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Ten
“Did you say Three Spades, Mrs. Blenkensop?”
Yes, Mrs. Blenkensop had said Three Spades. Mrs. Sprot, returningbreathless from the telephone: “And they’ve changed the time of the ARPexam, again, it’s too bad,” demanded to have the bidding again.
Miss Minton, as usual, delayed things by ceaseless reiterations.
“Was it Two Clubs I said? Are you sure? I rather thought, you know, thatit might have been one No Trump1—Oh yes, of course, I remember now.
Mrs. Cayley said One Heart, didn’t she? I was going to say one No Trumpalthough I hadn’t quite got the count, but I do think one should play aplucky game—and then Mrs. Cayley said One Heart and so I had to go TwoClubs. I always think it’s so difficult when one has two short suits—”
“Sometimes,” Tuppence thought to herself, “it would save time if MissMinton just put her hand down on the table to show them all. She wasquite incapable2 of not telling exactly what was in it.”
“So now we’ve got it right,” said Miss Minton triumphantly3. “One Heart,Two Clubs.”
“Two Spades,” said Tuppence.
“I passed, didn’t I?” said Mrs. Sprot.
They looked at Mrs. Cayley, who was leaning forward listening. MissMinton took up the tale.
“Then Mrs. Cayley said Two Hearts and I said Three Diamonds.”
“And I said Three Spades,” said Tuppence.
“Pass,” said Mrs. Sprot.
Mrs. Cayley sat in silence. At last she seemed to become aware thateveryone was looking at her.
“Oh dear,” she flushed. “I’m so sorry. I thought perhaps Mr. Cayleyneeded me. I hope he’s all right out there on the terrace.”
She looked from one to the other of them.
“Perhaps, if you don’t mind, I’d better just go and see. I heard rather anodd noise. Perhaps he’s dropped his book.”
She fluttered out of the window. Tuppence gave an exasperated4 sigh.
“She ought to have a string tied to her wrist,” she said. “Then he couldpull it when he wanted her.”
“Such a devoted5
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trump
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n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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triumphantly
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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adj.恼怒的 | |
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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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rebellious
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adj.造反的,反抗的,难控制的 | |
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meek
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vaguely
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apparently
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genial
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adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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malicious
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adj.有恶意的,心怀恶意的 | |
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amiably
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adv.和蔼可亲地,亲切地 | |
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trumps
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abbr.trumpets 喇叭;小号;喇叭形状的东西;喇叭筒v.(牌戏)出王牌赢(一牌或一墩)( trump的过去式 );吹号公告,吹号庆祝;吹喇叭;捏造 | |
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reign
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shrill
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invalid
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sepulchral
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adj.坟墓的,阴深的 | |
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