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And now it happened that the fortunes of Philip Carey, of no consequence to any but himself, were affected1 by the events through which his country was passing. History was being made, and the process was so significant that it seemed absurd it should touch the life of an obscure medical student. Battle after battle, Magersfontein, Colenso, Spion Kop, lost on the playing fields of Eton, had humiliated2 the nation and dealt the death-blow to the prestige of the aristocracy and gentry3 who till then had found no one seriously to oppose their assertion that they possessed4 a natural instinct of government. The old order was being swept away: history was being made indeed. Then the colossus put forth5 his strength, and, blundering again, at last blundered into the semblance6 of victory. Cronje surrendered at Paardeberg, Ladysmith was relieved, and at the beginning of March Lord Roberts marched into Bloemfontein.

It was two or three days after the news of this reached London that Macalister came into the tavern7 in Beak8 Street and announced joyfully9 that things were looking brighter on the Stock Exchange. Peace was in sight, Roberts would march into Pretoria within a few weeks, and shares were going up already. There was bound to be a boom.

‘Now’s the time to come in,’ he told Philip. ‘It’s no good waiting till the public gets on to it. It’s now or never.’

He had inside information. The manager of a mine in South Africa had cabled to the senior partner of his firm that the plant was uninjured. They would start working again as soon as possible. It wasn’t a speculation10, it was an investment. To show how good a thing the senior partner thought it Macalister told Philip that he had bought five hundred shares for both his sisters: he never put them into anything that wasn’t as safe as the Bank of England.

‘I’m going to put my shirt on it myself,’ he said.

The shares were two and an eighth to a quarter. He advised Philip not to be greedy, but to be satisfied with a ten-shilling rise. He was buying three hundred for himself and suggested that Philip should do the same. He would hold them and sell when he thought fit. Philip had great faith in him, partly because he was a Scotsman and therefore by nature cautious, and partly because he had been right before. He jumped at the suggestion.

‘I daresay we shall be able to sell before the account,’ said Macalister, ‘but if not, I’ll arrange to carry them over for you.’

It seemed a capital system to Philip. You held on till you got your profit, and you never even had to put your hand in your pocket. He began to watch the Stock Exchange columns of the paper with new interest. Next day everything was up a little, and Macalister wrote to say that he had had to pay two and a quarter for the shares. He said that the market was firm. But in a day or two there was a set-back. The news that came from South Africa was less reassuring11, and Philip with anxiety saw that his shares had fallen to two; but Macalister was optimistic, the Boers couldn’t hold out much longer, and he was willing to bet a top-hat that Roberts would march into Johannesburg before the middle of April. At the account Philip had to pay out nearly forty pounds. It worried him considerably12, but he felt that the only course was to hold on: in his circumstances the loss was too great for him to pocket. For two or three weeks nothing happened; the Boers would not understand that they were beaten and nothing remained for them but to surrender: in fact they had one or two small successes, and Philip’s shares fell half a crown more. It became evident that the war was not finished. There was a lot of selling. When Macalister saw Philip he was pessimistic.

‘I’m not sure if the best thing wouldn’t be to cut the loss. I’ve been paying out about as much as I want to in differences.’

Philip was sick with anxiety. He could not sleep at night; he bolted his breakfast, reduced now to tea and bread and butter, in order to get over to the club reading-room and see the paper; sometimes the news was bad, and sometimes there was no news at all, but when the shares moved it was to go down. He did not know what to do. If he sold now he would lose altogether hard on three hundred and fifty pounds; and that would leave him only eighty pounds to go on with. He wished with all his heart that he had never been such a fool as to dabble13 on the Stock Exchange, but the only thing was to hold on; something decisive might happen any day and the shares would go up; he did not hope now for a profit, but he wanted to make good his loss. It was his only chance of finishing his course at the hospital. The Summer session was beginning in May, and at the end of it he meant to take the examination in midwifery. Then he would only have a year more; he reckoned it out carefully and came to the conclusion that he could manage it, fees and all, on a hundred and fifty pounds; but that was the least it could possibly be done on.

Early in April he went to the tavern in Beak Street anxious to see Macalister. It eased him a little to discuss the situation with him; and to realise that numerous people beside himself were suffering from loss of money made his own trouble a little less intolerable. But when Philip arrived no one was there but Hayward, and no sooner had Philip seated himself than he said:

‘I’m sailing for the Cape14 on Sunday.’

‘Are you!’ exclaimed Philip.

Hayward was the last person he would have expected to do anything of the kind. At the hospital men were going out now in numbers; the Government was glad to get anyone who was qualified15; and others, going out as troopers, wrote home that they had been put on hospital work as soon as it was learned that they were medical students. A wave of patriotic16 feeling had swept over the country, and volunteers were coming from all ranks of society.

‘What are you going as?’ asked Philip.

‘Oh, in the Dorset Yeomanry. I’m going as a trooper.’

Philip had known Hayward for eight years. The youthful intimacy17 which had come from Philip’s enthusiastic admiration18 for the man who could tell him of art and literature had long since vanished; but habit had taken its place; and when Hayward was in London they saw one another once or twice a week. He still talked about books with a delicate appreciation19. Philip was not yet tolerant, and sometimes Hayward’s conversation irritated him. He no longer believed implicitly20 that nothing in the world was of consequence but art. He resented Hayward’s contempt for action and success. Philip, stirring his punch, thought of his early friendship and his ardent21 expectation that Hayward would do great things; it was long since he had lost all such illusions, and he knew now that Hayward would never do anything but talk. He found his three hundred a year more difficult to live on now that he was thirty-five than he had when he was a young man; and his clothes, though still made by a good tailor, were worn a good deal longer than at one time he would have thought possible. He was too stout22 and no artful arrangement of his fair hair could conceal23 the fact that he was bald. His blue eyes were dull and pale. It was not hard to guess that he drank too much.

