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CHAPTER XIII.
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The effects of striking the head against a well-built fence may vary in severity, ranging all the way from a simple contusion through concussion1 of the brain to a broken neck. If unconsciousness results it may last from a fraction of a second to—eternity. In Winthrop’s case it lasted something less than ten minutes, at the end of which time he awoke to a knowledge of a dully aching head and an uncomfortable left shoulder. Unlike some other injuries, a broken collar-bone is a plain, open-and-above-board affliction, with small likelihood of mysterious complications. It is possible for the surgeon to tell within a day or two the period of resulting incapacity. The Old Doctor said two weeks. Sunday morning Uncle Ran unpacked2 Winthrop’s trunk, arranging the contents in the former places with evident satisfaction. On Monday[264] Winthrop was up and about the house, quite himself save for the temporary loss of his left arm and a certain stiffness of his neck.
 
Miss India was once more in her element. As an invalid3, Winthrop had been becoming something of a disappointment, but now he was once again in his proper rôle. Miss India kept an anxiously watchful4 eye on him, and either Uncle Ran or Phœbe was certain to be hovering5 about whenever he lifted his eyes. The number[265] of eggnoggs and other strengthening beverages6 which Winthrop was compelled to drink during the ensuing week would be absolutely appalling7 if set down in cold print.
Of Holly8 he caught but brief glimpses those first days of his disability. She was all soft solicitude9, but found occupations that kept her either at the back of the house or in her chamber10. She feared that Winthrop was awaiting a convenient moment when they were alone to ask her about the accident. As a matter of fact, he had little curiosity about it. He was pretty certain that Julian had in some manner frightened the horse, but he had not heard the sound of the whip, since Holly’s sudden cry and the mare11’s instant start had drowned it. It seemed a very slight matter, after all. Doubtless Julian’s rage had mastered him for the instant, and doubtless he was already heartily12 ashamed of himself. Indeed his ministrations to Winthrop pending13 the arrival of the Old Doctor had been as solicitous14 as friendship[266] could have demanded. Winthrop was quite ready to let by-gones be by-gones.
“Besides,” Winthrop told himself, “I deliberately15 led him on to lose control of himself. I’m as much to blame as he is. I wasn’t in my right mind myself that night; maybe the evening ended less disastrously16 than it might have. I dare say it was the moonlight. I’ve blamed everything so far on the weather, and the moonlight might as well come in for its share. Served me right, too, for wanting to make a holy show of myself on horseback. Oh, I was decidedly mad that night; moon-mad, that’s it.” He reflected a moment, then— “The worst thing about being knocked unconscious,” he went on, “is that you don’t know what happens until you come to again. Now I’d like to have looked on at events. For instance, I’d give a thousand dollars—if I still possess that much—to know what Holly did or said, or didn’t do. I think I’ll ask her.”
He smiled at the idea. Then—
“Why not?” he said, half aloud. “I[267] want to know; why not ask? Why, hang it all, I will ask! And right now, too.”
He arose from the chair in the shade of the Baltimore Belle17 and walked to the door.
“Miss Holly,” he called.
“Yes?” The voice came from up-stairs.
“Are you very, very busy?”
“N-no, not very, Mr. Winthrop.”
“Then will you grant a dying man the grace of a few moments of your valuable time?”
There was a brief moment of hesitation18, broken by the anxious voice of Miss India.
“Holly!” called her aunt, indignantly, “go down at once and see what Mr. Winthrop wants. I reckon Phœbe has forgotten to take him his negus.”
Winthrop smiled, and groaned19. Holly’s steps pattered across the hall and he went back to the end of the porch, dragging a second chair with him and placing it opposite his own. When Holly came he pointed20 to it gravely. Holly’s heart fell. Winthrop had a right to know the truth, but it didn’t seem fair that the duty of confessing[268] Julian’s act should fall to her. The cowardice21 of it loomed22 large and terrible to her.
 
“Miss Holly,” said Winthrop, “I am naturally curious to learn what happened the other night. Now, as you were an eye-witness of the episode, I come to you for information.”
“You mean that I’ve come to you,” answered Holly, smiling nervously23.
“True; I accept the correction.”
“What—what do you want to know?” asked Holly.
[269]
“All, please.”
Holly’s eyes dropped, and her hands clutched each other desperately24 in her lap.
“I—he—oh, Mr. Winthrop, he didn’t know what he was doing; truly he didn’t! He didn’t think what might happen!”
