  ‘He goes in rayther raw, Sammy,’ said Mr. Wellermetaphorically, ‘and he’ll come out, done so ex-ceedin’ brown, thathis most formiliar friends won’t know him. Roast pigeon’s nothin’

  to it, Sammy.’

  Again Sam Weller nodded.

  ‘It oughtn’t to be, Samivel,’ said Mr. Weller gravely.

  ‘It mustn’t be,’ said Sam.

  ‘Cert’nly not,’ said Mr. Weller.

  ‘Vell now,’ said Sam, ‘you’ve been a-prophecyin’ away, weryfine, like a red-faced Nixon, as the sixpenny books gives picterson.’

  ‘Who wos he, Sammy?’ inquired Mr. Weller.

  ‘Never mind who he was,’ retorted Sam; ‘he warn’t a coachman;that’s enough for you.’

  ‘I know’d a ostler o’ that name,’ said Mr. Weller, musing67.

  ‘It warn’t him,’ said Sam. ‘This here gen’l’m’n was a prophet.’

  ‘Wot’s a prophet?’ inquired Mr. Weller, looking sternly on hisson.

  ‘Wy, a man as tells what’s a-goin’ to happen,’ replied Sam.

  ‘I wish I’d know’d him, Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller. ‘P’raps hemight ha’ throw’d a small light on that ’ere liver complaint as wewos a-speakin’ on, just now. Hows’ever, if he’s dead, and ain’t leftthe bisness to nobody, there’s an end on it. Go on, Sammy,’ saidMr. Weller, with a sigh.

  ‘Well,’ said Sam, ‘you’ve been a-prophecyin’ avay about wot’llhappen to the gov’ner if he’s left alone. Don’t you see any way o’

  takin’ care on him?’

  ‘No, I don’t, Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller, with a reflective visage.

  ‘No vay at all?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘No vay,’ said Mr. Weller, ‘unless’―and a gleam of intelligencelighted up his countenance59 as he sank his voice to a whisper, andapplied his mouth to the ear of his offspring―‘unless it is gettinghim out in a turn-up bedstead, unbeknown to the turnkeys,Sammy, or dressin’ him up like a old ’ooman vith a green wail68.’

  Sam Weller received both of these suggestions with unexpectedcontempt, and again propounded69 his question.

  ‘No,’ said the old gentleman; ‘if he von’t let you stop there, I seeno vay at all. It’s no thoroughfare, Sammy, no thoroughfare.’

  ‘Well, then, I’ll tell you wot it is,’ said Sam, ‘I’ll trouble you forthe loan of five-and-twenty pound.’

  ‘Wot good’ll that do?’ inquired Mr. Weller.

  ‘Never mind,’ replied Sam. ‘P’raps you may ask for it five minitsarterwards; p’raps I may say I von’t pay, and cut up rough. Youvon’t think o’ arrestin’ your own son for the money, and sendin’

  him off to the Fleet, will you, you unnat’ral wagabone?’

  At this reply of Sam’s, the father and son exchanged a completecode of telegraph nods and gestures, after which, the elder Mr.

  Weller sat himself down on a stone step and laughed till he waspurple.

  ‘Wot a old image it is!’ exclaimed Sam, indignant at this loss oftime. ‘What are you a-settin’ down there for, con-wertin’ your faceinto a street-door knocker, wen there’s so much to be done.

  Where’s the money?’

  ‘In the boot, Sammy, in the boot,’ replied Mr. Weller,composing his features. ‘Hold my hat, Sammy.’

  Having divested71 himself of this encumbrance72, Mr. Weller gavehis body a sudden wrench73 to one side, and by a dexterous74 twist,contrived to get his right hand into a most capacious pocket, fromwhence, after a great deal of panting and exertion75, he extricated76 apocket-book of the large octavo size, fastened by a huge leathernstrap. From this ledger77 he drew forth70 a couple of whiplashes, threeor four buckles78, a little sample-bag of corn, and, finally, a small rollof very dirty bank-notes, from which he selected the requiredamount, which he handed over to Sam.

  ‘And now, Sammy,’ said the old gentleman, when the whip-lashes, and the buckles, and the samples, had been all put back,and the book once more deposited at the bottom of the samepocket, ‘now, Sammy, I know a gen’l’m’n here, as’ll do the rest o’

  the bisness for us, in no time―a limb o’ the law, Sammy, as hasgot brains like the frogs, dispersed79 all over his body, and reachin’

  to the wery tips of his fingers; a friend of the LordChancellorship’s, Sammy, who’d only have to tell him what hewanted, and he’d lock you up for life, if that wos all.’

  ‘I say,’ said Sam, ‘none o’ that.’

  ‘None o’ wot?’ inquired Mr. Weller.

  ‘Wy, none o’ them unconstitootional ways o’ doin’ it,’ retortedSam. ‘The have-his-carcass, next to the perpetual motion, is vun ofthe blessedest things as wos ever made. I’ve read that ’ere in thenewspapers wery of’en.’

