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Chapter 13
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'Where's Oliver?' said the Jew, rising with a menacing look. 'Where's the boy?'

The young thieves eyed their preceptor as if they were alarmed at his violence; and looked uneasily at each other. But they made no reply.

'What's become of the boy?' said the Jew, seizing the Dodger1 tightly by the collar, and threatening him with horrid2 imprecations. 'Speak out, or I'll throttle3 you!'

Mr. Fagin looked so very much in earnest, that Charley Bates, who deemed it prudent4 in all cases to be on the safe side, and who conceived it by no means improbable that it might be his turn to be throttled5 second, dropped upon his knees, and raised a loud, well-sustained, and continuous roar--something between a mad bull and a speaking trumpet6.

'Will you speak?' thundered the Jew: shaking the Dodger so much that his keeping in the big coat at all, seemed perfectly7 miraculous8.

'Why, the traps have got him, and that's all about it,' said the Dodger, sullenly9. 'Come, let go o' me, will you!' And, swinging himself, at one jerk, clean out of the big coat, which he left in the Jew's hands, the Dodger snatched up the toasting fork, and made a pass at the merry old gentleman's waistcoat; which, if it had taken effect, would have let a little more merriment out than could have been easily replaced.

The Jew stepped back in this emergency, with more agility11 than could have been anticipated in a man of his apparent decrepitude12; and, seizing up the pot, prepared to hurl13 it at his assailant's head. But Charley Bates, at this moment, calling his attention by a perfectly terrific howl, he suddenly altered its destination, and flung it full at that young gentleman.

'Why, what the blazes is in the wind now!' growled14 a deep voice. 'Who pitched that 'ere at me? It's well it's the beer, and not the pot, as hit me, or I'd have settled somebody. I might have know'd, as nobody but an infernal, rich, plundering15, thundering old Jew could afford to throw away any drink but water--and not that, unless he done the River Company every quarter. Wot's it all about, Fagin? D--me, if my neck-handkercher an't lined with beer! Come in, you sneaking16 warmint; wot are you stopping outside for, as if you was ashamed of your master! Come in!'

The man who growled out these words, was a stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace-up half boots, and grey cotton stockings which inclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling17 calves;--the kind of legs, which in such costume, always look in an unfinished and incomplete state without a set of fetters18 to garnish19 them. He had a brown hat on his head, and a dirty belcher handkerchief round his neck: with the long frayed20 ends of which he smeared21 the beer from his face as he spoke22. He disclosed, when he had done so, a broad heavy countenance23 with a beard of three days' growth, and two scowling24 eyes; one of which displayed various parti-coloured symptoms of having been recently damaged by a blow.

'Come in, d'ye hear?' growled this engaging ruffian.

A white shaggy dog, with his face scratched and torn in twenty different places, skulked26 into the room.

'Why didn't you come in afore?' said the man. 'You're getting too proud to own me afore company, are you? Lie down!'

This command was accompanied with a kick, which sent the animal to the other end of the room. He appeared well used to it, however; for he coiled himself up in a corner very quietly, without uttering a sound, and winking27 his very ill-looking eyes twenty times in a minute, appeared to occupy himself in taking a survey of the apartment.

'What are you up to? Ill-treating the boys, you covetous28, avaricious29, in-sa-ti-a-ble old fence?' said the man, seating himself deliberately30. 'I wonder they don't murder you! I would if I was them. If I'd been your 'prentice, I'd have done it long ago, and--no, I couldn't have sold you afterwards, for you're fit for nothing but keeping as a curiousity of ugliness in a glass bottle, and I suppose they don't blow glass bottles large enough.'

'Hush31! hush! Mr. Sikes,' said the Jew, trembling; 'don't speak so loud!'

'None of your mistering,' replied the ruffian; 'you always mean mischief32 when you come that. You know my name: out with it! I shan't disgrace it when the time comes.'

'Well, well, then--Bill Sikes,' said the Jew, with abject33 humility34. 'You seem out of humour, Bill.'

'Perhaps I am,' replied Sikes; 'I should think you was rather out of sorts too, unless you mean as little harm when you throw pewter pots about, as you do when you blab and--'

'Are you mad?' said the Jew, catching35 the man by the sleeve, and pointing towards the boys.

Mr. Sikes contented36 himself with tying an imaginary knot under his left ear, and jerking his head over on the right shoulder; a piece of dumb show which the Jew appeared to understand perfectly. He then, in cant37 terms, with which his whole conversation was plentifully38 besprinkled, but which would be quite unintelligible39 if they were recorded here, demanded a glass of liquor.

'And mind you don't poison it,' said Mr. Sikes, laying his hat upon the table.

This was said in jest; but if the speaker could have seen the evil leer with which the Jew bit his pale lip as he turned round to the cupboard, he might have thought the caution not wholly unnecessary, or the wish (at all events) to improve upon the distiller's ingenuity40 not very far from the old gentleman's merry heart.

After swallowing two of three glasses of spirits, Mr. Sikes condescended41 to take some notice of the young gentlemen; which gracious act led to a conversation, in which the cause and manner of Oliver's capture were circumstantially detailed42, with such alterations43 and improvements on the truth, as to the Dodger appeared most advisable under the circumstances.

'I'm afraid,' said the Jew, 'that he may say something which will get us into trouble.'

'That's very likely,' returned Sikes with a malicious44 grin. 'You're blowed upon, Fagin.'

'And I'm afraid, you see,' added the Jew, speaking as if he had not noticed the interruption; and regarding the other closely as he did so,--'I'm afraid that, if the game was up with us, it might be up with a good many more, and that it would come out rather worse for you than it would for me, my dear.'

The man started, and turned round upon the Jew. But the old gentleman's shoulders were shrugged45 up to his ears; and his eyes were vacantly staring on the opposite wall.

There was a long pause. Every member of the respectable coterie46 appeared plunged47 in his own reflections; not excepting the dog, who by a certain malicious licking of his lips seemed to be meditating48 an attack upon the legs of the first gentleman or lady he might encounter in the streets when he went out.

'Somebody must find out wot's been done at the office,' said Mr. Sikes in a much lower tone than he had taken since he came in.

The Jew nodded assent49.

'If he hasn't peached, and is committed, there's no fear till he comes out again,' said Mr. Sikes, 'and then he must be taken care on. You must get hold of him somehow.'

Again the Jew nodded.

The prudence50 of this line of action, indeed, was obvious; but, unfortunately, there was one very strong objection to its being adopted. This was, that the Dodger, and Charley Bates, and Fagin, and Mr. William Sikes, happened, one and all, to entertain a violent and deeply-rooted antipathy51 to going near a police-office on any ground or pretext52 whatever.

