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Section VI. — A Tale of a Tub.
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We left Lord Peter in open rupture1 with his two brethren, both for ever discarded from his house, and resigned to the wide world with little or nothing to trust to. Which are circumstances that render them proper subjects for the charity of a writer’s pen to work on, scenes of misery3 ever affording the fairest harvest for great adventures. And in this the world may perceive the difference between the integrity of a generous Author and that of a common friend. The latter is observed to adhere close in prosperity, but on the decline of fortune to drop suddenly off; whereas the generous author, just on the contrary, finds his hero on the dunghill, from thence, by gradual steps, raises him to a throne, and then immediately withdraws, expecting not so much as thanks for his pains; in imitation of which example I have placed Lord Peter in a noble house, given him a title to wear and money to spend. There I shall leave him for some time, returning, where common charity directs me, to the assistance of his two brothers at their lowest ebb4. However, I shall by no means forget my character of a historian, to follow the truth step by step whatever happens, or wherever it may lead me.
The two exiles so nearly united in fortune and interest took a lodging5 together, where at their first leisure they began to reflect on the numberless misfortunes and vexations of their life past, and could not tell of the sudden to what failure in their conduct they ought to impute6 them, when, after some recollection, they called to mind the copy of their father’s will which they had so happily recovered. This was immediately produced, and a firm resolution taken between them to alter whatever was already amiss, and reduce all their future measures to the strictest obedience7 prescribed therein. The main body of the will (as the reader cannot easily have forgot) consisted in certain admirable rules, about the wearing of their coats, in the perusal8 whereof the two brothers at every period duly comparing the
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rupture
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misery
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obedience
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perusal
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doctrine
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transgressions
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distinguished
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appellation
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jack
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complexions
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| 肤色( complexion的名词复数 ); 面色; 局面; 性质 | |
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posture
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unity
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faculty
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| n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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entirely
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medley
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embroidery
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twitch
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judicious
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testament
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dexterity
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eradicated
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utterly
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tampering
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proceedings
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hatred
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inciting
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subservient
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plausible
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zeal
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analytical
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ripened
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tangible
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subscription
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gentry
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miraculous
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rogue
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| n.流氓;v.游手好闲 | |
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rascal
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| n.流氓;不诚实的人 | |
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kindled
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inflamed
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courteous
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skewer
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infinitely
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beholding
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sedate
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sedatest
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extricate
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kennel
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flay
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phlegmatic
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opposition
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penal
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repose
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scholastic
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pedantic
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affected
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levity
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spurn
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afflicted
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innocence
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bullies
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garnish
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velvet
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virtue
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muster
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alas
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| int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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breach
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whimsies
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salute
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epidemic
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| n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的 | |
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sect
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honourable
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| adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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renowned
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Founder
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