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Chapter 52
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INVOLVING A SERIOUS CHANGE IN THEWELLER FAMILY, AND THE UNTIMELYDOWNFALL OF Mr. STIGGINSonsidering it a matter of delicacy1 to abstain2 fromintroducing either Bob Sawyer or Ben Allen to the youngcouple, until they were fully3 prepared to expect them, andwishing to spare Arabella’s feelings as much as possible, Mr.

  Pickwick proposed that he and Sam should alight in theneighbourhood of the George and Vulture, and that the two youngmen should for the present take up their quarters elsewhere. Tothis they very readily agreed, and the proposition was accordinglyacted upon; Mr. Ben Allen and Mr. Bob Sawyer betakingthemselves to a sequestered4 pot-shop on the remotest confines ofthe Borough5, behind the bar door of which their names had inother days very often appeared at the head of long and complexcalculations worked in white chalk.

  ‘Dear me, Mr. Weller,’ said the pretty housemaid, meeting Samat the door.

  ‘Dear me I vish it vos, my dear,’ replied Sam, dropping behind,to let his master get out of hearing. ‘Wot a sweet-lookin’ creeturyou are, Mary!’

  ‘Lot, Mr. Weller, what nonsense you do talk!’ said Mary. ‘Oh!

  don’t, Mr. Weller.”

  ‘Don’t what, my dear?’ said Sam.

  ‘Why, that,’ replied the pretty housemaid. ‘Lor, do get alongwith you.’ Thus admonishing6 him, the pretty housemaid pushedSam against the wall, declaring that he had tumbled her cap, andput her hair quite out of curl.

  ‘And prevented what I was going to say, besides,’ added Mary.

  ‘There’s a letter been waiting here for you four days; you hadn’tgone away, half an hour, when it came; and more than that, it’s got“immediate,” on the outside.’

  ‘Vere is it, my love?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘I took care of it, for you, or I dare say it would have been lostlong before this,’ replied Mary. ‘There, take it; it’s more than youdeserve.’

  With these words, after many pretty little coquettish doubts andfears, and wishes that she might not have lost it, Mary producedthe letter from behind the nicest little muslin tucker possible, andhanded it to Sam, who thereupon kissed it with much gallantryand devotion.

  ‘My goodness me!’ said Mary, adjusting the tucker, and feigningunconsciousness, ‘you seem to have grown very fond of it all atonce.’

  To this Mr. Weller only replied by a wink9, the intense meaningof which no description could convey the faintest idea of; and,sitting himself down beside Mary on a window-seat, opened theletter and glanced at the contents.

  ‘Hollo!’ exclaimed Sam, ‘wot’s all this?’

  ‘Nothing the matter, I hope?’ said Mary, peeping over hisshoulder.

  ‘Bless them eyes o’ yourn!’ said Sam, looking up.

  ‘Never mind my eyes; you had much better read your letter,’

  said the pretty housemaid; and as she said so, she made the eyestwinkle with such slyness and beauty that they were perfectlyirresistible.

  Sam refreshed himself with a kiss, and read as follows:―‘Markis Gran‘By Dorken‘Wensdy.

  ‘My dear Sammle,‘I am werry sorry to have the pleasure of being a Bear of illnews your Mother in law cort cold consekens of imprudently settintoo long on the damp grass in the rain a hearing of a shepherdwho warnt able to leave off till late at night owen to his havingvound his-self up vith brandy and vater and not being able to stophis-self till he got a little sober which took a many hours to do thedoctor says that if she’d svallo’d varm brandy and vater artervardsinsted of afore she mightn’t have been no vus her veels wosimmedetly greased and everythink done to set her agoin as couldbe inwented your father had hopes as she vould have vorkedround as usual but just as she wos a turnen the corner my boy shetook the wrong road and vent7 down hill vith a welocity you neversee and notvithstandin that the drag wos put on directly by themedikel man it wornt of no use at all for she paid the last pike attwenty minutes afore six o’clock yesterday evenin havin done thejourney wery much under the reglar time vich praps was partlyowen to her haven10 taken in wery little luggage by the vay yourfather says that if you vill come and see me Sammy he vill take itas a wery great favor for I am wery lonely Samivel n. b. he villhave it spelt that vay vich I say ant right and as there is sich amany things to settle he is sure your guvner wont11 object of coursehe vill not Sammy for I knows him better so he sends his dooty inwhich I join and am Samivel infernally yours‘Tony Veller.’

  ‘Wot a incomprehensible letter,’ said Sam; ‘who’s to know wot itmeans, vith all this he-ing and I-ing! It ain’t my father’s writin’,’cept this here signater in print letters; that’s his.’

  ‘Perhaps he got somebody to write it for him, and signed ithimself afterwards,’ said the pretty housemaid.

  ‘Stop a minit,’ replied Sam, running over the letter again, andpausing here and there, to reflect, as he did so. ‘You’ve hit it. Thegen’l’m’n as wrote it wos a-tellin’ all about the misfortun’ in aproper vay, and then my father comes a-lookin’ over him, andcomplicates the whole concern by puttin’ his oar13 in. That’s just thewery sort o’ thing he’d do. You’re right, Mary, my dear.’

  Having satisfied himself on this point, Sam read the letter allover, once more, and, appearing to form a clear notion of itscontents for the first time, ejaculated thoughtfully, as he folded itup―‘And so the poor creetur’s dead! I’m sorry for it. She warn’t abad-disposed ’ooman, if them shepherds had let her alone. I’mwery sorry for it.’

  Mr. Weller uttered these words in so serious a manner, that thepretty housemaid cast down her eyes and looked very grave.

