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Being for the Benefit of Mr Vincent Crummles, andpositively his last Appearance on this Stage.
It was with a very sad and heavy heart, oppressed by manypainful ideas, that Nicholas retraced2 his steps eastward3 andbetook himself to the counting-house of Cheeryble Brothers.
Whatever the idle hopes he had suffered himself to entertain,whatever the pleasant visions which had sprung up in his mindand grouped themselves round the fair image of Madeline Bray4,they were now dispelled5, and not a vestige6 of their gaiety andbrightness remained.
It would be a poor compliment to Nicholas’s better nature, andone which he was very far from deserving, to insinuate7 that thesolution, and such a solution, of the mystery which had seemed tosurround Madeline Bray, when he was ignorant even of her name,had damped his ardour or cooled the fervour of his admiration8. Ifhe had regarded her before, with such a passion as young menattracted by mere9 beauty and elegance10 may entertain, he was nowconscious of much deeper and stronger feelings. But, reverencefor the truth and purity of her heart, respect for the helplessnessand loneliness of her situation, sympathy with the trials of one soyoung and fair and admiration of her great and noble spirit, allseemed to raise her far above his reach, and, while they impartednew depth and dignity to his love, to whisper that it was hopeless.
‘I will keep my word, as I have pledged it to her,’ said Nicholas,manfully. ‘This is no common trust that I have to discharge, and I will perform the double duty that is imposed upon me mostscrupulously and strictly
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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retraced
v.折回( retrace的过去式和过去分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯
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eastward
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部
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bray
n.驴叫声, 喇叭声;v.驴叫
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dispelled
v.驱散,赶跑( dispel的过去式和过去分词 )
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vestige
n.痕迹,遗迹,残余
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insinuate
vt.含沙射影地说,暗示
8
admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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elegance
n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙
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strictly
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地
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heroism
n.大无畏精神,英勇
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anticipation
n.预期,预料,期望
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preying
v.掠食( prey的现在分词 );掠食;折磨;(人)靠欺诈为生
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conjured
用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现
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embittered
v.使怨恨,激怒( embitter的过去式和过去分词 )
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pensive
a.沉思的,哀思的,忧沉的
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minor
adj.较小(少)的,较次要的;n.辅修学科;vi.辅修
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provincial
adj.省的,地方的;n.外省人,乡下人
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celebrity
n.名人,名流;著名,名声,名望
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melodrama
n.音乐剧;情节剧
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kindly
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地
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baron
n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王
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enacted
制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 )
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scrap
n.碎片;废料;v.废弃,报废
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buckle
n.扣子,带扣;v.把...扣住,由于压力而弯曲
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eyebrow
n.眉毛,眉
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crooked
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的
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favourably
adv. 善意地,赞成地
=favorably
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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juvenile
n.青少年,少年读物;adj.青少年的,幼稚的
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calves
n.(calf的复数)笨拙的男子,腓;腿肚子( calf的名词复数 );牛犊;腓;小腿肚v.生小牛( calve的第三人称单数 );(冰川)崩解;生(小牛等),产(犊);使(冰川)崩解
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joints
接头( joint的名词复数 ); 关节; 公共场所(尤指价格低廉的饮食和娱乐场所) (非正式); 一块烤肉 (英式英语)
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immortal
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的
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permanently
adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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heartiness
诚实,热心
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tavern
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
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vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
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influx
n.流入,注入
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twilight
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期
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mingled
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系]
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pervaded
v.遍及,弥漫( pervade的过去式和过去分词 )
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interval
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息
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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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remarkably
ad.不同寻常地,相当地
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extremity
n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度
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feats
功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 )
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ingenuity
n.别出心裁;善于发明创造
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theatrical
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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recoil
vi.退却,退缩,畏缩
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inflicts
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的第三人称单数 )
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suspense
n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑
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salute
vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮
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inviting
adj.诱人的,引人注目的
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distinguished
adj.卓越的,杰出的,著名的
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lesser
adj.次要的,较小的;adv.较小地,较少地
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impudent
adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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constellations
n.星座( constellation的名词复数 );一群杰出人物;一系列(相关的想法、事物);一群(相关的人)
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exalted
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的
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capability
n.能力;才能;(pl)可发展的能力或特性等
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sleepless
adj.不睡眠的,睡不著的,不休息的
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proceeding
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报
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garbled
adj.(指信息)混乱的,引起误解的v.对(事实)歪曲,对(文章等)断章取义,窜改( garble的过去式和过去分词 )
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honourable
adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的
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annexed
[法] 附加的,附属的
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outrages
引起…的义愤,激怒( outrage的第三人称单数 )
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niche
n.壁龛;合适的职务(环境、位置等)
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inquiries
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听
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conversing
v.交谈,谈话( converse的现在分词 )
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knuckles
n.(指人)指关节( knuckle的名词复数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝v.(指人)指关节( knuckle的第三人称单数 );(指动物)膝关节,踝
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forth
adv.向前;向外,往外
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remonstrances
n.抱怨,抗议( remonstrance的名词复数 )
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deigned
v.屈尊,俯就( deign的过去式和过去分词 )
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gasping
adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的
动词gasp的现在分词
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gracefully
ad.大大方方地;优美地
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goblets
n.高脚酒杯( goblet的名词复数 )
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quotations
n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价
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sobs
啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 )
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supplementary
adj.补充的,附加的
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virtues
美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处
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excellences
n.卓越( excellence的名词复数 );(只用于所修饰的名词后)杰出的;卓越的;出类拔萃的
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ornament
v.装饰,美化;n.装饰,装饰物
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dispersed
adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的
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jot
n.少量;vi.草草记下;vt.匆匆写下
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homely
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的
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thoroughly
adv.完全地,彻底地,十足地
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apparition
n.幽灵,神奇的现象