‘What on earth made you think of going out to the Cape?’ asked Philip.

‘Oh, I don’t know, I thought I ought to.’

Philip was silent. He felt rather silly. He understood that Hayward was being driven by an uneasiness in his soul which he could not account for. Some power within him made it seem necessary to go and fight for his country. It was strange, since he considered patriotism24 no more than a prejudice, and, flattering himself on his cosmopolitanism25, he had looked upon England as a place of exile. His countrymen in the mass wounded his susceptibilities. Philip wondered what it was that made people do things which were so contrary to all their theories of life. It would have been reasonable for Hayward to stand aside and watch with a smile while the barbarians26 slaughtered27 one another. It looked as though men were puppets in the hands of an unknown force, which drove them to do this and that; and sometimes they used their reason to justify28 their actions; and when this was impossible they did the actions in despite of reason.

‘People are very extraordinary,’ said Philip. ‘I should never have expected you to go out as a trooper.’

Hayward smiled, slightly embarrassed, and said nothing.

‘I was examined yesterday,’ he remarked at last. ‘It was worth while undergoing the gene29 of it to know that one was perfectly30 fit.’

Philip noticed that he still used a French word in an affected way when an English one would have served. But just then Macalister came in.

‘I wanted to see you, Carey,’ he said. ‘My people don’t feel inclined to hold those shares any more, the market’s in such an awful state, and they want you to take them up.’

Philip’s heart sank. He knew that was impossible. It meant that he must accept the loss. His pride made him answer calmly.

‘I don’t know that I think that’s worth while. You’d better sell them.’

‘It’s all very fine to say that, I’m not sure if I can. The market’s stagnant31, there are no buyers.’

‘But they’re marked down at one and an eighth.’

‘Oh yes, but that doesn’t mean anything. You can’t get that for them.’

Philip did not say anything for a moment. He was trying to collect himself.

‘D’you mean to say they’re worth nothing at all?’

‘Oh, I don’t say that. Of course they’re worth something, but you see, nobody’s buying them now.’

‘Then you must just sell them for what you can get.’

Macalister looked at Philip narrowly. He wondered whether he was very hard hit.

‘The only thing I can do is to hang on somehow till he dies.’

Philip reckoned his age. The Vicar of Blackstable was well over seventy. He had chronic32 bronchitis, but many old men had that and lived on indefinitely. Meanwhile something must turn up; Philip could not get away from the feeling that his position was altogether abnormal; people in his particular station did not starve. It was because he could not bring himself to believe in the reality of his experience that he did not give way to utter despair. He made up his mind to borrow half a sovereign from Lawson. He stayed in the garden all day and smoked when he felt very hungry; he did not mean to eat anything until he was setting out again for London: it was a long way and he must keep up his strength for that. He started when the day began to grow cooler, and slept on benches when he was tired. No one disturbed him. He had a wash and brush up, and a shave at Victoria, some tea and bread and butter, and while he was eating this read the advertisement columns of the morning paper. As he looked down them his eye fell upon an announcement asking for a salesman in the ‘furnishing drapery’ department of some well-known stores. He had a curious little sinking of the heart, for with his middle-class prejudices it seemed dreadful to go into a shop; but he shrugged34 his shoulders, after all what did it matter? and he made up his mind to have a shot at it. He had a queer feeling that by accepting every humiliation35, by going out to meet it even, he was forcing the hand of fate. When he presented himself, feeling horribly shy, in the department at nine o’clock he found that many others were there before him. They were of all ages, from boys of sixteen to men of forty; some were talking to one another in undertones, but most were

‘No,’ said Philip.

Philip looked at the assistants. Some were draping chintzes and cretonnes, and others, his neighbour told him were preparing country orders that had come in by post. At about a quarter past nine the buyer arrived. He heard one of the men who were waiting say to another that it was Mr. Gibbons. He was middle-aged36, short and corpulent, with a black beard and dark, greasy37 hair. He had brisk movements and a clever face. He wore a silk hat and a frock coat, the lapel of which was adorned38 with a white geranium surrounded by leaves. He went into his office, leaving the door open; it was very small and contained only an American roll-desk in the corner, a bookcase, and a cupboard. The men standing39 outside watched him mechanically take the geranium out of his coat and put it in an ink-pot filled with water. It was against the rules to wear flowers in business.

[During the day the department men who wanted to keep in with the governor admired the flower.

‘I’ve never seen better,’ they said, ‘you didn’t grow it yourself?’

‘Yes I did,’ he smiled, and a gleam of pride filled his intelligent eyes.]

He took off his hat and changed his coat, glanced at the letters and then at the men who were waiting to see him. He made a slight sign with one finger, and the first in the queue stepped into the office. They filed past him one by one and answered his questions. He put them very briefly40, keeping his eyes fixed41 on the applicant’s face.

‘Age? Experience? Why did you leave your job?’

He listened to the replies without expression. When it came to Philip’s turn he fancied that Mr. Gibbons stared at him curiously42. Philip’s clothes were neat and tolerably cut. He looked a little different from the others.

‘Experience?’

‘I’m afraid I haven’t any,’ said Philip.

‘No good.’

Philip walked out of the office. The ordeal43 had been so much less painful than he expected that he felt no particular disappointment. He could hardly hope to succeed in getting a place the first time he tried. He had kept the newspaper and now looked at the advertisements again: a shop in Holborn needed a salesman too, and he went there; but when he arrived he found that someone had already been engaged. If he wanted to get anything to eat that day he must go to Lawson’s studio before he went out to luncheon44, so he made his way along the Brompton Road to Yeoman’s Row.

‘I say, I’m rather broke till the end of the month,’ he said as soon as he found an opportunity. ‘I wish you’d lend me half a sovereign, will you?’

