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The Wife of a KingII
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'So; one—two—three, one—two—three. Now reverse! No, no! Start up again, Jack1. See—this way.' Prince executed the movement as one should who has led the cotillion.
'Now; one—two—three, one—two—three. Reverse! Ah! that's better. Try it again. I say, you know, you mustn't look at your feet. One—two—three, one—two—three. Shorter steps! You are not hanging to the gee-pole just now. Try it over.
'There! that's the way. One—two—three, one—two—three.' Round and round went Prince and Madeline in an interminable waltz. The table and stools had been shoved over against the wall to increase the room. Malemute Kid sat on the bunk2, chin to knees, greatly interested. Jack Harrington sat beside him, scraping away on his violin and following the dancers.
It was a unique situation, the undertaking3 of these three men with the woman.
The most pathetic part, perhaps, was the businesslike way in which they went about it.
No athlete was ever trained more rigidly4 for a coming contest, nor wolf-dog for the harness, than was she. But they had good material, for Madeline, unlike most women of her race, in her childhood had escaped the carrying of heavy burdens and the toil5 of the trail. Besides, she was a clean-limbed, willowy creature, possessed6 of much grace which had not hitherto been realized. It was this grace which the men strove to bring out and knock into shape.
'Trouble with her she learned to dance all wrong,' Prince remarked to the bunk after having deposited his breathless pupil on the table. 'She's quick at picking up; yet I could do better had she never danced a step. But say, Kid, I can't understand this.' Prince imitated a peculiar7 movement of the shoulders and head—a weakness Madeline suffered from in walking.
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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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n.(车、船等倚壁而设的)铺位;废话 | |
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vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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instructors
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slippers
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dubiously
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mittens
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clove
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allay
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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exquisitely
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outright
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awe
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prone
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mightily
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latch
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mimic
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intonation
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gorge
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篡夺,霸占( usurp的现在分词 ); 盗用; 篡夺,篡权 | |
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aurora
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flaunted
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v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的过去式和过去分词 );有什么能耐就施展出来 | |
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solitary
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weird
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knell
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countless
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requiem
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sobs
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perils
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极大危险( peril的名词复数 ); 危险的事(或环境) | |
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outraged
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a.震惊的,义愤填膺的 | |
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crunched
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v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的过去式和过去分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄 | |
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collapse
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mischievous
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adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的 | |
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mincing
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initiated
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promptly
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overhauled
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conspirators
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premises
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scented
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creeks
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reverence
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