How long they might have sat and looked at each other, in a state of uncertainty53 not the most pleasant of its kind, it is difficult to guess. It is not necessary to make any guesses on the subject, however; for the sudden entrance of the two young ladies whom Oliver had seen on a former occasion, caused the conversation to flow afresh.

'The very thing!' said the Jew. 'Bet will go; won't you, my dear?'

'Wheres?' inquired the young lady.

'Only just up to the office, my dear,' said the Jew coaxingly54.

It is due to the young lady to say that she did not positively55 affirm that she would not, but that she merely expressed an emphatic56 and earnest desire to be 'blessed' if she would; a polite and delicate evasion57 of the request, which shows the young lady to have been possessed58 of that natural good breeding which cannot bear to inflict59 upon a fellow-creature, the pain of a direct and pointed60 refusal.

The Jew's countenance fell. He turned from this young lady, who was gaily61, not to say gorgeously attired62, in a red gown, green boots, and yellow curl-papers, to the other female.

'Nancy, my dear,' said the Jew in a soothing63 manner, 'what do YOU say?'

'That it won't do; so it's no use a-trying it on, Fagin,' replied Nancy.

'What do you mean by that?' said Mr. Sikes, looking up in a surly manner.

'What I say, Bill,' replied the lady collectedly.

'Why, you're just the very person for it,' reasoned Mr. Sikes: 'nobody about here knows anything of you.'

'And as I don't want 'em to, neither,' replied Nancy in the same composed manner, 'it's rather more no than yes with me, Bill.'

'She'll go, Fagin,' said Sikes.

'No, she won't, Fagin,' said Nancy.

'Yes, she will, Fagin,' said Sikes.

And Mr. Sikes was right. By dint64 of alternate threats, promises, and bribes65, the lady in question was ultimately prevailed upon to undertake the commission. She was not, indeed, withheld66 by the same considerations as her agreeable friend; for, having recently removed into the neighborhood of Field Lane from the remote but genteel suburb of Ratcliffe, she was not under the same apprehension67 of being recognised by any of her numerous acquaintances.

Accordingly, with a clean white apron68 tied over her gown, and her curl-papers tucked up under a straw bonnet,--both articles of dress being provided from the Jew's inexhaustible stock,--Miss Nancy prepared to issue forth69 on her errand.

'Stop a minute, my dear,' said the Jew, producing, a little covered basket. 'Carry that in one hand. It looks more respectable, my dear.'

'Give her a door-key to carry in her t'other one, Fagin,' said Sikes; 'it looks real and genivine like.'

'Yes, yes, my dear, so it does,' said the Jew, hanging a large street-door key on the forefinger70 of the young lady's right hand.

'There; very good! Very good indeed, my dear!' said the Jew, rubbing his hands.

'Oh, my brother! My poor, dear, sweet, innocent little brother!' exclaimed Nancy, bursting into tears, and wringing71 the little basket and the street-door key in an agony of distress72. 'What has become of him! Where have they taken him to! Oh, do have pity, and tell me what's been done with the dear boy, gentlemen; do, gentlemen, if you please, gentlemen!'

Having uttered those words in a most lamentable73 and heart-broken tone: to the immeasurable delight of her hearers: Miss Nancy paused, winked74 to the company, nodded smilingly round, and disappeared.

'Ah, she's a clever girl, my dears,' said the Jew, turning round to his young friends, and shaking his head gravely, as if in mute admonition to them to follow the bright example they had just beheld75.

'She's a honour to her sex,' said Mr. Sikes, filling his glass, and smiting76 the table with his enormous fist. 'Here's her health, and wishing they was all like her!'

While these, and many other encomiums, were being passed on the accomplished77 Nancy, that young lady made the best of her way to the police-office; whither, notwithstanding a little natural timidity consequent upon walking through the streets alone and unprotected, she arrived in perfect safety shortly afterwards.

Entering by the back way, she tapped softly with the key at one of the cell-doors, and listened. There was no sound within: so she coughed and listened again. Still there was no reply: so she spoke.

'Nolly, dear?' murmured Nancy in a gentle voice; 'Nolly?'

There was nobody inside but a miserable78 shoeless criminal, who had been taken up for playing the flute79, and who, the offence against society having been clearly proved, had been very properly committed by Mr. Fang80 to the House of Correction for one month; with the appropriate and amusing remark that since he had so much breath to spare, it would be more wholesomely81 expended82 on the treadmill83 than in a musical instrument. He made no answer: being occupied mentally bewailing the loss of the flute, which had been confiscated84 for the use of the county: so Nancy passed on to the next cell, and knocked there.

'Well!' cried a faint and feeble voice.

'Is there a little boy here?' inquired Nancy, with a preliminary sob85.

'No,' replied the voice; 'God forbid.'

This was a vagrant86 of sixty-five, who was going to prison for _not_ playing the flute; or, in other words, for begging in the streets, and doing nothing for his livelihood87. In the next cell was another man, who was going to the same prison for hawking88 tin saucepans without license89; thereby90 doing something for his living, in defiance91 of the Stamp-office.

But, as neither of these criminals answered to the name of Oliver, or knew anything about him, Nancy made straight up to the bluff92 officer in the striped waistcoat; and with the most piteous wailings and lamentations, rendered more piteous by a prompt and efficient use of the street-door key and the little basket, demanded her own dear brother.

'I haven't got him, my dear,' said the old man.

'Where is he?' screamed Nancy, in a distracted manner.

'Why, the gentleman's got him,' replied the officer.

'What gentleman! Oh, gracious heavens! What gentleman?' exclaimed Nancy.

In reply to this incoherent questioning, the old man informed the deeply affected93 sister that Oliver had been taken ill in the office, and discharged in consequence of a witness having proved the robbery to have been committed by another boy, not in custody94; and that the prosecutor95 had carried him away, in an insensible condition, to his own residence: of and concerning which, all the informant knew was, that it was somewhere in Pentonville, he having heard that word mentioned in the directions to the coachman.

In a dreadful state of doubt and uncertainty, the agonised young woman staggered to the gate, and then, exchanging her faltering96 walk for a swift run, returned by the most devious97 and complicated route she could think of, to the domicile of the Jew.

Mr. Bill Sikes no sooner heard the account of the expedition delivered, than he very hastily called up the white dog, and, putting on his hat, expeditiously98 departed: without devoting any time to the formality of wishing the company good-morning.

'We must know where he is, my dears; he must be found,' said the Jew greatly excited. 'Charley, do nothing but skulk25 about, till you bring home some news of him! Nancy, my dear, I must have him found. I trust to you, my dear,--to you and the Artful for everything! Stay, stay,' added the Jew, unlocking a drawer with a shaking hand; 'there's money, my dears. I shall shut up this shop to-night. You'll know where to find me! Don't stop here a minute. Not an instant, my dears!'