  ‘Well, wot’s that got to do vith it?’ inquired Mr. Weller.

  ‘Just this here,’ said Sam, ‘that I’ll patronise the inwention, andgo in, that vay. No visperin’s to the Chancellorship―I don’t likethe notion. It mayn’t be altogether safe, vith reference to gettin’

  out agin.’

  Deferring to his son’s feeling upon this point, Mr. Weller at oncesought the erudite Solomon Pell, and acquainted him with hisdesire to issue a writ4, instantly, for the sum of twenty-five pounds,and costs of process; to be executed without delay upon the bodyof one Samuel Weller; the charges thereby80 incurred81, to be paid inadvance to Solomon Pell.

  The attorney was in high glee, for the embarrassed coach-horser was ordered to be discharged forthwith. He highlyapproved of Sam’s attachment to his master; declared that itstrongly reminded him of his own feelings of devotion to hisfriend, the Chancellor; and at once led the elder Mr. Weller downto the Temple, to swear the affidavit82 of debt, which the boy, withthe assistance of the blue bag, had drawn up on the spot.

  Meanwhile, Sam, having been formally introduced to thewhitewashed gentleman and his friends, as the offspring of Mr.

  Weller, of the Belle83 Savage84, was treated with marked distinction,and invited to regale85 himself with them in honour of theoccasion―an invitation which he was by no means backward inaccepting.

  The mirth of gentlemen of this class is of a grave and quietcharacter, usually; but the present instance was one of peculiarfestivity, and they relaxed in proportion. After some rathertumultuous toasting of the Chief Commissioner9 and Mr. SolomonPell, who had that day displayed such transcendent abilities, amottled-faced gentleman in a blue shawl proposed that somebodyshould sing a song. The obvious suggestion was, that the mottled-faced gentleman, being anxious for a song, should sing it himself;but this the mottled-faced gentleman sturdily, and somewhatoffensively, declined to do. Upon which, as is not unusual in suchcases, a rather angry colloquy86 ensued.

  ‘Gentlemen,’ said the coach-horser, ‘rather than disturb theharmony of this delightful87 occasion, perhaps Mr. Samuel Wellerwill oblige the company.’

  ‘Raly, gentlemen,’ said Sam, ‘I’m not wery much in the habit o’

  singin’ without the instrument; but anythin’ for a quiet life, as theman said wen he took the sitivation at the lighthouse.’

  With this prelude88, Mr. Samuel Weller burst at once into thefollowing wild and beautiful legend, which, under the impressionthat it is not generally known, we take the liberty of quoting. Wewould beg to call particular attention to the monosyllable at theend of the second and fourth lines, which not only enables thesinger to take breath at those points, but greatly assists the metre.

  Bold Turpin vunce, on Hounslow Heath,His bold mare Bess bestrode―er;Ven there he see’d the Bishop89’s coachA-coming along the road―er.

  So he gallops90 close to the ’orse’s legs,And he claps his head vithin;And the Bishop says, ‘Sure as eggs is eggs,This here’s the bold Turpin!’

  CHORUSAnd the Bishop says, ‘Sure as eggs is eggs,This here’s the bold Turpin!’

  IISays Turpin, ‘You shall eat your words,With a sarse of leaden bul-let;’

  So he puts a pistol to his mouth,And he fires it down his gul-let.

  The coachman he not likin’ the job,Set off at full gal-lop,But Dick put a couple of balls in his nob,And perwailed on him to stop.

  CHORUS (sarcastically)But Dick put a couple of balls in his nob,And perwailed on him to stop.

  ‘I maintain that that ’ere song’s personal to the cloth,’ said themottled-faced gentleman, interrupting it at this point. ‘I demandthe name o’ that coachman.’

  ‘Nobody know’d,’ replied Sam. ‘He hadn’t got his card in hispocket.’

  ‘I object to the introduction o’ politics,’ said the mottled-facedgentleman. ‘I submit that, in the present company, that ’ere song’spolitical; and, wot’s much the same, that it ain’t true. I say thatthat coachman did not run away; but that he died game―game aspheasants; and I won’t hear nothin’ said to the contrairey.’

  As the mottled-faced gentleman spoke40 with great energy anddetermination, and as the opinions of the company seemeddivided on the subject, it threatened to give rise to freshaltercation, when Mr. Weller and Mr. Pell most opportunelyarrived.

  ‘All right, Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller.

  ‘The officer will be here at four o’clock,’ said Mr. Pell. ‘I supposeyou won’t run away meanwhile, eh? Ha! ha!’

  ‘P’raps my cruel pa ’ull relent afore then,’ replied Sam, with abroad grin.

  ‘Not I,’ said the elder Mr. Weller.

  ‘Do,’ said Sam.

  ‘Not on no account,’ replied the inexorable creditor91.

  ‘I’ll give bills for the amount, at sixpence a month,’ said Sam.

  ‘I won’t take ’em,’ said Mr. Weller.

