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Chapter 29
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    THE inhabitants of the little house in Passy were of necessityearly risers; but when Susy jumped out of bed the next morningno one else was astir, and it lacked nearly an hour of the callof the bonne's alarm-clock.

  For a moment Susy leaned out of her dark room into the darkernight. A cold drizzle2 fell on her face, and she shivered anddrew back. Then, lighting3 a candle, and shading it, as herhabit was, from the sleeping child, she slipped on her dressing-gown and opened the door. On the threshold she paused to lookat her watch. Only half-past five! She thought withcompunction of the unkindness of breaking in on Junie Fulmer'sslumbers; but such scruples4 did not weigh an ounce in thebalance of her purpose. Poor Junie would have to oversleepherself on Sunday, that was all.

  Susy stole into the passage, opened a door, and cast her lighton the girl's face.

  "Junie! Dearest Junie, you must wake up!"Junie lay in the abandonment of youthful sleep; but at the soundof her name she sat up with the promptness of a grown person onwhom domestic burdens have long weighed.

  "Which one of them is it?" she asked, one foot already out ofbed.

  "Oh, Junie dear, no ... it's nothing wrong with the children ...

  or with anybody," Susy stammered5, on her knees by the bed.

  In the candlelight, she saw Junie's anxious brow darkenreproachfully.

  "Oh, Susy, then why--? I was just dreaming we were all drivingabout Rome in a great big motor-car with father and mother!""I'm so sorry, dear. What a lovely dream! I'm a brute8 to haveinterrupted it--"She felt the little girl's awakening9 scrutiny10. "If there'snothing wrong with anybody, why are you crying, Susy? Is it youthere's something wrong with? What has happened?""Am I crying?" Susy rose from her knees and sat down on thecounterpane. "Yes, it is me. And I had to disturb you.""Oh, Susy, darling, what is it?" Junie's arms were about her ina flash, and Susy grasped them in burning fingers.

  "Junie, listen! I've got to go away at once-- to leave you allfor the whole day. I may not be back till late this evening;late to-night; I can't tell. I promised your mother I'd neverleave you; but I've got to--I've got to."Junie considered her agitated11 face with fully7 awakened12 eyes.

  "Oh, I won't tell, you know, you old brick, " she said withsimplicity.

  Susy hugged her. "Junie, Junie, you darling! But that wasn'twhat I meant. Of course you may tell--you must tell. I shallwrite to your mother myself. But what worries me is the idea ofhaving to go away-- away from Paris--for the whole day, withGeordie still coughing a little, and no one but that sillyAngele to stay with him while you're out--and no one but you totake yourself and the others to school. But Junie, Junie, I'vegot to do it!" she sobbed13 out, clutching the child tighter.

  Junie Fulmer, with her strangely mature perception of the case,and seemingly of every case that fate might call on her to dealwith, sat for a moment motionless in Susy's hold. Then shefreed her wrists with an adroit14 twist, and leaning back againstthe pillows said judiciously15: "You'll never in the world bringup a family of your own if you take on like this over otherpeople's children."Through all her turmoil17 of spirit the observation drew a laughfrom Susy. "Oh, a family of my own--I don't deserve one, theway I'm behaving to your"Junie still considered her. "My dear, a change will do yougood: you need it," she pronounced.

  Susy rose with a laughing sigh. "I'm not at all sure it will!

  But I've got to have it, all the same. Only I do feelanxious--and I can't even leave you my address!"Junie still seemed to examine the case.

  "Can't you even tell me where you're going?" she ventured, as ifnot quite sure of the delicacy18 of asking.

  "Well--no, I don't think I can; not till I get back. Besides,even if I could it wouldn't be much use, because I couldn't giveyou my address there. I don't know what it will be.""But what does it matter, if you're coming back to-night?""Of course I'm coming back! How could you possibly imagine Ishould think of leaving you for more than a day?""Oh, I shouldn't be afraid--not much, that is, with the poker,and Nat's water-pistol," emended Junie, still judicious16.