With these words, he pushed them from the room: and carefully double-locking and barring the door behind them, drew from its place of concealment99 the box which he had unintentionally disclosed to Oliver. Then, he hastily proceeded to dispose the watches and jewellery beneath his clothing.

A rap at the door startled him in this occupation. 'Who's there?' he cried in a shrill100 tone.

'Me!' replied the voice of the Dodger, through the key-hole.

'What now?' cried the Jew impatiently.

'Is he to be kidnapped to the other ken10, Nancy says?' inquired the Dodger.

'Yes,' replied the Jew, 'wherever she lays hands on him. Find him, find him out, that's all. I shall know what to do next; never fear.'

The boy murmured a reply of intelligence: and hurried downstairs after his companions.

'He has not peached so far,' said the Jew as he pursued his occupation. 'If he means to blab us among his new friends, we may stop his mouth yet.'


   “奥立弗哪儿去了?”犹太人杀气腾腾地站了起来,说道,“那小子在哪儿?”

    两个小扒手呆呆地望着自己的师傅,似乎被他的火气吓了一跳,彼此忐忑不安地看了一眼,没有回答。

    “那孩子怎么啦?”费金一边死死揪住机灵鬼的衣领,一边用可怕的诅咒恐吓他。“说啊,不然我掐死你。”

    费金先生的神气全然不像是在开玩笑,查理贝兹一向认为不管出现什么情况,明哲保身都是上策,估计第二个被掐死的肯定就是自己了,他立刻跪倒在地,发出一阵响亮的、绵延不绝的嚎叫――既像是发了疯的公牛叫,又像传声筒里的说话声。

    “你说不说?”费金暴跳如雷,狠命地摇拽着机灵鬼,那件宽宽大大的外套居然没把他人整个抖出来,真是不可思议。

    “唷,他给逮住了,就这么回事,”机灵鬼沮丧地说,“喂,你放手啊,你放不放?”机灵鬼晃了一下,一使劲挣脱了身子,将肥大的外套留在了费金手里。机灵鬼猛地抓起烤面包的叉子,照着这位快活老绅士的背心就是一下,这一下要是叉中了的话,管保叫他损失不少乐子,决不是轻而易举就能恢复过来的。

    在这千钧一发之际,费金往后一闪便躲开了,真叫人猜不透,他表面上衰老不堪,这一进一退之间却十分敏捷。他抓起白锡锅,准备冲着敌方头上砸过去。就在这时候,查理贝兹发出一声恐怖万分的嚎叫,岔开了他的注意力,他突然改变了目标,把锅子照准那一位小绅士摔去。

    “嗬,风风火火的,还真来劲哩。”一个低沉的嗓音忿忿不平地说,“是谁把啤酒往我身上乱泼?幸好砸在我身上的是啤酒,不是那口锅,不然我可得找谁算账了。我就知道,除了一个无法无天、坐地分赃的混账犹太上老财,恐怕谁也破费不起,抓起饮料乱设,大不了也就是泼水――那也得每个季度骗自来水公司一回。费金,到底是怎么回事?妈的,如果我围脖儿上沾的不是啤酒的话,哼哼。进来呀,你这个鬼头鬼脑的杂种,还不肯进来,总不成还替你家主人害臊。进来!”

    发这一通牢骚的是一个年约三十五六岁,长得壮壮实实的汉子。此人穿一件黑色平绒外套,淡褐色马裤脏兮兮的,半长统靴,铅灰色套袜里裹着两条粗腿,腿肚上肌肉鼓得高高的――这两条腿,又是这样一副装束,看上去总让人觉得是一件尚未完工的半成品,单缺一副脚镣作为装饰。他戴着一顶灰色帽子,脖子上裹了一条龌龊的蓝白花围巾,一边说话,一边用长长的、已经磨破的围巾角擦去脸上的啤酒。啤酒擦掉了,一张呆板的宽脸膛露了出来,胡子已经三天没刮,两只阴沉的眼睛,有一只眼睛周围什么颜色都有,那是最近挨了一击留下的。

    “进来,你听见了没有?”这位引人注目的煞神咆哮起来。

    一只毛蓬蓬的白狗躲躲闪闪地跑进来,脸上带着二十来处伤痕裂口。

    “你先前干吗不进来?”那汉子说道,“你也太骄傲了,当着大家连我都不认了,是不是啊?躺下吧。”

    这道命令伴随着一脚,把那畜生打发到了屋子的另一头。然而,狗显然已经习以为常,它悄无声息地蜷在角落里,没发出一点响动,一双贼眼一分钟约莫眨巴了二十次,看样子正在考察这间屋子。

    “你人什么?在虐待这些孩子吗,你这个贪得无厌,贪――心――不――足的老守财奴?”汉子大大咧咧地坐了下来。“我真纳闷,他们怎么没有杀了你。我要是他们,准会于掉你。我要是你徒弟的话,早这么做了,嗯――不,宰了以后你就卖不出去了,你还就值当一件丑不可耐的古董,装在玻璃瓶里,就是他们恐怕吹不出这么大的瓶子。”

    “嘘,嘘!赛克斯先生,”老犹太浑身直哆嗦,说道,“不要说那么大声。”

    “什么先生不先生的,”那恶棍回答,“你来这一手,从来就没安过好心。你知道我名字,只管叫我的名字。时候一到,我不会丢人现眼的。”

    “好了,好了,那――比尔赛克斯,”费金低声下气地说,“你好像不太高兴,比尔。”

    “很可能,”赛克斯回答,“我看你也不怎么舒坦,除非你不把到处乱摔白锡锅当回事,就跟你胡说――”

    “你疯了吗?”费金扯了一把赛克斯的衣袖,指了指那两个少年。

    赛克斯先生打住话头,在右耳下边做了一个打结的动作,头一偏倒在右边肩膀上――老犹太对这类哑剧显然心领神会。接下来,赛克斯照着帮口里的说法,要了一杯酒。他的话里这类玩意儿多的是,如果一一记录下来,恐怕谁也看不懂。

    “你可留神,别往里边下毒。”赛克斯先生说着,把帽子放在桌上。

    这话是说着玩的,可说话人如果看见老犹太咬着惨白的嘴唇朝柜橱转过身去时那邪恶的一瞥,大概会想到这一警告并非纯属多余,或者说,希望对酿酒师傅的绝活略加改进的这种想法(措词且不论)在老绅士的乐天派心怀中并不是一点也没有。