  ‘Ha, ha, ha! very good, very good,’ said Mr. Solomon Pell, whowas making out his little bill of costs; ‘a very amusing incidentindeed! Benjamin, copy that.’ And Mr. Pell smiled again, as hecalled Mr. Weller’s attention to the amount.

  ‘Thank you, thank you,’ said the professional gentleman, takingup another of the greasy22 notes as Mr. Weller took it from thepocket-book. ‘Three ten and one ten is five. Much obliged to you,Mr. Weller. Your son is a most deserving young man, very much soindeed, sir. It’s a very pleasant trait in a young man’s character,very much so,’ added Mr. Pell, smiling smoothly92 round, as hebuttoned up the money.

  ‘Wot a game it is!’ said the elder Mr. Weller, with a chuckle93. ‘Areg’lar prodigy94 son!’

  ‘Prodigal―prodigal son, sir,’ suggested Mr. Pell, mildly.

  ‘Never mind, sir,’ said Mr. Weller, with dignity. ‘I know wot’so’clock, sir. Wen I don’t, I’ll ask you, sir.’

  By the time the officer arrived, Sam had made himself soextremely popular, that the congregated95 gentlemen determined96 tosee him to prison in a body. So off they set; the plaintiff anddefendant walking arm in arm, the officer in front, and eight stoutcoachmen bringing up the rear. At Serjeant’s Inn Coffee-house thewhole party halted to refresh, and, the legal arrangements beingcompleted, the procession moved on again.

  Some little commotion98 was occasioned in Fleet Street, by thepleasantry of the eight gentlemen in the flank, who persevered99 inwalking four abreast100; it was also found necessary to leave themottled-faced gentleman behind, to fight a ticket-porter, it beingarranged that his friends should call for him as they came back.

  Nothing but these little incidents occurred on the way. When theyreached the gate of the Fleet, the cavalcade101, taking the time fromthe plaintiff, gave three tremendous cheers for the defendant97, and,after having shaken hands all round, left him.

  Sam, having been formally delivered into the warder’s custody,to the intense astonishment102 of Roker, and to the evident emotionof even the phlegmatic103 Neddy, passed at once into the prison,walked straight to his master’s room, and knocked at the door.

  ‘Come in,’ said Mr. Pickwick.

  Sam appeared, pulled off his hat, and smiled.

  ‘Ah, Sam, my good lad!’ said Mr. Pickwick, evidently delightedto see his humble104 friend again; ‘I had no intention of hurting yourfeelings yesterday, my faithful fellow, by what I said. Put downyour hat, Sam, and let me explain my meaning, a little more atlength.’

  ‘Won’t presently do, sir?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘Certainly,’ said Mr. Pickwick; ‘but why not now?’

  ‘I’d rayther not now, sir,’ rejoined Sam.

  ‘Why?’ inquired Mr. Pickwick.

  ‘’Cause―‘ said Sam, hesitating.

  ‘Because of what?’ inquired Mr. Pickwick, alarmed at hisfollower’s manner. ‘Speak out, Sam.’

  ‘’Cause,’ rejoined Sam―‘’cause I’ve got a little bisness as I wantto do.’

  ‘What business?’ inquired Mr. Pickwick, surprised at Sam’sconfused manner.

  ‘Nothin’ partickler, sir,’ replied Sam.

  ‘Oh, if it’s nothing particular,’ said Mr. Pickwick, with a smile,‘you can speak with me first.’

  ‘I think I’d better see arter it at once,’ said Sam, still hesitating.

  Mr. Pickwick looked amazed, but said nothing.

  ‘The fact is―‘ said Sam, stopping short.

  ‘Well!’ said Mr. Pickwick. ‘Speak out, Sam.’

  ‘Why, the fact is,’ said Sam, with a desperate effort, ‘perhaps I’dbetter see arter my bed afore I do anythin’ else.’

  ‘Your bed!’ exclaimed Mr. Pickwick, in astonishment.

  ‘Yes, my bed, sir,’ replied Sam, ‘I’m a prisoner. I was arrestedthis here wery arternoon for debt.’

  ‘You arrested for debt!’ exclaimed Mr. Pickwick, sinking into achair.

  ‘Yes, for debt, sir,’ replied Sam. ‘And the man as puts me in, ’ullnever let me out till you go yourself.’

  ‘Bless my heart and soul!’ ejaculated Mr. Pickwick. ‘What doyou mean?’

  ‘Wot I say, sir,’ rejoined Sam. ‘If it’s forty years to come, I shallbe a prisoner, and I’m very glad on it; and if it had been Newgate,it would ha’ been just the same. Now the murder’s out, and,damme, there’s an end on it!’

  With these words, which he repeated with great emphasis andviolence, Sam Weller dashed his hat upon the ground, in a mostunusual state of excitement; and then, folding his arms, lookedfirmly and fixedly105 in his master’s face.