 
“He? Who? Oh, you mean Julian? Of course he didn’t think; I understand that perfectly25. And it’s of no consequence, really, Miss Holly. He was angry; in fact,[270] I’d helped make him so; he acted on the impulse.”
“Then you knew?” wondered Holly.
“Knew something was up, that’s all. I suppose he flicked26 the mare with the whip; I dare say he only wanted to start her for me.”
Holly shook her head.
“No, it wasn’t that. He—he cut her with the whip as hard as he could.” Winthrop smiled at her tragic27 face and voice.
“Well, as it happens there was little harm done. I dare say he’s quite as regretful about it now as you like. What I want to know is what happened afterwards, after I—dismounted.”
“Oh,” said Holly. Her eyes wandered from Winthrop’s and the color crept slowly into her face.
“Well,” he prompted, presently. “You are not a very good chronicler, Miss Holly.”
“Why, afterwards——oh, Julian examined you and found that you weren’t killed——”
[271]
“There was doubt about that, then?”
“I—we were frightened. You were all huddled28 up against the fence and your face was so white——”
Holly’s own face paled at the recollection. Winthrop’s smile faded, and his heart thrilled.
“I’m sorry I occasioned you uneasiness, Miss Holly,” he said, earnestly. “Then they carried me into the house and up to my room, I suppose. And that was all there was to it,” he added, regretfully and questioningly. It had been rather tame and uninteresting, after all.
“Yes——no,” answered Holly. “I—stayed with you while Julian went for Uncle Ran. I thought once you were really dead, after all. Oh, I was so—so frightened!”
“He should have stayed himself,” said Winthrop, with a frown. “It was a shame to put you through such an ordeal29.”
There was a little silence. Then Holly’s eyes went back to Winthrop’s quite fearlessly.
[272]
“I wouldn’t let him,” she said. “I was angry. I told him he had killed you, and I wouldn’t let him touch you—at first. I—I was so frightened! Oh, you don’t know how frightened I was!”
She knew quite well what she was doing. She knew that she was laying her heart quite bare at that moment, that her voice and eyes were telling him everything, and that he was listening and comprehending! But somehow it seemed perfectly right and natural to her. Why should she treat her love—their love—as though it was something to be ashamed of, to hide and avoid? Surely the very fact that they could never be to each other as other lovers, ennobled their love rather than degraded it!
And as they looked at each other across a little space her eyes read the answer to their message and her heart sang happily for a moment there in the sunlight. Then her eyes dropped slowly before the intensity30 of his look, a soft glow spread upward into her smooth cheeks, and she smiled very gravely and sweetly.
[273]
“I’ve told you, haven’t I!” she said, tremulously.
“Holly!” he whispered. “Holly!”
He stretched his hand toward her, only to let it fall again as the first fierce joy gave place to doubt and discretion31. He strove to think, but his heart was leaping and his thoughts were in wild disorder32. He wanted to fall on his knees beside her, to take her in his arms, to make her look at him again with those soft, deep, confessing eyes. He wanted to whisper a thousand endearments33 to her, to sigh “Holly, Holly,” and “Holly” again, a thousand times. But the moments ticked past, and he only sat and held himself to his chair and was triumphantly34 happy and utterly35 miserable36 in all his being. Presently Holly looked up at him again, a little anxiously and very tenderly.
“Are you sorry for me!” she asked, softly.
“For you and for myself, dear,” he answered, “unless——”
“Will it be very hard?” she asked.[274] “Would it have been easier if I hadn’t—hadn’t——”
“No, a thousand times no, Holly! But, dear, I never guessed——”
Holly shook her head, and laughed very softly.
“I didn’t mean you to know, I reckon; but somehow it just—just came out. I couldn’t help it. I reckon I ought to have helped it, but you see I’ve never—cared for anyone before, and I don’t know how to act properly. Do you think I am awfully—awfully—you know; do you?”
“I think you’re the best, the dearest——” He stopped, with something that was almost a sob37. “I can’t tell you what I think you are, Holly; I haven’t the words, dear.”
“I don’t suppose you ought to, anyhow,” said Holly, thoughtfully.
“Holly, have I—have I been to blame?”
“No,” she answered quickly. “It was just—just me, I reckon. I prayed God that He wouldn’t let me love you, but I reckon He has to look after so many girls that—that[275] care for the wrong people that He didn’t have time to bother with Holly Wayne. Anyhow, it didn’t seem to do much good. Maybe, though, He wanted me to love you—in spite of—of everything. Do you reckon He did?”