It was incredible the difficulty he found in asking for money; and he remembered the casual way, as though almost they were conferring a favour, men at the hospital had extracted small sums out of him which they had no intention of repaying.

‘Like a shot,’ said Lawson.

But when he put his hand in his pocket he found that he had only eight shillings. Philip’s heart sank.

‘Oh well, lend me five bob, will you?’ he said lightly.

‘Here you are.’

Philip went to the public baths in Westminster and spent sixpence on a bath. Then he got himself something to eat. He did not know what to do with himself in the afternoon. He would not go back to the hospital in case anyone should ask him questions, and besides, he had nothing to do there now; they would wonder in the two or three departments he had worked in why he did not come, but they must think what they chose, it did not matter: he would not be the first student who had dropped out without warning. He went to the free library, and looked at the papers till they wearied him, then he took out Stevenson’s New Arabian Nights; but he found he could not read: the words meant nothing to him, and he continued to brood over his helplessness. He kept on thinking the same things all the time, and the fixity of his thoughts made his head ache. At last, craving45 for fresh air, he went into the Green Park and lay down on the grass. He thought miserably46 of his deformity, which made it impossible for him to go to the war. He went to sleep and dreamt that he was suddenly sound of foot and out at the Cape in a regiment47 of Yeomanry; the pictures he had looked at in the illustrated48 papers gave materials for his fancy; and he saw himself on the Veldt, in khaki, sitting with other men round a fire at night. When he awoke he found that it was still quite light, and presently he heard Big Ben strike seven. He had twelve hours to get through with nothing to do. He dreaded49 the interminable night. The sky was overcast50 and he feared it would rain; he would have to go to a lodging-house where he could get a bed; he had seen them advertised on lamps outside houses in Lambeth: Good Beds sixpence; he had never been inside one, and dreaded the foul51 smell and the vermin. He made up his mind to stay in the open air if he possibly could. He remained in the park till it was closed and then began to walk about. He was very tired. The thought came to him that an accident would be a piece of luck, so that he could be taken to a hospital and lie there, in a clean bed, for weeks. At midnight he was so hungry that he could not go without food any more, so he went to a coffee stall at Hyde Park Corner and ate a couple of potatoes and had a cup of coffee. Then he walked again. He felt too restless to sleep, and he had a horrible dread33 of being moved on by the police. He noted52 that he was beginning to look upon the constable53 from quite a new angle. This was the third night he had spent out. Now and then he sat on the benches in Piccadilly and towards morning he strolled down to The Embankment. He listened to the striking of Big Ben, marking every quarter of an hour, and reckoned out how long it left till the city woke again. In the morning he spent a few coppers54 on making himself neat and clean, bought a paper to read the advertisements, and set out once more on the search for work.

He went on in this way for several days. He had very little food and began to feel weak and ill, so that he had hardly enough energy to go on looking for the work which seemed so desperately55 hard to find. He was growing used now to the long waiting at the back of a shop on the chance that he would be taken on, and the curt56 dismissal. He walked to all parts of London in answer to the advertisements, and he came to know by sight men who applied57 as fruitlessly as himself. One or two tried to make friends with him, but he was too tired and too wretched to accept their advances. He did not go any more to Lawson, because he owed him five shillings. He began to be too dazed to think clearly and ceased very much to care what would happen to him. He cried a good deal. At first he was very angry with himself for this and ashamed, but he found it relieved him, and somehow made him feel less hungry. In the very early morning he suffered a good deal from cold. One night he went into his room to change his linen58; he slipped in about three, when he was quite sure everyone would be asleep, and out again at five; he lay on the bed and its softness was enchanting59; all his bones ached, and as he lay he revelled60 in the pleasure of it; it was so delicious that he did not want to go to sleep. He was growing used to want of food and did not feel very hungry, but only weak. Constantly now at the back of his mind was the thought of doing away with himself, but he used all the strength he had not to dwell on it, because he was afraid the temptation would get hold of him so that he would not be able to help himself. He kept on saying to himself that it would be absurd to commit suicide, since something must happen soon; he could not get over the impression that his situation was too preposterous61 to be taken quite seriously; it was like an illness which must be endured but from which he was bound to recover. Every night he swore that nothing would induce him to put up with such another and determined62 next morning to write to his uncle, or to Mr. Nixon, the solicitor63, or to Lawson; but when the time came he could not bring himself to make the humiliating confession64 of his utter failure. He did not know how Lawson would take it. In their friendship Lawson had been scatter-brained and he had prided himself on his common sense. He would have to tell the whole history of his folly65. He had an uneasy feeling that Lawson, after helping66 him, would turn the cold shoulder on him. His uncle and the solicitor would of course do something for him, but he dreaded their reproaches. He did not want anyone to reproach him: he clenched67 his teeth and repeated that what had happened was inevitable68 just because it had happened. Regret was absurd.

The days were unending, and the five shillings Lawson had lent him would not last much longer. Philip longed for Sunday to come so that he could go to Athelny’s. He did not know what prevented him from going there sooner, except perhaps that he wanted so badly to get through on his own; for Athelny, who had been in straits as desperate, was the only person who could do anything for him. Perhaps after dinner he could bring himself to tell Athelny that he was in difficulties. Philip repeated to himself over and over again what he should say to him. He was dreadfully afraid that Athelny would put him off with airy phrases: that would be so horrible that he wanted to delay as long as possible the putting of him to the test. Philip had lost all confidence in his fellows.

Saturday night was cold and raw. Philip suffered horribly. From midday on Saturday till he dragged himself wearily to Athelny’s house he ate nothing. He spent his last twopence on Sunday morning on a wash and a brush up in the lavatory69 at Charing70 Cross.