  ‘Hows’ever,’ said Sam, putting the letter in his pocket with agentle sigh, ‘it wos to be―and wos, as the old lady said arter she’dmarried the footman. Can’t be helped now, can it, Mary?’

  Mary shook her head, and sighed too.

  ‘I must apply to the hemperor for leave of absence,’ said Sam.

  Mary sighed again―the letter was so very affecting.

  ‘Good-bye!’ said Sam.

  ‘Good-bye,’ rejoined the pretty housemaid, turning her headaway.

  ‘Well, shake hands, won’t you?’ said Sam.

  The pretty housemaid put out a hand which, although it was ahousemaid’s, was a very small one, and rose to go.

  ‘I shan’t be wery long avay,’ said Sam.

  ‘You’re always away,’ said Mary, giving her head the slightestpossible toss in the air. ‘You no sooner come, Mr. Weller, than yougo again.’

  Mr. Weller drew the household beauty closer to him, andentered upon a whispering conversation, which had not proceededfar, when she turned her face round and condescended14 to look athim again. When they parted, it was somehow or otherindispensably necessary for her to go to her room, and arrange thecap and curls before she could think of presenting herself to hermistress; which preparatory ceremony she went off to perform,bestowing15 many nods and smiles on Sam over the banisters as shetripped upstairs.

  ‘I shan’t be avay more than a day, or two, sir, at the furthest,’

  said Sam, when he had communicated to Mr. Pickwick theintelligence of his father’s loss.

  ‘As long as may be necessary, Sam,’ replied Mr. Pickwick, ‘youhave my full permission to remain.’

  Sam bowed.

  ‘You will tell your father, Sam, that if I can be of any assistanceto him in his present situation, I shall be most willing and ready tolend him any aid in my power,’ said Mr. Pickwick.

  ‘Thank’ee, sir,’ rejoined Sam. ‘I’ll mention it, sir.’

  And with some expressions of mutual16 good-will and interest,master and man separated.

  It was just seven o’clock when Samuel Weller, alighting fromthe box of a stage-coach which passed through Dorking, stoodwithin a few hundred yards of the Marquis of Granby. It was acold, dull evening; the little street looked dreary17 and dismal18; andthe mahogany countenance19 of the noble and gallant8 marquisseemed to wear a more sad and melancholy20 expression than it waswont to do, as it swung to and fro, creaking mournfully in thewind. The blinds were pulled down, and the shutters21 partly closed;of the knot of loungers that usually collected about the door, notone was to be seen; the place was silent and desolate22.

  Seeing nobody of whom he could ask any preliminaryquestions, Sam walked softly in, and glancing round, he quicklyrecognised his parent in the distance.

  The widower23 was seated at a small round table in the littleroom behind the bar, smoking a pipe, with his eyes intently fixedupon the fire. The funeral had evidently taken place that day, forattached to his hat, which he still retained on his head, was ahatband measuring about a yard and a half in length, which hungover the top rail of the chair and streamed negligently25 down. Mr.

  Weller was in a very abstracted and contemplative mood.

  Notwithstanding that Sam called him by name several times, hestill continued to smoke with the same fixed24 and quietcountenance, and was only roused ultimately by his son’s placingthe palm of his hand on his shoulder.

  ‘Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller, ‘you’re welcome.’

  ‘I’ve been a-callin’ to you half a dozen times,’ said Sam, hanginghis hat on a peg26, ‘but you didn’t hear me.’

  ‘No, Sammy,’ replied Mr. Weller, again looking thoughtfully atthe fire. ‘I was in a referee27, Sammy.’

  ‘Wot about?’ inquired Sam, drawing his chair up to the fire.

  ‘In a referee, Sammy,’ replied the elder Mr. Weller, ‘regardingher, Samivel.’ Here Mr. Weller jerked his head in the direction ofDorking churchyard, in mute explanation that his words referredto the late Mrs. Weller.

  ‘I wos a-thinkin’, Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller, eyeing his son, withgreat earnestness, over his pipe, as if to assure him that howeverextraordinary and incredible the declaration might appear, it wasnevertheless calmly and deliberately28 uttered. ‘I wos a-thinkin’,Sammy, that upon the whole I wos wery sorry she wos gone.’

  ‘Vell, and so you ought to be,’ replied Sam.

  Mr. Weller nodded his acquiescence29 in the sentiment, and againfastening his eyes on the fire, shrouded30 himself in a cloud, andmused deeply.

  ‘Those wos wery sensible observations as she made, Sammy,’

  said Mr. Weller, driving the smoke away with his hand, after a longsilence.

  ‘Wot observations?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘Them as she made, arter she was took ill,’ replied the oldgentleman. ‘Wot was they?’

  ‘Somethin’ to this here effect. “Veller,” she says, “I’m afeeredI’ve not done by you quite wot I ought to have done; you’re a werykind-hearted man, and I might ha’ made your home morecomfortabler. I begin to see now,” she says, “ven it’s too late, thatif a married ’ooman vishes to be religious, she should begin vithdischargin’ her dooties at home, and makin’ them as is about hercheerful and happy, and that vile31 she goes to church, or chapel32, orwot not, at all proper times, she should be wery careful not to con-wert this sort o’ thing into a excuse for idleness or self-indulgence.

  I have done this,” she says, “and I’ve vasted time and substance onthem as has done it more than me; but I hope ven I’m gone, Veller,that you’ll think on me as I wos afore I know’d them people, and asI raly wos by natur.” “Susan,” says I―I wos took up wery short bythis, Samivel; I von’t deny it, my boy―“Susan,” I says, “you’vebeen a wery good vife to me, altogether; don’t say nothin’ at allabout it; keep a good heart, my dear; and you’ll live to see mepunch that ’ere Stiggins’s head yet.” She smiled at this, Samivel,’

  said the old gentleman, stifling33 a sigh with his pipe, ‘but she diedarter all!’

