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CHAPTER VI
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It is a great mistake to suppose that assertiveness1 is the only mannish trait taken on by successful women, nor is pliability2 the only feminine mark they lose. By what insensible degrees it came about I do not know, but I found myself on the peak of popularity, very much of the male propensity3 to be beguiled4. I was willing to be played upon, and so it was skilfully5 done, to concede to it more than the situation had a right to claim for itself. I pulled myself up afterward6, or was pulled up by the sharp rein7 of destiny, but for the time, while my success was new, I was aware not only of the possibility of my being handled, but of my luxuriating in it, of demanding it as the price of my favour, and in particular, of valuing Polatkin for the way in which, by my own moods, my drops and exaltations he brought me to his hand.
How much of the fact of my private life he was really acquainted with, I never knew, but he understood enough of its reaction to make even my resistences serve to push me on to the assured position of a theatre and a clientele of my own. It stood out for me as he described it, not so much as a means of dividing me from my beloved, but as a new and completer way of loving. I wanted more ways for that, space and opportunity. I wished to lay my gift down, a royal carpet for Helmeth Garrett to walk on; I would have done anything for him with it except surrender it. Not the least thing that came of my condition was the extraordinary florescence of my art.
Every night as I drew its rich and shining fabric8 about me I was aware of all forms and passions, the mere9 masquerade of our delight in one another. Every night I
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assertiveness
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n.过分自信 | |
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n.柔韧性;可弯性 | |
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propensity
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adv. (美skillfully)熟练地 | |
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fabric
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caressed
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爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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wringing
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bind
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juncture
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pointed
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surmised
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gusty
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penetrating
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disturbances
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inspection
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n.检查,审查,检阅 | |
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premises
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n.建筑物,房屋 | |
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capes
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碎谷; 斗篷( cape的名词复数 ); 披肩; 海角; 岬 | |
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jealousy
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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apprehended
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逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解 | |
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adj. 枯萎的,干瘪的,(人身体的部分器官)因病萎缩的或未发育良好的 动词wither的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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intervals
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n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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acting
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palled
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pricking
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刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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temperament
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simplicity
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untoward
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realization
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焦躁的,附有弦马的,腐蚀的 | |
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luncheon
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impatience
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cleft
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puffing
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streak
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personalities
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n. 诽谤,(对某人容貌、性格等所进行的)人身攻击; 人身攻击;人格, 个性, 名人( personality的名词复数 ) | |
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recipients
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fatten
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v.使肥,变肥 | |
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vessel
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n.船舶;容器,器皿;管,导管,血管 | |
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sniffing
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n.探查法v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的现在分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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incongruity
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n.不协调,不一致 | |
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expressive
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bestowed
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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impaired
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adj.受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的v.损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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theatricality
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n.戏剧风格,不自然 | |
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intrigued
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incurable
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adj.不能医治的,不能矫正的,无救的;n.不治的病人,无救的人 | |
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humility
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n.谦逊,谦恭 | |
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devoted
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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folly
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n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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exalted
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adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的 | |
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intimacy
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permanently
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contingency
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vitality
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subconsciously
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distractions
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jeopardizing
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危及,损害( jeopardize的现在分词 ) | |
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explicitly
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sodden
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herding
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dangle
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contagion
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capering
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anticipation
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monstrous
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machinery
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dividends
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红利( dividend的名词复数 ); 股息; 被除数; (足球彩票的)彩金 | |
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maiden
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