  Susy again enfolded her vehemently19, and then turned to morepractical matters. She explained that she wished if possible tocatch an eight-thirty train from the Gare de Lyon, and thatthere was not a moment to lose if the children were to bedressed and fed, and full instructions written out for Junie andAngele, before she rushed for the underground.

  While she bathed Geordie, and then hurried into her own clothes,she could not help wondering at her own extreme solicitude20 forher charges. She remembered, with a pang21, how often she haddeserted Clarissa Vanderlyn for the whole day, and even for twoor three in succession--poor little Clarissa, whom she knew tobe so unprotected, so exposed to evil influences. She had beentoo much absorbed in her own greedy bliss22 to be more thanintermittently aware of the child; but now, she felt, no sorrowhowever ravaging23, no happiness however absorbing, would everagain isolate24 her from her kind.

  And then these children were so different! The exquisiteClarissa was already the predestined victim of her surroundings:

  her budding soul was divided from Susy's by the same barrier ofincomprehension that separated the latter from Mrs. Vanderlyn.

  Clarissa had nothing to teach Susy but the horror of her ownhard little appetites; whereas the company of the noisyargumentative Fulmers had been a school of wisdom andabnegation.

  As she applied25 the brush to Geordie's shining head and thehandkerchief to his snuffling nose, the sense of what she owedhim was so borne in on Susy that she interrupted the process tocatch him to her bosom26.

  "I'll have such a story to tell you when I get back to-night, ifyou'll promise me to be good all day," she bargained with him;and Geordie, always astute27, bargained back: "Before I promise,I'd like to know what story."At length all was in order. Junie had been enlightened, andAngele stunned28, by the minuteness of Susy's instructions; andthe latter, waterproofed29 and stoutly30 shod, descended31 thedoorstep, and paused to wave at the pyramid of heads yearning32 toher from an upper window.

  It was hardly light, and still raining, when she turned into thedismal street. As usual, it was empty; but at the corner sheperceived a hesitating taxi, with luggage piled beside thedriver. Perhaps it was some early traveller, just arriving, whowould release the carriage in time for her to catch it, and thusavoid the walk to the metro33, and the subsequent strap-hanging;for it was the work-people's hour. Susy raced toward thevehicle, which, overcoming its hesitation34, was beginning to movein her direction. Observing this, she stopped to see where itwould discharge its load. Thereupon the taxi stopped also, andthe load discharged itself in front of her in the shape of NickLansing.

  The two stood staring at each other through the rain till Nickbroke out: "Where are you going? I came to get you.""To get me? To get me?" she repeated. Beside the driver shehad suddenly remarked the old suit-case from which her husbandhad obliged her to extract Strefford's cigars as they wereleaving Como; and everything that had happened since seemed tofall away and vanish in the pang and rapture35 of that memory.

  "To get you; yes. Of course." He spoke36 the words peremptorily,almost as if they were an order. "Where were you going?" herepeated.

  Without answering, she turned toward the house. He followedher, and the laden37 taxi closed the procession.

  "Why are you out in such weather without an umbrella?" hecontinued, in the same severe tone, drawing her under theshelter of his.

  "Oh, because Junie's umbrella is in tatters, and I had to leaveher mine, as I was going away for the whole day." She spoke thewords like a person in a trance.

  "For the whole day? At this hour? Where?"They were on the doorstep, and she fumbled38 automatically for herkey, let herself in, and led the way to the sitting-room39. Ithad not been tidied up since the night before. The children'sschool books lay scattered40 on the table and sofa, and the emptyfireplace was grey with ashes. She turned to Nick in the pallidlight.

  "I was going to see you," she stammered, "I was going to followyou to Fontainebleau, if necessary, to tell you ... to preventyou...."He repeated in the same aggressive tone: "Tell me what?

  Prevent what?""Tell you that there must be some other way ... some decentway ... of our separating ... without that horror. that horrorof your going off with a woman ...."He stared, and then burst into a laugh. The blood rushed to herface. She had caught a familiar ring in his laugh, and itwounded her. What business had he, at such a time, to laugh inthe old way?

  "I'm sorry; but there is no other way, I'm afraid. No other waybut one," he corrected himself.

