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Chapter XLVIII
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Chapter XLVIII
One day, toward the end of February, Ralph Touchett made up his mind to return to England. He had his own reasons for this decision, which he was not bound to communicate; but Henrietta Stackpole, to whom he mentioned his intention, flattered herself that she guessed them. She forbore to express them, however; she only said, after a moment, as she sat by his sofa: “I suppose you know you can’t go alone?”
“I’ve no idea of doing that,” Ralph answered. “I shall have people with me.”
“What do you mean by ‘people’? Servants whom you pay?”
“Are there any women among them?” Miss Stackpole desired to know.
“You speak as if I had a dozen! No, I confess I haven’t a soubrette in my employment.”
“Well,” said Henrietta calmly, “you can’t go to England that way. You must have a woman’s care.”
“I’ve had so much of yours for the past fortnight that it will last me a good while.”
“You’ve not had enough of it yet. I guess I’ll go with you,” said Henrietta.
“Go with me?” Ralph slowly raised himself from his sofa.
“Yes, I know you don’t like me, but I’ll go with you all the same. It would be better for your health to lie down again.”
Ralph looked at her a little; then he slowly relapsed. “I like you very much,” he said in a moment.
Miss Stackpole gave one of her infrequent laughs. “You needn’t think that by saying that you can buy me off. I’ll go with you, and what is more I’ll take care of you.”
“You’re a very good woman,” said Ralph.
“Wait till I get you safely home before you say that. It won’t be easy. But you had better go, all the same.”
Before she left him, Ralph said to her: “Do you really mean to take care of me?”
“Well, I mean to try.”
“I notify you then that I submit. Oh, I submit!” And it was perhaps a sign of submission
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放弃(职责、权力等)( abdicate的过去式和过去分词 ); 退位,逊位 | |
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contented
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ingenuously
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allusion
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sufficiently
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possessed
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inveterate
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superstition
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conspiracy
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delicacy
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perfectly
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sentimental
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adj.多愁善感的,感伤的 | |
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benevolence
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n.慈悲,捐助 | |
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amateurish
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使受痛苦,折磨( afflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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lavish
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streak
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perversity
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n.任性;刚愎自用 | |
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supreme
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inaccessible
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irritation
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reigned
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conjugal
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prevailing
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sensational
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vaguely
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touching
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inveteracy
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conceal
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vibration
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