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Thirty-three
I was not summoned to Sir Eustace’s presence until late in the afternoon.
Eleven-o’clock tea and a substantial lunch had been served to me in myown apartment, and I felt fortified1 for further conflict.
Sir Eustace was alone. He was walking up and down the room, therewas a gleam in his eye and a restlessness in his manner which did not es-cape me. He was exultant2 about something. There was a subtle change inhis manner towards me.
“I have news for you. Your young man is on his way. He will be here ina few minutes. Moderate your transports—I have something more to say.
You attempted to deceive me this morning. I warned you that you wouldbe wise to stick to the truth, and up to a certain point you obeyed me.
Then you ran off the rails. You attempted to make me believe that the dia-monds were in Harry3 Rayburn’s possession. At the time I accepted yourstatement because it facilitated my task—the task of inducing you to decoyHarry Rayburn here. But, my dear Anne, the diamonds have been in mypossession ever since I left the Falls—though I only discovered the factyesterday.”
“You know!” I gasped4.
“It may interest you to hear that it was Pagett who gave the show away.
He insisted on boring me with a long pointless story about a wager5 and atin of films. It didn’t take me long to put two and two together — Mrs.
Blair’s distrust of Colonel Race, her agitation6, her entreaty7 that I wouldtake care of her souvenirs for her. The excellent Pagett had already un-fastened the cases through an excess of zeal8. Before leaving the hotel, Isimply transferred all the rolls of films to my own pocket. They are in thecorner there. I admit that I haven’t had time to examine them yet, but I no-tice that one is of a totally different weight to the others,
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adj. 加强的 | |
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exultant
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harry
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vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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gasped
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v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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wager
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n.赌注;vt.押注,打赌 | |
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agitation
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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n.恳求,哀求 | |
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(使)发出格格的响声, (使)作嘎嘎声( rattle的第三人称单数 ); 喋喋不休地说话; 迅速而嘎嘎作响地移动,堕下或走动; 使紧张,使恐惧 | |
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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催促(hustle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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hoarsely
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facetiously
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solely
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ascendancy
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snare
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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innocence
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n.水貂( mink的名词复数 );水貂皮 | |
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alias
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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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wireless
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adj.无线的;n.无线电 | |
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v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的过去式和过去分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭 | |
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[复数]鹅卵石; 沙砾; 卵石,小圆石( pebble的名词复数 ) | |
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perfectly
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