  She raised her head sharply. "Well?""That you should be the woman. --Oh, my dear!" He had droppedhis mocking smile, and was at her side, her hands in his. "Oh,my dear, don't you see that we've both been feeling the samething, and at the same hour? You lay awake thinking of it allnight, didn't you? So did I. Whenever the clock struck, I saidto myself: 'She's hearing it too.' And I was up beforedaylight, and packed my traps--for I never want to set footagain in that awful hotel where I've lived in hell for the lastthree days. And I swore to myself that I'd go off with a womanby the first train I could catch--and so I mean to, my dear."She stood before him numb41. Yes, numb: that was the worst ofit! The violence of the reaction had been too great, and shecould hardly understand what he was saying. Instead, shenoticed that the tassel42 of the window-blind was torn off again(oh, those children!), and vaguely43 wondered if his luggage weresafe on the waiting taxi. One heard such stories ....

  His voice came back to her. "Susy! Listen!" he was entreating44.

  "You must see yourself that it can't be. We're married--isn'tthat all that matters? Oh, I know--I've behaved like a brute:

  a cursed arrogant45 ass1! You couldn't wish that ass a worsekicking than I've given him! But that's not the point, you see.

  The point is that we're married .... Married .... Doesn't itmean something to you, something--inexorable? It does to me. Ididn't dream it would--in just that way. But all I can say isthat I suppose the people who don't feel it aren't reallymarried-and they'd better separate; much better. As for us--"Through her tears she gasped46 out: "That's what I felt ...

  that's what I said to Streff ...."He was upon her with a great embrace. "My darling! My darling!

  You have told him?""Yes," she panted. "That's why I'm living here." She paused.

  "And you've told Coral?"She felt his embrace relax. He drew away a little, stillholding her, but with lowered head.

  "No ... I ... haven't.""Oh, Nick! But then--?"He caught her to him again, resentfully. "Well--then what?

  What do you mean? What earthly difference does it make?""But if you've told her you were going to marry her--" (Try asshe would, her voice was full of silver chimes.)"Marry her? Marry her?" he echoed. "But how could I? Whatdoes marriage mean anyhow? If it means anything at all itmeans--you! And I can't ask Coral Hicks just to come and livewith me, can I?"Between crying and laughing she lay on his breast, and his handpassed over her hair.

  They were silent for a while; then he began again: "You said ityourself yesterday, you know."She strayed back from sunlit distances. "Yesterday?""Yes: that Grace Fulmer says you can't separate two peoplewho've been through a lot of things--""Ah, been through them together--it's not the things, you see,it's the togetherness," she interrupted.

  "The togetherness--that's it!" He seized on the word as if ithad just been coined to express their case, and his mind couldrest in it without farther labour.

  The door-bell rang, and they started. Through the window theysaw the taxi-driver gesticulating enquiries as to the fate ofthe luggage.

  "He wants to know if he's to leave it here," Susy laughed.

  "No--no! You're to come with me," her husband declared.

  "Come with you?" She laughed again at the absurdity47 of thesuggestion.

  "Of course: this very instant. What did you suppose? That Iwas going away without you? Run up and pack your things," hecommanded.

  "My things? My things? But I can't leave the children!"He stared, between indignation and amusement. "Can't leave thechildren? Nonsense! Why, you said yourself you were going tofollow me to Fontainebleau--"She reddened again, this time a little painfully "I didn't knowwhat I was doing .... I had to find you ... but I should havecome back this evening, no matter what happened.""No matter what?"She nodded, and met his gaze resolutely48.

  "No; but really--""Really, I can't leave the children till Nat and Grace comeback. I promised I wouldn't.""Yes; but you didn't know then .... Why on earth can't theirnurse look after them?""There isn't any nurse but me.""Good Lord!""But it's only for two weeks more," she pleaded. "Two weeks!

  Do you know how long I've been without you!" He seized her byboth wrists, and drew them against his breast. "Come with me atleast for two days--Susy!" he entreated49 her.