“Yes,” said Winthrop, fiercely, “I reckon He did. And He’s got to take the consequences! Holly, I’m not fit for you; I’m twenty years older than you are; I’ve been married and I’ve had the bloom brushed off of life, dear; but if you’ll take me, Holly, if you’ll take me, dear——”
“Oh!” Holly arose to her feet and held a hand toward him appealingly. “Please don’t! Please!” she cried. “Don’t spoil it all!”
“Spoil it?” he asked, wonderingly.
He got slowly to his feet and moved toward her.
“You know what I mean,” said Holly, troubledly. “I do love you, and you love me——you do love me, don’t you?”
“Yes,” he answered, simply.
“And we can’t be happy—that way.[276] But we can care for each other—always—a great deal, and not make it hard to—to——”
She faltered38, the tears creeping one by one over her lids. A light broke upon Winthrop.
“But you don’t understand!” he cried.
“What?” she faltered, looking up at him anxiously, half fearfully, from swimming eyes as he took her hand.
“Dear, there’s no wrong if I——”
Sounds near at hand caused him to stop and glance around. At the gate Julian Wayne was just dismounting from White Queen. Holly drew her hand from Winthrop’s and with a look, eager and wondering, hurried in-doors just as Julian opened the gate. Winthrop sank into his chair and felt with trembling fingers for his cigarette-case. Julian espied39 him as he mounted the steps and walked along the porch very stiffly and determinedly40.
 
“Good-morning,” said Winthrop.
“Good-morning, sir,” answered Julian. “I have come to apologize for what occurred—for[277] what I did the other night. I intended coming before, but it was impossible.”
“Don’t say anything more about it,” replied Winthrop. “I understand. You acted on a moment’s impulse and my poor horsemanship did the rest. It’s really not worth speaking of.”
“On the contrary I did it quite deliberately,” answered Julian. “I meant to do it, sir. But I had no thought of injuring you. I—I only wanted Queen to cut up. If you would like satisfaction, Mr. Winthrop——”
Winthrop stared.
“My dear fellow,” he ejaculated, “you aren’t proposing a duel41, are you?”
“I am quite at your service, sir,” replied Julian, haughtily42. “If the idea of reparation seems ridiculous to you——”
“I beg your pardon, really,” said Winthrop, gravely and hurriedly. “It was only that I had supposed duelling to be obsolete43.”
“Not among gentlemen, sir!”
[278]
“I see. Nevertheless, Mr. Wayne, I’m afraid I shall have to refuse you. I am hardly in condition to use either sword or pistol.”
“If that is all,” answered Julian, eagerly, “I can put my left arm in a sling44, too. That would put us on even terms, I reckon, sir.”
Winthrop threw out his hand with a gesture of surrender, and laughed amusedly.
“I give in,” he said. “You force me to the unromantic acknowledgment that I’ve never used a sword, and can’t shoot a revolver without jerking the barrel all around.”
“You find me mighty45 amusing, it seems,” said Julian, hotly.
“My dear fellow——”
“I don’t know anything more about swords or pistols than you do, I reckon, sir, but I’ll be mighty glad to—to——”
“Cut my head off or shoot holes through me? Thanks, but I never felt less like departing this life than I do now, Mr. Wayne.”
[279]
“Then you refuse?”
“Unconditionally. The fact is, you know, I, as the aggrieved46 party, am the one to issue the challenge. As long as I am satisfied with your apology I don’t believe you have any right to insist on shooting me.”
Julian chewed a corner of his lip and scowled47.
“I thought maybe you weren’t satisfied,” he suggested hopefully.
Winthrop smiled.
“Quite satisfied,” he answered. “Won’t you sit down?”
Julian hesitated and then took the chair indicated, seating himself very erect48 on the edge, his riding-whip across his knees.
“Will you smoke?” asked Winthrop, holding forth49 his cigarette-case.
“No, thanks,” replied Julian, stiffly.
There was a moment’s silence while Winthrop lighted his cigarette and Julian observed him darkly. Then—
“Mr. Winthrop,” said Julian, “how long do you intend to remain here, sir?”
[280]
“My plans are a bit unsettled,” answered Winthrop, tossing the burnt match onto the walk. “I had intended leaving Sunday, but my accident prevented. Now I am undecided. May I enquire50 your reason for asking, Mr. Wayne?”
