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CHAPTER XXIV. I SUFFER THE HEATHEN'S RAGE
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As I stumbled through the moonlit forest I heard Ringan's tunes1 ever crooning among the trees. First it was the old mad march of "Bundle and go," which the pipers play when the clans2 are rising. Then it changed to the lilt of "Colin's Cattle," which is an air that the fairies made, and sung in the ear of a shepherd who fell asleep in one of their holy places. And then it lost all mortal form, and became a thing as faint as the wind in the tree-tops or the humming of bees in clover. My weary legs stepped out to this wizard music, and the spell of it lulled4 my fevered thoughts into the dull patience of the desperate.
At an open space where I could see the sky I tried to take further bearings. I must move south-east by east, and in time I must come to Lawrence. I do not think I had any hope of getting there, for I knew that long ere this the man who escaped must have returned with others, and that now they would be hot on my trail. What could one lad do in a wide woodland against the cunningest trackers on earth? But Ringan had praised my courage, and I could not fail him. I should go on till I died, and I did not think that would be very long. My pistols, re-loaded, pressed against my side, and Ringan's sword swung by my thigh5. I was determined6 to make a good ending, since that was all now left to me. In that hour I had forgotten about everything—about the peril7 of Virginia, even about Elspeth and the others in the fort on the hill-top. There comes a time to every one when the world narrows for him to a strait alley8, with Death at the end of it, and all his thoughts are fixed9 on that waiting enemy of mankind.
My senses were blunted, and I took no note of the noises of the forest. As I passed down a ravine a stone dropped behind me, but I did not pause to wonder why. A
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tunes
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n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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宗族( clan的名词复数 ); 氏族; 庞大的家族; 宗派 | |
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v.使安静,使入睡,缓和,哄骗;n.暂停,间歇 | |
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vt.使镇静,使安静(lull的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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peril
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alley
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twig
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disquiet
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rustling
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thicket
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plodded
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v.沉重缓慢地走(路)( plod的过去式和过去分词 );努力从事;沉闷地苦干;缓慢进行(尤指艰难枯燥的工作) | |
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binding
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glade
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n.林间空地,一片表面有草的沼泽低地 | |
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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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inert
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adj.用皮带捆住的,用皮带装饰的;身无分文的;缺钱;手头紧v.用皮带捆扎(strap的过去式和过去分词);用皮带抽打;包扎;给…打绷带 | |
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stupor
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v.昏迷;不省人事 | |
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crook
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v.使弯曲;n.小偷,骗子,贼;弯曲(处) | |
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savage
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savages
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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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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nausea
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frail
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warriors
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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n.屠杀,屠宰;vt.屠杀,宰杀 | |
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prey
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discretion
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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shred
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v.撕成碎片,变成碎片;n.碎布条,细片,些少 | |
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oblivious
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adj.易忘的,遗忘的,忘却的,健忘的 | |
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smeared
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弄脏; 玷污; 涂抹; 擦上 | |
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smelt
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v.熔解,熔炼;n.银白鱼,胡瓜鱼 | |
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n.树脂,松香,树脂制品;vt.涂树脂 | |
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diabolical
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犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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anguish
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n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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fatigue
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n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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bruised
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[医]青肿的,瘀紫的 | |
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frailty
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n.脆弱;意志薄弱 | |
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fortitude
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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岛( isle的名词复数 ) | |
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反馈,回授,自旋挠痒法 | |
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刺,扎,戳( prick的过去式和过去分词 ); 刺伤; 刺痛; 使剧痛 | |
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想像,设想( envisage的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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