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NOAH CLAYPOLE IS EMPLOYED BY FAGIN ON A SECRET MISSION
The old man was up, betimes, next morning, and waited impatiently for the appearance of his new associate, who after a delay that seemed interminable, at length presented himself, and commenced a voracious1 assault on the breakfast.
'Bolter,' said Fagin, drawing up a chair and seating himself opposite Morris Bolter.
'Well, here I am,' returned Noah. 'What's the matter? Don't yer ask me to do anything till I have done eating. That's a great fault in this place. Yer never get time enough over yer meals.'
'You can talk as you eat, can't you?' said Fagin, cursing his dear young friend's greediness from the very bottom of his heart.
'Oh yes, I can talk. I get on better when I talk,' said Noah, cutting a monstrous2 slice of bread. 'Where's Charlotte?'
'Out,' said Fagin. 'I sent her out this morning with the other young woman, because I wanted us to be alone.'
'Oh!' said Noah. 'I wish yer'd ordered her to make some buttered toast first. Well. Talk away. Yer won't interrupt me.'
There seemed, indeed, no great fear of anything interrupting him, as he had evidently sat down with a determination to do a great deal of business.
'You did well yesterday, my dear,' said Fagin. 'Beautiful! Six shillings and ninepence halfpenny on the very first day! The kinchin lay will be a fortune to you.'
'Don't you forget to add three pint-pots and a milk-can,' said Mr. Bolter.
'No, no, my dear. The pint-pots were great strokes of genius: but the milk-can was a perfect masterpiece.'
'Pretty well, I think, for a beginner,' remarked Mr. Bolter complacently3. 'The pots I took off airy railings, and the milk-can was standing4 by itself outside a public-house. I thought it might get rusty5 with the rain, or catch cold, yer know. Eh? Ha! ha! ha!'
Fagin affected6 to laugh very heartily7; and Mr. Bolter having had his laugh out, took a series of large bites, which finished his first hunk of bread and butter, and assisted himself to a second.
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adj.狼吞虎咽的,贪婪的 | |
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2 monstrous | |
adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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adv. 满足地, 自满地, 沾沾自喜地 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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5 rusty | |
adj.生锈的;锈色的;荒废了的 | |
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adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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7 heartily | |
adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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8 dodge | |
v.闪开,躲开,避开;n.妙计,诡计 | |
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vt.潜行(隐藏,填石缝);偷偷摸摸做;n.潜行;adj.暗中进行 | |
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10 scent | |
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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11 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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12 briefly | |
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13 exultation | |
n.狂喜,得意 | |
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14 conceal | |
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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15 labyrinth | |
n.迷宫;难解的事物;迷路 | |
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16 pane | |
n.窗格玻璃,长方块 | |
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17 pretence | |
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰 | |
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18 descended | |
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的 | |
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19 concealment | |
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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20 darted | |
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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21 prudent | |
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的 | |
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22 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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