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An Unexpected Meeting
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We were up at the Villa1 betimes next morning. The man on guard at the gate did not bar our way this time. Instead, he respectfully saluted2 us, and we passed on to the house. The maid Léonie was just coming down the stairs, and seemed not averse3 to the prospect4 of a little conversation.
Poirot inquired after the health of Mrs. Renauld.
Léonie shook her head.
“She is terribly upset, la pauvre dame5! She will eat nothing—but nothing! And she is as pale as a ghost. It is heartrending to see her. Ah, par6 exemple, it is not I who would grieve like that for a man who had deceived me with another woman!”
Poirot nodded sympathetically.
“What you say is very just, but what will you? The heart of a woman who loves will forgive many blows. Still, undoubtedly7 there must have been many scenes of recrimination between them in the last few months?”
Again Léonie shook her head.
“Never, monsieur. Never have I heard Madame utter a word of protest—of reproach, even! She had the temper and disposition8 of an angel—quite different to Monsieur.”
“Monsieur Renauld had not the temper of an angel?”
“Far from it. When he enraged9 himself, the whole house knew of it. The day that he quarrelled with M. Jack10—ma foi! they might have been heard in the market place, they shouted so loud!”
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villa
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n.别墅,城郊小屋 | |
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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adj.厌恶的;反对的,不乐意的 | |
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prospect
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dame
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disposition
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enraged
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使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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jack
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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automobile
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n.汽车,机动车 | |
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salon
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n.[法]沙龙;客厅;营业性的高级服务室 | |
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narrative
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n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的 | |
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thoroughly
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spoke
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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 | |
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loquacity
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n.多话,饶舌 | |
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awakening
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n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的 | |
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tardy
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adj.缓慢的,迟缓的 | |
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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placid
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denser
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vigour
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cannoned
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standing
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plantation
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unnaturally
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adv.违反习俗地;不自然地;勉强地;不近人情地 | |
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shriek
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v./n.尖叫,叫喊 | |
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exclamation
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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simultaneously
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adv.同时发生地,同时进行地 | |
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trotting
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小跑,急走( trot的现在分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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inquisitive
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adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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gendarme
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n.宪兵 | |
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awfully
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bugs
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loath
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likeness
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yearning
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morbid
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adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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decency
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disapproval
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prehistoric
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scoop
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reassured
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vouched
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v.保证( vouch的过去式和过去分词 );担保;确定;确定地说 | |
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attentively
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recollected
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interrogating
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n.询问技术v.询问( interrogate的现在分词 );审问;(在计算机或其他机器上)查询 | |
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fathom
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v.领悟,彻底了解 | |
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gasping
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adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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debonair
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adj.殷勤的,快乐的 | |
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quenched
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解(渴)( quench的过去式和过去分词 ); 终止(某事物); (用水)扑灭(火焰等); 将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却 | |
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utterly
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corpse
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n.尸体,死尸 | |
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dagger
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flask
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n.瓶,火药筒,砂箱 | |
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sips
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shuddering
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v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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collapse
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callous
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outskirts
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retraced
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v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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detour
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disclaimed
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oversight
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n.勘漏,失察,疏忽 | |
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