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CHAPTER XVI
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Her vague, unreal existence continued. It seemed in some previous life-time that Billy had gone away, that another life-time would have to come before he returned. She still suffered from insomnia1. Long nights passed in succession, during which she never closed her eyes. At other times she slept through long stupors2, waking stunned3 and numbed4, scarcely able to open her heavy eyes, to move her weary limbs. The pressure of the iron band on her head never relaxed. She was poorly nourished. Nor had she a cent of money. She often went a whole day without eating. Once, seventy-two hours elapsed without food passing her lips. She dug clams5 in the marsh6, knocked the tiny oysters7 from the rocks, and gathered mussels.
And yet, when Bud Strothers came to see how she was getting along, she convinced him that all was well. One evening after work, Tom came, and forced two dollars upon her. He was terribly worried. He would like to help more, but Sarah was expecting another baby. There had been slack times in his trade because of the strikes in the other trades. He did not know what the country was coming to. And it was all so simple. All they had to do was see things in his way and vote the way he voted. Then everybody would get a square deal. Christ was a Socialist8, he told her.
“Christ died two thousand years ago,” Saxon said.
“Think,” she said, “think of all the men and women who died in those two thousand years, and socialism has not come yet. And in two thousand years more it may be as far away as ever. Tom, your socialism never did you any good. It is a dream.”
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insomnia
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牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 ) | |
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charcoal
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heartiness
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防波堤( mole的名词复数 ); 鼹鼠; 痣; 间谍 | |
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v.快速爬行( scramble的现在分词 );攀登;争夺;(军事飞机)紧急起飞 | |
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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frail
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tack
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n.大头钉;假缝,粗缝 | |
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wharf
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oars
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sweeping
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