    两三杯烧酒下肚,赛克斯先生亲自对二位小绅士做了一番垂询,这一善举引起一番谈话,谈话间奥立弗被捕的起因与经过都给详详细细讲了出来,顺便也作了若干修改加工,机灵鬼认为在这种场合进行一些修改是很有必要的。

    “我担心,”费金说道,“他会讲出一些事,把我们也搭进去。”

    “很有可能,”赛克斯恶狠狠地咧嘴笑了笑。“你倒霉了,费金。”

    “你瞧,我是有些担心,”老犹太仿佛对这一番打岔毫不在意似的,说话时眼睛紧紧盯着对方。“我担心的是,如果那场把戏牵连上我们,事儿可就闹大了,况且这档子事对你比对我更为不妙,我亲爱的。”

    赛克斯身子一震,朝费金转过身来。可老绅士只是把肩膀耸得快碰着耳朵了,两眼出神地盯着对面墙壁。

    话头中断了好一会儿,这可敬的一伙中的每一名成员似乎都各自陷入了沉思。连那只狗也不例外,它多少有些狠巴巴地舔了舔嘴唇,像是正在盘算,到了外边怎么着也要一口咬住在街上遇见的第一位先生或者女士的脚脖子。

    “得有人到局子里去打听打听。”赛克斯先生的嗓门比进门以后低了许多。

    费金点点头,表示赞成。

    “只要他没有招供,给判了刑,在他出来之前就不用犯愁,”赛克斯先生说道,“到时候可得看住了。你一定要想办法把他抓在手心里。”

    老犹太又点了一下头。

    一点不假,这一行动方案显然十分周密。不幸的是,采纳起来却存在着一个极大的障碍。那就是,碰巧机灵鬼、查理贝兹,还有费金和威廉赛克斯先生,个个都对靠近警察局抱有一种强烈的、根深蒂固的反感,不管是有什么理由或者借口都不想去。

    他们就这样坐着,面面相觑,这种心中没底的情况肯定是最令人不愉快的了,很难猜测他们到底要坐多久。不过,倒也无需作此推测了,因为奥立弗以前见过一次的那两位小姐这时飘然莅临,谈话顿时再度活跃起来。

    “来得真巧。”费金说话了,“蓓特会去的,是不是啊,我亲爱的?”

    “去哪儿?”蓓特小姐问。

    “到局子里跑一趟,我亲爱的。”犹太人诱戏道。

    应该为这位小姐说句公道话,她并没有直截了当承认自己不想去,只是表达了一个热切而强烈的愿望:要去的话,她宁可“挨雷劈”,用一个客气而又巧妙的适词,避开了正面回答。据此看来,这位小姐天生具有良好的教养,不忍心叫一位人类同胞蒙受断然拒绝、当面开销的痛苦。

    费金的脸色沉了下来,视线离开了这位身穿绛色长大衣、绿色靴子,头上夹着黄色卷发纸的小姐,她虽然说不上雍容华贵,倒也打扮得花枝招展。费金转向另一位姑娘。

    “南希,亲爱的,”费金用哄小孩的口气说,“你说怎么样呢?””

    “我说这办法行不通。试都不用试,费金。”南希回答。

    “你这是什么意思?”赛克斯先生板着面孔,眼睛往上一抬。

    “我就是这个意思,比尔。”小姐不紧不慢地说。

    “唔,你恰好是最合适的人,”赛克斯先生解释说,“这附近没有一个人知道你的底细。”

    “我也并不希罕他们知道,”南希仍旧十分泰然。“比尔,我看多一事不如少一事。”

    “她会去的,费金。”赛克斯说道。

    “不,费金,她不去。”南希说道。

    “噢,她会去的,费金。”赛克斯说。

    赛克斯先生终归说中了。经过轮番的恐吓哄骗,发誓许愿,这位小姐最后还是屈服了,接受了任务。说实话,她的考虑跟她那位好朋友不一样,因为她最近刚从虽说远一些但却相当体面的拉特克里佛郊区转移到菲尔胡同附近,她才不担心叫自己那些数不清的熟人认出来呢。

    于是,一条洁白的围裙系到了她的长大衣外边,一顶软帽遮住了满头的卷发纸,这两样东西都是从费金的取用不尽的存货中拿出来的――南希小姐准备出门办事了。

    “等一下,我亲爱的,”费金一边说,一边拿出一只盖着的小篮子。“用一只手拎住这个,看上去更像规矩人,我亲爱的。”

    “费金,给她一把大门钥匙,挂在另外一只手上,”赛克斯说,“看上去才体面,像那么回事。”

    “对,对,亲爱的,是那么回事,”费金将一把临街大门的大钥匙挂在姑娘右手食指上。“得,好极了。真是好极了,我亲爱的。”费金搓着手说。

    “喔,我的弟弟啊。我可怜的、可亲的、可爱的、天真的小弟啊。”南希放声大哭,一边痛不欲生地将那只篮子和大门钥匙绞来绞去。“不知道他到底怎么样了。他们把他带到哪儿去了?啊,可怜可怜吧,先生们,告诉我吧,这可爱的孩子到底怎么了,求求你们,先生,行行好,先生。”

    南希小姐说了这一段声调极其哀痛,令人心碎欲裂的台词,在场的几位听得乐不可支,她停下来,向伙伴们眨了眨眼,微笑着面面俱到地点点头,走了出去。

    “啊。真是个伶俐的丫头,诸位好人儿。”老犹太说着,朝一班年轻朋友转过身来,一本正经地摇了摇头,像是在用这无声的劝告,要他们向刚刚看到的那个光辉榜样学着点儿似的。

    “说得上是娘们中的大角色了,”赛克斯先生斟满自己的酒杯,大拳头往桌上一捶,说道,“这一杯祝她健康,但愿她们个个都像她。”

    正当诸如此类的赞颂言词纷纷加到才艺出众的南希头上的时候,这位小姐正全速赶往警察局,尽管孤身一人穿过大街,什么保护也没有,她不免显出了一点固有的胆怯,但仍然过了不多久就太太平平地到了。

    她从警察局后边那条路走了进去,用钥匙在一堵牢门上轻轻敲了敲,谛听着。里边没有响动。她咳了两声,又听了听。她依然没见有回音,便开口说道。

    “诺利在吗,喂?”南希小声地说,话音十分柔和。“诺利在不在?”

