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CHAPTER X. THE PARTING.
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It was now that season of the year, which an old English writer calls the amiable1 month of June, and at that hour of the day, when, face to face, the rising moon beholds2 the setting sun. As yet the stars were few in heaven. But, after the heat of the day, the coolness and the twilight3 descended4 like a benediction5 upon the earth, by all those gentle sounds attended, which are the meek6 companions of the night.
Flemming and the Baron7 had passed the afternoon at the Castle. They had rambled8 once more together, and for the last time, over the magnificent ruin. On the morrow they were to part, perhaps forever. The Baron was going to Berlin, to join his sister; and Flemming, drivenforward by the restless spirit within him, longed once more for a change of scene, and was going to the Tyrol and Switzerland. Alas9! he never said to the passing hour; "Stay, for thou art fair!" but reached forward into the dark future, with unsatisfied longings10 and aimless desires, that were never still.
As the day was closing, they sat down on the terrace of Elisabeth's Garden. The sun had set beyond the blue Alsatian hills; and on the valley of the Rhine fell the purple mist, like the mantle12 of the departing prophet from his fiery13 chariot. Over the castle walls, and the trees of the garden, rose the large moon; and between the contending daylight and moonlight there were as yet no shadows. But at length the shadows came;
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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v.看,注视( behold的第三人称单数 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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descended
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benediction
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n.祝福;恩赐 | |
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adj.温顺的,逆来顺受的 | |
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baron
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n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王 | |
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rambled
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(无目的地)漫游( ramble的过去式和过去分词 ); (喻)漫谈; 扯淡; 长篇大论 | |
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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longings
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渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 ) | |
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longing
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n.(for)渴望 | |
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mantle
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n.斗篷,覆罩之物,罩子;v.罩住,覆盖,脸红 | |
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fiery
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adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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transparent
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niche
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n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等) | |
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ivy
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n.常青藤,常春藤 | |
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majestic
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adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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phantom
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n.幻影,虚位,幽灵;adj.错觉的,幻影的,幽灵的 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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intervals
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brazen
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adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的 | |
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cymbals
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pl.铙钹 | |
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tinkling
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n.丁当作响声 | |
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passionate
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adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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conversing
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v.交谈,谈话( converse的现在分词 ) | |
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battered
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adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损 | |
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tenantless
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sublime
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adj.崇高的,伟大的;极度的,不顾后果的 | |
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bower
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n.凉亭,树荫下凉快之处;闺房;v.荫蔽 | |
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adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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warrior
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n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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harp
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nay
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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entice
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v.诱骗,引诱,怂恿 | |
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heed
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v.注意,留意;n.注意,留心 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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enjoyments
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愉快( enjoyment的名词复数 ); 令人愉快的事物; 享有; 享受 | |
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parched
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adj.焦干的;极渴的;v.(使)焦干 | |
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drenched
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eddy
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mighty
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momentary
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languish
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vi.变得衰弱无力,失去活力,(植物等)凋萎 | |
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trump
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n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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serene
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adj. 安详的,宁静的,平静的 | |
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obstinacy
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n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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mingles
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混合,混入( mingle的第三人称单数 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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solitudes
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n.独居( solitude的名词复数 );孤独;荒僻的地方;人迹罕至的地方 | |
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retirement
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n.退休,退职 | |
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boisterous
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adj.喧闹的,欢闹的 | |
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tranquillity
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n. 平静, 安静 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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contented
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adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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insignificant
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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glided
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v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔 | |
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muffled
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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blot
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vt.弄脏(用吸墨纸)吸干;n.污点,污渍 | |
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fathomless
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a.深不可测的 | |
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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cloistered
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retired
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chamber
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dismal
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