  ‘Vell,’ said Sam, venturing to offer a little homely34 consolation,after the lapse35 of three or four minutes, consumed by the oldgentleman in slowly shaking his head from side to side, andsolemnly smoking, ‘vell, gov’nor, ve must all come to it, one day oranother.’

  ‘So we must, Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller the elder.

  ‘There’s a Providence36 in it all,’ said Sam.

  ‘O’ course there is,’ replied his father, with a nod of graveapproval. ‘Wot ’ud become of the undertakers vithout it, Sammy?’

  Lost in the immense field of conjecture37 opened by thisreflection, the elder Mr. Weller laid his pipe on the table, andstirred the fire with a meditative38 visage.

  While the old gentleman was thus engaged, a very buxom39-looking cook, dressed in mourning, who had been bustling40 about,in the bar, glided41 into the room, and bestowing many smirks42 ofrecognition upon Sam, silently stationed herself at the back of hisfather’s chair, and announced her presence by a slight cough, thewhich, being disregarded, was followed by a louder one.

  ‘Hollo!’ said the elder Mr. Weller, dropping the poker43 as helooked round, and hastily drew his chair away. ‘Wot’s the matternow?’

  ‘Have a cup of tea, there’s a good soul,’ replied the buxomfemale coaxingly44. ‘I von’t,’ replied Mr. Weller, in a somewhatboisterous manner. ‘I’ll see you―’ Mr. Weller hastily checkedhimself, and added in a low tone, ‘furder fust.’

  ‘Oh, dear, dear! How adwersity does change people!’ said thelady, looking upwards45.

  ‘It’s the only thing ’twixt this and the doctor as shall change mycondition,’ muttered Mr. Weller.

  ‘I really never saw a man so cross,’ said the buxom female.

  ‘Never mind. It’s all for my own good; vich is the reflection vithvich the penitent46 school-boy comforted his feelin’s ven theyflogged him,’ rejoined the old gentleman.

  The buxom female shook her head with a compassionate47 andsympathising air; and, appealing to Sam, inquired whether hisfather really ought not to make an effort to keep up, and not giveway to that lowness of spirits.

  ‘You see, Mr. Samuel,’ said the buxom female, ‘as I was tellinghim yesterday, he will feel lonely, he can’t expect but what heshould, sir, but he should keep up a good heart, because, dear me,I’m sure we all pity his loss, and are ready to do anything for him;and there’s no situation in life so bad, Mr. Samuel, that it can’t bemended. Which is what a very worthy48 person said to me when myhusband died.’ Here the speaker, putting her hand before hermouth, coughed again, and looked affectionately at the elder Mr.

  Weller.

  ‘As I don’t rekvire any o’ your conversation just now, mum, villyou have the goodness to re-tire?’ inquired Mr. Weller, in a graveand steady voice.

  ‘Well, Mr. Weller,’ said the buxom female, ‘I’m sure I only spoketo you out of kindness.’

  ‘Wery likely, mum,’ replied Mr. Weller. ‘Samivel, show the ladyout, and shut the door after her.’

  This hint was not lost upon the buxom female; for she at onceleft the room, and slammed the door behind her, upon which Mr.

  Weller, senior, falling back in his chair in a violent perspiration,said―‘Sammy, if I wos to stop here alone vun week―only vun week,my boy―that ’ere ’ooman ’ud marry me by force and wiolenceafore it was over.’

  ‘Wot! is she so wery fond on you?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘Fond!’ replied his father. ‘I can’t keep her avay from me. If Iwas locked up in a fireproof chest vith a patent Brahmin, she’dfind means to get at me, Sammy.’

  ‘Wot a thing it is to be so sought arter!’ observed Sam, smiling.

  ‘I don’t take no pride out on it, Sammy,’ replied Mr. Weller,poking the fire vehemently49, ‘it’s a horrid50 sitiwation. I’m actiwallydrove out o’ house and home by it. The breath was scarcely out o’

  your poor mother-in-law’s body, ven vun old ’ooman sends me apot o’ jam, and another a pot o’ jelly, and another brews51 a blessedlarge jug52 o’ camomile-tea, vich she brings in vith her own hands.’

  Mr. Weller paused with an aspect of intense disgust, and lookinground, added in a whisper, ‘They wos all widders, Sammy, all on’em, ’cept the camomile-tea vun, as wos a single young lady o’ fifty-three.’

  Sam gave a comical look in reply, and the old gentleman havingbroken an obstinate53 lump of coal, with a countenance expressiveof as much earnestness and malice55 as if it had been the head ofone of the widows last-mentioned, said:

  ‘In short, Sammy, I feel that I ain’t safe anyveres but on thebox.’

  ‘How are you safer there than anyveres else?’ interrupted Sam.

  ‘’Cos a coachman’s a privileged indiwidual,’ replied Mr. Weller,looking fixedly56 at his son. “’Cos a coachman may do vithoutsuspicion wot other men may not; ’cos a coachman may be on thewery amicablest terms with eighty mile o’ females, and yet nobodythink that he ever means to marry any vun among ’em. And wotother man can say the same, Sammy?’

  ‘Vell, there’s somethin’ in that,’ said Sam.

  ‘If your gov’nor had been a coachman,’ reasoned Mr. Weller, ‘doyou s’pose as that ’ere jury ‘ud ever ha’ conwicted him, s’posin’ itpossible as the matter could ha’ gone to that extremity57? Theydustn’t ha’ done it.’

  ‘Wy not?’ said Sam, rather disparagingly58.

