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Her refusal, though unexpected, did not permanently1 daunt2 Clare. His experience of women was great enough for him to be aware that the negative often meant nothing more than the preface to the affirmative; and it was little enough for him not to know that in the manner of the present negative there lay a great exception to the dallyings of coyness. That she had already permitted him to make love to her he read as an additional assurance, not fully3 trowing that in the fields and pastures to `sigh gratis4' is by no means deemed waste; love-making being here more often accepted inconsiderately and for its own sweet sake than in the carking anxious homes of the ambitious, where a girl's craving5 for an establishment paralyzes her healthy thought of a passion as an end.
`Tess, why did you say "no" in such a positive way?' he asked her in the course of a few days.
She started.
`Don't ask me. I told you why - partly. I am not good enough not worthy6 enough.'
`How? Not fine lady enough?'
`Yes - something like that,' murmured she. `Your friends would scorn me.'
`Indeed, you mistake them - my father and mother. As for my brothers, I don't care--' He clasped his fingers behind her back to keep her from slipping away. `Now - you did not mean it, sweet? - I am sure you did not! You have made me so restless that I cannot read, or play, or do anything. I am in no hurry, Tess, but I want to know - to hear from your own warm lips - that you will some day be mine - any time you may choose; but some day?' She could only shake her head and look away from him.
Clare regarded her attentively7, conned8 the characters of her face as if they had been hieroglyphics9
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permanently
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
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daunt
vt.使胆怯,使气馁
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fully
adv.完全地,全部地,彻底地;充分地
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gratis
adj.免费的
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craving
n.渴望,热望
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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attentively
adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神
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conned
adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )
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hieroglyphics
n.pl.象形文字
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repulse
n.击退,拒绝;vt.逐退,击退,拒绝
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promising
adj.有希望的,有前途的
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apprehending
逮捕,拘押( apprehend的现在分词 ); 理解
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incompetence
n.不胜任,不称职
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versatile
adj.通用的,万用的;多才多艺的,多方面的
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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phlegmatic
adj.冷静的,冷淡的,冷漠的,无活力的
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ardent
adj.热情的,热烈的,强烈的,烈性的
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fortify
v.强化防御,为…设防;加强,强化
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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countenances
n.面容( countenance的名词复数 );表情;镇静;道义支持
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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strands
n.(线、绳、金属线、毛发等的)股( strand的名词复数 );缕;海洋、湖或河的)岸;(观点、计划、故事等的)部份v.使滞留,使搁浅( strand的第三人称单数 )
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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circumspectly
adv.慎重地,留心地
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curd
n.凝乳;凝乳状物
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vats
varieties 变化,多样性,种类
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crumbling
adj.摇摇欲坠的
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curds
n.凝乳( curd的名词复数 )
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vein
n.血管,静脉;叶脉,纹理;情绪;vt.使成脉络
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dabbling
v.涉猎( dabble的现在分词 );涉足;浅尝;少量投资
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devotedly
专心地; 恩爱地; 忠实地; 一心一意地
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entreaty
n.恳求,哀求
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tantalizing
adj.逗人的;惹弄人的;撩人的;煽情的v.逗弄,引诱,折磨( tantalize的现在分词 )
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flirt
v.调情,挑逗,调戏;n.调情者,卖俏者
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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passionately
ad.热烈地,激烈地
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curdy
adj.成凝乳状的,凝结了的
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assent
v.批准,认可;n.批准,认可
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satire
n.讽刺,讽刺文学,讽刺作品
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thicket
n.灌木丛,树林
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willows
n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木
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rustling
n. 瑟瑟声,沙沙声
adj. 发沙沙声的
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crouching
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 )
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misery
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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scrupulousness
n.一丝不苟;小心翼翼
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ecstasy
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷
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austere
adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的
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isolation
n.隔离,孤立,分解,分离
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rattle
v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓
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palls
n.柩衣( pall的名词复数 );墓衣;棺罩;深色或厚重的覆盖物v.(因过多或过久而)生厌,感到乏味,厌烦( pall的第三人称单数 )
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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harassment
n.骚扰,扰乱,烦恼,烦乱
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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incessant
adj.不停的,连续的
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intruded
n.侵入的,推进的v.侵入,侵扰,打扰( intrude的过去式和过去分词 );把…强加于