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1 vent yiPwE     
n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄
参考例句:
  • He gave vent to his anger by swearing loudly.他高声咒骂以发泄他的愤怒。
  • When the vent became plugged,the engine would stop.当通风口被堵塞时,发动机就会停转。
2 situated JiYzBH     
adj.坐落在...的,处于某种境地的
参考例句:
  • The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。
  • She is awkwardly situated.她的处境困难。
3 wigs 53e7a1f0d49258e236f1a412f2313400     
n.假发,法官帽( wig的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They say that wigs will be coming in again this year. 据说今年又要流行戴假发了。 来自辞典例句
  • Frank, we needed more wigs than we thought, and we have to do some advertising. 弗兰克,因为我们需要更多的假发,而且我们还要做点广告。 来自电影对白
4 writ iojyr     
n.命令状,书面命令
参考例句:
  • This is a copy of a writ I received this morning.这是今早我收到的书面命令副本。
  • You shouldn't treat the newspapers as if they were Holy Writ. 你不应该把报上说的话奉若神明。
5 hem 7dIxa     
n.贴边,镶边;vt.缝贴边;(in)包围,限制
参考例句:
  • The hem on her skirt needs sewing.她裙子上的褶边需要缝一缝。
  • The hem of your dress needs to be let down an inch.你衣服的折边有必要放长1英寸。
6 insolvent wb7zK     
adj.破产的,无偿还能力的
参考例句:
  • They lost orders and were insolvent within weeks.他们失去了订货,几周后就无法偿还债务。
  • The bank was declared insolvent.银行被宣布破产。
7 debtors 0fb9580949754038d35867f9c80e3c15     
n.债务人,借方( debtor的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Creditors could obtain a writ for the arrest of their debtors. 债权人可以获得逮捕债务人的令状。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Never in a debtors' prison? 从没有因债务坐过牢么? 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
8 commissioners 304cc42c45d99acb49028bf8a344cda3     
n.专员( commissioner的名词复数 );长官;委员;政府部门的长官
参考例句:
  • The Commissioners of Inland Revenue control British national taxes. 国家税收委员管理英国全国的税收。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The SEC has five commissioners who are appointed by the president. 证券交易委员会有5名委员,是由总统任命的。 来自英汉非文学 - 政府文件
9 commissioner gq3zX     
n.(政府厅、局、处等部门)专员,长官,委员
参考例句:
  • The commissioner has issued a warrant for her arrest.专员发出了对她的逮捕令。
  • He was tapped for police commissioner.他被任命为警务处长。
10 remarkable 8Vbx6     
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的
参考例句:
  • She has made remarkable headway in her writing skills.她在写作技巧方面有了长足进步。
  • These cars are remarkable for the quietness of their engines.这些汽车因发动机没有噪音而不同凡响。
11 destitute 4vOxu     
adj.缺乏的;穷困的
参考例句:
  • They were destitute of necessaries of life.他们缺少生活必需品。
  • They are destitute of common sense.他们缺乏常识。
12 ascend avnzD     
vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上
参考例句:
  • We watched the airplane ascend higher and higher.我们看着飞机逐渐升高。
  • We ascend in the order of time and of development.我们按时间和发展顺序向上溯。
13 grizzly c6xyZ     
adj.略为灰色的,呈灰色的;n.灰色大熊
参考例句:
  • This grizzly liked people.这只灰熊却喜欢人。
  • Grizzly bears are not generally social creatures.一般说来,灰熊不是社交型动物。
14 indefatigably 6b6c75be8ddf4ecbc61b38ebcf047243     
adv.不厌倦地,不屈不挠地
参考例句:
  • AOBO-willing to create a beautiful future by working indefatigably with you! 奥博(AOBO)愿以不懈的努力,与你共同演绎美好的未来! 来自互联网
  • Pursue your object, be it what it will, steadily and indefatigably. 不管追求什么目标,都应坚持不懈。 来自互联网
15 munch E1yyI     
v.用力嚼,大声咀嚼
参考例句:
  • We watched her munch through two packets of peanuts.我们看她津津有味地嚼了两包花生米。
  • Getting them to munch on vegetable dishes was more difficult.使他们吃素菜就比较困难了。
16 relish wBkzs     
n.滋味,享受,爱好,调味品;vt.加调味料,享受,品味;vi.有滋味
参考例句:
  • I have no relish for pop music.我对流行音乐不感兴趣。
  • I relish the challenge of doing jobs that others turn down.我喜欢挑战别人拒绝做的工作。
17 withered 342a99154d999c47f1fc69d900097df9     
adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式
参考例句:
  • The grass had withered in the warm sun. 这些草在温暖的阳光下枯死了。
  • The leaves of this tree have become dry and withered. 这棵树下的叶子干枯了。
18 persuasion wMQxR     
n.劝说;说服;持有某种信仰的宗派
参考例句:
  • He decided to leave only after much persuasion.经过多方劝说,他才决定离开。
  • After a lot of persuasion,she agreed to go.经过多次劝说后,她同意去了。
19 fixed JsKzzj     
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的
参考例句:
  • Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗?
  • Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定,我们就不应该随意改变。
20 transacted 94d902fd02a93fefd0cc771cd66077bc     
v.办理(业务等)( transact的过去式和过去分词 );交易,谈判