 

第九十八章

菲利普手头的些许钱财,在别人眼里是九牛一毛,可对他本人来说,却是性命攸关。可就是他这笔微乎其微的钱财,却也受到他的祖国目下所经历的一连串事件的影响。人们正在作出名垂青史的业绩,这一过程具有极其伟大的意义,但竟波及到一名默默无闻的医科学生的人生道路,似乎又有些荒谬。马格斯方丹、科伦索、斯平·科珀的相继败北,使国家蒙受奇耻大辱、给贵族绅士们的威信以致命的一击。那些贵族绅士一向宣称他们天生具有治理国家的能力,在这之前,他们还没有谁敢认真地向他们这一断言挑战过呢。然而,旧秩序在土崩瓦解;人们真的在作出名垂史册的光辉业绩。接着,巨人施展其威力,可因仓促上阵又犯了大错。最后竟无意中造成了一种种胜利的假象。克隆杰在派尔德堡投降了,莱迪史密斯解围了。三月初,罗伯兹勋爵开进了布隆方丹。

这则消息传至伦敦两三天后,马卡利斯特一走进皮克大街那家酒菜馆,就高兴地嚷道,股票交易所的情况大有起色。战火不日就要平息,不出几个星期,罗伯兹就要开进比勒陀利亚,股票行情已经涨了,而且很快就会暴涨。

"好机会来了,"他对菲利普说。"可等到大家都抢购股票就不行了。功败垂成,就在此一举啦!"

马卡利斯特还打听到内部消息。南非的一座矿山的经理给他所在公司的一位高级合伙人打了一份电报,电报中说工厂未受丝毫破坏。他们将尽快复工。那可不是投机,而是一宗投资。为了表明那位高级合伙人也认为形势无限好,马卡利斯特还告诉菲利普,说那位高级合伙人为他两个姐姐各买进了五百股。要不是那个企业跟英格兰银行一样牢靠,他那个人是从不轻易向任何企业投资的。

"鄙人就准备孤注一掷,"马卡利斯特说。

每份股票为二又八分之一至四分之一英镑。马卡利斯特劝菲利普不要太贪心,能涨十先令也该满足了。他自己准备买进三百股,并建议菲利普也买同样数目的股票。他将把股票攥在手里,一有合适的机会便把它们抛售出去。菲利普非常信任马卡利斯特,一方面因为马卡利斯特是个苏格兰人,而苏格兰人办事生来就小心谨慎,另一方面因为上一次他给菲利普赚了些钱。于是,菲利普二话没说,当场认购了同样数目的股票。

"我想我们一定能够抢在交易冻结之前把股票抛售出去,"马卡利斯特说,"万一不行,我就设法把本钱交还给你。"

对菲利普来说,这个办法再好也没有了。你尽可沉住气,直到有利可图时再抛售出去,这样自己永远也不必掏钱。他又开始怀着兴趣浏览报纸上刊登股票交易所消息的专栏。第二天,无论什么都往上涨了一点,马卡利斯特写信来说他不得不用二又四分之一英镑买一股。他说市况坚挺。不过,一两天之后,股票行情有所下跌。南非方面来的消息令人不安,菲利普不无忧虑地看到自己的股票跌了两成。可是马卡利斯特却充满了乐观,他认为布尔人撑不了多长时间,四月中旬以前,罗伯兹将挺进至约翰内斯堡,并为之跟菲利普赌一顶大礼帽。结帐时,菲利普得付出将近四十英镑。这件事把他的心弄得七上八下的,不过他觉得唯一的选择就是咬紧牙关坚持到底:照他的境况来说,这笔损失他可付不起呀。以后的两三个星期内,一点动静都没有。那些布尔人却不愿承认他们打输了,不承认他们目下别无他路只有投降这个结局,事实上,他们还取得了一两次小小的胜利呢。菲利普的股票又下跌了半个克朗。事情很明显,战争还未能结束。人们纷纷抛售手中的股票。在同菲利普见面时,马卡利斯特对前途悲观失望。

"趁损失不大时,赶快撒手这个办法不知是否是个上策。我支付的数目跟我想得到的差额的数目一样儿。"

菲利普郁郁不乐,忧心如焚,夜不成眠。为了要赶到俱乐部阅览室去看报纸,他三口两口就把早饭扒拉下肚。这些日子他早饭只是喝杯茶,吃上几片牛油面包。消息时好时坏,有时干脆什么消息都没有。股票行情不动则已,要动就是往下跌。他惶惶然不知所措。要是现在把股票脱手,那他实实足足要亏损三百五十英镑,这样一来,他手头就只剩有八十英镑维持生活了。他衷心希望当初他不那么傻,不到股票交易所去投机赚钱该有多好啊,尽管如此,目前唯一的办法就是硬硬头皮顶下去。具有决定性意义的事情随时都可能发生,到时候,股票行情又会看涨。眼下,他可没有赚钱的奢望,一心只想弥补自己的亏空。这是他得以在圣路加医院完成学业的唯一机会。夏季学期五月份开学,学期结束时,他将参加助产学的考试。此后,他再学一年就可以结业了。他心里仔仔细细地盘算了一番,只要有一百五十英镑,就足以付学费以及其他一切费用,但是一百五十英镑已经是最低限度的数字了,有了这笔款子,他才能学完全部课程。

三月初的一天,他走进皮克大街那家酒菜馆,一心想在那里碰上马卡利斯特。同他在一起议论战争形势,菲利普觉得内心会稍微宽松一些;当意识到除自己以外还有数不胜数的人们同遭拈据之苦,菲利普便感到自己的痛苦变得不再那么难以忍受了。菲利普走进一看,只见除了海沃德以外,旁人谁也没来。他刚坐下去,海沃德就开口说道:

"星期天,我要乘船去好望角了。"

"真的!"菲利普惊叫了一声。

菲利普万万没想到海沃德会上好望角。医院里也有许多人要出去。政府对凡是取得了当医生资格的人都表示欢迎。其他人出去都是当骑兵,可他们纷纷写信回来说上司一得知他们是医科学生,便把他们分配到医院去工作了。举国上下顿时掀起了一股爱国热浪,社会各阶层的人都纷纷自愿报名奔赴前线。

"你是以什么身分去的?"

