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Nine THE MAN IN THE MIST(1)
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Nine THE MAN IN THE MIST
Tommy was not pleased with life. Blunt’s Brilliant Detectives had met witha reverse, distressing1 to their pride if not to their pockets. Called in profes-sionally to elucidate2 the mystery of a stolen pearl necklace at AdlingtonHall, Adlington, Blunt’s Brilliant Detectives had failed to make good.
Whilst Tommy, hard on the track of a gambling3 Countess, was trackingher in the disguise of a Roman Catholic priest, and Tuppence was “gettingoff” with the nephew of the house on the golf links, the local Inspector4 ofPolice had unemotionally arrested the second footman who proved to be athief well- known at headquarters, and who admitted his guilt5 withoutmaking any bones about it.
Tommy and Tuppence, therefore, had withdrawn6 with what dignitythey could muster7, and were at the present moment solacing8 themselveswith cocktails9 at the Grand Adlington Hotel. Tommy still wore his clericaldisguise.
“Hardly a Father Brown touch, that,” he remarked gloomily. “And yetI’ve got just the right kind of umbrella.”
“It wasn’t a Father Brown problem,” said Tuppence. “One needs a cer-tain atmosphere from the start. One must be doing something quite ordin-ary, and then bizarre things begin to happen. That’s the idea.”
“Unfortunately,” said Tommy, “we have to return to town. Perhapssomething bizarre will happen on the way to the station.”
He raised the glass he was holding to his lips, but the liquid in it wassuddenly spilled, as a heavy hand smacked
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distressing
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a.使人痛苦的 | |
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elucidate
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v.阐明,说明 | |
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gambling
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n.赌博;投机 | |
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inspector
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n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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guilt
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n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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withdrawn
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vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出 | |
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muster
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v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册 | |
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solacing
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v.安慰,慰藉( solace的现在分词 ) | |
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cocktails
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n.鸡尾酒( cocktail的名词复数 );餐前开胃菜;混合物 | |
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smacked
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拍,打,掴( smack的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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earrings
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n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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rumoured
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adj.谣传的;传说的;风 | |
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tinge
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syllable
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cemetery
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n.坟墓,墓地,坟场 | |
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vaguely
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exclamation
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doorway
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animated
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adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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shrugged
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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glamour
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n.魔力,魅力;vt.迷住 | |
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impoverished
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gutter
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n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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pugnacious
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野蛮地,残忍地 | |
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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eddying
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涡流,涡流的形成 | |
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shrill
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squeal
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gasp
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n.喘息,气喘;v.喘息;气吁吁他说 | |
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pictorial
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deafening
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tattoo
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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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middle-aged
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ruminating
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v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼 | |
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adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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