参考例句:
  • We transacted business with the firm. 我们和这家公司交易。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Major Pendennis transacted his benevolence by deputy and by post. 潘登尼斯少校依靠代理人和邮局,实施着他的仁爱之心。 来自辞典例句
21 canvass FsHzY     
v.招徕顾客,兜售;游说;详细检查,讨论
参考例句:
  • Mr. Airey Neave volunteered to set up an organisation to canvass votes.艾雷·尼夫先生自告奋勇建立了一个拉票组织。
  • I will canvass the floors before I start painting the walls.开始粉刷墙壁之前,我会详细检查地板。
22 greasy a64yV     
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
参考例句:
  • He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
  • You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时,你会厌恶油腻的气味。
23 mildewed 943a82aed272bf2f3bdac9d10eefab9c     
adj.发了霉的,陈腐的,长了霉花的v.(使)发霉,(使)长霉( mildew的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Things easily get mildewed in the rainy season. 梅雨季节东西容易发霉。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The colonel was gorgeous, he had a cavernous mouth, cavernous cheeks, cavernous, sad, mildewed eyes. 这位上校样子挺神气,他的嘴巴、双颊和两眼都深深地凹进去,目光黯淡,象发了霉似的。 来自辞典例句
24 obelisk g5MzA     
n.方尖塔
参考例句:
  • The obelisk was built in memory of those who died for their country.这座方尖塔是为了纪念那些为祖国献身的人而建造的。
  • Far away on the last spur,there was a glittering obelisk.远处,在最后一个山峦上闪烁着一个方尖塔。
25 peculiar cinyo     
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
参考例句:
  • He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。
  • He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。
26 velvet 5gqyO     
n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的
参考例句:
  • This material feels like velvet.这料子摸起来像丝绒。
  • The new settlers wore the finest silk and velvet clothing.新来的移民穿着最华丽的丝绸和天鹅绒衣服。
27 chameleon YUWy2     
n.变色龙,蜥蜴;善变之人
参考例句:
  • The chameleon changes colour to match its surroundings.变色龙变换颜色以适应环境。
  • The chameleon can take on the colour of its background.变色龙可呈现出与其背景相同的颜色。
28 tints 41fd51b51cf127789864a36f50ef24bf     
色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹
参考例句:
  • leaves with red and gold autumn tints 金秋时节略呈红黄色的树叶
  • The whole countryside glowed with autumn tints. 乡间处处呈现出灿烂的秋色。
29 propensities db21cf5e8e107956850789513a53d25f     
n.倾向,习性( propensity的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • This paper regarded AFT as a criterion to estimate slagging propensities. 文中以灰熔点作为判断煤灰结渣倾向的标准。 来自互联网
  • Our results demonstrate that different types of authoritarian regime face different propensities to develop toward democracy. 本文研究结果显示,不同的威权主义政体所面对的民主发展倾向是不同的。 来自互联网
30 ornament u4czn     
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
参考例句:
  • The flowers were put on the table for ornament.花放在桌子上做装饰用。
  • She wears a crystal ornament on her chest.她的前胸戴了一个水晶饰品。
31 discourse 2lGz0     
n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述
参考例句:
  • We'll discourse on the subject tonight.我们今晚要谈论这个问题。
  • He fell into discourse with the customers who were drinking at the counter.他和站在柜台旁的酒客谈了起来。
32 speculative uvjwd     
adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的
参考例句:
  • Much of our information is speculative.我们的许多信息是带推测性的。
  • The report is highly speculative and should be ignored.那个报道推测的成分很大,不应理会。
33 embarrassments 5f3d5ecce4738cceef5dce99a8a6434a     
n.尴尬( embarrassment的名词复数 );难堪;局促不安;令人难堪或耻辱的事
参考例句:
  • But there have been many embarrassments along the way. 但是一路走来已经是窘境不断。 来自互联网
  • The embarrassments don't stop there. 让人难受的事情还没完。 来自互联网
34 shrimps 08429aec6f0990db8c831a2a57fc760c     
n.虾,小虾( shrimp的名词复数 );矮小的人
参考例句:
  • Shrimps are a popular type of seafood. 小虾是比较普遍的一种海味。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I'm going to have shrimps for my tea. 傍晚的便餐我要吃点虾。 来自辞典例句
35 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。
36 attachment POpy1     
n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附
参考例句:
  • She has a great attachment to her sister.她十分依恋她的姐姐。
  • She's on attachment to the Ministry of Defense.她现在隶属于国防部。
37 mare Y24y3     
n.母马,母驴
参考例句:
  • The mare has just thrown a foal in the stable.那匹母马刚刚在马厩里产下了一只小马驹。
  • The mare foundered under the heavy load and collapsed in the road.那母马因负载过重而倒在路上。
38 wringing 70c74d76c2d55027ff25f12f2ab350a9     
淋湿的,湿透的
参考例句:
  • He was wringing wet after working in the field in the hot sun. 烈日下在田里干活使他汗流满面。