  ‘Wy not!’ rejoined Mr. Weller; ‘’cos it ’ud ha’ gone agin theirconsciences. A reg’lar coachman’s a sort o’ con-nectin’ link betwixtsingleness and matrimony, and every practicable man knows it.’

  ‘Wot! You mean, they’re gen’ral favorites, and nobody takesadwantage on ’em, p’raps?’ said Sam.

  His father nodded.

  ‘How it ever come to that ’ere pass,’ resumed the parent Weller,‘I can’t say. Wy it is that long-stage coachmen possess suchinsiniwations, and is alvays looked up to―a-dored I may say―byev’ry young ’ooman in ev’ry town he vurks through, I don’t know. Ionly know that so it is. It’s a regulation of natur―a dispensary, asyour poor mother-in-law used to say.’

  ‘A dispensation,’ said Sam, correcting the old gentleman.

  ‘Wery good, Samivel, a dispensation if you like it better,’

  returned Mr. Weller; ‘I call it a dispensary, and it’s always writ12 upso, at the places vere they gives you physic for nothin’ in your ownbottles; that’s all.’

  With these words, Mr. Weller refilled and relighted his pipe,and once more summoning up a meditative expression ofcountenance, continued as follows―‘Therefore, my boy, as I do not see the adwisability o’ stoppinhere to be married vether I vant to or not, and as at the same timeI do not vish to separate myself from them interestin’ members o’

  society altogether, I have come to the determination o’ driving theSafety, and puttin’ up vunce more at the Bell Savage59, vich is mynat’ral born element, Sammy.’

  ‘And wot’s to become o’ the bis’ness?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘The bis’ness, Samivel,’ replied the old gentleman, ‘good-vill,stock, and fixters, vill be sold by private contract; and out o’ themoney, two hundred pound, agreeable to a rekvest o’ your mother-in-law’s to me, a little afore she died, vill be invested in your namein―What do you call them things agin?’

  ‘Wot things?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘Them things as is always a-goin’ up and down, in the city.’

  ‘Omnibuses?’ suggested Sam.

  ‘Nonsense,’ replied Mr. Weller. ‘Them things as is alvays a-fluctooatin’, and gettin’ theirselves inwolved somehow or anothervith the national debt, and the chequers bill; and all that.’

  ‘Oh! the funds,’ said Sam.

  ‘Ah!’ rejoined Mr. Weller, ‘the funs; two hundred pounds o’ themoney is to be inwested for you, Samivel, in the funs; four and ahalf per cent. reduced counsels, Sammy.’

  ‘Wery kind o’ the old lady to think o’ me,’ said Sam, ‘and I’mwery much obliged to her.’

  ‘The rest will be inwested in my name,’ continued the elder Mr.

  Weller; ‘and wen I’m took off the road, it’ll come to you, so takecare you don’t spend it all at vunst, my boy, and mind that nowidder gets a inklin’ o’ your fortun’, or you’re done.’

  Having delivered this warning, Mr. Weller resumed his pipewith a more serene60 countenance; the disclosure of these mattersappearing to have eased his mind considerably61.

  ‘Somebody’s a-tappin’ at the door,’ said Sam.

  ‘Let ’em tap,’ replied his father, with dignity.

  Sam acted upon the direction. There was another tap, andanother, and then a long row of taps; upon which Sam inquiredwhy the tapper was not admitted.

  ‘Hush,’ whispered Mr. Weller, with apprehensive62 looks, ‘don’ttake no notice on ’em, Sammy, it’s vun o’ the widders, p’raps.’

  No notice being taken of the taps, the unseen visitor, after ashort lapse, ventured to open the door and peep in. It was nofemale head that was thrust in at the partially-opened door, butthe long black locks and red face of Mr. Stiggins. Mr. Weller’s pipefell from his hands.

  The reverend gentleman gradually opened the door by almostimperceptible degrees, until the aperture63 was just wide enough toadmit of the passage of his lank64 body, when he glided into theroom and closed it after him, with great care and gentleness.

  Turning towards Sam, and raising his hands and eyes in token ofthe unspeakable sorrow with which he regarded the calamity65 thathad befallen the family, he carried the high-backed chair to his oldcorner by the fire, and, seating himself on the very edge, drewforth a brown pocket-handkerchief, and applied66 the same to hisoptics.

  While this was going forward, the elder Mr. Weller sat back inhis chair, with his eyes wide open, his hands planted on his knees,and his whole countenance expressive54 of absorbing andoverwhelming astonishment67. Sam sat opposite him in perfectsilence, waiting, with eager curiosity, for the termination of thescene.

  Mr. Stiggins kept the brown pocket-handkerchief before hiseyes for some minutes, moaning decently meanwhile, and then,mastering his feelings by a strong effort, put it in his pocket andbuttoned it up. After this, he stirred the fire; after that, he rubbedhis hands and looked at Sam.

  ‘Oh, my young friend,’ said Mr. Stiggins, breaking the silence,in a very low voice, ‘here’s a sorrowful affliction!’

  Sam nodded very slightly.

  ‘For the man of wrath68, too!’ added Mr. Stiggins; ‘it makes avessel’s heart bleed!’ Mr. Weller was overheard by his son tomurmur something relative to making a vessel’s nose bleed; butMr. Stiggins heard him not. ‘Do you know, young man,’ whisperedMr. Stiggins, drawing his chair closer to Sam, ‘whether she has leftEmanuel anything?’

  ‘Who’s he?’ inquired Sam.

  ‘The chapel,’ replied Mr. Stiggins; ‘our chapel; our fold, Mr.

  Samuel.’

  ‘She hasn’t left the fold nothin’, nor the shepherd nothin’, northe animals nothin’,’ said Sam decisively; ‘nor the dogs neither.’

