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CHAPTER II
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It was the end of July—dry, too dry, even for the season, the delicate green herbs and vegetables that grew in this favoured end of the kingdom tasting rather of the watering-pot than of the pure fresh moisture from the skies. Baptista’s boxes were packed, and one Saturday morning she departed by a waggonette to the station, and thence by train to Pen-zephyr, from which port she was, as usual, to cross the water immediately to her home, and become Mr. Heddegan’s wife on the Wednesday of the week following.
She might have returned a week sooner. But though the wedding day had loomed1 so near, and the banns were out, she delayed her departure till this last moment, saying it was not necessary for her to be at home long beforehand. As Mr. Heddegan was older than herself, she said, she was to be married in her ordinary summer bonnet2 and grey silk frock, and there were no preparations to make that had not been amply made by her parents and intended husband.
In due time, after a hot and tedious journey, she reached Pen-zephyr. She here obtained some refreshment3, and then went towards the pier4, where she learnt to her surprise that the little steamboat plying5 between the town and the islands had left at eleven o’clock; the usual hour of departure in the afternoon having been forestalled6 in consequence of the fogs which had for a few days prevailed towards evening, making twilight7 navigation dangerous.
This being Saturday, there was now no other boat till Tuesday, and it became obvious that here she would have to remain for the three days, unless her friends should think fit to rig out one of the island’ sailing-boats and come to fetch her—a not very likely contingency8, the sea distance being nearly forty miles.
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n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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n.恢复,精神爽快,提神之事物;(复数)refreshments:点心,茶点 | |
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n.码头;桥墩,桥柱;[建]窗间壁,支柱 | |
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v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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v.先发制人,预先阻止( forestall的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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twilight
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inconvenient
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hindrance
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lodging
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outskirts
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