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CHAPTER XI. A BOWL OF PUNCH.
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The afternoon was passing away, and it was now past four o'clock, when the sound of drums, cymbals1, and a variety of native instruments was heard at the end of the main thoroughfare. The market was still going on with the same animation2 as before; half a day's screeching3 and fighting seemed neither to have wearied the voices nor broken the limbs of the demoniacal traffickers; there was a considerable number of slaves still to be disposed of, and the dealers4 were haggling5 over the remaining lots with an excitement of which a sudden panic on the London Stock Exchange could give a very inadequate6 conception.
But the discordant7 concert which suddenly broke upon the ear was the signal for business to be at once suspended. The crowd might cease its uproar8, and recover its breath. The King of Kazonndé, Moené Loonga, was about to honour the lakoni with a visit.
Attended by a large retinue9 of wives, officers, soldiers, and slaves, the monarch10 was conveyed to the middle of the market-place in an old palanquin, from which he was obliged to have five or six people to help him to descend11. Alvez and the other traders advanced to meet him with the most exaggerated gestures of reverence12, all of which he received as his rightful
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cymbals
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pl.铙钹 | |
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animation
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n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 | |
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v.发出尖叫声( screech的现在分词 );发出粗而刺耳的声音;高叫 | |
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n.商人( dealer的名词复数 );贩毒者;毒品贩子;发牌者 | |
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retinue
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monarch
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descend
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vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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adorned
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potentate
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copper
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eldest
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majesty
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amputation
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hereditary
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distinguished
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prescriptions
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药( prescription的名词复数 ); 处方; 开处方; 计划 | |
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shrill
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(使)发出格格的响声, (使)作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 ); 喋喋不休地说话; 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动,堕下或走动; 使紧张,使恐惧 | |
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gourds
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perfectly
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deafening
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skulls
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颅骨( skull的名词复数 ); 脑袋; 脑子; 脑瓜 | |
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caravans
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(可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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prostrated
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prostrate
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安抚,抚慰( appease的现在分词 ); 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争) | |
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thoroughly
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smeared
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弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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inflamed
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replenish
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mead
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assented
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ferocious
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cannibalism
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avowal
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seasoning
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dominions
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devoured
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justify
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membranes
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conceal
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anticipation
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civilized
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pungency
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