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The night was strangely solemn and still. In the small hours she whispered to him the whole story of how he had walked in his sleep with her in his arms across the Froom stream, at the imminent1 risk of both their lives, and laid her down in the stone coffin2 at the ruined abbey. He had never known of that till now.
`Why didn't you tell me next day?' he said. `It might have prevented much misunderstanding and woe3.'
`Don't think of what's past!' said she. `I am not going to think outside of now. Why should we! Who knows what to-morrow has in store?'
But it apparently4 had no sorrow. The morning was wet and foggy, and Clare, rightly informed that the caretaker only opened the windows on fine days, ventured to creep out of their chamber5, and explore the house, leaving Tess asleep. There was no food on the premises6, but there was water, and he took advantage of the fog to emerge from the mansion7, and fetch tea, bread, and butter from a shop in a little place two miles beyond, as also a small tin kettle and spirit-lamp, that they might get fire without smoke. His re-entry awoke her; and they breakfasted on what he had brought.
They were indisposed to stir abroad, and the day passed, and the night following, and the next, and next; till, almost without their being aware, five days had slipped by in absolute seclusion8, not a sight or sound of a human being disturbing their peacefulness, such as it was. The changes of the weather were their only events, the birds of the New Forest their only company. By tacit consent they hardly once spoke9 of any incident of the past subsequent to their wedding-day. The gloomy intervening time seemed to sink into
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imminent
adj.即将发生的,临近的,逼近的
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coffin
n.棺材,灵柩
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woe
n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所
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premises
n.建筑物,房屋
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mansion
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
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seclusion
n.隐遁,隔离
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spoke
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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chaos
n.混乱,无秩序
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unwillingness
n. 不愿意,不情愿
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formerly
adv.从前,以前
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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ascended
v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 )
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slippers
n. 拖鞋
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antiquity
n.古老;高龄;古物,古迹
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slumber
n.睡眠,沉睡状态
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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effrontery
n.厚颜无耻
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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withdrawal
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
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engendered
v.产生(某形势或状况),造成,引起( engender的过去式和过去分词 )
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assented
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 )
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northward
adv.向北;n.北方的地区
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repose
v.(使)休息;n.安息
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clump
n.树丛,草丛;vi.用沉重的脚步行走
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onward
adj.向前的,前进的;adv.向前,前进,在先
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agility
n.敏捷,活泼
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intercepting
截取(技术),截接
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obstructed
阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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graceful
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的
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plunged
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降
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dense
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的
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diffused
散布的,普及的,扩散的
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resound
v.回响
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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monstrous
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的
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edifice
n.宏伟的建筑物(如宫殿,教室)
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tune
n.调子;和谐,协调;v.调音,调节,调整
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harp
n.竖琴;天琴座
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vertical
adj.垂直的,顶点的,纵向的;n.垂直物,垂直的位置
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joint
adj.联合的,共同的;n.关节,接合处;v.连接,贴合
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colossal
adj.异常的,庞大的
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semblance
n.外貌,外表
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rustle
v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声
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perplexed
adj.不知所措的
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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prostrate
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的
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grassy
adj.盖满草的;长满草的
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slab
n.平板,厚的切片;v.切成厚板,以平板盖上
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bide
v.忍耐;等候;住
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lighter
n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级
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streak
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动
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interfere
v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰
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sob
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部
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verge
n.边,边缘;v.接近,濒临
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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westward
n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西
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implored
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 )
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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lesser
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
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glistening
adj.闪耀的,反光的v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的现在分词 )
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色