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XVII. How A Tremendous Battle Took Place, and Who Won It.
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As soon as King Padella heard — what we know already — that his victim, the lovely Rosalba, had escaped him, his Majesty1’s fury knew no bounds, and he pitched the Lord Chancellor2, Lord Chamberlain, and every officer of the Crown whom he could set eyes on, into the cauldron of boiling oil prepared for the Princess. Then he ordered out his whole army, horse, foot, and artillery3; and set forth4 at the head of an innumerable host, and I should think twenty thousand drummers, trumpeters, and fifers.
King Giglio’s advance guard, you may be sure, kept that monarch5 acquainted with the enemy’s dealings, and he was in nowise disconcerted. He was much too polite to alarm the Princess, his lovely guest, with any unnecessary rumors6 of battles impending7; on the contrary, he did everything to amuse and divert her; gave her a most elegant breakfast, dinner, lunch, and got up a ball for her that evening, when he danced with her every single dance.
Poor Bulbo was taken into favor again, and allowed to go quite free now. He had new clothes given him, was called “My good cousin” by his Majesty, and was treated with the greatest distinction by everybody. But it was easy to see he was very melancholy8. The fact is, the sight of Betsinda, who looked perfectly9 lovely in an elegant new dress, set poor Bulbo frantic10 in love with her again. And he never thought about Angelica, now Princess Bulbo, whom he had left at home, and who, as we know, did not care much about him.
The King, dancing the twenty-fifth polka with Rosalba, remarked with wonder the ring she wore; and then Rosalba told him how she had got it from Gruffanuff, who no doubt had picked it up when Angelica flung it away.
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majesty
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enchanted
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resolutely
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uncommonly
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behold
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extraordinarily
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embroidered
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lengthen
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regiment
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prancing
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cannon
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bugles
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bawling
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traitor
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miscreant
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tyrant
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wretch
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elongated
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poking
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prodding
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anguish
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n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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prodigious
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regiments
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(军队的)团( regiment的名词复数 ); 大量的人或物 | |
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crumpled
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bind
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dungeon
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distress
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eldest
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haughty
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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fiddles
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n.小提琴( fiddle的名词复数 );欺诈;(需要运用手指功夫的)细巧活动;当第二把手v.伪造( fiddle的第三人称单数 );篡改;骗取;修理或稍作改动 | |
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solitary
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plunder
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conquerors
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pumpkin
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cordon
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delightful
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refund
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secreted
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monks
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humbly
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repentance
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