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CHAPTER 29—Modern “Cadets de Gascogne”
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After witnessing the performance given by the Comédie Française in the antique theatre at Orange, we determined—my companion and I—if ever another opportunity of the kind offered, to attend, be the material difficulties what they might.
The theatrical1 “stars” in their courses proved favorable to the accomplishment2 of this vow3. Before the year ended it was whispered to us that the “Cadets de Gascogne” were planning a tram through the Cevennes Mountains and their native Languedoc—a sort of lay pilgrimage to famous historic and literary shrines4, a voyage to be enlivened by much crowning of busts5 and reciting of verses in the open air, and incidentally, by the eating of Gascony dishes and the degustation of delicate local wines; the whole to culminate6 with a representation in the arena7 at Béziers of Déjanire, Louis Gallet’s and Saint-Saëns’s latest work, under the personal supervision8 of those two masters.
A tempting9 programme, was it not, in these days of cockney tours and “Cook” couriers? At any rate, one that we, with plenty of time on our hands and a weakness for out-of-the-way corners and untrodden paths, found it impossible to resist.
Rostand, in Cyrano de Bergerac, has shown us the “Cadets” of Molière’s time, a fighting, rhyming, devil-may-care band, who wore their hearts on their sleeves and chips on their stalwart shoulders; much such a brotherhood
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theatrical
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adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的 | |
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accomplishment
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n.誓(言),誓约;v.起誓,立誓 | |
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shrines
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圣地,圣坛,神圣场所( shrine的名词复数 ) | |
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半身雕塑像( bust的名词复数 ); 妇女的胸部; 胸围; 突击搜捕 | |
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v.到绝顶,达于极点,达到高潮 | |
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arena
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n.竞技场,运动场所;竞争场所,舞台 | |
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a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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brotherhood
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n.兄弟般的关系,手中情谊 | |
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delightfully
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joyous
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coterie
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n.(有共同兴趣的)小团体,小圈子 | |
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v.发音;(清楚地)表达 | |
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paradoxes
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n.似非而是的隽语,看似矛盾而实际却可能正确的说法( paradox的名词复数 );用于语言文学中的上述隽语;有矛盾特点的人[事物,情况] | |
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v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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lucrative
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toils
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网 | |
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tempted
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n.多边形;多角形 | |
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marvel
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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pageant
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n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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winding
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cavalcade
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archers
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clan
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knights
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骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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spoke
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tarn
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avalanche
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tumult
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recurs
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再发生,复发( recur的第三人称单数 ) | |
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quaint
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exquisite
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intoxicated
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oblivious
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mighty
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solitary
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labors
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astonishment
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trolley
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luncheon
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ramble
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drudgery
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throng
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worthy
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muse
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n.缪斯(希腊神话中的女神),创作灵感 | |
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criticise
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fable
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centaur
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writhing
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firmament
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admiration
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ancestry
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inscribe
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