“Because I wanted to know,” answered Julian, bluntly. “Your presence here is—is distasteful to me and embarrassing to Miss India and Miss Holly.”
“Really!” gasped51 Winthrop.
“Yes, sir, and you know it. Anyone but a Northerner would have more feeling than to force himself on the hospitality of two unfortunate ladies as you have done, Mr. Winthrop.”
“But—but——!” Winthrop sighed, and shook his head helplessly. “Oh, there’s no use in my trying to get your view, I guess. May I ask, merely as a matter of curiosity, whether the fact that Waynewood is my property has anything to do with it in your judgment52.”
“No, sir, it hasn’t! I don’t ask how you came into possession of the place——”
[281]
“Thank you,” murmured Winthrop.
“But in retaining it you are acting53 abominably54, sir!”
“The deuce I am! May I ask what you would advise me to do with it? Shall I hand it over to Miss India or Miss Holly as—as a valentine?”
“Our people, sir, don’t accept charity,” answered Julian, wrathfully.
“So I fancied. Then what would you suggest? Perhaps you are in a position to buy it yourself, Mr. Wayne?”
Julian frowned and hesitated.
“You had no business taking it,” he muttered.
“Granted for the sake of argument, sir. But, having taken it, now what?”
Julian hesitated for a moment. Then—
“At least you’re not obliged to stay here where you’re not wanted,” he said, explosively.
Winthrop smiled deprecatingly.
“Mr. Wayne, I’d like to ask you one question. Did you come here this morning on purpose to pick a quarrel with me?”
[282]
“I came to apologize for what happened Saturday night. I’ve told you so already.”
“You have. You have apologized like a gentleman and I have accepted your apology without reservations. That is finished. And now I’d like to make a suggestion.”
“Well?” asked Julian, suspiciously.
“And that is that if your errand is at an end you withdraw from my property until you can address me without insults.”
Julian’s face flushed; he opened his lips to speak, choked back the words, and arose from his chair.
“Don’t misunderstand me, please,” went on Winthrop, quietly. “I am not turning you out. I should be glad to have you remain as long as you like. Only, if you please, as long as you are in a measure my guest, you will kindly55 refrain from impertinent criticisms of my actions. I’d dislike very much to have you weaken my faith in Southern courtesy, Mr. Wayne.”
Julian’s reply was never made, for at that instant Holly and Miss India came out[283] on the porch. Holly’s first glance was toward Winthrop. Then, with slightly heightened color, she greeted Julian kindly. He seized her hand and looked eagerly into her smiling face.
“Am I forgiven?” he asked, in an anxious whisper.
“Hush,” she answered, “it is I who should ask that. But we’ll forgive each other.” She turned to Winthrop, who had arisen at their appearance, and Julian greeted Miss India.
“What have you gentlemen been talking about for so long?” asked Holly, gayly.
“Many things,” answered Winthrop. “Mr. Wayne was kind enough to express his regrets for my accident. Afterwards we discussed”—he paused and shot a whimsical glance at Julian’s uneasy countenance—“Southern customs, obsolete and otherwise.”
“It sounds very uninteresting,” laughed Holly. Then—“Why, Uncle Ran hasn’t taken your horse around, Julian,” she exclaimed.
[284]
“I didn’t call him. I am going right back.”
“Nonsense, Julian, dinner is coming on the table now,” said Holly.
“It’s much too warm to ride in the middle of the day,” said Miss India, decisively. “Tell Phœbe to lay another place, Holly.” Julian hesitated and shot a questioning glance at Winthrop.
“You are quite right, Miss India,” said Winthrop. “This is no time to do twelve miles on horseback. You must command Mr. Wayne to remain. No one, I am sure, has ever dared disregard a command of yours.”
“I’ll tell Phœbe and call Uncle Ran,” said Holly. But at the door she turned and looked across the garden. “Why, here is Uncle Major! We’re going to have a regular dinner party, Auntie.”
The Major, very warm and somewhat breathless, was limping his way hurriedly around the rose-bed, his cane56 tapping the ground with unaccustomed force.
“Good-morning, Miss India,” he called.[285] “Good-morning, Holly; good-morning, gentlemen. Have you heard the news?”
“Not a word of it,” cried Holly, darting57 to the steps and pulling him up. “Tell me quick!”