  "Oh," she cried, "that's the very first time you've said myname!""Susy, Susy, then--my Susy--Susy! And you've only said mineonce, you know.""Nick!" she sighed, at peace, as if the one syllable50 were amagic seed that hung out great branches to envelop51 them.

  "Well, then, Susy, be reasonable. Come!""Reasonable--oh, reasonable!" she sobbed through laughter.

  "Unreasonable, then! That's even better."She freed herself, and drew back gently. "Nick, I swore Iwouldn't leave them; and I can't. It's not only my promise totheir mother--it's what they've been to me themselves. Youdon't, know ... You can't imagine the things they've taught me.

  They're awfully52 naughty at times, because they're so clever; butwhen they're good they're the wisest people I know." Shepaused, and a sudden inspiration illuminated53 her. "But whyshouldn't we take them with us?" she exclaimed.

  Her husband's arms fell away from her, and he stood dumfounded.

  "Take them with us?""Why not?""All five of them?""Of course--I couldn't possibly separate them. And Junie andNat will help us to look after the young ones.""Help us!" he groaned54.

  "Oh, you'll see; they won't bother you. Just leave it to me;I'll manage--" The word stopped her short, and an agony ofcrimson suffused55 her from brow to throat. Their eyes met; andwithout a word he stooped and laid his lips gently on the stainof red on her neck.

  "Nick," she breathed, her hands in his.

  "But those children--"Instead of answering, she questioned: "Where are we going?"His face lit up.

  "Anywhere, dearest, that you choose.""Well--I choose Fontainebleau!" she exulted56.

  "So do I! But we can't take all those children to an hotel atFontainebleau, can we?" he questioned weakly. "You see, dear,there's the mere6 expense of it--"Her eyes were already travelling far ahead of him. "The expensewon't amount to much. I've just remembered that Angele, thebonne, has a sister who is cook there in a nice old-fashionedpension which must be almost empty at this time of year. I'msure I can ma--arrange easily," she hurried on, nearly trippingagain over the fatal word. "And just think of the treat it willbe to them! This is Friday, and I can get them let off fromtheir afternoon classes, and keep them in the country tillMonday. Poor darlings, they haven't been out of Paris formonths! And I daresay the change will cure Geordie's cough--Geordie's the youngest," she explained, surprised to findherself, even in the rapture of reunion, so absorbed in thewelfare of the Fulmers.

  She was conscious that her husband was surprised also; butinstead of prolonging the argument he simply questioned: "WasGeordie the chap you had in your arms when you opened the frontdoor the night before last?"She echoed: "I opened the front door the night before last?""To a boy with a parcel.""Oh," she sobbed, "you were there? You were watching?"He held her to him, and the currents flowed between them warmand full as on the night of their moon over Como.

  In a trice, after that, she had the matter in hand and herforces marshalled. The taxi was paid, Nick's luggage depositedin the vestibule, and the children, just piling down tobreakfast, were summoned in to hear the news.

  It was apparent that, seasoned to surprises as they were, Nick'spresence took them aback. But when, between laughter andembraces, his identity, and his right to be where he was, hadbeen made clear to them, Junie dismissed the matter by askinghim in her practical way: "Then I suppose we may talk about youto Susy now?"--and thereafter all five addressed themselves tothe vision of their imminent57 holiday.

  >From that moment the little house became the centre of awhirlwind. Treats so unforeseen, and of such magnitude, wererare in the young Fulmers' experience, and had it not been forJunie's steadying influence Susy's charges would have got out ofhand. But young Nat, appealed to by Nick on the ground of theircommon manhood, was induced to forego celebrating the event onhis motor horn (the very same which had tortured the NewHampshire echoes), and to assert his authority over his juniors;and finally a plan began to emerge from the chaos58, and eachchild to fit into it like a bit of a picture puzzle.

  Susy, riding the whirlwind with her usual firmness, neverthelessfelt an undercurrent of anxiety. There had been no time as yet,between her and Nick, to revert59 to money matters; and wherethere was so little money it could not, obviously, much matter.

