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Chapter 42 Alone! ALONE!
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‘When some beloved voice that was to you
Both sound and sweetness, faileth suddenly,
And silence, against which you dare not cry,
Aches round you like a strong disease and new —
What hope? what help? what music will undo1
That silence to your sense?’
MRS. BROWNING.
The shock had been great. Margaret fell into a state of prostration2, which did not show itself in sobs3 and tears, or even find the relief of words. She lay on the sofa, with her eyes shut, never speaking but when spoken to, and then replying in whispers. Mr. Bell was perplexed5. He dared not leave her; he dared not ask her to accompany him back to Oxford6, which had been one of the plans he had formed on the journey to Milton, her physical exhaustion7 was evidently too complete for her to undertake any such fatigue8 — putting the sight that she would have to encounter out of the question. Mr. Bell sate9 over the fire, considering what he had better do. Margaret lay motionless, and almost breathless by him. He would not leave her, even for the dinner which Dixon had prepared for him down-stairs, and, with sobbing10 hospitality, would fain have tempted11 him to eat. He had a plateful of something brought up to him. In general, he was particular and dainty enough, and knew well each shade of flavour in his food, but now the devilled chicken tasted like sawdust. He minced
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undo
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vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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confinement
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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oysters
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牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 ) | |
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obstinacy
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rejection
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soften
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numbed
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exultation
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approbation
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鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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adviser
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countenance
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homage
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