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The evidence of the park-keeper, David Bristow, of Gilder1 Street, Camden Town, is as follows:
I was on duty in St. James's Park on Thursday evening, my sphere extending from the Mall to the northern shore of the ornamental2 water east of the suspension bridge. At five-and-twenty to seven I took up a position between the peninsula and the bridge to await my colleague. He ought to have relieved me at half-past six, but did not arrive until a few minutes before seven, owing, so he explained, to the breaking down of his motor-'bus—which may have been true or may not, as the saying is.
I had just come to a halt, when my attention was arrested by a lady. I am unable to explain why the presence of a lady in St. James's Park should have seemed in any way worthy3 of notice except that, for certain reasons, she reminded me of my first wife. I observed that she hesitated between one of the public seats and two vacant chairs standing4 by themselves a little farther to the east. Eventually she selected one of the chairs, and, having cleaned it with an evening paper—the birds in this portion of the Park being extremely prolific—sat down upon it. There was plenty of room upon the public seat close to it, except for some children who were playing touch; and in consequence of this I judged her to be a person of means.
I walked to a point from where I could command the southern approaches to the bridge, my colleague arriving sometimes by way of Birdcage Walk and sometimes by way of the Horse Guards Parade. Not seeing any signs of him in the direction of the bridge, I turned back. A little way past the chair where the lady was sitting I met Mr. Parable6. I know Mr. Parable quite well by sight. He was wearing the usual grey suit and soft felt hat with which the pictures in the newspapers have made us all familiar. I judged that Mr. Parable had come from the Houses of Parliament, and the next morning my suspicions were confirmed by reading that he had been present at a tea-party given on the terrace by Mr. Will Crooks7. Mr. Parable conveyed to me the suggestion of a man absorbed in thought, and not quite aware of what he was doing; but in this, of course, I may have been mistaken. He paused for a moment to look over the railings at the
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gilder
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ornamental
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adj.装饰的;作装饰用的;n.装饰品;观赏植物 | |
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standing
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eventual
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n.寓言,比喻 | |
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crooks
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n.骗子( crook的名词复数 );罪犯;弯曲部分;(牧羊人或主教用的)弯拐杖v.弯成钩形( crook的第三人称单数 ) | |
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pelican
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n.鹈鹕,伽蓝鸟 | |
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apparently
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proceedings
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n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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peculiar
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adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的 | |
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westward
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n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西 | |
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conjecture
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n./v.推测,猜测 | |
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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retraced
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v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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ass
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n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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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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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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eastward
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adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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partially
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adv.部分地,从某些方面讲 | |
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socialist
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n.社会主义者;adj.社会主义的 | |
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bowler
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n.打保龄球的人,(板球的)投(球)手 | |
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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grilled
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adj. 烤的, 炙过的, 有格子的 动词grill的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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champagne
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n.香槟酒;微黄色 | |
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stodgier
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adj.(食物)吃下去感觉撑的( stodgy的比较级 );易饱的;滞涩的;古板的 | |
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jocosely
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adv.说玩笑地,诙谐地 | |
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piquant
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adj.辛辣的,开胃的,令人兴奋的 | |
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erratic
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adj.古怪的,反复无常的,不稳定的 | |
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steering
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n.操舵装置 | |
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effigy
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n.肖像 | |
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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sarcastic
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adj.讥讽的,讽刺的,嘲弄的 | |
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hampered
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妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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constable
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n.(英国)警察,警官 | |
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freckled
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adj.雀斑;斑点;晒斑;(使)生雀斑v.雀斑,斑点( freckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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superintendent
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n.监督人,主管,总监;(英国)警务长 | |
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wade
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v.跋涉,涉水;n.跋涉 | |
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vouchsafed
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v.给予,赐予( vouchsafe的过去式和过去分词 );允诺 | |
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brawling
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n.争吵,喧嚷 | |
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bail
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v.舀(水),保释;n.保证金,保释,保释人 | |
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discretion
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n.谨慎;随意处理 | |
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inquiries
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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bestow
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v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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professing
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声称( profess的现在分词 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉 | |
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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socialists
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社会主义者( socialist的名词复数 ) | |
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condor
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n.秃鹰;秃鹰金币 | |
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luncheon
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n.午宴,午餐,便宴 | |
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offhanded
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adj.立即的,即席的 | |
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peremptory
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adj.紧急的,专横的,断然的 | |
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walnut
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n.胡桃,胡桃木,胡桃色,茶色 | |
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swelling
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n.肿胀 | |
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chambers
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n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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irritable
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adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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wails
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痛哭,哭声( wail的名词复数 ) | |
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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suffrage
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n.投票,选举权,参政权 | |
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recherche
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adj.精选的;罕有的 | |
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bucks
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n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 );钱;(英国十九世纪初的)花花公子;(用于某些表达方式)责任v.(马等)猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 );抵制;猛然震荡;马等尥起后蹄跳跃 | |
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middle-aged
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adj.中年的 | |
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ridiculing
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v.嘲笑,嘲弄,奚落( ridicule的现在分词 ) | |
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apron
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n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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underneath
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delicacies
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n.棘手( delicacy的名词复数 );精致;精美的食物;周到 | |
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scuttling
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lodged
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v.存放( lodge的过去式和过去分词 );暂住;埋入;(权利、权威等)归属 | |
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hairpin
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n.簪,束发夹,夹发针 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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meandering
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蜿蜒的河流,漫步,聊天 | |
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exonerate
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v.免除责任,确定无罪 | |
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essentially
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adv.本质上,实质上,基本上 | |
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judiciously
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undertaking
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breach
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etiquette
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rumours
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privately
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Flared
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obstinate
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pastry
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n.油酥面团,酥皮糕点 | |
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