  But that was the more reason for being secretly aghast at herintrepid resolve not to separate herself from her charges. Athree days' honey-moon with five children in the party-andchildren with the Fulmer appetite--could not but be a costlybusiness; and while she settled details, packed them off toschool, and routed out such nondescript receptacles as the housecontained in the way of luggage, her thoughts remained fixed60 onthe familiar financial problem.

  Yes--it was cruel to have it rear its hated head, even throughthe bursting boughs61 of her new spring; but there it was, theperpetual serpent in her Eden, to be bribed62, fed, sent to sleepwith such scraps63 as she could beg, borrow or steal for it. Andshe supposed it was the price that fate meant her to pay for herblessedness, and was surer than ever that the blessedness wasworth it. Only, how was she to compound the business with hernew principles?

  With the children's things to pack, luncheon64 to be got ready,and the Fontainebleau pension to be telephoned to, there waslittle time to waste on moral casuistry; and Susy asked herselfwith a certain irony65 if the chronic66 lack of time to deal withmoney difficulties had not been the chief cause of her previouslapses. There was no time to deal with this question either; notime, in short, to do anything but rush forward on a great galeof plans and preparations, in the course of which she whirledNick forth67 to buy some charcuterie for luncheon, and telephoneto Fontainebleau.

  Once he was gone--and after watching him safely round thecorner--she too got into her wraps, and transferring a smallpacket from her dressing-case to her pocket, hastened out in adifferent direction.


