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These young persons were thus at once confronted across the room, and the girl explained her preparation. “I was listening hard — for your knock and your voice.”
“Then know that, thank God, it’s all right!”— Hugh was breathless, jubilant, radiant.
“A Mantovano?” she delightedly cried.
“A Mantovano!” he proudly gave back.
“A Mantovano!”— it carried even Lady Sandgate away.
“A Mantovano — a sure thing?” Mr. Bender jumped up from his business, all gaping1 attention to Hugh.
“I’ve just left our blest Bardi,” said that young man —“who hasn’t the shadow of a doubt and is delighted to publish it everywhere.”
“Will he publish it right here to me?” Mr. Bender hungrily asked.
“Well,” Hugh smiled, “you can try him.”
“But try him how, where?” The great collector, straining to instant action, cast about for his hat “Where is he, hey?”
“Don’t you wish I’d tell you?” Hugh, in his personal elation2, almost cynically3 answered.
“Won’t you wait for the Prince?” Lady Sandgate had meanwhile asked of her friend; but had turned more inspectingly to Lady Grace before he could reply. “My dear child — though you’re lovely! — are you sure you’re ready for him?”
“For the Prince!”— the girl was vague. “Is he coming?”
“At five-forty-five.” With which she consulted her bracelet4 watch, but only at once to wail5 for alarm. “Ah, it is that, and I’m not dressed!” She hurried off through the other room.
Mr. Bender, quite accepting her retreat, addressed himself again unabashed to Hugh: “It’s your blest Bardi I want first — I’ll take the Prince after.”
The young man clearly could afford indulgence now. “Then I left him at Long’s Hotel.”
“Why, right near! I’ll come back.” And Mr. Bender’s flight was on the wings of optimism.
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gaping
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adj.口的;张口的;敞口的;多洞穴的v.目瞪口呆地凝视( gape的现在分词 );张开,张大 | |
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cynically
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modesty
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bliss
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infelicitously
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artistic
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actively
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attestation
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resonant
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spoke
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acquit
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redeem
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supreme
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indifference
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levity
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benefactor
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solitude
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ironic
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scribble
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speculation
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ambiguity
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flaunt
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monstrous
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horrid
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recipient
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condole
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v.同情;慰问 | |
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lapse
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n.过失,流逝,失效,抛弃信仰,间隔;vi.堕落,停止,失效,流逝;vt.使失效 | |
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wretch
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n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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lucidly
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luridly
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thereby
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tragically
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possessed
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vindictively
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morbid
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adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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scruples
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n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 ) | |
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flare
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v.闪耀,闪烁;n.潮红;突发 | |
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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adviser
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affidavit
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n.宣誓书 | |
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gaped
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lurking
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immediate
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penetration
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compassion
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放大,扩大( amplify的过去式和过去分词 ); 增强; 详述 | |
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beheld
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