"哦,我是去当骑兵的,被编在多塞特义勇骑兵队里。"

菲利普认识海沃德已有八个年头了。他们俩青年时代的那种亲密情谊已消失得无影无踪。那种亲密情谊源于菲利普对一个能够给他谈论文学艺术的人发自内心的敬慕之情。但是取代这种亲密情谊的是礼尚往来的世俗习惯。海沃德在伦敦的时候,他们俩每个星期碰一两次面。海沃德依旧带着一种幽雅、欣赏的口吻谈论着各种各样的书籍,菲利普都听腻了。有时,海沃德的谈吐弄得他怪恼火的。菲利普不再盲目相信世间除了艺术别的都毫无意义的那种陈词滥凋了,还对海沃德轻视实践和不求进取甚为反感。菲利普拿起杯子,晃了晃杯中的混合酒。这当儿,他想起了自己早年对海沃德所怀的友好情谊以及他殷切地期待着海沃德有所作为的事儿。这一切幻想,早已像肥皂泡似的破灭了。他心里明白,海沃德除了夸夸其谈外旁的什么事也成不了。海沃德已是三十五岁的人了,他发觉每年三百英镑的进帐越来越不够开销,可这点钱他年轻时还觉得颇为宽裕的呢。他身上穿的衣服,虽说依然是高级裁缝师缝制的,但穿的时间要长得多了,这在过去他认为是不时能的事。他身材太高大了,那头浅色头发梳理得也不得法,未能遮盖得住秃秃的脑顶心。他那对蓝眼睛浑浊、呆滞。不难看出,他喝酒太多了。

"你怎么想起要上好望角的呢?"菲利普脱口问了一声。

"噢,我也说不清楚,我想我应该这样。"

菲利普缄默不语,感到腌(月赞)极了。他心里明白,海沃德是在一种躁动不安的情感驱使下才上好望角的,而这种情感从何而来,海沃德本人也说不清。他体内有股力量在推着他奔赴前线去为祖国而战。他一向认为爱国热忱不过是一种偏见,又自我标榜笃信世界主义,他一直把英国视作一块流放之地,可又采取目下这一行动,此事简直令人不可思议。他的同胞们伤害了他的感情。菲利普心中不由得纳闷起来,究竟是什么促使人们做出跟他们的人生哲学截然相反的事情来的呢?要是让海沃德脸带微笑地袖手旁观野蛮人互相残杀,似乎显得更合理些。这一切似乎都表明,人们不过是被一种看不见的力量玩弄于股掌之上的傀儡而已,是它在驱使人们做出这样或那样的事情。有时,人们还凭借理智来为其行动辩护,要是做不到这一点,他们干脆悍然不顾理智,一味地蛮干。

"人真是特别,"菲利普说,"我万万没料到你会去当骑兵。"

海沃德微微笑了笑,神色显得有些尴尬,但没有说话。

"昨天我体检过了,"海沃德最后说,"只要知道自己体魄很健全,就是受点ggne,那也还是值得的。"

菲利普发觉,本来完全可以用英语表达的意思,海沃德却矫揉造作地用了个法文字。就在这时候,马卡利斯特一脚走了进来。

"我正想找你,凯里,"他说。"我们那儿的人都不想继续抱着股票不放了,市况很不景气,所以他们都想叫你认兑股票。"

菲利普的心不由得一沉。他知道那样是不行的,因为那样做意味着他得承受一笔损失,但碍于自尊心,他还是操着平稳的语调回答说:

"我不晓得我的想法好还是不好。你还是把股票抛出去算了。"

"嘴上说说倒省劲,我还没有把握能不能把股票卖出去呢。市况萧条,一个买主也找不到哇。"

"对股票的价格已跌到了一又八分之一英镑了哇。"

"噢,是的,不过这也无济于事。就是卖出去也卖不到那个价呀。""

菲利普沉吟了半晌,极力使自己的情绪镇静下来。

"那你的意思是说股票一钱不值罗?"

"哦,我可没这么说。它们当然还是值几个钱的,不过,要知道,眼下没人来买呀。"

"那你一定得把它们抛售出去,能得多少就得多少。"

马卡利斯特眯缝着双眼瞅着菲利普,怀疑他是否被这个坏消息给震懵了。

"实在抱歉,老伙计,不过我们俩是风雨同舟啊。谁料到战争会像这样子拖延下去呢。是我拖累了你,可我自己也搭在里头呀。"

"这没有关系,"菲利普说,"人总是要冒险的嘛。"

菲利普说罢转身回到桌子边的座位上。他刚才是站着跟马卡利斯特说话的。菲利普惊得直发愣,脑瓜突然胀痛欲裂,然而他不想让在座的其他两位认为他懦弱,便又陪着坐了一个小时。不管他们俩说什么,他都发狂似的哈哈大笑。最后他离座告辞了。

"你对待这件事的态度非常冷静,"马卡利斯特在他握手的当儿说,"我想任何一个人损失了三四百英镑都不会像你这样处之泰然。"

一回到那间狭小、简陋的卧室,菲利普便一头扑倒在床上,伤心绝望透顶。他对自己的愚蠢行为非常懊悔。尽管他不住地告诫自己懊悔是荒唐的,因为木已成舟,无法挽回,但是他还是情难自已,悔恨不已。他痛苦极了,怎么也合不上眼。前几年中,他白白地浪费金钱的种种情景,一股脑儿地涌现在他的脑海里。他头疼得仿佛要炸开似的。