    这间屋子里关着一个倒霉的犯人,连鞋也没穿,他是因为吹长笛被关起来的,扰乱社会治安的指控业已查证清楚,范昂先生做了极其适当的判决:交感化院关一个月。范昂先生十分中肯而又风趣地指出,既然他力气多得没地方使,消磨在踏车上总比用在一种乐器上来得更卫生一些。这名犯人没有回答,还在一门心思地痛惜失去了笛子,那东西已经叫郡里充公了。于是南希来到下一间牢房,敲了敲门。

    “唉。”一个有气无力的声音叫道。

    “这儿关着一个小男孩吗?”南希的话音里带上了作为开场白的硬咽。

    “没有,”那声音答道,“没那事。”

    这是一个六十五岁的流浪者,他进监狱是因为不吹笛子,换句话说,是因为不干活糊口,沿街乞讨被抓了进来。再下一间关的是另一个男人,罪名是无照兜销铁锅,他为求生计,竟目无印花税税务局,那还有个不进监狱的?

    可是,这些囚犯听见叫奥立弗没有一个应声,也压根没有听说过他。南希径直找到那位穿条纹背心的憨厚警官,以最最凄苦的悲叹哀泣,请求他归还自己的******,大门钥匙和那只小篮子的作用立竿见影,使她显得更为楚楚动人。

    “我没有抓他啊,亲爱的。”老人说道。

    “那他在哪儿呢?”南希心烦意乱地哭喊着说。

    “嗨,那位绅士把他带走了。”警察回答。

    “什么绅士?啊,谢天谢地。什么绅士?”南希嚷了起来。

    在答复这一番东扯西拉的询问时,老人告诉这位装得活灵活现的姐姐,奥立弗在警察局里得了病,对证结果证明,偷东西的是另一个小孩,不是在押的一个,那位起诉人见他不省人事,就把他带到自己的住所去了,至于具体地点,这名警察只知道是在本顿维尔附近一个什么地方,他听见有人在叫马车的当儿提到过这个地名。

    苦恼的姑娘怀着满腹疑窦,蹒跚着朝大门走去,一出门,踌躇不定的步履顿时变为矫健轻捷的小跑,她煞费苦心地拣了一条最最迂回曲折的途径,回到费金的住所。

    比尔赛克斯一听到这次探险的报告,立刻忙不迭地叫醒那只白狗,戴上帽子,连在礼节上向同伴道声早安都顾不上,便匆匆离去。

    “非得弄清楚他在哪儿不可,宝贝儿,一定要把他找到,”费金激动不己地说,“查理,你什么事也别做了,各处逛逛去,听到他的消息赶紧带回来。南希,亲爱的,我一定要找到他。我相信你,亲爱的――在所有的事情上都信任你和机灵鬼。等等,等等,”老犹太补充说,他一只手哆嗦着,拉开抽屉。“宝贝儿,拿点钱去,今儿晚上铺子得关一关,你们知道上哪儿找我。一分钟也别多待,赶紧走,宝贝儿。”

    他一边说,一边把他们推出房间,随后小心翼翼地在门上加了双锁,插上门闩,从暗处取出那一个在奥立弗面前不慎暴露过的匣子,手忙脚乱地把金表和珠宝往衣服里塞。

    门上有人重重地敲了一下,忙乱中他给吓了一跳。“谁呀?”他厉声叫道。

    “是我。”透过锁眼传来机灵鬼的声音。

    “又怎么啦?”费金不耐烦地嚷了起来。

    “南希说,找到他是不是带到另一个窝去?”机灵鬼问道。

    “不错,”费金回答,“不管她在哪儿找到他都成。一定要找到他,把他找出来,就这么回事,往后咋办我心里有数,别怕。”

    这孩子低声答应一句“知道了”,便匆匆下楼追赶同伴们去了。

    “到现在为止他还没供出来,”说着,费金继续忙自己的事。“他要是存心在一帮子新朋友里边把我们吐出去,就得堵住他的嘴。”


