Walter was in when she got home. She would have liked to go straight to her room, but he was downstairs, in the hall, giving instructions to one of the boys. She was so wretched that she welcomed the
humiliation1 to which she must expose herself. She stopped and faced him.
"I'm coming with you to that place," she said.
"Oh, good."
"When do you want me to be ready?"
"To-morrow night."
She did not know what spirit of
bravado2 entered into her. His
indifference3 was like the
prick4 of a spear. She said a thing that surprised herself.
"I suppose I needn't take more than a few summer things and a
shroud5, need I?"
She was watching his face and knew that her
flippancy6 angered him.
"I've already told your amah what you'll want."
She nodded and went up to her room. She was very pale.
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humiliation
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| n.羞辱 |
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- He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
- He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。
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bravado
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| n.虚张声势，故作勇敢，逞能 |
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- Their behaviour was just sheer bravado. 他们的行为完全是虚张声势。
- He flourished the weapon in an attempt at bravado. 他挥舞武器意在虚张声势。
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indifference
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| n.不感兴趣，不关心，冷淡，不在乎 |
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- I was disappointed by his indifference more than somewhat.他的漠不关心使我很失望。
- He feigned indifference to criticism of his work.他假装毫不在意别人批评他的作品。
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prick
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| v.刺伤，刺痛，刺孔；n.刺伤，刺痛 |
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- He felt a sharp prick when he stepped on an upturned nail.当他踩在一个尖朝上的钉子上时，他感到剧烈的疼痛。
- He burst the balloon with a prick of the pin.他用针一戳，气球就爆了。
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shroud
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| n.裹尸布，寿衣；罩，幕；vt.覆盖，隐藏 |
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- His past was enveloped in a shroud of mystery.他的过去被裹上一层神秘色彩。
- How can I do under shroud of a dark sky?在黑暗的天空的笼罩下，我该怎么做呢？
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flippancy
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| n.轻率；浮躁；无礼的行动 |
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- His flippancy makes it difficult to have a decent conversation with him.他玩世不恭，很难正经地和他交谈。
- The flippancy of your answer peeved me.你轻率的回答令我懊恼。
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