第二天傍晚,邮差在递送当天的最后一批邮件时,给他送来了帐单。随即,他翻了翻自己的银行存折,发现付清一切帐目以后,仅落得七个英镑。七个英镑!谢天谢地,他总算还有钱付清这些帐目。要是他不得不告诉马卡利斯特,说自己没钱付帐,那该是多么可怕呀。夏季学期期间,菲利普在眼科病房当敷裹员。他曾从一位学生手里买得一副检眼镜。他还没有付钱呢,但是他又没有勇气去对那位学生说自己不再想买那副检眼镜了。再说,他还得买些书籍。他手头还有五英镑左右。他靠这点钱过了六个星期。随后,他给牧师大伯写了封信,他认为这封信完全是用一种谈公事的口吻写成的。他在信中说,由于战争的缘故,他遭受了重大损大,除非他大伯伸手拉他一把,否则他就不能继续他的学业。他在信中恳请大伯借给他一百五十英镑,在以后一年半中按月寄给他。对这笔钱他将付利息,并许诺在他开始挣钱以后,将逐步偿还本金。他最迟在一年半以后就可以取得当医生的资格了,到那时,他肯定能得到一个周薪为三英镑的助手职位。他大伯回信说他无能为力,并说在眼下一切都跌价的情况下,叫他去变卖些许财产的做法是不道德的。至于他手头现有的几个钱,为了对他本人负责起见,他觉得很有必要仍旧由他保管,以备万一生病时好用。在信写结束的时候,他还稍稍训诫了菲利普几句,说他过去曾一而再、再而三地告诫菲利普,可菲利普只是把他的话当作耳边风。他不能不坦率地说,他对菲利普目下的处境并不感到奇怪。因为他早就认为菲利普花钱一向大手大脚,入不敷出,最后落得这种结局本是在意料之中的。在读信的当儿,菲利普的脸一阵红,一阵白。他不曾料到他大伯竟会拒绝他的请求,顿时火冒三丈。但是,他又满腹惆怅。要是他大伯不肯资助他,他就不能继续呆在医院。突然,一阵恐惧感攫住了他的心。他也顾不得面子不面子了,提笔又给那位布莱克斯泰勃教区牧师写了封信,把他的困境描述得十分窘迫。可是,也许菲利普没有把话说清楚,他大伯并未意识到菲利普究竞困难到何种地步。他在回信中说他不能改变初衷,还说菲利普年已二十有五,也该自己挣饭吃了。他死后,菲利普虽可获得些许财产,但是,即使到那时,他也不愿给菲利普留下一个便士的现钱。菲利普感觉得出,信中字里行间流露出了一个多年来反对过他的所作所为而事实又证明反对正确了的人的得意心请。

