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Mrs. Phillips was sitting up in an easy chair near the heavily-curtained windows when Joan arrived. It was a pleasant little house in the old part of the town, and looked out upon the harbour. She was startlingly thin by comparison with what she had been; but her face was still painted. Phillips would run down by the afternoon train whenever he could get away. She never knew when he was coming, so she explained; and she could not bear the idea of his finding her “old and ugly.” She had fought against his wish that she should go into a nursing home; and Joan, who in the course of her work upon the Nursing Times had acquired some knowledge of them as a whole, was inclined to agree with her. She was quite comfortable where she was. The landlady1, according to her account, was a dear. She had sent the nurse out for a walk on getting Joan’s wire, so that they could have a cosy2 chat. She didn’t really want much attendance. It was her heart. It got feeble now and then, and she had to keep very still; that was all. Joan told how her father had suffered for years from much the same complaint. So long as you were careful there was no danger. She must take things easily and not excite herself.
Mrs. Phillips acquiesced3. “It’s turning me into a lazy-bones,” she said with a smile. “I can sit here by the hour, just watching the bustle4. I was always one for a bit of life.”
The landlady entered with Joan’s tea. Joan took an instinctive5 dislike to her. She was a large, flashy woman, wearing a quantity of cheap jewellery. Her familiarity had about it something almost threatening. Joan waited till she heard the woman’s heavy tread descending6 the stairs, before she expressed her opinion.
“I think she only means to be cheerful,” explained Mrs. Phillips. “She’s quite a good sort, when you know her.” The subject seemed in some way to trouble her, and Joan dropped it.
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landlady
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v.默认,默许( acquiesce的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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favourably
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sufficiently
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opposition
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charing
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mere
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brute
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starry
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firmament
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sitting-room
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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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placid
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contented
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unpack
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vt.打开包裹(或行李),卸货 | |
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pervert
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v.诽谤,中伤 | |
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fawn
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n.未满周岁的小鹿;v.巴结,奉承 | |
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vassals
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n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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encroachment
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chancellor
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exchequer
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consensus
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judgment
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proprietor
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anarchy
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scattered
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meek
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precisely
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pillory
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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wilt
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tempted
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lone
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irony
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aloofness
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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pointed
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decided
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cosmetics
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compartments
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vitality
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passionate
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