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CHAPTER ONE
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D'ARTAGNAN, PORTHOS … AND MONTE CRISTO
It was half-past four; M. Desmalions, the Prefect of Police, was not yet back at the office. His private secretary laid on the desk a bundle of letters and reports which he had annotated1 for his chief, rang the bell and said to the messenger who entered by the main door:
"Monsieur le Préfet has sent for a number of people to see him at five o'clock. Here are their names. Show them into separate waiting-rooms, so that they can't communicate with one another, and let me have their cards when they come."
The messenger went out. The secretary was turning toward the small door that led to his room, when the main door opened once more and admitted a man who stopped and leaned swaying over the back of a chair.
"Why, it's you, Vérot!" said the secretary. "But what's happened? What's the matter?"
Inspector2 Vérot was a very stout3, powerfully built man, with a big neck and shoulders and a florid complexion4. He had obviously been upset by some violent excitement, for his face, streaked5 with red veins6 and usually so apoplectic7, seemed almost pale.
"Oh, nothing, Monsieur le Secrétaire!" he said.
"Yes, yes; you're not looking your usual self. You're gray in the face…. And the way you're perspiring…."
Inspector Vérot wiped his forehead and, pulling himself together, said:
"It's just a little tiredness…. I've been overworking myself lately: I was very keen on clearing up a case which Monsieur Desmalions had put in my hands. All the same, I have a funny sort of feeling—"
"Will you have a pick-me-up?"
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annotated
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v.注解,注释( annotate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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adj.有条斑纹的,不安的v.快速移动( streak的过去式和过去分词 );使布满条纹 | |
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n.纹理;矿脉( vein的名词复数 );静脉;叶脉;纹理 | |
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adj.中风的;愤怒的;n.中风患者 | |
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n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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automaton
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concealed
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孤儿( orphan的名词复数 ) | |
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(通常经过努力)实现( attain的过去式和过去分词 ); 达到; 获得; 达到(某年龄、水平、状况) | |
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influenza
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soda
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investigations
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accomplishment
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gratitude
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survivors
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