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1 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。
2 humiliated 97211aab9c3dcd4f7c74e1101d555362     
感到羞愧的
参考例句:
  • Parents are humiliated if their children behave badly when guests are present. 子女在客人面前举止失当,父母也失体面。
  • He was ashamed and bitterly humiliated. 他感到羞耻,丢尽了面子。
3 gentry Ygqxe     
n.绅士阶级,上层阶级
参考例句:
  • Landed income was the true measure of the gentry.来自土地的收入是衡量是否士绅阶层的真正标准。
  • Better be the head of the yeomanry than the tail of the gentry.宁做自由民之首,不居贵族之末。
4 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。
5 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。
6 semblance Szcwt     
n.外貌,外表
参考例句:
  • Her semblance of anger frightened the children.她生气的样子使孩子们感到害怕。
  • Those clouds have the semblance of a large head.那些云的形状像一个巨大的人头。
7 tavern wGpyl     
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
参考例句:
  • There is a tavern at the corner of the street.街道的拐角处有一家酒馆。
  • Philip always went to the tavern,with a sense of pleasure.菲利浦总是心情愉快地来到这家酒菜馆。
8 beak 8y1zGA     
n.鸟嘴,茶壶嘴,钩形鼻
参考例句:
  • The bird had a worm in its beak.鸟儿嘴里叼着一条虫。
  • This bird employs its beak as a weapon.这种鸟用嘴作武器。
9 joyfully joyfully     
adv. 喜悦地, 高兴地
参考例句:
  • She tripped along joyfully as if treading on air. 她高兴地走着,脚底下轻飘飘的。
  • During these first weeks she slaved joyfully. 在最初的几周里,她干得很高兴。
10 speculation 9vGwe     
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机
参考例句:
  • Her mind is occupied with speculation.她的头脑忙于思考。
  • There is widespread speculation that he is going to resign.人们普遍推测他要辞职。
11 reassuring vkbzHi     
a.使人消除恐惧和疑虑的,使人放心的
参考例句:
  • He gave her a reassuring pat on the shoulder. 他轻拍了一下她的肩膀让她放心。
  • With a reassuring pat on her arm, he left. 他鼓励地拍了拍她的手臂就离开了。
12 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
参考例句:
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
13 dabble dabble     
v.涉足,浅赏
参考例句:
  • They dabble in the stock market.他们少量投资于股市。
  • Never dabble with things of which you have no knowledge.绝不要插手你不了解的事物。
14 cape ITEy6     
n.海角,岬;披肩,短披风
参考例句:
  • I long for a trip to the Cape of Good Hope.我渴望到好望角去旅行。
  • She was wearing a cape over her dress.她在外套上披着一件披肩。
15 qualified DCPyj     
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的
参考例句:
  • He is qualified as a complete man of letters.他有资格当真正的文学家。
  • We must note that we still lack qualified specialists.我们必须看到我们还缺乏有资质的专家。
16 patriotic T3Izu     
adj.爱国的,有爱国心的
参考例句:
  • His speech was full of patriotic sentiments.他的演说充满了爱国之情。
  • The old man is a patriotic overseas Chinese.这位老人是一位爱国华侨。
17 intimacy z4Vxx     
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行
参考例句:
  • His claims to an intimacy with the President are somewhat exaggerated.他声称自己与总统关系密切,这有点言过其实。
  • I wish there were a rule book for intimacy.我希望能有个关于亲密的规则。
18 admiration afpyA     
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
参考例句:
  • He was lost in admiration of the beauty of the scene.他对风景之美赞不绝口。
  • We have a great admiration for the gold medalists.我们对金牌获得者极为敬佩。
19 appreciation Pv9zs     
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨
参考例句:
  • I would like to express my appreciation and thanks to you all.我想对你们所有人表达我的感激和谢意。
  • I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助。
20 implicitly 7146d52069563dd0fc9ea894b05c6fef     
adv. 含蓄地, 暗中地, 毫不保留地
参考例句:
  • Many verbs and many words of other kinds are implicitly causal. 许多动词和许多其他类词都蕴涵着因果关系。
  • I can trust Mr. Somerville implicitly, I suppose? 我想,我可以毫无保留地信任萨莫维尔先生吧?
21 ardent yvjzd     
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
参考例句:
  • He's an ardent supporter of the local football team.他是本地足球队的热情支持者。
  • Ardent expectations were held by his parents for his college career.他父母对他的大学学习抱着殷切的期望。
23 conceal DpYzt     
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
参考例句:
  • He had to conceal his identity to escape the police.为了躲避警方,他只好隐瞒身份。
  • He could hardly conceal his joy at his departure.他几乎掩饰不住临行时的喜悦。
24 patriotism 63lzt     
n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义
参考例句:
  • His new book is a demonstration of his patriotism.他写的新书是他的爱国精神的证明。
  • They obtained money under the false pretenses of patriotism.他们以虚伪的爱国主义为借口获得金钱。
25 cosmopolitanism e2cd51159b2b115e7587993649225edd     
n. 世界性,世界主义
参考例句:
  • Cosmopolitanism became difficult to disentangle from its overtones of anti-semitism. 世界主义被认为很难摆脱犹太主义的色彩。
  • Cosmopolitanism became difficult to disentangle from its overtones of anti-nationalism. 世界主义很难摆脱反爱国主义的色彩。
26 barbarians c52160827c97a5d2143268a1299b1903     
n.野蛮人( barbarian的名词复数 );外国人;粗野的人;无教养的人
参考例句:
  • The ancient city of Rome fell under the iron hooves of the barbarians. 古罗马城在蛮族的铁蹄下沦陷了。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • It conquered its conquerors, the barbarians. 它战胜了征服者——蛮族。 来自英汉非文学 - 历史
27 slaughtered 59ed88f0d23c16f58790fb11c4a5055d     
v.屠杀,杀戮,屠宰( slaughter的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • The invading army slaughtered a lot of people. 侵略军杀了许多人。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Hundreds of innocent civilians were cruelly slaughtered. 数百名无辜平民遭残杀。 来自《简明英汉词典》
28 justify j3DxR     
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
参考例句:
  • He tried to justify his absence with lame excuses.他想用站不住脚的借口为自己的缺席辩解。
  • Can you justify your rude behavior to me?你能向我证明你的粗野行为是有道理的吗?
29 gene WgKxx     
n.遗传因子,基因
参考例句:
  • A single gene may have many effects.单一基因可能具有很多种效应。
  • The targeting of gene therapy has been paid close attention.其中基因治疗的靶向性是值得密切关注的问题之一。
30 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。
31 stagnant iGgzj     
adj.不流动的,停滞的,不景气的
参考例句:
  • Due to low investment,industrial output has remained stagnant.由于投资少,工业生产一直停滞不前。
  • Their national economy is stagnant.他们的国家经济停滞不前。
32 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。
33 dread Ekpz8     
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧
参考例句:
  • We all dread to think what will happen if the company closes.我们都不敢去想一旦公司关门我们该怎么办。
  • Her heart was relieved of its blankest dread.她极度恐惧的心理消除了。
34 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》
35 humiliation Jd3zW     
n.羞辱
参考例句:
  • He suffered the humiliation of being forced to ask for his cards.他蒙受了被迫要求辞职的羞辱。
  • He will wish to revenge his humiliation in last Season's Final.他会为在上个季度的决赛中所受的耻辱而报复的。