The Major paused at the top of the little flight, removed his hat, wiped his moist forehead, and looked impressively about the circle.
“The battleship Maine was blown up last night in Havanna harbor by the damned—I beg your pardon, ladies—by the pesky Spaniards and nearly three hundred officers and men were killed.”
“Oh!” said Holly, softly.
“I never!” gasped Miss India.
“It is known that the Spanish did it?” asked Winthrop, gravely.
“There can be no doubt of it,” answered the Major. “They just got the news half an hour ago at the station and particulars are meager58, but there’s no question about how it happened.”
“But this,” cried Julian, “means——!”
“It means intervention59 at last!” said the[286] Major. “And intervention means war, by Godfrey!”
“War!” echoed Julian, eagerly.
“And if it wasn’t for this da—this trifling60 leg of mine, I’d volunteer to-morrow,” declared the Major.
“How awful!” sighed Miss India. “Think of all those sailors that are killed! I never did like the Spanish, Major.”
“It may be,” said Winthrop, “that the accident will prove to have been caused by an explosion on board.”
“Shucks!” said Julian. “That’s rubbish! The Spaniards did it, as sure as fighting, and, by Jupiter, if they think they can blow up our ships and kill our men and not suffer for it—— How long do you reckon it’ll be, Major, before we declare war on them?”
“Can’t say; maybe a week, maybe a month. I reckon Congress will have to chew it over awhile. But it’s bound to come, and—well, I reckon I’m out of it, Julian,” concluded the Major, with a sigh.
“But I’m not!” cried the other. “I’ll[287] go with the hospital corps61. It’s the chance of a lifetime, Major! Why, a man can get more experience in two weeks in a field hospital than he can in two years anywhere else! Why——”
“The bell has rung,” interposed Miss India. “You must take dinner with us, Major, and tell us everything you know. Dear, dear, I feel quite worked up! I remember when the news came that our army had fired on Fort Sumter——”
Winthrop laid his hand on the Major’s arm and halted him.
“Major,” he said, smiling slightly, “don’t you think you ought to explain to them that the Maine wasn’t a Confederate battleship, that she belonged to the United States and that probably more than half her officers and men were Northerners?”
“Eh? What?” The Major stared bewilderedly a moment. Then he chuckled62 and laid one big knotted hand on Winthrop’s shoulder. “Mr. Winthrop, sir,” he said, “I reckon all that doesn’t matter so much now.”

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1 concussion 5YDys     
n.脑震荡;震动
参考例句:
  • He was carried off the field with slight concussion.他因轻微脑震荡给抬离了现场。
  • She suffers from brain concussion.她得了脑震荡。
2 unpacked 78a068b187a564f21b93e72acffcebc3     
v.从(包裹等)中取出(所装的东西),打开行李取出( unpack的过去式和过去分词 );拆包;解除…的负担;吐露(心事等)
参考例句:
  • I unpacked my bags as soon as I arrived. 我一到达就打开行李,整理衣物。
  • Our guide unpacked a picnic of ham sandwiches and offered us tea. 我们的导游打开装着火腿三明治的野餐盒,并给我们倒了些茶水。 来自辞典例句
3 invalid V4Oxh     
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的
参考例句:
  • He will visit an invalid.他将要去看望一个病人。
  • A passport that is out of date is invalid.护照过期是无效的。
4 watchful tH9yX     
adj.注意的,警惕的
参考例句:
  • The children played under the watchful eye of their father.孩子们在父亲的小心照看下玩耍。
  • It is important that health organizations remain watchful.卫生组织保持警惕是极为重要的。
5 hovering 99fdb695db3c202536060470c79b067f     
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫
参考例句:
  • The helicopter was hovering about 100 metres above the pad. 直升机在离发射台一百米的上空盘旋。
  • I'm hovering between the concert and the play tonight. 我犹豫不决今晚是听音乐会还是看戏。
6 beverages eb693dc3e09666bb339be2c419d0478e     
n.饮料( beverage的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • laws governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 控制酒类销售的法规
  • regulations governing the sale of alcoholic beverages 含酒精饮料的销售管理条例
7 appalling iNwz9     
adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的
参考例句:
  • The search was hampered by appalling weather conditions.恶劣的天气妨碍了搜寻工作。
  • Nothing can extenuate such appalling behaviour.这种骇人听闻的行径罪无可恕。
8 holly hrdzTt     
n.[植]冬青属灌木
参考例句:
  • I recently acquired some wood from a holly tree.最近我从一棵冬青树上弄了些木料。
  • People often decorate their houses with holly at Christmas.人们总是在圣诞节时用冬青来装饰房屋。
9 solicitude mFEza     
n.焦虑
参考例句:
  • Your solicitude was a great consolation to me.你对我的关怀给了我莫大的安慰。
  • He is full of tender solicitude towards my sister.他对我妹妹满心牵挂。
10 chamber wnky9     
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
参考例句:
  • For many,the dentist's surgery remains a torture chamber.对许多人来说,牙医的治疗室一直是间受刑室。
  • The chamber was ablaze with light.会议厅里灯火辉煌。
11 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。
12 heartily Ld3xp     
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很
参考例句:
  • He ate heartily and went out to look for his horse.他痛快地吃了一顿,就出去找他的马。
  • The host seized my hand and shook it heartily.主人抓住我的手,热情地和我握手。
13 pending uMFxw     
prep.直到,等待…期间;adj.待定的;迫近的
参考例句:
  • The lawsuit is still pending in the state court.这案子仍在州法庭等待定夺。
  • He knew my examination was pending.他知道我就要考试了。
14 solicitous CF8zb     
adj.热切的,挂念的
参考例句:
  • He was so solicitous of his guests.他对他的客人们非常关切。
  • I am solicitous of his help.我渴得到他的帮助。
15 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。
16 disastrously YuHzaY     
ad.灾难性地
参考例句:
  • Their profits began to spiral down disastrously. 他们的利润开始螺旋形地急剧下降。
  • The fit between the country's information needs and its information media has become disastrously disjointed. 全国的信息需求与信息传播媒介之间的配置,出现了严重的不协调。
17 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。
18 hesitation tdsz5     
n.犹豫,踌躇
参考例句:
  • After a long hesitation, he told the truth at last.踌躇了半天,他终于直说了。
  • There was a certain hesitation in her manner.她的态度有些犹豫不决。
19 groaned 1a076da0ddbd778a674301b2b29dff71     
v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦
参考例句:
  • He groaned in anguish. 他痛苦地呻吟。
  • The cart groaned under the weight of the piano. 大车在钢琴的重压下嘎吱作响。 来自《简明英汉词典》
20 pointed Il8zB4     
adj.尖的,直截了当的
参考例句:
  • He gave me a very sharp pointed pencil.他给我一支削得非常尖的铅笔。
  • She wished to show Mrs.John Dashwood by this pointed invitation to her brother.她想通过对达茨伍德夫人提出直截了当的邀请向她的哥哥表示出来。
21 cowardice norzB     
n.胆小,怯懦
参考例句:
  • His cowardice reflects on his character.他的胆怯对他的性格带来不良影响。
  • His refusal to help simply pinpointed his cowardice.他拒绝帮助正显示他的胆小。
22 loomed 9423e616fe6b658c9a341ebc71833279     
v.隐约出现,阴森地逼近( loom的过去式和过去分词 );隐约出现,阴森地逼近
参考例句:
  • A dark shape loomed up ahead of us. 一个黑糊糊的影子隐隐出现在我们的前面。
  • The prospect of war loomed large in everyone's mind. 战事将起的庞大阴影占据每个人的心。 来自《简明英汉词典》
23 nervously tn6zFp     
adv.神情激动地,不安地
参考例句:
  • He bit his lip nervously,trying not to cry.他紧张地咬着唇,努力忍着不哭出来。
  • He paced nervously up and down on the platform.他在站台上情绪不安地走来走去。
24 desperately cu7znp     
adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地
参考例句:
  • He was desperately seeking a way to see her again.他正拼命想办法再见她一面。
  • He longed desperately to be back at home.他非常渴望回家。
25 perfectly 8Mzxb     
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The witnesses were each perfectly certain of what they said.证人们个个对自己所说的话十分肯定。
  • Everything that we're doing is all perfectly above board.我们做的每件事情都是光明正大的。
26 flicked 7c535fef6da8b8c191b1d1548e9e790a     
(尤指用手指或手快速地)轻击( flick的过去式和过去分词 ); (用…)轻挥; (快速地)按开关; 向…笑了一下(或瞥了一眼等)
参考例句:
  • She flicked the dust off her collar. 她轻轻弹掉了衣领上的灰尘。
  • I idly picked up a magazine and flicked through it. 我漫不经心地拿起一本杂志翻看着。
27 tragic inaw2     
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
参考例句:
  • The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲。
  • Charles was a man doomed to tragic issues.查理是个注定不得善终的人。
28 huddled 39b87f9ca342d61fe478b5034beb4139     
