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One day at noon, shortly before the time for which Gaston had announced his return, a note was brought Francie from Mme. de Brecourt. It caused her some agitation1, though it contained a clause intended to guard her against vain fears. “Please come to me the moment you’ve received this — I’ve sent the carriage. I’ll explain when you get here what I want to see you about. Nothing has happened to Gaston. We are all here.” The coupe from the Place Beauvau was waiting at the door of the hotel, and the girl had but a hurried conference with her father and sister — if conference it could be called in which vagueness on the one side melted into blankness on the other. “It’s for something bad — something bad,” Francie none the less said while she tied her bonnet2, though she was unable to think what it could be. Delia, who looked a good deal scared, offered to accompany her; on which Mr. Dosson made the first remark of a practical character in which he had indulged in relation to his daughter’s alliance.
“No you won’t — no you won’t, my dear. They may whistle for Francie, but let them see that they can’t whistle for all of us.” It was the first sign he had given of being jealous of the dignity of the Dossons. That question had never troubled him.
“I know what it is,” said Delia while she arranged her sister’s garments. “They want to talk about religion. They’ve got the priests; there’s some bishop3 or perhaps some cardinal4. They want to baptise you.”
“Then you’d better take a waterproof5!” Francie’s father called after her as she flitted away.
She wondered, rolling toward the Place Beauvau, what they were all there for; that announcement balanced against the reassurance6 conveyed in the phrase about Gaston. She liked them individually, but in their collective form they made her uneasy. In their family parties there was always something of the tribunal. Mme. de Brecourt came out to meet her in the vestibule, drawing her quickly into a small room — not the
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n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动 | |
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n.主教,(国际象棋)象 | |
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n.(天主教的)红衣主教;adj.首要的,基本的 | |
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n.防水材料;adj.防水的;v.使...能防水 | |
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salon
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n.[法]沙龙;客厅;营业性的高级服务室 | |
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demonstration
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n.表明,示范,论证,示威 | |
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noted
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agitated
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gulf
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mortification
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perversity
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professes
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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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a.震惊的,义愤填膺的 | |
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outrage
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appalled
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v.使惊骇,使充满恐惧( appall的过去式和过去分词)adj.惊骇的;丧胆的 | |
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rabble
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n.乌合之众,暴民;下等人 | |
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infamously
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n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人 | |
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interfere
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criticise
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v.批评,评论;非难 | |
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consternation
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n.大为吃惊,惊骇 | |
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deception
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n.欺骗,欺诈;骗局,诡计 | |
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v.恳求;adv.祈求地,哀求地,恳求地 | |
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n.解毒药,解毒剂 | |
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odious
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sketch
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bleated
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prostrate
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v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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v.郑重声明,断言( asseverate的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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rebounded
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弹回( rebound的过去式和过去分词 ); 反弹; 产生反作用; 未能奏效 | |
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n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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preposterous
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adj.荒谬的,可笑的 | |
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hideous
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adj.丑陋的,可憎的,可怕的,恐怖的 | |
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sobbed
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哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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sobs
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啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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torrent
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n.激流,洪流;爆发,(话语等的)连发 | |
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shrieked
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v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hush
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int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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cliche
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n./a.陈词滥调(的);老生常谈(的);陈腐的 | |
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crumpled
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adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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ravaged
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poignant
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adj.令人痛苦的,辛酸的,惨痛的 | |
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reverberator
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反射器,反射灯,反射炉 | |
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provocation
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folly
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deluge
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apprehensions
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scent
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determined
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organisation
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murmur
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amazement
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droll
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groaned
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dilated
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alluding
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提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 ) | |
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climax
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n.火药 | |
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shrilled
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(声音)尖锐的,刺耳的,高频率的( shrill的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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