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1 ass qvyzK     
n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人
参考例句:
  • He is not an ass as they make him.他不象大家猜想的那样笨。
  • An ass endures his burden but not more than his burden.驴能负重但不能超过它能力所负担的。
2 drizzle Mrdxn     
v.下毛毛雨;n.毛毛雨,蒙蒙细雨
参考例句:
  • The shower tailed off into a drizzle.阵雨越来越小,最后变成了毛毛雨。
  • Yesterday the radio forecast drizzle,and today it is indeed raining.昨天预报有小雨,今天果然下起来了。
3 lighting CpszPL     
n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光
参考例句:
  • The gas lamp gradually lost ground to electric lighting.煤气灯逐渐为电灯所代替。
  • The lighting in that restaurant is soft and romantic.那个餐馆照明柔和而且浪漫。
4 scruples 14d2b6347f5953bad0a0c5eebf78068a     
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • I overcame my moral scruples. 我抛开了道德方面的顾虑。
  • I'm not ashamed of my scruples about your family. They were natural. 我并未因为对你家人的顾虑而感到羞耻。这种感觉是自然而然的。 来自疯狂英语突破英语语调
5 stammered 76088bc9384c91d5745fd550a9d81721     
v.结巴地说出( stammer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • Barsad leaned back in his chair, and stammered, \"What do you mean?\" 巴萨往椅背上一靠,结结巴巴地说,“你是什么意思?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
6 mere rC1xE     
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
参考例句:
  • That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。
  • It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。
7 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。
8 brute GSjya     
n.野兽,兽性
参考例句:
  • The aggressor troops are not many degrees removed from the brute.侵略军简直象一群野兽。
  • That dog is a dangerous brute.It bites people.那条狗是危险的畜牲,它咬人。
9 awakening 9ytzdV     
n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的
参考例句:
  • the awakening of interest in the environment 对环境产生的兴趣
  • People are gradually awakening to their rights. 人们正逐渐意识到自己的权利。
10 scrutiny ZDgz6     
n.详细检查,仔细观察
参考例句:
  • His work looks all right,but it will not bear scrutiny.他的工作似乎很好,但是经不起仔细检查。
  • Few wives in their forties can weather such a scrutiny.很少年过四十的妻子经得起这么仔细的观察。
11 agitated dzgzc2     
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
参考例句:
  • His answers were all mixed up,so agitated was he.他是那样心神不定,回答全乱了。
  • She was agitated because her train was an hour late.她乘坐的火车晚点一个小时,她十分焦虑。
12 awakened de71059d0b3cd8a1de21151c9166f9f0     
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
参考例句:
  • She awakened to the sound of birds singing. 她醒来听到鸟的叫声。
  • The public has been awakened to the full horror of the situation. 公众完全意识到了这一状况的可怕程度。 来自《简明英汉词典》
13 sobbed 4a153e2bbe39eef90bf6a4beb2dba759     
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说
参考例句:
  • She sobbed out the story of her son's death. 她哭诉着她儿子的死。
  • She sobbed out the sad story of her son's death. 她哽咽着诉说她儿子死去的悲惨经过。
14 adroit zxszv     
adj.熟练的,灵巧的
参考例句:
  • Jamie was adroit at flattering others.杰米很会拍马屁。
  • His adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers.他对质问者的机敏应答使他赢得了很多追随者。
15 judiciously 18cfc8ca2569d10664611011ec143a63     
adv.明断地,明智而审慎地
参考例句:
  • Let's use these intelligence tests judiciously. 让我们好好利用这些智力测试题吧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His ideas were quaint and fantastic. She brought him judiciously to earth. 他的看法荒廖古怪,她颇有见识地劝他面对现实。 来自辞典例句
16 judicious V3LxE     
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的
参考例句:
  • We should listen to the judicious opinion of that old man.我们应该听取那位老人明智的意见。
  • A judicious parent encourages his children to make their own decisions.贤明的父亲鼓励儿女自作抉择。
17 turmoil CKJzj     
n.骚乱,混乱,动乱
参考例句:
  • His mind was in such a turmoil that he couldn't get to sleep.内心的纷扰使他无法入睡。
  • The robbery put the village in a turmoil.抢劫使全村陷入混乱。
18 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。
19 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。
20 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。
21 pang OKixL     
n.剧痛,悲痛,苦闷
参考例句:
  • She experienced a sharp pang of disappointment.她经历了失望的巨大痛苦。
  • She was beginning to know the pang of disappointed love.她开始尝到了失恋的痛苦。
22 bliss JtXz4     
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福
参考例句:
  • It's sheer bliss to be able to spend the day in bed.整天都可以躺在床上真是幸福。
  • He's in bliss that he's won the Nobel Prize.他非常高兴,因为获得了诺贝尔奖金。
23 ravaging e90f8f750b2498433008f5dea0a1890a     
