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Chapter XLII
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Chapter XLII
She had answered nothing because his words had put the situation before her and she was absorbed in looking at it. There was something in them that suddenly made vibrations1 deep, so that she had been afraid to trust herself to speak. After he had gone she leaned back in her chair and closed her eyes; and for a long time, far into the night and still further, she sat in the still drawing-room, given up to her meditation2. A servant came in to attend to the fire, and she bade him bring fresh candles and then go to bed. Osmond had told her to think of what he had said; and she did so indeed, and of many other things. The suggestion from another that she had a definite influence on Lord Warburton — this had given her the start that accompanies unexpected recognition. Was it true that there was something still between them that might be a handle to make him declare himself to Pansy — a susceptibility, on his part, to approval, a desire to do what would please her? Isabel had hitherto not asked herself the question, because she had not been forced; but now that it was directly presented to her she saw the answer, and the answer frightened her. Yes, there was something — something on Lord Warburton’s part. When he had first come to Rome she believed the link that united them to be completely snapped; but little by little she had been reminded that it had yet a palpable existence. It was as thin as a hair, but there were moments when she seemed to hear it vibrate. For herself nothing was changed; what she once thought of him she always thought; it was needless this feeling should change; it seemed to her in fact a better feeling than ever. But he? had he still the idea that she might be more to him than other women? Had he the wish to profit by the memory of the few moments of intimacy3 through which they had once passed? Isabel knew she had read some of the signs of such a disposition4. But what were his hopes, his pretensions5, and in what strange way were they mingled6 with his evidently very sincere
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1 vibrations | |
n.摆动( vibration的名词复数 );震动;感受;(偏离平衡位置的)一次性往复振动 | |
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2 meditation | |
n.熟虑,(尤指宗教的)默想,沉思,(pl.)冥想录 | |
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3 intimacy | |
n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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4 disposition | |
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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5 pretensions | |
自称( pretension的名词复数 ); 自命不凡; 要求; 权力 | |
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6 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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7 appreciation | |
n.评价;欣赏;感谢;领会,理解;价格上涨 | |
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8 derive | |
v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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9 possessed | |
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10 predilection | |
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11 repulsive | |
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12 refinement | |
n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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13 acquitted | |
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现 | |
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14 admiration | |
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15 delusion | |
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16 labyrinth | |
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17 disinterested | |
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18 cynical | |
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19 faculty | |
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20 wither | |
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡 | |
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21 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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22 presumption | |
n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定 | |
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23 blight | |
n.枯萎病;造成破坏的因素;vt.破坏,摧残 | |
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24 gulf | |
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25 deception | |
n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 | |
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26 opposition | |
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27 vista | |
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28 alley | |
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29 restriction | |
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30 stupor | |
v.昏迷;不省人事 | |
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31 speculation | |
n.思索,沉思;猜测;投机 | |
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32 deliberately | |
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33 malignantly | |
怀恶意地; 恶毒地; 有害地; 恶性地 | |
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34 steadily | |
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地 | |
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35 prospect | |
n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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36 temperate | |
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37 miserable | |
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38 precisely | |
adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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39 redress | |
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40 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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41 pretext | |
n.借口,托词 | |
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42 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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43 pretexts | |
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44 effaced | |
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45 forth | |
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46 perfectly | |
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47 delightful | |
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48 wondrous | |
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49 providence | |
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝 | |
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50 ardently | |
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51 maternal | |
adj.母亲的,母亲般的,母系的,母方的 | |
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52 woe | |
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53 delicacy | |
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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54 appreciable | |
adj.明显的,可见的,可估量的,可觉察的 | |
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55 supreme | |
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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56 manly | |
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57 pliant | |
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58 exquisite | |
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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59 portentous | |
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60 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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61 superstitions | |
迷信,迷信行为( superstition的名词复数 ) | |
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62 decency | |
n.体面,得体,合宜,正派,庄重 | |
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63 ominous | |
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64 lapsed | |
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65 mansion | |
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66 dwelling | |
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67 suffocation | |
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68 appalling | |
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69 amenity | |
n.pl.生活福利设施,文娱康乐场所;(不可数)愉快,适意 | |
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70 exalted | |
adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的 | |
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71 pointed | |
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72 virtue | |
n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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73 redeem | |
v.买回,赎回,挽回,恢复,履行(诺言等) | |
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74 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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75 dispense | |
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施 | |
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76 dispensed | |
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77 avowedly | |
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78 renounce | |
v.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系 | |
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79 propriety | |
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80 enjoyment | |
n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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81 consecrated | |
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82 esteem | |
n.尊敬,尊重;vt.尊重,敬重;把…看作 | |
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83 derived | |
vi.起源;由来;衍生;导出v.得到( derive的过去式和过去分词 );(从…中)得到获得;源于;(从…中)提取 | |
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84 proprietor | |
n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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85 thoroughly | |
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86 assented | |
同意,赞成( assent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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87 desultory | |
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88 devious | |
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89 posture | |
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势 | |
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90 rigid | |
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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91 tapestries | |
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92 passionately | |
ad.热烈地,激烈地 | |
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93 passionate | |
adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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94 denomination | |
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95 longings | |
渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 ) | |
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96 erect | |
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97 ineffably | |
adv.难以言喻地,因神圣而不容称呼地 | |
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98 ignoble | |
adj.不光彩的,卑鄙的;可耻的 | |
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99 worthy | |
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100 radical | |
n.激进份子,原子团,根号;adj.根本的,激进的,彻底的 | |
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101 insolence | |
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102 accomplished | |
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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103 hideously | |
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104 tainted | |
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105 taint | |
n.污点;感染;腐坏;v.使感染;污染 | |
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106 deceptions | |
欺骗( deception的名词复数 ); 骗术,诡计 | |
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107 disdain | |
n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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108 scorched | |
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109 hatred | |
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110 refreshment | |
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111 displeased | |
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112 invalid | |
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113 brutal | |
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114 defiant | |
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115 everlasting | |
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116 mere | |
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117 spacious | |
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118 conceal | |
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119 misery | |
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120 concealed | |
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121 grudge | |
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122 flaunt | |
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123 heed | |
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124 assailed | |
v.攻击( assail的过去式和过去分词 );困扰;质问;毅然应对 | |
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125 sockets | |
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