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CHAPTER XVIII. A TERRIBLE DISCOVERY.
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The morning of the 18th dawned, the day on which, according to Harris's prediction, the travellers were to be safely housed at San Felice. Mrs. Weldon was really much relieved at the prospect1, for she was aware that her strength must prove inadequate2 to the strain of a more protracted3 journey. The condition of her little boy, who was alternately flushed with fever, and pale with exhaustion4, had begun to cause her great anxiety, and unwilling5 to resign the care of the child even to Nan his faithful nurse, she insisted upon carrying him in her own arms. Twelve days and nights, passed in the open air, had done much to try her powers of endurance, and the charge of a sick child in addition would soon break down her strength entirely6.
Dick Sands, Nan, and the negroes had all borne the march very fairly. Their stock of provisions, though of course considerably7 diminished, was still far from small. As for Harris, he had shown himself pre-eminently adapted for forest-life, and capable of bearing any amount of fatigue8. Yet, strange to say, as he approached the end of the journey, his manner underwent a remarkable9 change; instead of conversing10 in his ordinary frank and easy way, he became silent and preoccupied11, as if engrossed12
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transpired
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shrubs
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whine
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agitation
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jaguars
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traitor
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acting
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utterly
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muzzles
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枪口( muzzle的名词复数 ); (防止动物咬人的)口套; (四足动物的)鼻口部; (狗)等凸出的鼻子和口 | |
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herd
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hippopotamuses
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succumbing
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prevailing
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carving
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jack
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ferociously
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diabolical
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