毁坏( ravage的现在分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫
参考例句:
  • It is believed that in fatigue there is a repeated process of ravaging the material. 据认为,在疲劳中,有一个使材料毁坏的重复过程。
  • I was able to capture the lion that was ravaging through town. 我能逮住正在城里肆虐的那头狮子。
24 isolate G3Exu     
vt.使孤立,隔离
参考例句:
  • Do not isolate yourself from others.不要把自己孤立起来。
  • We should never isolate ourselves from the masses.我们永远不能脱离群众。
25 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。
26 bosom Lt9zW     
n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的
参考例句:
  • She drew a little book from her bosom.她从怀里取出一本小册子。
  • A dark jealousy stirred in his bosom.他内心生出一阵恶毒的嫉妒。
27 astute Av7zT     
adj.机敏的,精明的
参考例句:
  • A good leader must be an astute judge of ability.一个优秀的领导人必须善于识别人的能力。
  • The criminal was very astute and well matched the detective in intelligence.这个罪犯非常狡猾,足以对付侦探的机智。
28 stunned 735ec6d53723be15b1737edd89183ec2     
adj. 震惊的,惊讶的 动词stun的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • The fall stunned me for a moment. 那一下摔得我昏迷了片刻。
  • The leaders of the Kopper Company were then stunned speechless. 科伯公司的领导们当时被惊得目瞪口呆。
29 waterproofed 355fc7d6d1943c1bb38f087aa9bc4aa5     
v.使防水,使不透水( waterproof的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Waterproofed 100% leather upper, with a light, durable polyurethane molded sole. 有一亮,持久聚氨基甲酸乙酯的使能防水100%皮革鞋帮塑造脚底。 来自互联网
  • The outer covering of the egg is waterproofed to prevent the embryo from drying out. 鸡蛋的外壳是不透水的,防止胚胎失水。 来自互联网
30 stoutly Xhpz3l     
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
参考例句:
  • He stoutly denied his guilt.他断然否认自己有罪。
  • Burgess was taxed with this and stoutly denied it.伯杰斯为此受到了责难,但是他自己坚决否认有这回事。
31 descended guQzoy     
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
参考例句:
  • A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。
  • The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。
32 yearning hezzPJ     
a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的
参考例句:
  • a yearning for a quiet life 对宁静生活的向往
  • He felt a great yearning after his old job. 他对过去的工作有一种强烈的渴想。
33 metro XogzNA     
n.地铁;adj.大都市的;(METRO)麦德隆(财富500强公司之一总部所在地德国,主要经营零售)
参考例句:
  • Can you reach the park by metro?你可以乘地铁到达那个公园吗?
  • The metro flood gate system is a disaster prevention equipment.地铁防淹门系统是一种防灾设备。
34 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。
35 rapture 9STzG     
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜
参考例句:
  • His speech was received with rapture by his supporters.他的演说受到支持者们的热烈欢迎。
  • In the midst of his rapture,he was interrupted by his father.他正欢天喜地,被他父亲打断了。
36 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。
37 laden P2gx5     
adj.装满了的;充满了的;负了重担的;苦恼的
参考例句:
  • He is laden with heavy responsibility.他肩负重任。
  • Dragging the fully laden boat across the sand dunes was no mean feat.将满载货物的船拖过沙丘是一件了不起的事。
38 fumbled 78441379bedbe3ea49c53fb90c34475f     
(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下
参考例句:
  • She fumbled in her pocket for a handkerchief. 她在她口袋里胡乱摸找手帕。
  • He fumbled about in his pockets for the ticket. 他(瞎)摸着衣兜找票。
39 sitting-room sitting-room     
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室
参考例句:
  • The sitting-room is clean.起居室很清洁。
  • Each villa has a separate sitting-room.每栋别墅都有一间独立的起居室。
40 scattered 7jgzKF     
adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的
参考例句:
  • Gathering up his scattered papers,he pushed them into his case.他把散乱的文件收拾起来,塞进文件夹里。
41 numb 0RIzK     
adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木
参考例句:
  • His fingers were numb with cold.他的手冻得发麻。
  • Numb with cold,we urged the weary horses forward.我们冻得发僵,催着疲惫的马继续往前走。
42 tassel egKyo     
n.流苏,穗;v.抽穗, (玉米)长穗须
参考例句:
  • The corn has begun to tassel.玉米开始长出穗状雄花。
  • There are blue tassels on my curtains.我的窗帘上有蓝色的流苏。
43 vaguely BfuzOy     
adv.含糊地,暖昧地
参考例句:
  • He had talked vaguely of going to work abroad.他含糊其词地说了到国外工作的事。
  • He looked vaguely before him with unseeing eyes.他迷迷糊糊的望着前面,对一切都视而不见。
44 entreating 8c1a0bd5109c6bc77bc8e612f8bff4a0     
恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • We have not bound your feet with our entreating arms. 我们不曾用恳求的手臂来抱住你的双足。
  • The evening has come. Weariness clings round me like the arms of entreating love. 夜来到了,困乏像爱的恳求用双臂围抱住我。