  • He is wringing out the water from his swimming trunks. 他正在把游泳裤中的水绞出来。
39 bespoke 145af5d0ef7fa4d104f65fe8ad911f59     
adj.(产品)订做的;专做订货的v.预定( bespeak的过去式 );订(货);证明;预先请求
参考例句:
  • His style of dressing bespoke great self-confidence. 他的衣着风格显得十分自信。
  • The haberdasher presented a cap, saying,"Here is the cap your worship bespoke." 帽匠拿出一顶帽子来说:“这就是老爷您定做的那顶。” 来自辞典例句
40 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。
41 retired Njhzyv     
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
参考例句:
  • The old man retired to the country for rest.这位老人下乡休息去了。
  • Many retired people take up gardening as a hobby.许多退休的人都以从事园艺为嗜好。
42 smacked bb7869468e11f63a1506d730c1d2219e     
拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He smacked his lips but did not utter a word. 他吧嗒两下嘴,一声也不言语。
  • She smacked a child's bottom. 她打孩子的屁股。
43 facetiousness 1ed312409ab96648c74311a037525400     
n.滑稽
参考例句:
  • Jastrow said, with tremulous facetiousness. 杰斯特罗说着,显出抖抖嗦嗦的滑稽样子。 来自辞典例句
44 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。
45 chancellor aUAyA     
n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长
参考例句:
  • They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
  • He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。
46 assented 4cee1313bb256a1f69bcc83867e78727     
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩。
  • "No," assented Tom, "they don't kill the women -- they're too noble. “对,”汤姆表示赞同地说,“他们不杀女人——真伟大!
47 assent Hv6zL     
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
  • I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
  • The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
48 murmur EjtyD     
n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言
参考例句:
  • They paid the extra taxes without a murmur.他们毫无怨言地交了附加税。
  • There was a low murmur of conversation in the hall.大厅里有窃窃私语声。
49 mace BAsxd     
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮
参考例句:
  • The sword and mace were favourite weapons for hand-to-hand fighting.剑和狼牙棒是肉搏战的最佳武器。
  • She put some mace into the meat.她往肉里加了一些肉豆蔻干皮。
50 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。
51 delicacy mxuxS     
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
参考例句:
  • We admired the delicacy of the craftsmanship.我们佩服工艺师精巧的手艺。
  • He sensed the delicacy of the situation.他感觉到了形势的微妙。
52 confidential MOKzA     
adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的
参考例句:
  • He refused to allow his secretary to handle confidential letters.他不让秘书处理机密文件。
  • We have a confidential exchange of views.我们推心置腹地交换意见。
53 concurrence InAyF     
n.同意;并发
参考例句:
  • There is a concurrence of opinion between them.他们的想法一致。
  • The concurrence of their disappearances had to be more than coincidental.他们同时失踪肯定不仅仅是巧合。
54 rattled b4606e4247aadf3467575ffedf66305b     
慌乱的,恼火的
参考例句:
  • The truck jolted and rattled over the rough ground. 卡车嘎吱嘎吱地在凹凸不平的地面上颠簸而行。
  • Every time a bus went past, the windows rattled. 每逢公共汽车经过这里,窗户都格格作响。
55 virtuous upCyI     
adj.有品德的,善良的,贞洁的,有效力的
参考例句:
  • She was such a virtuous woman that everybody respected her.她是个有道德的女性,人人都尊敬她。
  • My uncle is always proud of having a virtuous wife.叔叔一直为娶到一位贤德的妻子而骄傲。
57 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
参考例句:
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽,豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
58 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。
59 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。
60 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。
61 uncommon AlPwO     
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
参考例句:
  • Such attitudes were not at all uncommon thirty years ago.这些看法在30年前很常见。
  • Phil has uncommon intelligence.菲尔智力超群。
62 obtrude M0Sy6     
v.闯入;侵入;打扰
参考例句:
  • I'm sorry to obtrude on you at such a time.我很抱歉在这个时候打扰你。
  • You had better not obtrude your opinions on others.你最好不要强迫别人接受你的意见。
63 winks 1dd82fc4464d9ba6c78757a872e12679     
v.使眼色( wink的第三人称单数 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • I'll feel much better when I've had forty winks. 我打个盹就会感到好得多。
  • The planes were little silver winks way out to the west. 飞机在西边老远的地方,看上去只是些很小的银色光点。 来自辞典例句
64 wont peXzFP     
adj.习惯于;v.习惯;n.习惯
参考例句:
  • He was wont to say that children are lazy.他常常说小孩子们懒惰。
  • It is his wont to get up early.早起是他的习惯。
65 succinctly f66431c87ffb688abc727f5e0b3fd74c     
adv.简洁地;简洁地,简便地
参考例句:
  • He writes simply and succinctly, rarely adding too much adornment. 他的写作风格朴实简练,很少添加饰词。 来自互联网
  • No matter what question you are asked, answer it honestly and succinctly. 总之,不管你在面试中被问到什么问题,回答都要诚实而简明。 来自互联网
66 memorable K2XyQ     
adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的
参考例句:
  • This was indeed the most memorable day of my life.这的确是我一生中最值得怀念的日子。
  • The veteran soldier has fought many memorable battles.这个老兵参加过许多难忘的战斗。
67 musing musing     
n. 沉思,冥想 adj. 沉思的, 冥想的 动词muse的现在分词形式
参考例句:
  • "At Tellson's banking-house at nine," he said, with a musing face. “九点在台尔森银行大厦见面,”他想道。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
  • She put the jacket away, and stood by musing a minute. 她把那件上衣放到一边,站着沉思了一会儿。
68 wail XMhzs     
vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸
参考例句:
  • Somewhere in the audience an old woman's voice began plaintive wail.观众席里,一位老太太伤心地哭起来。
  • One of the small children began to wail with terror.小孩中的一个吓得大哭起来。
69 propounded 3fbf8014080aca42e6c965ec77e23826     
v.提出(问题、计划等)供考虑[讨论],提议( propound的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • the theory of natural selection, first propounded by Charles Darwin 查尔斯∙达尔文首先提出的物竞天择理论
  • Indeed it was first propounded by the ubiquitous Thomas Young. 实际上,它是由尽人皆知的杨氏首先提出来的。 来自辞典例句
70 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。
71 divested 2004b9edbfcab36d3ffca3edcd4aec4a     
v.剥夺( divest的过去式和过去分词 );脱去(衣服);2。从…取去…;1。(给某人)脱衣服
参考例句:
  • He divested himself of his jacket. 他脱去了短上衣。
  • He swiftly divested himself of his clothes. 他迅速脱掉衣服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
72 encumbrance A8YyP     
n.妨碍物,累赘
参考例句:
  • Only by overcoming our weaknesses can we advance without any encumbrance;only by uniting ourselves in our struggle can we be invincible.克服缺点才能轻装前进,团结战斗才能无往不胜。
  • Now I should be an encumbrance.现在我成为累赘了。
73 wrench FMvzF     
v.猛拧;挣脱;使扭伤;n.扳手;痛苦,难受
参考例句:
  • He gave a wrench to his ankle when he jumped down.他跳下去的时候扭伤了足踝。
  • It was a wrench to leave the old home.离开这个老家非常痛苦。
74 dexterous Ulpzs     
adj.灵敏的;灵巧的
参考例句:
  • As people grow older they generally become less dexterous.随着年龄的增长,人通常会变得不再那么手巧。
  • The manager was dexterous in handling his staff.那位经理善于运用他属下的职员。
75 exertion F7Fyi     
n.尽力,努力
参考例句:
  • We were sweating profusely from the exertion of moving the furniture.我们搬动家具大费气力,累得大汗淋漓。
  • She was hot and breathless from the exertion of cycling uphill.由于用力骑车爬坡,她浑身发热。
76 extricated d30ec9a9d3fda5a34e0beb1558582549     
v.使摆脱困难,脱身( extricate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The meeting seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I had to catch a plane. 会议好象没完没了,不过我说我得赶飞机,才得以脱身。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She extricated herself from her mingled impulse to deny and guestion. 她约束了自己想否认并追问的不可明状的冲动。 来自辞典例句
77 ledger 014xk     
n.总帐,分类帐;帐簿
参考例句:
  • The young man bowed his head and bent over his ledger again.那个年轻人点头应诺,然后又埋头写起分类帐。
  • She is a real accountant who even keeps a detailed household ledger.她不愧是搞财务的,家庭分类账记得清楚详细。
78 buckles 9b6f57ea84ab184d0a14e4f889795f56     
搭扣,扣环( buckle的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • She gazed proudly at the shiny buckles on her shoes. 她骄傲地注视着鞋上闪亮的扣环。
  • When the plate becomes unstable, it buckles laterally. 当板失去稳定时,就发生横向屈曲。
79 dispersed b24c637ca8e58669bce3496236c839fa     
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
参考例句:
  • The clouds dispersed themselves. 云散了。
  • After school the children dispersed to their homes. 放学后,孩子们四散回家了。
80 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。
81 incurred a782097e79bccb0f289640bab05f0f6c     
[医]招致的,遭受的; incur的过去式
参考例句:
  • She had incurred the wrath of her father by marrying without his consent 她未经父亲同意就结婚,使父亲震怒。
  • We will reimburse any expenses incurred. 我们将付还所有相关费用。
82 affidavit 4xWzh     
n.宣誓书
参考例句:
  • I gave an affidavit to the judge about the accident I witnessed.我向法官提交了一份关于我目击的事故的证词。
  • The affidavit was formally read to the court.书面证词正式向出席法庭的人宣读了。
83 belle MQly5     
n.靓女
参考例句:
  • She was the belle of her Sunday School class.在主日学校她是她们班的班花。
