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Unquestionably Mrs Jarley had an inventive genius. In the midst of the various devices for attracting visitors to the exhibition, little Nell was not forgotten. The light cart in which the Brigand1 usually made his perambulations being gaily2 dressed with flags and streamers, and the Brigand placed therein, contemplating3 the miniature of his beloved as usual, Nell was accommodated with a seat beside him, decorated with artificial flowers, and in this state and ceremony rode slowly through the town every morning, dispersing4 handbills from a basket, to the sound of drum and trumpet5. The beauty of the child, coupled with her gentle and timid bearing, produced quite a sensation in the little country place. The Brigand, heretofore a source of exclusive interest in the streets, became a mere6 secondary consideration, and to be important only as a part of the show of which she was the chief attraction. Grown-up folks began to be interested in the bright-eyed girl, and some score of little boys fell desperately7 in love, and constantly left enclosures of nuts and apples, directed in small-text, at the wax-work door.
This desirable impression was not lost on Mrs Jarley, who, lest Nell should become too cheap, soon sent the Brigand out alone again, and kept her in the exhibition room, where she described the figures every half-hour to the great satisfaction of admiring audiences. And these audiences were of a very superior description, including a great many young ladies’ boarding-schools, whose favour Mrs Jarley had been at great pains to conciliate, by altering the face and costume of Mr Grimaldi as clown to represent Mr Lindley Murray as he appeared when engaged in the composition of his English Grammar, and turning a murderess of great renown8 into Mrs Hannah More — both of which likenesses were admitted by Miss Monflathers, who was at the head of the head Boarding and Day Establishment in the town, and who
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深思,细想,仔细考虑( contemplate的现在分词 ); 注视,凝视; 考虑接受(发生某事的可能性); 深思熟虑,沉思,苦思冥想 | |
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(可供居住的)拖车(通常由机动车拖行)( caravan的名词复数 ); 篷车; (穿过沙漠地带的)旅行队(如商队) | |
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微不足道的,无价值的,盛怒的 | |
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valiant
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树丛,小树林( grove的名词复数 ) | |
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vt.伪造,仿造;adj.伪造的,假冒的 | |
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adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入 | |
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defiance
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complimentary
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adj.赠送的,免费的,赞美的,恭维的 | |
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hoarse
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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brag
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shutter
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peal
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withers
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impatience
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sinister
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squint
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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