45 arrogant Jvwz5     
adj.傲慢的,自大的
参考例句:
  • You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。
  • People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。
46 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》
47 absurdity dIQyU     
n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论
参考例句:
  • The proposal borders upon the absurdity.这提议近乎荒谬。
  • The absurdity of the situation made everyone laugh.情况的荒谬可笑使每个人都笑了。
48 resolutely WW2xh     
adj.坚决地,果断地
参考例句:
  • He resolutely adhered to what he had said at the meeting. 他坚持他在会上所说的话。
  • He grumbles at his lot instead of resolutely facing his difficulties. 他不是果敢地去面对困难,而是抱怨自己运气不佳。
49 entreated 945bd967211682a0f50f01c1ca215de3     
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • They entreated and threatened, but all this seemed of no avail. 他们时而恳求,时而威胁,但这一切看来都没有用。
  • 'One word,' the Doctor entreated. 'Will you tell me who denounced him?' “还有一个问题,”医生请求道,“你可否告诉我是谁告发他的?” 来自英汉文学 - 双城记
50 syllable QHezJ     
n.音节;vt.分音节
参考例句:
  • You put too much emphasis on the last syllable.你把最后一个音节读得太重。
  • The stress on the last syllable is light.最后一个音节是轻音节。
51 envelop Momxd     
vt.包,封,遮盖;包围
参考例句:
  • All combine to form a layer of mist to envelop this region.织成一层烟雾又笼罩着这个地区。
  • The dust cloud will envelop the planet within weeks.产生的尘云将会笼罩整个星球长达几周。
52 awfully MPkym     
adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地
参考例句:
  • Agriculture was awfully neglected in the past.过去农业遭到严重忽视。
  • I've been feeling awfully bad about it.对这我一直感到很难受。
53 illuminated 98b351e9bc282af85e83e767e5ec76b8     
adj.被照明的;受启迪的
参考例句:
  • Floodlights illuminated the stadium. 泛光灯照亮了体育场。
  • the illuminated city at night 夜幕中万家灯火的城市
54 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》
55 suffused b9f804dd1e459dbbdaf393d59db041fc     
v.(指颜色、水气等)弥漫于,布满( suffuse的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Her face was suffused with colour. 她满脸通红。
  • Her eyes were suffused with warm, excited tears. 她激动地热泪盈眶。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
56 exulted 4b9c48640b5878856e35478d2f1f2046     
狂喜,欢跃( exult的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The people exulted at the victory. 人们因胜利而欢腾。
  • The people all over the country exulted in the success in launching a new satellite. 全国人民为成功地发射了一颗新的人造卫星而欢欣鼓舞。
57 imminent zc9z2     
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
参考例句:
  • The black clounds show that a storm is imminent.乌云预示暴风雨即将来临。
  • The country is in imminent danger.国难当头。
58 chaos 7bZyz     
n.混乱,无秩序
参考例句:
  • After the failure of electricity supply the city was in chaos.停电后,城市一片混乱。
  • The typhoon left chaos behind it.台风后一片混乱。
59 revert OBwzV     
v.恢复,复归,回到
参考例句:
  • Let us revert to the earlier part of the chapter.让我们回到本章的前面部分。
  • Shall we revert to the matter we talked about yesterday?我们接着昨天谈过的问题谈,好吗?
60 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。
61 boughs 95e9deca9a2fb4bbbe66832caa8e63e0     
大树枝( bough的名词复数 )
参考例句:
  • The green boughs glittered with all their pearls of dew. 绿枝上闪烁着露珠的光彩。
  • A breeze sighed in the higher boughs. 微风在高高的树枝上叹息着。
62 bribed 1382e59252debbc5bd32a2d1f691bd0f     
v.贿赂( bribe的过去式和过去分词 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
参考例句:
  • They bribed him with costly presents. 他们用贵重的礼物贿赂他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • He bribed himself onto the committee. 他暗通关节,钻营投机挤进了委员会。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
63 scraps 737e4017931b7285cdd1fa3eb9dd77a3     
油渣
参考例句:
  • Don't litter up the floor with scraps of paper. 不要在地板上乱扔纸屑。
  • A patchwork quilt is a good way of using up scraps of material. 做杂拼花布棉被是利用零碎布料的好办法。
64 luncheon V8az4     
n.午宴,午餐,便宴
参考例句:
  • We have luncheon at twelve o'clock.我们十二点钟用午餐。
  • I have a luncheon engagement.我午饭有约。
65 irony P4WyZ     
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄
参考例句:
  • She said to him with slight irony.她略带嘲讽地对他说。
  • In her voice we could sense a certain tinge of irony.从她的声音里我们可以感到某种讥讽的意味。
66 chronic BO9zl     
adj.(疾病)长期未愈的,慢性的;极坏的
参考例句:
  • Famine differs from chronic malnutrition.饥荒不同于慢性营养不良。
  • Chronic poisoning may lead to death from inanition.慢性中毒也可能由虚弱导致死亡。
67 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。


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