  • She was the belle of the ball.她是那个舞会中的美女。
84 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。
85 regale mUUxT     
v.取悦,款待
参考例句:
  • He was constantly regaled with tales of woe.别人老是给他讲些倒霉事儿来逗他开心。
  • He loved to regale his friends with tales about the many memorable characters he had known as a newspaperman.他喜欢讲些他当记者时认识的许多名人的故事给朋友们消遣。
86 colloquy 8bRyH     
n.谈话,自由讨论
参考例句:
  • The colloquy between them was brief.他们之间的对话很简洁。
  • They entered into eager colloquy with each other.他们展开热切的相互交谈。
87 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。
88 prelude 61Fz6     
n.序言,前兆,序曲
参考例句:
  • The prelude to the musical composition is very long.这首乐曲的序曲很长。
  • The German invasion of Poland was a prelude to World War II.德国入侵波兰是第二次世界大战的序幕。
89 bishop AtNzd     
n.主教,(国际象棋)象
参考例句:
  • He was a bishop who was held in reverence by all.他是一位被大家都尊敬的主教。
  • Two years after his death the bishop was canonised.主教逝世两年后被正式封为圣者。
90 gallops 445d813d0062126b8f995654e99deec9     
(马等)奔驰,骑马奔驰( gallop的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • Let me turn the beautiful steed, gallops with you in the horizon. 让我变成美丽的骏马,和你驰骋在天涯。
  • When Tao gallops through and Yang, all things come into and thrive. 当道驰骋在阴阳之中时,则万物生焉,万物兴焉。
91 creditor tOkzI     
n.债仅人,债主,贷方
参考例句:
  • The boss assigned his car to his creditor.那工头把自己的小汽车让与了债权人。
  • I had to run away from my creditor whom I made a usurious loan.我借了高利贷不得不四处躲债。
92 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地,顺利地,流利地,流畅地
参考例句:
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作,所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
93 chuckle Tr1zZ     
vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑
参考例句:
  • He shook his head with a soft chuckle.他轻轻地笑着摇了摇头。
  • I couldn't suppress a soft chuckle at the thought of it.想到这个,我忍不住轻轻地笑起来。
94 prodigy n14zP     
n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆
参考例句:
  • She was a child prodigy on the violin.她是神童小提琴手。
  • He was always a Negro prodigy who played barbarously and wonderfully.他始终是一个黑人的奇才,这种奇才弹奏起来粗野而惊人。
95 congregated d4fe572aea8da4a2cdce0106da9d4b69     
(使)集合,聚集( congregate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The crowds congregated in the town square to hear the mayor speak. 人群聚集到市镇广场上来听市长讲话。
  • People quickly congregated round the speaker. 人们迅速围拢在演说者的周围。
96 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。
97 defendant mYdzW     
n.被告;adj.处于被告地位的
参考例句:
  • The judge rejected a bribe from the defendant's family.法官拒收被告家属的贿赂。
  • The defendant was borne down by the weight of evidence.有力的证据使被告认输了。
98 commotion 3X3yo     
n.骚动,动乱
参考例句:
  • They made a commotion by yelling at each other in the theatre.他们在剧院里相互争吵,引起了一阵骚乱。
  • Suddenly the whole street was in commotion.突然间,整条街道变得一片混乱。
99 persevered b3246393c709e55e93de64dc63360d37     
v.坚忍,坚持( persevere的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She persevered with her violin lessons. 她孜孜不倦地学习小提琴。
  • Hard as the conditions were, he persevered in his studies. 虽然条件艰苦,但他仍坚持学习。 来自辞典例句
100 abreast Zf3yi     
adv.并排地;跟上(时代)的步伐,与…并进地
参考例句:
  • She kept abreast with the flood of communications that had poured in.她及时回复如雪片般飞来的大批信件。
  • We can't keep abreast of the developing situation unless we study harder.我们如果不加强学习,就会跟不上形势。
101 cavalcade NUNyv     
n.车队等的行列
参考例句:
  • A cavalcade processed through town.马车队列队从城里经过。
  • The cavalcade drew together in silence.马队在静默中靠拢在一起。
102 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。
103 phlegmatic UN9xg     
adj.冷静的,冷淡的,冷漠的,无活力的
参考例句:
  • Commuting in the rush-hour requires a phlegmatic temperament.在上下班交通高峰期间乘坐通勤车要有安之若素的心境。
  • The british character is often said to be phlegmatic.英国人的性格常说成是冷漠的。
104 humble ddjzU     
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低
参考例句:
  • In my humble opinion,he will win the election.依我拙见,他将在选举中获胜。
  • Defeat and failure make people humble.挫折与失败会使人谦卑。
105 fixedly 71be829f2724164d2521d0b5bee4e2cc     
adv.固定地;不屈地,坚定不移地
参考例句:
  • He stared fixedly at the woman in white. 他一直凝视着那穿白衣裳的女人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The great majority were silent and still, looking fixedly at the ground. 绝大部分的人都不闹不动,呆呆地望着地面。 来自英汉文学 - 双城记


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