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CHAPTER X HOME TRUTHS
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IT is told by a great writer in his generous English that when the followers1 of Diabolus were arraigned2 before the Recorder and Mayor of regenerate3 Mansoul, a certain Mr. Haughty4 carried himself well to the last. “He declared,” says Bunyan, “that he had carried himself bravely, not considering who was his foe5 or what was the cause in which he was engaged. It was enough for him if he fought like a man and came off victorious6.” Nevertheless, we are told, he suffered the common doom7, being crucified next day at the place of execution. It is the old fate of the freelance, the Hal o’ the Wynd who fights for his own hand; for in life’s contest the taking of sides is assumed to be a necessity.
Such was Lewis’s reflections when he found Wratislaw waiting for him in the Etterick dogcart when he emerged from a meeting in Gledsmuir. He had now enjoyed ten days of it, and he was heartily8 tired. His throat was sore with much speaking, his mind was barren with thinking on the unthinkable, and his spirits were dashed with a bitter sense of futility9. He had honestly done his best. So far his conscience was clear; but as he reviewed the past in detail, his best seemed a very shoddy compromise. It was comfort to see the rugged10 face of Wratislaw again, though his greeting was tempered by mistrust. The great man had refused to speak for him and left him to fight his own battles; moreover, he feared the judgment
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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v.(在政治方面)游说( canvass的过去式和过去分词 );调查(如选举前选民的)意见;为讨论而提出(意见等);详细检查 | |
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distraction
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prosper
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