挤在一起(huddle的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • We huddled together for warmth. 我们挤在一块取暖。
  • We huddled together to keep warm. 我们挤在一起来保暖。
29 ordeal B4Pzs     
n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验
参考例句:
  • She managed to keep her sanity throughout the ordeal.在那场磨难中她始终保持神志正常。
  • Being lost in the wilderness for a week was an ordeal for me.在荒野里迷路一星期对我来说真是一场磨难。
30 intensity 45Ixd     
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度
参考例句:
  • I didn't realize the intensity of people's feelings on this issue.我没有意识到这一问题能引起群情激奋。
  • The strike is growing in intensity.罢工日益加剧。
31 discretion FZQzm     
n.谨慎;随意处理
参考例句:
  • You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。
  • Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。
32 disorder Et1x4     
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
参考例句:
  • When returning back,he discovered the room to be in disorder.回家后,他发现屋子里乱七八糟。
  • It contained a vast number of letters in great disorder.里面七零八落地装着许多信件。
33 endearments 0da46daa9aca7d0f1ca78fd7aa5e546f     
n.表示爱慕的话语,亲热的表示( endearment的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • They were whispering endearments to each other. 他们彼此低声倾吐着爱慕之情。
  • He held me close to him, murmuring endearments. 他抱紧了我,喃喃述说着爱意。 来自辞典例句
34 triumphantly 9fhzuv     
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地
参考例句:
  • The lion was roaring triumphantly. 狮子正在发出胜利的吼叫。
  • Robert was looking at me triumphantly. 罗伯特正得意扬扬地看着我。
35 utterly ZfpzM1     
adv.完全地,绝对地
参考例句:
  • Utterly devoted to the people,he gave his life in saving his patients.他忠于人民,把毕生精力用于挽救患者的生命。
  • I was utterly ravished by the way she smiled.她的微笑使我完全陶醉了。
36 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
参考例句:
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他,这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
37 sob HwMwx     
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
参考例句:
  • The child started to sob when he couldn't find his mother.孩子因找不到他妈妈哭了起来。
  • The girl didn't answer,but continued to sob with her head on the table.那个女孩不回答,也不抬起头来。她只顾低声哭着。
38 faltered d034d50ce5a8004ff403ab402f79ec8d     
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃
参考例句:
  • He faltered out a few words. 他支吾地说出了几句。
  • "Er - but he has such a longhead!" the man faltered. 他不好意思似的嚅嗫着:“这孩子脑袋真长。”
39 espied 980e3f8497fb7a6bd10007d67965f9f7     
v.看到( espy的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • One day a youth espied her as he was hunting.She saw him and recognized him as her own son, mow grown a young man. 一日,她被一个正在行猎的小伙子看见了,她认出来这个猎手原来是自己的儿子,现在已长成为一个翩翩的少年。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • In a little while he espied the two giants. 一会儿就看见了那两个巨人。 来自辞典例句
40 determinedly f36257cec58d5bd4b23fb76b1dd9d64f     
adv.决意地;坚决地,坚定地
参考例句:
  • "Don't shove me,'said one of the strikers, determinedly. "I'm not doing anything." “别推我,"其中的一个罢工工人坚决地说,"我可没干什么。” 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Dorothy's chin set determinedly as she looked calmly at him. 多萝西平静地看着他,下巴绷得紧紧的,看来是打定主意了。 来自名作英译部分
41 duel 2rmxa     
n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争
参考例句:
  • The two teams are locked in a duel for first place.两个队为争夺第一名打得难解难分。
  • Duroy was forced to challenge his disparager to duel.杜洛瓦不得不向诋毁他的人提出决斗。
42 haughtily haughtily     
adv. 傲慢地, 高傲地
参考例句:
  • She carries herself haughtily. 她举止傲慢。
  • Haughtily, he stalked out onto the second floor where I was standing. 他傲然跨出电梯,走到二楼,我刚好站在那儿。
43 obsolete T5YzH     
adj.已废弃的,过时的
参考例句:
  • These goods are obsolete and will not fetch much on the market.这些货品过时了,在市场上卖不了高价。
  • They tried to hammer obsolete ideas into the young people's heads.他们竭力把陈旧思想灌输给青年。
44 sling fEMzL     
vt.扔;悬挂;n.挂带;吊索,吊兜;弹弓
参考例句:
  • The boy discharged a stone from a sling.这个男孩用弹弓射石头。
  • By using a hoist the movers were able to sling the piano to the third floor.搬运工人用吊车才把钢琴吊到3楼。
45 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的;巨大的