36 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句:
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
37 greasy a64yV     
adj. 多脂的,油脂的
参考例句:
  • He bought a heavy-duty cleanser to clean his greasy oven.昨天他买了强力清洁剂来清洗油污的炉子。
  • You loathe the smell of greasy food when you are seasick.当你晕船时,你会厌恶油腻的气味。
38 adorned 1e50de930eb057fcf0ac85ca485114c8     
[计]被修饰的
参考例句:
  • The walls were adorned with paintings. 墙上装饰了绘画。
  • And his coat was adorned with a flamboyant bunch of flowers. 他的外套上面装饰着一束艳丽刺目的鲜花。
39 standing 2hCzgo     
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
参考例句:
  • After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
  • They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。
40 briefly 9Styo     
adv.简单地,简短地
参考例句:
  • I want to touch briefly on another aspect of the problem.我想简单地谈一下这个问题的另一方面。
  • He was kidnapped and briefly detained by a terrorist group.他被一个恐怖组织绑架并短暂拘禁。
41 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。
42 curiously 3v0zIc     
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地
参考例句:
  • He looked curiously at the people.他好奇地看着那些人。
  • He took long stealthy strides. His hands were curiously cold.他迈着悄没声息的大步。他的双手出奇地冷。
43 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。
44 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。
45 craving zvlz3e     
n.渴望,热望
参考例句:
  • a craving for chocolate 非常想吃巧克力
  • She skipped normal meals to satisfy her craving for chocolate and crisps. 她不吃正餐,以便满足自己吃巧克力和炸薯片的渴望。
46 miserably zDtxL     
adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地
参考例句:
  • The little girl was wailing miserably. 那小女孩难过得号啕大哭。
  • It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp. 外面下着毛毛细雨,天气又冷又湿,令人难受。 来自《简明英汉词典》
47 regiment JATzZ     
n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制
参考例句:
  • As he hated army life,he decide to desert his regiment.因为他嫌恶军队生活,所以他决心背弃自己所在的那个团。
  • They reformed a division into a regiment.他们将一个师整编成为一个团。
48 illustrated 2a891807ad5907f0499171bb879a36aa     
adj. 有插图的,列举的 动词illustrate的过去式和过去分词
参考例句:
  • His lecture was illustrated with slides taken during the expedition. 他在讲演中使用了探险时拍摄到的幻灯片。
  • The manufacturing Methods: Will be illustrated in the next chapter. 制作方法将在下一章说明。
49 dreaded XuNzI3     
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句:
  • The dreaded moment had finally arrived. 可怕的时刻终于来到了。
  • He dreaded having to spend Christmas in hospital. 他害怕非得在医院过圣诞节不可。 来自《用法词典》
50 overcast cJ2xV     
adj.阴天的,阴暗的,愁闷的;v.遮盖,(使)变暗,包边缝;n.覆盖,阴天
参考例句:
  • The overcast and rainy weather found out his arthritis.阴雨天使他的关节炎发作了。
  • The sky is overcast with dark clouds.乌云满天。
51 foul Sfnzy     
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规
参考例句:
  • Take off those foul clothes and let me wash them.脱下那些脏衣服让我洗一洗。
  • What a foul day it is!多么恶劣的天气!
52 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的,知名的
参考例句:
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
53 constable wppzG     
n.(英国)警察,警官
参考例句:
  • The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
  • The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气,不肯冒起火来。
54 coppers 3646702fee6ab6f4a49ba7aa30fb82d1     
铜( copper的名词复数 ); 铜币
参考例句:
  • I only paid a few coppers for it. 我只花了几个铜板买下这东西。
  • He had only a few coppers in his pocket. 他兜里仅有几个铜板。
55 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。
56 curt omjyx     
adj.简短的,草率的
参考例句:
  • He gave me an extremely curt answer.他对我作了极为草率的答复。
  • He rapped out a series of curt commands.他大声发出了一连串简短的命令。
57 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。
58 linen W3LyK     
n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的
参考例句:
  • The worker is starching the linen.这名工人正在给亚麻布上浆。
  • Fine linen and cotton fabrics were known as well as wool.精细的亚麻织品和棉织品像羊毛一样闻名遐迩。
59 enchanting MmCyP     
a.讨人喜欢的
参考例句:
  • His smile, at once enchanting and melancholy, is just his father's. 他那种既迷人又有些忧郁的微笑,活脱儿象他父亲。
  • Its interior was an enchanting place that both lured and frightened me. 它的里头是个吸引人的地方,我又向往又害怕。
60 revelled 3945e33567182dd7cea0e01a208cc70f     
v.作乐( revel的过去式和过去分词 );狂欢;着迷;陶醉
参考例句:
  • The foreign guests revelled in the scenery of the lake. 外宾们十分喜爱湖上的景色。 来自辞典例句
  • He revelled in those moments of idleness stolen from his work. 他喜爱学习之余的闲暇时刻。 来自辞典例句
61 preposterous e1Tz2     
adj.荒谬的,可笑的
参考例句:
  • The whole idea was preposterous.整个想法都荒唐透顶。
  • It would be preposterous to shovel coal with a teaspoon.用茶匙铲煤是荒谬的。
62 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的;有决心的
参考例句:
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
63 solicitor vFBzb     
n.初级律师,事务律师
参考例句:
  • The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。
  • The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。
64 confession 8Ygye     
n.自白,供认,承认
参考例句:
  • Her confession was simply tantamount to a casual explanation.她的自白简直等于一篇即席说明。
  • The police used torture to extort a confession from him.警察对他用刑逼供。
65 folly QgOzL     
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
参考例句:
  • Learn wisdom by the folly of others.从别人的愚蠢行动中学到智慧。
  • Events proved the folly of such calculations.事情的进展证明了这种估计是愚蠢的。
66 helping 2rGzDc     
n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的
参考例句:
  • The poor children regularly pony up for a second helping of my hamburger. 那些可怜的孩子们总是要求我把我的汉堡包再给他们一份。
  • By doing this, they may at times be helping to restore competition. 这样一来, 他在某些时候,有助于竞争的加强。
67 clenched clenched     
v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句:
  • He clenched his fists in anger. 他愤怒地攥紧了拳头。
  • She clenched her hands in her lap to hide their trembling. 她攥紧双手放在腿上,以掩饰其颤抖。 来自《简明英汉词典》
68 inevitable 5xcyq     
adj.不可避免的,必然发生的
参考例句:
  • Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。
  • The defeat had inevitable consequences for British policy.战败对英国政策不可避免地产生了影响。
69 lavatory LkOyJ     
n.盥洗室,厕所
参考例句:
  • Is there any lavatory in this building?这座楼里有厕所吗?
  • The use of the lavatory has been suspended during take-off.在飞机起飞期间,盥洗室暂停使用。
70 charing 188ca597d1779221481bda676c00a9be     
n.炭化v.把…烧成炭,把…烧焦( char的现在分词 );烧成炭,烧焦;做杂役女佣
参考例句:
  • We married in the chapel of Charing Cross Hospital in London. 我们是在伦敦查令十字医院的小教堂里结的婚。 来自辞典例句
  • No additional charge for children under12 charing room with parents. ☆十二岁以下小童与父母同房不另收费。 来自互联网


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