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1 dodger Ku9z0c     
n.躲避者;躲闪者;广告单
参考例句:
  • They are tax dodgers who hide their interest earnings.他们是隐瞒利息收入的逃税者。
  • Make sure she pays her share she's a bit of a dodger.她自己的一份一定要她付清--她可是有点能赖就赖。
2 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。
3 throttle aIKzW     
n.节流阀,节气阀,喉咙;v.扼喉咙,使窒息,压
参考例句:
  • These government restrictions are going to throttle our trade.这些政府的限制将要扼杀我们的贸易。
  • High tariffs throttle trade between countries.高的关税抑制了国与国之间的贸易。
4 prudent M0Yzg     
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
参考例句:
  • A prudent traveller never disparages his own country.聪明的旅行者从不贬低自己的国家。
  • You must school yourself to be modest and prudent.你要学会谦虚谨慎。
5 throttled 1be2c244a7b85bf921df7bf52074492b     
v.扼杀( throttle的过去式和过去分词 );勒死;使窒息;压制
参考例句:
  • He throttled the guard with his bare hands. 他徒手掐死了卫兵。
  • The pilot got very low before he throttled back. 飞行员减速之前下降得很低。 来自《简明英汉词典》
6 trumpet AUczL     
n.喇叭,喇叭声;v.吹喇叭,吹嘘
参考例句:
  • He plays the violin, but I play the trumpet.他拉提琴,我吹喇叭。
  • The trumpet sounded for battle.战斗的号角吹响了。
7 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。
8 miraculous DDdxA     
adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的
参考例句:
  • The wounded man made a miraculous recovery.伤员奇迹般地痊愈了。
  • They won a miraculous victory over much stronger enemy.他们战胜了远比自己强大的敌人,赢得了非凡的胜利。
9 sullenly f65ccb557a7ca62164b31df638a88a71     
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
参考例句:
  • 'so what?" Tom said sullenly. “那又怎么样呢?”汤姆绷着脸说。
  • Emptiness after the paper, I sIt'sullenly in front of the stove. 报看完,想不出能找点什么事做,只好一人坐在火炉旁生气。
10 ken k3WxV     
n.视野,知识领域
参考例句:
  • Such things are beyond my ken.我可不懂这些事。
  • Abstract words are beyond the ken of children.抽象的言辞超出小孩所理解的范围.
11 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。
12 decrepitude Z9yyu     
n.衰老;破旧
参考例句:
  • Staying youth can be likened to climbing steep hill,while negligence will lead to decrepitude overnight. 保持青春已如爬坡,任由衰老会一泻千里。
  • The building had a general air of decrepitude and neglect.这座建筑看上去破旧失修,无人照管。
13 hurl Yc4zy     
vt.猛投,力掷,声叫骂
参考例句:
  • The best cure for unhappiness is to hurl yourself into your work.医治愁苦的最好办法就是全身心地投入工作。
  • To hurl abuse is no way to fight.谩骂决不是战斗。
14 growled 65a0c9cac661e85023a63631d6dab8a3     
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说
参考例句:
  • \"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道:“他们应受到鞭打。” 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He growled out an answer. 他低声威胁着回答。 来自《简明英汉词典》
15 plundering 765be35dd06b76b3790253a472c85681     
掠夺,抢劫( plunder的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • The troops crossed the country, plundering and looting as they went. 部队经过乡村,一路抢劫掳掠。
  • They amassed huge wealth by plundering the colonies. 他们通过掠夺殖民地聚敛了大笔的财富。
16 sneaking iibzMu     
a.秘密的,不公开的
参考例句:
  • She had always had a sneaking affection for him. 以前她一直暗暗倾心于他。
  • She ducked the interviewers by sneaking out the back door. 她从后门偷偷溜走,躲开采访者。
17 swelling OUzzd     
n.肿胀
参考例句:
  • Use ice to reduce the swelling. 用冰敷消肿。
  • There is a marked swelling of the lymph nodes. 淋巴结处有明显的肿块。
18 fetters 25139e3e651d34fe0c13030f3d375428     
n.脚镣( fetter的名词复数 );束缚v.给…上脚镣,束缚( fetter的第三人称单数 )
参考例句:
  • They were at last freed from the fetters of ignorance. 他们终于从愚昧无知的束缚中解脱出来。
  • They will run wild freed from the fetters of control. 他们一旦摆脱了束缚,就会变得无法无天。 来自《简明英汉词典》
19 garnish rzcyO     
n.装饰,添饰,配菜
参考例句:
  • The turkey was served with a garnish of parsley.做好的火鸡上面配上芫荽菜做点缀。
  • The sandwiches came with a rather limp salad garnish.三明治配着蔫软的色拉饰菜。
20 frayed 1e0e4bcd33b0ae94b871e5e62db77425     
adj.磨损的v.(使布、绳等)磨损,磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • His shirt was frayed. 他的衬衫穿破了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The argument frayed their nerves. 争辩使他们不快。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
21 smeared c767e97773b70cc726f08526efd20e83     
弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上
参考例句:
  • The children had smeared mud on the walls. 那几个孩子往墙上抹了泥巴。
  • A few words were smeared. 有写字被涂模糊了。
22 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。
23 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。
24 scowling bbce79e9f38ff2b7862d040d9e2c1dc7     
怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • There she was, grey-suited, sweet-faced, demure, but scowling. 她就在那里,穿着灰色的衣服,漂亮的脸上显得严肃而忧郁。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
  • Scowling, Chueh-hui bit his lips. 他马上把眉毛竖起来。 来自汉英文学 - 家(1-26) - 家(1-26)
25 skulk AEuzD     
v.藏匿;潜行
参考例句:
  • It's a hard thing to skulk and starve in the heather.躲在树林里的挨饿不是一件好受的事。
  • Harry skulked off.哈里偷偷地溜走了。
26 skulked e141a7947687027923a59bfad6fb5a6e     
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Sir Francis Clavering made his appearance, and skulked for a while about the magnificent rooms. 弗朗西斯·克拉弗林爵士也出席了,他在那些金碧辉煌的屋子里遛了一会。 来自辞典例句
  • He skulked around outside until the police had gone. 他窥探着四周,直至见到警察走开。 来自互联网
27 winking b599b2f7a74d5974507152324c7b8979     
n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • Anyone can do it; it's as easy as winking. 这谁都办得到,简直易如反掌。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The stars were winking in the clear sky. 星星在明亮的天空中闪烁。 来自《简明英汉词典》
28 covetous Ropz0     
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
参考例句:
  • She is envious of Jane's good looks and covetous of her car.她既忌妒简的美貌又垂涎她的汽车。
  • He raised his head,with a look of unrestrained greed in his covetous eyes.他抬起头来,贪婪的眼光露出馋涎欲滴的神情。
29 avaricious kepyY     
adj.贪婪的,贪心的
参考例句:
  • I call on your own memory as witness:remember we have avaricious hearts.假使你想要保证和证明,你可以回忆一下我们贪婪的心。
  • He is so avaricious that we call him a blood sucker.他如此贪婪,我们都叫他吸血鬼。
30 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。
31 hush ecMzv     
int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静
参考例句:
  • A hush fell over the onlookers.旁观者们突然静了下来。
  • Do hush up the scandal!不要把这丑事声张出去!
32 mischief jDgxH     
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
参考例句:
  • Nobody took notice of the mischief of the matter. 没有人注意到这件事情所带来的危害。
  • He seems to intend mischief.看来他想捣蛋。
33 abject joVyh     
adj.极可怜的,卑屈的
参考例句:
  • This policy has turned out to be an abject failure.这一政策最后以惨败而告终。
  • He had been obliged to offer an abject apology to Mr.Alleyne for his impertinence.他不得不低声下气,为他的无礼举动向艾莱恩先生请罪。
34 humility 8d6zX     
n.谦逊,谦恭
参考例句:
  • Humility often gains more than pride.谦逊往往比骄傲收益更多。