  Mr. Stiggins looked slily at Sam; glanced at the old gentleman,who was sitting with his eyes closed, as if asleep; and drawing hischair still nearer, said―‘Nothing for me, Mr. Samuel?’

  Sam shook his head.

  ‘I think there’s something,’ said Stiggins, turning as pale as hecould turn. ‘Consider, Mr. Samuel; no little token?’

  ‘Not so much as the vorth o’ that ’ere old umberella o’ yourn,’

  replied Sam.

  ‘Perhaps,’ said Mr. Stiggins hesitatingly, after a few moments’

  deep thought, ‘perhaps she recommended me to the care of theman of wrath, Mr. Samuel?’

  ‘I think that’s wery likely, from what he said,’ rejoined Sam; ‘hewos a-speakin’ about you, jist now.’

  ‘Was he, though?’ exclaimed Stiggins, brightening up. ‘Ah! He’schanged, I dare say. We might live very comfortably together now,Mr. Samuel, eh? I could take care of his property when you areaway―good care, you see.’

  Heaving a long-drawn sigh, Mr. Stiggins paused for a response.

  Sam nodded, and Mr. Weller the elder gave vent to anextraordinary sound, which, being neither a groan69, nor a grunt,nor a gasp70, nor a growl71, seemed to partake in some degree of thecharacter of all four.

  Mr. Stiggins, encouraged by this sound, which he understood tobetoken remorse72 or repentance73, looked about him, rubbed hishands, wept, smiled, wept again, and then, walking softly acrossthe room to a well-remembered shelf in one corner, took down atumbler, and with great deliberation put four lumps of sugar in it.

  Having got thus far, he looked about him again, and sighedgrievously; with that, he walked softly into the bar, and presentlyreturning with the tumbler half full of pine-apple rum, advancedto the kettle which was singing gaily74 on the hob, mixed his grog,stirred it, sipped75 it, sat down, and taking a long and hearty76 pull atthe rum-and-water, stopped for breath.

  The elder Mr. Weller, who still continued to make variousstrange and uncouth77 attempts to appear asleep, offered not asingle word during these proceedings78; but when Stiggins stoppedfor breath, he darted79 upon him, and snatching the tumbler fromhis hand, threw the remainder of the rum-and-water in his face,and the glass itself into the grate. Then, seizing the reverendgentleman firmly by the collar, he suddenly fell to kicking himmost furiously, accompanying every application of his top-boot toMr. Stiggins’s person, with sundry80 violent and incoherentanathemas upon his limbs, eyes, and body.

  ‘Sammy,’ said Mr. Weller, ‘put my hat on tight for me.’

  Sam dutifully adjusted the hat with the long hatband morefirmly on his father’s head, and the old gentleman, resuming hiskicking with greater agility81 than before, tumbled with Mr. Stigginsthrough the bar, and through the passage, out at the front door,and so into the street―the kicking continuing the whole way, andincreasing in vehemence82, rather than diminishing, every time thetop-boot was lifted.

  It was a beautiful and exhilarating sight to see the red-nosedman writhing83 in Mr. Weller’s grasp, and his whole frame quiveringwith anguish84 as kick followed kick in rapid succession; it was a stillmore exciting spectacle to behold85 Mr. Weller, after a powerfulstruggle, immersing Mr. Stiggins’s head in a horse-trough full ofwater, and holding it there, until he was half suffocated86.

  ‘There!’ said Mr. Weller, throwing all his energy into one mostcomplicated kick, as he at length permitted Mr. Stiggins towithdraw his head from the trough, ‘send any vun o’ them lazyshepherds here, and I’ll pound him to a jelly first, and drownd himartervards! Sammy, help me in, and fill me a small glass of brandy.

  I’m out o’ breath, my boy.’


