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Chapter Five
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Five
II see that there has been one omission1 in my story. So far I have made little or no mention of Mrs. Dane Calthrop, orindeed of the Rev2. Caleb Dane Calthrop.
And yet both the vicar and his wife were distinct personalities3. Dane Calthrop himself was perhaps a being moreremote from everyday life than anyone I have ever met. His existence was in his books and in his study, and in hisintimate knowledge of early Church history. Mrs. Dane Calthrop, on the other hand, was quite terrifyingly on the spot.
I have perhaps purposely put off mentioning her, because I was from the first a little afraid of her. She was a woman ofcharacter and of almost Olympian knowledge. She was not in the least the typical vicar’s wife—but that, as I set itdown, makes me ask myself, what do I know of vicars’ wives?
The only one I remember well was a quiet nondescript creature, devoted4 to a big strong husband with a magneticway of preaching. She had so little general conversation that it was a puzzle to know how to sustain a conversationwith her.
Otherwise I was depending on the fictional5 presentment of vicars’ wives, caricatures of females poking6 their noseseverywhere, and uttering platitudes7. Probably no such type exists.
Mrs. Dane Calthrop never poked9 her nose in anywhere, yet she had an uncanny power of knowing things and Isoon discovered that almost everyone in the village was slightly afraid of her. She gave no advice and never interfered,yet she represented, to any uneasy conscience, the Deity10 personified.
I have never seen a woman more indifferent to her material surroundings. On hot days she would stride about cladin Harris tweed, and in rain or even
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n.省略,删节;遗漏或省略的事物,冗长 | |
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v.发动机旋转,加快速度 | |
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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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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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fictional
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adj.小说的,虚构的 | |
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poking
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platitudes
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n.平常的话,老生常谈,陈词滥调( platitude的名词复数 );滥套子 | |
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platitude
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n.老生常谈,陈词滥调 | |
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poked
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deity
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n.神,神性;被奉若神明的人(或物) | |
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sleet
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devastating
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sincerity
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n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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triumphantly
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perplexed
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anonymous
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malice
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n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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distresses
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doctrine
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n.教义;主义;学说 | |
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qualified
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犯错误,做错事( err的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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shameful
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abruptly
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adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地 | |
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positively
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alteration
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hatred
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horrified
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foul
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accusation
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judgment
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placid
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v.生病 | |
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neurotic
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adj.神经病的,神经过敏的;n.神经过敏者,神经病患者 | |
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adj.情绪异常激动的,歇斯底里般的 | |
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a.正当的,有理的 | |
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huddled
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beverage
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n.(水,酒等之外的)饮料 | |
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soda
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rimmed
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awfully
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irritable
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adj.急躁的;过敏的;易怒的 | |
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vaguely
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petrified
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twilight
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sling
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athletic
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feats
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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cocktail
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