  • His voice was still soft and filled with specious humility.他的声音还是那么温和,甚至有点谦卑。
35 catching cwVztY     
adj.易传染的,有魅力的,迷人的,接住
参考例句:
  • There are those who think eczema is catching.有人就是认为湿疹会传染。
  • Enthusiasm is very catching.热情非常富有感染力。
36 contented Gvxzof     
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
参考例句:
  • He won't be contented until he's upset everyone in the office.不把办公室里的每个人弄得心烦意乱他就不会满足。
  • The people are making a good living and are contented,each in his station.人民安居乐业。
37 cant KWAzZ     
n.斜穿,黑话,猛扔
参考例句:
  • The ship took on a dangerous cant to port.船只出现向左舷危险倾斜。
  • He knows thieves'cant.他懂盗贼的黑话。
38 plentifully f6b211d13287486e1bf5cd496d4f9f39     
adv. 许多地,丰饶地
参考例句:
  • The visitors were plentifully supplied with food and drink. 给来宾准备了丰富的食物和饮料。
  • The oil flowed plentifully at first, but soon ran out. 起初石油大量涌出,但很快就枯竭了。
39 unintelligible sfuz2V     
adj.无法了解的,难解的,莫明其妙的
参考例句:
  • If a computer is given unintelligible data, it returns unintelligible results.如果计算机得到的是难以理解的数据,它给出的也将是难以理解的结果。
  • The terms were unintelligible to ordinary folk.这些术语一般人是不懂的。
40 ingenuity 77TxM     
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
参考例句:
  • The boy showed ingenuity in making toys.那个小男孩做玩具很有创造力。
  • I admire your ingenuity and perseverance.我钦佩你的别出心裁和毅力。
41 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。
42 detailed xuNzms     
adj.详细的,详尽的,极注意细节的,完全的
参考例句:
  • He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。
  • A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。
43 alterations c8302d4e0b3c212bc802c7294057f1cb     
n.改动( alteration的名词复数 );更改;变化;改变
参考例句:
  • Any alterations should be written in neatly to the left side. 改动部分应书写清晰,插在正文的左侧。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Gene mutations are alterations in the DNA code. 基因突变是指DNA 密码的改变。 来自《简明英汉词典》
44 malicious e8UzX     
adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的
参考例句:
  • You ought to kick back at such malicious slander. 你应当反击这种恶毒的污蔑。
  • Their talk was slightly malicious.他们的谈话有点儿心怀不轨。
45 shrugged 497904474a48f991a3d1961b0476ebce     
vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式)
参考例句:
  • Sam shrugged and said nothing. 萨姆耸耸肩膀,什么也没说。
  • She shrugged, feigning nonchalance. 她耸耸肩,装出一副无所谓的样子。 来自《简明英汉词典》
46 coterie VzJxh     
n.(有共同兴趣的)小团体,小圈子
参考例句:
  • The name is known to only a small coterie of collectors.这个名字只有收藏家的小圈子才知道。
  • Mary and her coterie gave a party to which we were not invited.玛利和她的圈内朋友举行派对,我们没被邀请。
47 plunged 06a599a54b33c9d941718dccc7739582     
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
参考例句:
  • The train derailed and plunged into the river. 火车脱轨栽进了河里。
  • She lost her balance and plunged 100 feet to her death. 她没有站稳,从100英尺的高处跌下摔死了。
48 meditating hoKzDp     
a.沉思的,冥想的
参考例句:
  • They were meditating revenge. 他们在谋划进行报复。
  • The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics. 这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。
49 assent Hv6zL     
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
参考例句:
  • I cannot assent to what you ask.我不能应允你的要求。
  • The new bill passed by Parliament has received Royal Assent.议会所通过的新方案已获国王批准。
50 prudence 9isyI     
n.谨慎,精明,节俭
参考例句:
  • A lack of prudence may lead to financial problems.不够谨慎可能会导致财政上出现问题。
  • The happy impute all their success to prudence or merit.幸运者都把他们的成功归因于谨慎或功德。
51 antipathy vM6yb     
n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物
参考例句:
  • I feel an antipathy against their behaviour.我对他们的行为很反感。
  • Some people have an antipathy to cats.有的人讨厌猫。
52 pretext 1Qsxi     
n.借口,托词
参考例句:
  • He used his headache as a pretext for not going to school.他借口头疼而不去上学。
  • He didn't attend that meeting under the pretext of sickness.他以生病为借口,没参加那个会议。
53 uncertainty NlFwK     
n.易变,靠不住,不确知,不确定的事物
参考例句:
  • Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation.她的批评将会使局势更加不稳定。
  • After six weeks of uncertainty,the strain was beginning to take its toll.6个星期的忐忑不安后,压力开始产生影响了。
54 coaxingly 2424e5a5134f6694a518ab5be2fcb7d5     
adv. 以巧言诱哄,以甘言哄骗
参考例句:
55 positively vPTxw     
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
参考例句:
  • She was positively glowing with happiness.她满脸幸福。
  • The weather was positively poisonous.这天气着实讨厌。
56 emphatic 0P1zA     
adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的
参考例句:
  • Their reply was too emphatic for anyone to doubt them.他们的回答很坚决,不容有任何人怀疑。
  • He was emphatic about the importance of being punctual.他强调严守时间的重要性。
57 evasion 9nbxb     
n.逃避,偷漏(税)
参考例句:
  • The movie star is in prison for tax evasion.那位影星因为逃税而坐牢。
  • The act was passed as a safeguard against tax evasion.这项法案旨在防止逃税行为。
58 possessed xuyyQ     
adj.疯狂的;拥有的,占有的
参考例句:
  • He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。
  • He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。
59 inflict Ebnz7     
vt.(on)把…强加给,使遭受,使承担
参考例句:
  • Don't inflict your ideas on me.不要把你的想法强加于我。
  • Don't inflict damage on any person.不要伤害任何人。
60 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。
61 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。
62 attired 1ba349e3c80620d3c58c9cc6c01a7305     
adj.穿着整齐的v.使穿上衣服,使穿上盛装( attire的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The bride was attired in white. 新娘穿一身洁白的礼服。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It is appropriate that everyone be suitably attired. 人人穿戴得体是恰当的。 来自《简明英汉词典》
63 soothing soothing     
adj.慰藉的;使人宽心的;镇静的
参考例句:
  • Put on some nice soothing music.播放一些柔和舒缓的音乐。
  • His casual, relaxed manner was very soothing.他随意而放松的举动让人很快便平静下来。
64 dint plVza     
n.由于,靠;凹坑
参考例句:
  • He succeeded by dint of hard work.他靠苦干获得成功。
  • He reached the top by dint of great effort.他费了很大的劲终于爬到了顶。
65 bribes f3132f875c572eefabf4271b3ea7b2ca     
n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 );向(某人)行贿,贿赂
参考例句:
  • It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
  • corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏
66 withheld f9d7381abd94e53d1fbd8a4e53915ec8     
withhold过去式及过去分词
参考例句:
  • I withheld payment until they had fulfilled the contract. 他们履行合同后,我才付款。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • There was no school play because the principal withheld his consent. 由于校长没同意,学校里没有举行比赛。 来自《简明英汉词典》
67 apprehension bNayw     
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
参考例句:
  • There were still areas of doubt and her apprehension grew.有些地方仍然存疑,于是她越来越担心。
  • She is a girl of weak apprehension.她是一个理解力很差的女孩。
68 apron Lvzzo     
n.围裙;工作裙
参考例句:
  • We were waited on by a pretty girl in a pink apron.招待我们的是一位穿粉红色围裙的漂亮姑娘。
  • She stitched a pocket on the new apron.她在新围裙上缝上一只口袋。
69 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。
70 forefinger pihxt     
n.食指
参考例句:
  • He pinched the leaf between his thumb and forefinger.他将叶子捏在拇指和食指之间。
  • He held it between the tips of his thumb and forefinger.他用他大拇指和食指尖拿着它。
71 wringing 70c74d76c2d55027ff25f12f2ab350a9     
淋湿的,湿透的
参考例句:
  • He was wringing wet after working in the field in the hot sun. 烈日下在田里干活使他汗流满面。
  • He is wringing out the water from his swimming trunks. 他正在把游泳裤中的水绞出来。
72 distress 3llzX     
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛
参考例句:
  • Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。
  • Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。
73 lamentable A9yzi     
adj.令人惋惜的,悔恨的
参考例句:
  • This lamentable state of affairs lasted until 1947.这一令人遗憾的事态一直持续至1947年。
  • His practice of inebriation was lamentable.他的酗酒常闹得别人束手无策。
74 winked af6ada503978fa80fce7e5d109333278     
v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮
参考例句:
  • He winked at her and she knew he was thinking the same thing that she was. 他冲她眨了眨眼,她便知道他的想法和她一样。
  • He winked his eyes at her and left the classroom. 他向她眨巴一下眼睛走出了教室。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
75 beheld beheld     
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
参考例句:
  • His eyes had never beheld such opulence. 他从未见过这样的财富。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The soul beheld its features in the mirror of the passing moment. 灵魂在逝去的瞬间的镜子中看到了自己的模样。 来自英汉文学 - 红字
76 smiting e786019cd4f5cf15076e237cea3c68de     
v.猛打,重击,打击( smite的现在分词 )
参考例句:
  • He set to smiting and overthrowing. 他马上就动手殴打和破坏。 来自辞典例句
77 accomplished UzwztZ     
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
参考例句:
  • Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
  • Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
78 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。
79 flute hj9xH     
n.长笛;v.吹笛
参考例句:
  • He took out his flute, and blew at it.他拿出笛子吹了起来。
  • There is an extensive repertoire of music written for the flute.有很多供长笛演奏的曲目。
80 fang WlGxD     
n.尖牙,犬牙
参考例句:
  • Look how the bone sticks out of the flesh like a dog's fang.瞧瞧,这根骨头从肉里露出来,象一只犬牙似的。
  • The green fairy's fang thrusting between his lips.绿妖精的尖牙从他的嘴唇里龇出来。
81 wholesomely c1b05c47efd906ba2561fe75404dc208     
卫生地,有益健康地
参考例句:
  • The papers we found shed some valuable light on this question, wholesomely contradicting all lies. 我们找到的这些论文资料对认识这个问题很有帮助,有利于反驳所有的谎言。
82 expended 39b2ea06557590ef53e0148a487bc107     
v.花费( expend的过去式和过去分词 );使用(钱等)做某事;用光;耗尽
参考例句:
  • She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在料理家务和照顾孩子上。
  • The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。 来自《简明英汉词典》
83 treadmill 1pOyz     
n.踏车;单调的工作
参考例句:
  • The treadmill has a heart rate monitor.跑步机上有个脉搏监视器。
  • Drugs remove man from the treadmill of routine.药物可以使人摆脱日常单调的工作带来的疲劳。
84 confiscated b8af45cb6ba964fa52504a6126c35855     
没收,充公( confiscate的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • Their land was confiscated after the war. 他们的土地在战后被没收。
  • The customs officer confiscated the smuggled goods. 海关官员没收了走私品。
85 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。
86 vagrant xKOzP     
n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的
参考例句:
  • A vagrant is everywhere at home.流浪者四海为家。
  • He lived on the street as a vagrant.他以在大街上乞讨为生。
87 livelihood sppzWF     
n.生计,谋生之道
参考例句:
  • Appropriate arrangements will be made for their work and livelihood.他们的工作和生活会得到妥善安排。
  • My father gained a bare livelihood of family by his own hands.父亲靠自己的双手勉强维持家计。
88 hawking ca928c4e13439b9aa979b863819d00de     
利用鹰行猎
参考例句:
  • He is hawking his goods everywhere. 他在到处兜售他的货物。
  • We obtain the event horizon and the Hawking spectrumformula. 得到了黑洞的局部事件视界位置和Hawking温度以及Klein—Gordon粒子的Hawking辐射谱。
89 license B9TzU     
n.执照,许可证,特许;v.许可,特许
参考例句:
  • The foreign guest has a license on the person.这个外国客人随身携带执照。
  • The driver was arrested for having false license plates on his car.司机由于使用假车牌而被捕。
90 thereby Sokwv     
adv.因此,从而
参考例句:
  • I have never been to that city,,ereby I don't know much about it.我从未去过那座城市,因此对它不怎么熟悉。
  • He became a British citizen,thereby gaining the right to vote.他成了英国公民,因而得到了投票权。
91 defiance RmSzx     
n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗
参考例句:
  • He climbed the ladder in defiance of the warning.他无视警告爬上了那架梯子。
  • He slammed the door in a spirit of defiance.他以挑衅性的态度把门砰地一下关上。
92 bluff ftZzB     
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
参考例句:
  • His threats are merely bluff.他的威胁仅仅是虚张声势。
  • John is a deep card.No one can bluff him easily.约翰是个机灵鬼。谁也不容易欺骗他。
93 affected TzUzg0     
adj.不自然的,假装的
参考例句:
  • She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
  • His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。
94 custody Qntzd     
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留
参考例句:
  • He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.等候判决期间他被还押候审一个星期。
  • He was taken into custody immediately after the robbery.抢劫案发生后,他立即被押了起来。
95 prosecutor 6RXx1     
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
参考例句:
  • The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。
  • The prosecutor would tear your testimony to pieces.检查官会把你的证言驳得体无完肤。
96 faltering b25bbdc0788288f819b6e8b06c0a6496     
犹豫的,支吾的,蹒跚的
参考例句:
  • The economy shows no signs of faltering. 经济没有衰退的迹象。
  • I canfeel my legs faltering. 我感到我的腿在颤抖。
97 devious 2Pdzv     
adj.不坦率的,狡猾的;迂回的,曲折的
参考例句:
  • Susan is a devious person and we can't depend on her.苏姗是个狡猾的人,我们不能依赖她。
  • He is a man who achieves success by devious means.他这个人通过不正当手段获取成功。
98 expeditiously yt0z2I     
adv.迅速地,敏捷地
参考例句:
  • They have to be evaluated expeditiously, carefully with the patient fully UNDRESSED. 我看过许多的枪伤患者,但是就只有阿扁的伤口没有上述情形,真是天佑台湾。 来自互联网
  • We will expeditiously facilitate trade transactions with the utmost professionalism. 我们会尽快贸易便利化的交易与最大的专业水平。 来自互联网
99 concealment AvYzx1     
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒
参考例句:
  • the concealment of crime 对罪行的隐瞒
  • Stay in concealment until the danger has passed. 把自己藏起来,待危险过去后再出来。
100 shrill EEize     
adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫
参考例句:
  • Whistles began to shrill outside the barn.哨声开始在谷仓外面尖叫。
  • The shrill ringing of a bell broke up the card game on the cutter.刺耳的铃声打散了小汽艇的牌局。


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