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1 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。
2 abstain SVUzq     
v.自制,戒绝,弃权,避免
参考例句:
  • His doctor ordered him to abstain from beer and wine.他的医生嘱咐他戒酒。
  • Three Conservative MPs abstained in the vote.三位保守党下院议员投了弃权票。
3 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。
4 sequestered 0ceab16bc48aa9b4ed97d60eeed591f8     
adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押
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  • The jury is expected to be sequestered for at least two months. 陪审团渴望被隔离至少两个月。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Everything he owned was sequestered. 他的一切都被扣押了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
5 borough EdRyS     
n.享有自治权的市镇;(英)自治市镇
参考例句:
  • He was slated for borough president.他被提名做自治区主席。
  • That's what happened to Harry Barritt of London's Bromley borough.住在伦敦的布罗姆利自治市的哈里.巴里特就经历了此事。
6 admonishing 9460a67a4d30210b269a99b21c338489     
v.劝告( admonish的现在分词 );训诫;(温和地)责备;轻责
参考例句:
  • It is waste of time, admonishing you. 劝告你简直是浪费工夫。 来自辞典例句
  • To date, the Doctrine of Cheng Fu still exerts its admonishing effect. 时至今日,承负说仍具有警示作用。 来自互联网
7 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。
8 gallant 66Myb     
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
参考例句:
  • Huang Jiguang's gallant deed is known by all men. 黄继光的英勇事迹尽人皆知。
  • These gallant soldiers will protect our country.这些勇敢的士兵会保卫我们的国家的。
9 wink 4MGz3     
n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁
参考例句:
  • He tipped me the wink not to buy at that price.他眨眼暗示我按那个价格就不要买。
  • The satellite disappeared in a wink.瞬息之间,那颗卫星就消失了。
10 haven 8dhzp     
n.安全的地方,避难所,庇护所
参考例句:
  • It's a real haven at the end of a busy working day.忙碌了一整天后,这真是一个安乐窝。
  • The school library is a little haven of peace and quiet.学校的图书馆是一个和平且安静的小避风港。
11 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。
12 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。
13 oar EH0xQ     
n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行
参考例句:
  • The sailors oar slowly across the river.水手们慢慢地划过河去。
  • The blade of the oar was bitten off by a shark.浆叶被一条鲨鱼咬掉了。
14 condescended 6a4524ede64ac055dc5095ccadbc49cd     
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲
参考例句:
  • We had to wait almost an hour before he condescended to see us. 我们等了几乎一小时他才屈尊大驾来见我们。
  • The king condescended to take advice from his servants. 国王屈驾向仆人征求意见。
15 bestowing ec153f37767cf4f7ef2c4afd6905b0fb     
砖窑中砖堆上层已烧透的砖
参考例句:
  • Apollo, you see, is bestowing the razor on the Triptolemus of our craft. 你瞧,阿波罗正在把剃刀赠给我们这项手艺的特里泼托勒默斯。
  • What thanks do we not owe to Heaven for thus bestowing tranquillity, health and competence! 我们要谢谢上苍,赐我们的安乐、健康和饱暖。
16 mutual eFOxC     
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
参考例句:
  • We must pull together for mutual interest.我们必须为相互的利益而通力合作。
  • Mutual interests tied us together.相互的利害关系把我们联系在一起。
17 dreary sk1z6     
adj.令人沮丧的,沉闷的,单调乏味的
参考例句:
  • They live such dreary lives.他们的生活如此乏味。
  • She was tired of hearing the same dreary tale of drunkenness and violence.她听够了那些关于酗酒和暴力的乏味故事。
18 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。
19 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。
20 melancholy t7rz8     
n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的
参考例句:
  • All at once he fell into a state of profound melancholy.他立即陷入无尽的忧思之中。
  • He felt melancholy after he failed the exam.这次考试没通过,他感到很郁闷。
21 shutters 74d48a88b636ca064333022eb3458e1f     
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门
参考例句:
  • The shop-front is fitted with rolling shutters. 那商店的店门装有卷门。
  • The shutters thumped the wall in the wind. 在风中百叶窗砰砰地碰在墙上。
22 desolate vmizO     
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
参考例句:
  • The city was burned into a desolate waste.那座城市被烧成一片废墟。
  • We all felt absolutely desolate when she left.她走后,我们都觉得万分孤寂。
23 widower fe4z2a     
n.鳏夫
参考例句:
  • George was a widower with six young children.乔治是个带著六个小孩子的鳏夫。
  • Having been a widower for many years,he finally decided to marry again.丧偶多年后,他终于决定二婚了。
24 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。
25 negligently 0358f2a07277b3ca1e42472707f7edb4     
参考例句:
  • Losses caused intentionally or negligently by the lessee shall be borne by the lessee. 如因承租人的故意或过失造成损失的,由承租人负担。 来自经济法规部分
  • Did the other person act negligently? 他人的行为是否有过失? 来自口语例句
26 peg p3Fzi     
n.木栓,木钉;vt.用木钉钉,用短桩固定
参考例句:
  • Hang your overcoat on the peg in the hall.把你的大衣挂在门厅的挂衣钩上。
  • He hit the peg mightily on the top with a mallet.他用木槌猛敲木栓顶。
27 referee lAqzU     
n.裁判员.仲裁人,代表人,鉴定人
参考例句:
  • The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
  • The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。
28 deliberately Gulzvq     
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
参考例句:
  • The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密。
  • They deliberately shifted off the argument.他们故意回避这个论点。
29 acquiescence PJFy5     
n.默许;顺从
参考例句:
  • The chief inclined his head in sign of acquiescence.首领点点头表示允许。
  • This is due to his acquiescence.这是因为他的默许。
30 shrouded 6b3958ee6e7b263c722c8b117143345f     
v.隐瞒( shroud的过去式和过去分词 );保密
参考例句:
  • The hills were shrouded in mist . 这些小山被笼罩在薄雾之中。
  • The towers were shrouded in mist. 城楼被蒙上薄雾。 来自《简明英汉词典》
