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CHAPTER I
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So we settled it all when the storm was done
As comf’y as comf’y could be;
And I was to wait in the barn, my dears,
Because I was only three;
And Teddy would run to the rainbow’s foot,
Because he was five and a man;
And that’s how it all began, my dears,
And that’s how it all began.
—Big Barn Stories.
“What do you think she’d do if she caught us? We oughtn’t to have it, you know,” said Maisie.
“Beat me, and lock you up in your bedroom,” Dick answered, without hesitation1. “Have you got the cartridges2?”
“Yes; they’re in my pocket, but they are joggling horribly. Do pin-fire cartridges go off of their own accord?”
“Don’t know. Take the revolver, if you are afraid, and let me carry them.”
“I’m not afraid.” Maisie strode forward swiftly, a hand in her pocket and her chin in the air. Dick followed with a small pin-fire revolver.
The children had discovered that their lives would be unendurable without pistol-practice. After much forethought and self-denial, Dick had saved seven shillings and sixpence, the price of a badly constructed Belgian revolver. Maisie could only contribute half a crown to the syndicate for the purchase of a hundred cartridges. “You can save better than I can, Dick,” she explained; “I like nice things to eat, and it doesn’t matter to you. Besides, boys ought to do these things.”
Dick grumbled3 a little at the arrangement, but went out and made the purchase, which the children were then on their way to test. Revolvers did not lie in the scheme of their daily life as decreed for them by the guardian4 who was incorrectly supposed to stand in the place of a mother to these two orphans5. Dick had been under her care for six years, during which time she had made her profit of the allowances supposed to be
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子弹( cartridge的名词复数 ); (打印机的)墨盒; 录音带盒; (唱机的)唱头 | |
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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orphans
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孤儿( orphan的名词复数 ) | |
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经文,圣典( scripture的名词复数 ); 经典 | |
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loathe
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loathed
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wholesome
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liar
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bondage
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canes
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interfere
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friendliness
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n.友谊,亲切,亲密 | |
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lamentable
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sniffing
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n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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promptly
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rim
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v.(羊,小牛)叫( bleat的现在分词 );哭诉;发出羊叫似的声音;轻声诉说 | |
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v.喷出;突然进发;突然兴隆 | |
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(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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chuckle
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vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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scampering
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v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的现在分词 ) | |
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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reeking
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v.发出浓烈的臭气( reek的现在分词 );散发臭气;发出难闻的气味 (of sth);明显带有(令人不快或生疑的跡象) | |
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sputter
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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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drooping
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adj. 下垂的,无力的 动词droop的现在分词 | |
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softening
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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albeit
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conj.即使;纵使;虽然 | |
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balk
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n.大方木料;v.妨碍;不愿前进或从事某事 | |
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thoroughly
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adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地 | |
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fouled
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v.使污秽( foul的过去式和过去分词 );弄脏;击球出界;(通常用废物)弄脏 | |
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scarlet
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n.深红色,绯红色,红衣;adj.绯红色的 | |
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endearments
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n.表示爱慕的话语,亲热的表示( endearment的名词复数 ) | |
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promising
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adj.有希望的,有前途的 | |
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gunpowder
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n.火药 | |
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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puddle
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miraculous
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adj.像奇迹一样的,不可思议的 | |
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standing
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gust
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n.阵风,突然一阵(雨、烟等),(感情的)迸发 | |
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trotted
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小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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valiantly
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guardians
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监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者 | |
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kindly
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secondly
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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gasped
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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abominably
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