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Daniel Quilp neither entered nor left the old man’s house, unobserved. In the shadow of an archway nearly opposite, leading to one of the many passages which diverged2 from the main street, there lingered one, who, having taken up his position when the twilight3 first came on, still maintained it with undiminished patience, and leaning against the wall with the manner of a person who had a long time to wait, and being well used to it was quite resigned, scarcely changed his attitude for the hour together.
This patient lounger attracted little attention from any of those who passed, and bestowed4 as little upon them. His eyes were constantly directed towards one object; the window at which the child was accustomed to sit. If he withdrew them for a moment, it was only to glance at a clock in some neighbouring shop, and then to strain his sight once more in the old quarter with increased earnestness and attention.
It had been remarked that this personage evinced no weariness in his place of concealment5; nor did he, long as his waiting was. But as the time went on, he manifested some anxiety and surprise, glancing at the clock more frequently and at the window less hopefully than before. At length, the clock was hidden from his sight by some envious6 shutters7, then the church steeples proclaimed eleven at night, then the quarter past, and then the conviction seemed to obtrude8 itself on his mind that it was no use tarrying there any longer.
That the conviction was an unwelcome one, and that he was by no means willing to yield to it, was apparent from his reluctance9 to quit the spot; from the tardy10 steps with which he often left it, still looking over his shoulder at the same window; and from the precipitation with which he as often returned, when a fancied noise or the changing and imperfect light induced him to suppose it had been softly raised. At length, he gave the matter up, as hopeless for that night, and suddenly breaking into a run as though to force himself away,
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1 din | |
n.喧闹声,嘈杂声 | |
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2 diverged | |
分开( diverge的过去式和过去分词 ); 偏离; 分歧; 分道扬镳 | |
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3 twilight | |
n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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4 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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5 concealment | |
n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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6 envious | |
adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的 | |
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7 shutters | |
百叶窗( shutter的名词复数 ); (照相机的)快门 | |
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8 obtrude | |
v.闯入;侵入;打扰 | |
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9 reluctance | |
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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10 tardy | |
adj.缓慢的,迟缓的 | |
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11 scampered | |
v.蹦蹦跳跳地跑,惊惶奔跑( scamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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12 tempted | |
v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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13 alleys | |
胡同,小巷( alley的名词复数 ); 小径 | |
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v.(土地)下陷(因在地下采矿)( subside的过去式和过去分词 );减弱;下降至较低或正常水平;一下子坐在椅子等上 | |
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15 latch | |
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁 | |
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n.用具包,成套工具;随身携带物 | |
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17 homely | |
adj.家常的,简朴的;不漂亮的 | |
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19 thoroughly | |
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20 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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21 stoutly | |
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22 determined | |
adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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23 chapel | |
n.小教堂,殡仪馆 | |
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24 evading | |
逃避( evade的现在分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出 | |
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25 malice | |
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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26 uncouth | |
adj.无教养的,粗鲁的 | |
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27 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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29 contortions | |
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30 deriving | |
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31 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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32 bereft | |
adj.被剥夺的 | |
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33 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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34 vexed | |
adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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35 raves | |
n.狂欢晚会( rave的名词复数 )v.胡言乱语( rave的第三人称单数 );愤怒地说;咆哮;痴心地说 | |
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36 perfectly | |
adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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37 agitation | |
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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38 knavery | |
n.恶行,欺诈的行为 | |
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39 wringing | |
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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