31 vile YLWz0     
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
参考例句:
  • Who could have carried out such a vile attack?会是谁发起这么卑鄙的攻击呢?
  • Her talk was full of vile curses.她的话里充满着恶毒的咒骂。
32 chapel UXNzg     
n.小教堂,殡仪馆
参考例句:
  • The nimble hero,skipped into a chapel that stood near.敏捷的英雄跳进近旁的一座小教堂里。
  • She was on the peak that Sunday afternoon when she played in chapel.那个星期天的下午,她在小教堂的演出,可以说是登峰造极。
33 stifling dhxz7C     
a.令人窒息的
参考例句:
  • The weather is stifling. It looks like rain. 今天太闷热,光景是要下雨。
  • We were stifling in that hot room with all the windows closed. 我们在那间关着窗户的热屋子里,简直透不过气来。
34 homely Ecdxo     
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的
参考例句:
  • We had a homely meal of bread and cheese.我们吃了一顿面包加乳酪的家常便餐。
  • Come and have a homely meal with us,will you?来和我们一起吃顿家常便饭,好吗?
35 lapse t2lxL     
n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效
参考例句:
  • The incident was being seen as a serious security lapse.这一事故被看作是一次严重的安全疏忽。
  • I had a lapse of memory.我记错了。
36 providence 8tdyh     
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
参考例句:
  • It is tempting Providence to go in that old boat.乘那艘旧船前往是冒大险。
  • To act as you have done is to fly in the face of Providence.照你的所作所为那样去行事,是违背上帝的意志的。
37 conjecture 3p8z4     
n./v.推测,猜测
参考例句:
  • She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
  • This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
38 meditative Djpyr     
adj.沉思的,冥想的
参考例句:
  • A stupid fellow is talkative;a wise man is meditative.蠢人饶舌,智者思虑。
  • Music can induce a meditative state in the listener.音乐能够引导倾听者沉思。
39 buxom 4WtzT     
adj.(妇女)丰满的,有健康美的
参考例句:
  • Jane is a buxom blond.简是一个丰满的金发女郎.
  • He still pictured her as buxom,high-colored,lively and a little blowsy.他心中仍旧认为她身材丰满、面色红润、生气勃勃、还有点邋遢。
40 bustling LxgzEl     
adj.喧闹的
参考例句:
  • The market was bustling with life. 市场上生机勃勃。
  • This district is getting more and more prosperous and bustling. 这一带越来越繁华了。
41 glided dc24e51e27cfc17f7f45752acf858ed1     
v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔
参考例句:
  • The President's motorcade glided by. 总统的车队一溜烟开了过去。
  • They glided along the wall until they were out of sight. 他们沿着墙壁溜得无影无踪。 来自《简明英汉词典》
42 smirks 4d574ad2e93c6b4a95eaf8af4919ad68     
n.傻笑,得意的笑( smirk的名词复数 )v.傻笑( smirk的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • Eighteenth-century wigs are still worn by the judiciary and nobody smirks. 法官至今还戴18世纪的假发套而没有人嘲笑。 来自互联网
  • Once a league laughingstock, nobody even much as smirks at the Hornets anymore. 曾经联盟的笑柄,没人再去嘲笑蜜蜂了。 来自互联网
43 poker ilozCG     
n.扑克;vt.烙制
参考例句:
  • He was cleared out in the poker game.他打扑克牌,把钱都输光了。
  • I'm old enough to play poker and do something with it.我打扑克是老手了,可以玩些花样。
44 coaxingly 2424e5a5134f6694a518ab5be2fcb7d5     
adv. 以巧言诱哄,以甘言哄骗
参考例句:
45 upwards lj5wR     
adv.向上,在更高处...以上
参考例句:
  • The trend of prices is still upwards.物价的趋向是仍在上涨。
  • The smoke rose straight upwards.烟一直向上升。
46 penitent wu9ys     
adj.后悔的;n.后悔者;忏悔者
参考例句:
  • They all appeared very penitent,and begged hard for their lives.他们一个个表示悔罪,苦苦地哀求饶命。
  • She is deeply penitent.她深感愧疚。
47 compassionate PXPyc     
adj.有同情心的,表示同情的
参考例句:
  • She is a compassionate person.她是一个有同情心的人。
  • The compassionate judge gave the young offender a light sentence.慈悲的法官从轻判处了那个年轻罪犯。
48 worthy vftwB     
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
参考例句:
  • I did not esteem him to be worthy of trust.我认为他不值得信赖。
  • There occurred nothing that was worthy to be mentioned.没有值得一提的事发生。
49 vehemently vehemently     
adv. 热烈地
参考例句:
  • He argued with his wife so vehemently that he talked himself hoarse. 他和妻子争论得很激烈,以致讲话的声音都嘶哑了。
  • Both women vehemently deny the charges against them. 两名妇女都激烈地否认了对她们的指控。
50 horrid arozZj     
adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的
参考例句:
  • I'm not going to the horrid dinner party.我不打算去参加这次讨厌的宴会。
  • The medicine is horrid and she couldn't get it down.这种药很难吃,她咽不下去。
51 brews 3c9121e29c31af738dda66d88a876b61     
n.(尤指某地酿造的)啤酒( brew的名词复数 );酿造物的种类;(茶)一次的冲泡量;(不同思想、环境、事件的)交融v.调制( brew的第三人称单数 );酝酿;沏(茶);煮(咖啡)
参考例句:
  • He brews beer at home. 他在家里酿造啤酒。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They produce the country's best brews of beer. 他们生产该国的佳酿啤酒。 来自辞典例句
52 jug QaNzK     
n.(有柄,小口,可盛水等的)大壶,罐,盂
参考例句:
  • He walked along with a jug poised on his head.他头上顶着一个水罐,保持着平衡往前走。
  • She filled the jug with fresh water.她将水壶注满了清水。
53 obstinate m0dy6     
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
参考例句:
  • She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了,不会让任何人帮她的。
  • The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。
54 expressive shwz4     
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
参考例句:
  • Black English can be more expressive than standard English.黑人所使用的英语可能比正式英语更有表现力。
  • He had a mobile,expressive,animated face.他有一张多变的,富于表情的,生动活泼的脸。
55 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。
56 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
57 extremity tlgxq     
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
参考例句:
  • I hope you will help them in their extremity.我希望你能帮助在穷途末路的他们。
  • What shall we do in this extremity?在这种极其困难的情况下我们该怎么办呢?
58 disparagingly b42f6539a4881e0982d0f4b448940378     
adv.以贬抑的口吻,以轻视的态度
参考例句:
  • These mythological figures are described disparagingly as belonging only to a story. 这些神话人物被轻蔑地描述为“仅在传说中出现”的人物。 来自互联网
  • In his memoirs he often speaks disparagingly about the private sector. 在他的回忆录里面他经常轻蔑的谈及私营(商业)部门。 来自互联网
59 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。
60 serene PD2zZ     
adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的
参考例句:
  • He has entered the serene autumn of his life.他已进入了美好的中年时期。
  • He didn't speak much,he just smiled with that serene smile of his.他话不多,只是脸上露出他招牌式的淡定的微笑。
61 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
参考例句:
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
62 apprehensive WNkyw     
adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的
参考例句:
  • She was deeply apprehensive about her future.她对未来感到非常担心。
  • He was rather apprehensive of failure.他相当害怕失败。
63 aperture IwFzW     
n.孔,隙,窄的缺口
参考例句:
  • The only light came through a narrow aperture.仅有的光亮来自一个小孔。
  • We saw light through a small aperture in the wall.我们透过墙上的小孔看到了亮光。
64 lank f9hzd     
adj.瘦削的;稀疏的
参考例句:
  • He rose to lank height and grasped Billy McMahan's hand.他瘦削的身躯站了起来,紧紧地握住比利·麦默恩的手。
  • The old man has lank hair.那位老人头发稀疏
65 calamity nsizM     
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
参考例句:
  • Even a greater natural calamity cannot daunt us. 再大的自然灾害也压不垮我们。
  • The attack on Pearl Harbor was a crushing calamity.偷袭珍珠港(对美军来说)是一场毁灭性的灾难。
66 applied Tz2zXA     
adj.应用的;v.应用,适用
参考例句:
  • She plans to take a course in applied linguistics.她打算学习应用语言学课程。
  • This cream is best applied to the face at night.这种乳霜最好晚上擦脸用。
67 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。
68 wrath nVNzv     
n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒
参考例句:
  • His silence marked his wrath. 他的沉默表明了他的愤怒。
  • The wrath of the people is now aroused. 人们被激怒了。
69 groan LfXxU     
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
参考例句:
  • The wounded man uttered a groan.那个受伤的人发出呻吟。
  • The people groan under the burden of taxes.人民在重税下痛苦呻吟。
70 gasp UfxzL     
n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说
参考例句:
  • She gave a gasp of surprise.她吃惊得大口喘气。
  • The enemy are at their last gasp.敌人在做垂死的挣扎。
71 growl VeHzE     
v.(狗等)嗥叫,(炮等)轰鸣;n.嗥叫,轰鸣
参考例句:
  • The dog was biting,growling and wagging its tail.那条狗在一边撕咬一边低声吼叫,尾巴也跟着摇摆。
  • The car growls along rutted streets.汽车在车辙纵横的街上一路轰鸣。
72 remorse lBrzo     
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
参考例句:
  • She had no remorse about what she had said.她对所说的话不后悔。
  • He has shown no remorse for his actions.他对自己的行为没有任何悔恨之意。
73 repentance ZCnyS     
n.懊悔
参考例句:
  • He shows no repentance for what he has done.他对他的所作所为一点也不懊悔。
  • Christ is inviting sinners to repentance.基督正在敦请有罪的人悔悟。
74 gaily lfPzC     
adv.欢乐地,高兴地
参考例句:
  • The children sing gaily.孩子们欢唱着。
  • She waved goodbye very gaily.她欢快地挥手告别。
75 sipped 22d1585d494ccee63c7bff47191289f6     
v.小口喝,呷,抿( sip的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He sipped his coffee pleasurably. 他怡然地品味着咖啡。
  • I sipped the hot chocolate she had made. 我小口喝着她调制的巧克力热饮。 来自辞典例句
76 hearty Od1zn     
adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的
参考例句:
  • After work they made a hearty meal in the worker's canteen.工作完了,他们在工人食堂饱餐了一顿。
  • We accorded him a hearty welcome.我们给他热忱的欢迎。
77 uncouth DHryn     
adj.无教养的,粗鲁的
参考例句:
  • She may embarrass you with her uncouth behavior.她的粗野行为可能会让你尴尬。
  • His nephew is an uncouth young man.他的侄子是一个粗野的年轻人。
78 proceedings Wk2zvX     
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
参考例句:
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
79 darted d83f9716cd75da6af48046d29f4dd248     
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • The lizard darted out its tongue at the insect. 蜥蜴伸出舌头去吃小昆虫。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The old man was displeased and darted an angry look at me. 老人不高兴了,瞪了我一眼。 来自《简明英汉词典》
80 sundry CswwL     
adj.各式各样的,种种的
参考例句:
  • This cream can be used to treat sundry minor injuries.这种药膏可用来治各种轻伤。
  • We can see the rich man on sundry occasions.我们能在各种场合见到那个富豪。
81 agility LfTyH     
n.敏捷,活泼
参考例句:
  • The boy came upstairs with agility.那男孩敏捷地走上楼来。
  • His intellect and mental agility have never been in doubt.他的才智和机敏从未受到怀疑。
82 vehemence 2ihw1     
n.热切;激烈;愤怒
参考例句:
  • The attack increased in vehemence.进攻越来越猛烈。
  • She was astonished at his vehemence.她对他的激昂感到惊讶。
83 writhing 8e4d2653b7af038722d3f7503ad7849c     
(因极度痛苦而)扭动或翻滚( writhe的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • She was writhing around on the floor in agony. 她痛得在地板上直打滚。
  • He was writhing on the ground in agony. 他痛苦地在地上打滚。
84 anguish awZz0     
n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼
参考例句:
  • She cried out for anguish at parting.分手时,她由于痛苦而失声大哭。
  • The unspeakable anguish wrung his heart.难言的痛苦折磨着他的心。
85 behold jQKy9     
v.看,注视,看到
参考例句:
  • The industry of these little ants is wonderful to behold.这些小蚂蚁辛勤劳动的样子看上去真令人惊叹。
  • The sunrise at the seaside was quite a sight to behold.海滨日出真是个奇景。
86 suffocated 864b9e5da183fff7aea4cfeaf29d3a2e     
(使某人)窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 ); (将某人)闷死; 让人感觉闷热; 憋气
参考例句:
  • Many dogs have suffocated in hot cars. 许多狗在热烘烘的汽车里给闷死了。
  • I nearly suffocated when the pipe of my breathing apparatus came adrift. 呼吸器上的管子脱落时,我差点给憋死。


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