参考例句:
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
46 aggrieved mzyzc3     
adj.愤愤不平的,受委屈的;悲痛的;(在合法权利方面)受侵害的v.令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式);令委屈,令苦恼,侵害( aggrieve的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • He felt aggrieved at not being chosen for the team. 他因没被选到队里感到愤愤不平。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • She is the aggrieved person whose fiance&1& did not show up for their wedding. 她很委屈,她的未婚夫未出现在他们的婚礼上。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 scowled b83aa6db95e414d3ef876bc7fd16d80d     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He scowled his displeasure. 他满脸嗔色。
  • The teacher scowled at his noisy class. 老师对他那喧闹的课堂板着脸。
48 erect 4iLzm     
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
参考例句:
  • She held her head erect and her back straight.她昂着头,把背挺得笔直。
  • Soldiers are trained to stand erect.士兵们训练站得笔直。
49 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。
50 enquire 2j5zK     
v.打听,询问;调查,查问
参考例句:
  • She wrote to enquire the cause of the delay.她只得写信去询问拖延的理由。
  • We will enquire into the matter.我们将调查这事。
51 gasped e6af294d8a7477229d6749fa9e8f5b80     
v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要
参考例句:
  • She gasped at the wonderful view. 如此美景使她惊讶得屏住了呼吸。
  • People gasped with admiration at the superb skill of the gymnasts. 体操运动员的高超技艺令人赞叹。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
52 judgment e3xxC     
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
参考例句:
  • The chairman flatters himself on his judgment of people.主席自认为他审视人比别人高明。
  • He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。
53 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
参考例句:
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她,她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代,她的表演生涯黯然失色。
54 abominably 71996a6a63478f424db0cdd3fd078878     
adv. 可恶地,可恨地,恶劣地
参考例句:
  • From her own point of view Barbara had behaved abominably. 在她看来,芭芭拉的表现是恶劣的。
  • He wanted to know how abominably they could behave towards him. 他希望能知道他们能用什么样的卑鄙手段来对付他。
55 kindly tpUzhQ     
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
参考例句:
  • Her neighbours spoke of her as kindly and hospitable.她的邻居都说她和蔼可亲、热情好客。
  • A shadow passed over the kindly face of the old woman.一道阴影掠过老太太慈祥的面孔。
56 cane RsNzT     
n.手杖,细长的茎,藤条;v.以杖击,以藤编制的
参考例句:
  • This sugar cane is quite a sweet and juicy.这甘蔗既甜又多汁。
  • English schoolmasters used to cane the boys as a punishment.英国小学老师过去常用教鞭打男学生作为惩罚。
57 darting darting     
v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔
参考例句:
  • Swallows were darting through the clouds. 燕子穿云急飞。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Swallows were darting through the air. 燕子在空中掠过。 来自辞典例句
58 meager zB5xZ     
adj.缺乏的,不足的,瘦的
参考例句:
  • He could not support his family on his meager salary.他靠微薄的工资无法养家。
  • The two men and the woman grouped about the fire and began their meager meal.两个男人同一个女人围着火,开始吃起少得可怜的午饭。
59 intervention e5sxZ     
n.介入,干涉,干预
参考例句:
  • The government's intervention in this dispute will not help.政府对这场争论的干预不会起作用。
  • Many people felt he would be hostile to the idea of foreign intervention.许多人觉得他会反对外来干预。
60 trifling SJwzX     
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
参考例句:
  • They quarreled over a trifling matter.他们为这种微不足道的事情争吵。
  • So far Europe has no doubt, gained a real conveniency,though surely a very trifling one.直到现在为止,欧洲无疑地已经获得了实在的便利,不过那确是一种微不足道的便利。
61 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队;(同类作的)一组
参考例句:
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时,他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
62 chuckled 8ce1383c838073977a08258a1f3e30f8     
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • She chuckled at the memory. 想起这件事她就暗自发笑。
  • She chuckled softly to herself as she remembered his astonished look. 想起他那惊讶的表情,她就轻轻地暗自发笑。


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