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Chapter 20 A Flight
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Rosa no sooner came to herself than the whole of the late interview was before her. It even seemed as if it had pursued her into her insensibility, and she had not had a moment’s unconsciousness of it. What to do, she was at a frightened loss to know: the only one clear thought in her mind was, that she must fly from this terrible man.
But where could she take refuge, and how could she go? She had never breathed her dread1 of him to any one but Helena. If she went to Helena, and told her what had passed, that very act might bring down the irreparable mischief2 that he threatened he had the power, and that she knew he had the will, to do. The more fearful he appeared to her excited memory and imagination, the more alarming her responsibility appeared; seeing that a slight mistake on her part, either in action or delay, might let his malevolence3 loose on Helena’s brother.
Rosa’s mind throughout the last six months had been stormily confused. A half-formed, wholly unexpressed suspicion tossed in it, now heaving itself up, and now sinking into the deep; now gaining palpability, and now losing it. Jasper’s self-absorption in his nephew when he was alive, and his unceasing pursuit of the inquiry4 how he came by his death, if he were dead, were themes so rife5 in the place, that no one appeared able to suspect the possibility of foul6 play at his hands. She had asked herself the question, ‘Am I so wicked in my thoughts as to conceive a wickedness that others cannot imagine?’ Then she had considered, Did the suspicion come of her previous recoiling7 from him before the fact? And if so, was not that a proof of its baselessness? Then she had reflected, ‘What motive8 could he have, according to my accusation
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1 dread | |
vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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2 mischief | |
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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3 malevolence | |
n.恶意,狠毒 | |
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4 inquiry | |
n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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5 rife | |
adj.(指坏事情)充斥的,流行的,普遍的 | |
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6 foul | |
adj.污秽的;邪恶的;v.弄脏;妨害;犯规;n.犯规 | |
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7 recoiling | |
v.畏缩( recoil的现在分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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8 motive | |
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9 accusation | |
n.控告,指责,谴责 | |
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10 disappearance | |
n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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11 vengeance | |
n.报复,报仇,复仇 | |
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12 pretence | |
n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰 | |
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13 desolate | |
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂 | |
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14 fidelity | |
n.忠诚,忠实;精确 | |
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15 professed | |
公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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16 innocence | |
n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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17 misery | |
n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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18 avowal | |
n.公开宣称,坦白承认 | |
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19 odious | |
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20 strictly | |
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21 swelled | |
增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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22 determined | |
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23 guardian | |
n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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24 fascination | |
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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25 culminated | |
v.达到极点( culminate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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26 bind | |
vt.捆,包扎;装订;约束;使凝固;vi.变硬 | |
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27 promptly | |
adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
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28 entreating | |
恳求,乞求( entreat的现在分词 ) | |
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29 conspicuous | |
adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
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30 windings | |
(道路、河流等)蜿蜒的,弯曲的( winding的名词复数 ); 缠绕( wind的现在分词 ); 卷绕; 转动(把手) | |
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31 cleansed | |
弄干净,清洗( cleanse的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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32 impurity | |
n.不洁,不纯,杂质 | |
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33 impended | |
v.进行威胁,即将发生( impend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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34 proceeding | |
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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35 fully | |
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36 speculations | |
n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断 | |
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37 staple | |
n.主要产物,常用品,主要要素,原料,订书钉,钩环;adj.主要的,重要的;vt.分类 | |
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38 rattling | |
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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39 miserably | |
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40 monotonous | |
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41 shuffling | |
adj. 慢慢移动的, 滑移的 动词shuffle的现在分词形式 | |
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42 chapel | |
n.小教堂,殡仪馆 | |
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43 evoke | |
vt.唤起,引起,使人想起 | |
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44 jingling | |
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45 conveyance | |
n.(不动产等的)转让,让与;转让证书;传送;运送;表达;(正)运输工具 | |
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46 gateway | |
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47 twilight | |
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48 soothingly | |
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49 eddy | |
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50 shudder | |
v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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51 frustrate | |
v.使失望;使沮丧;使厌烦 | |
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52 knavish | |
adj.无赖(似)的,不正的;刁诈 | |
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53 plunged | |
v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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54 combative | |
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55 chivalrous | |
adj.武士精神的;对女人彬彬有礼的 | |
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56 chivalry | |
n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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57 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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58 unlimited | |
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59 outlay | |
n.费用,经费,支出;v.花费 | |
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60 procure | |
vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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61 candidly | |
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62 jumble | |
vt.使混乱,混杂;n.混乱;杂乱的一堆 | |
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63 supplementary | |
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64 expressive | |
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65 eyebrows | |
眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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66 whitewashes | |
粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的第三人称单数 ) | |
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67 gilding | |
n.贴金箔,镀金 | |
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68 touching | |
adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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69 commendable | |
adj.值得称赞的 | |
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70 fortitude | |
n.坚忍不拔;刚毅 | |
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71 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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72 inquisitive | |
adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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73 perplexed | |
adj.不知所措的 | |
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74 reverting | |
恢复( revert的现在分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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75 condemned | |
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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76 extremities | |
n.端点( extremity的名词复数 );尽头;手和足;极窘迫的境地 | |
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77 extremity | |
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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78 aggravated | |
使恶化( aggravate的过去式和过去分词 ); 使更严重; 激怒; 使恼火 | |
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79 flail | |
v.用连枷打;击打;n.连枷(脱粒用的工具) | |
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80 implement | |
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81 pointed | |
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82 peril | |
n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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83 perfectly | |
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84 degradation | |
n.降级;低落;退化;陵削;降解;衰变 | |
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85 panegyrical | |
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86 dedications | |
奉献( dedication的名词复数 ); 献身精神; 教堂的)献堂礼; (书等作品上的)题词 | |
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87 dedicated | |
adj.一心一意的;献身的;热诚的 | |
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88 recipient | |
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89 meditating | |
a.沉思的,冥想的 | |
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90 complimentary | |
adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的 | |
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91 posterity | |
n.后裔,子孙,后代 | |
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92 meditative | |
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93 confided | |
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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94 infinitely | |
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95 graceful | |
adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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96 sitting-room | |
n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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97 devouring | |
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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99 specially | |
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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100 stoutness | |
坚固,刚毅 | |
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101 solicitude | |
n.焦虑 | |
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