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Chapter 27 The Giant Again
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A taxicab drew up before an oldfashioned residence upon the outskirts1 of Baltimore.
A man of about forty, well built and with strong, regular features, stepped out, and paying the chauffeur2 dismissed him.
A moment later the passenger was entering the library of the old home.
“Ah, Mr. Canler!” exclaimed an old man, rising to greet him.
“Good evening, my dear Professor,” cried the man, extending a cordial hand.
“Who admitted you?” asked the professor.
“Esmeralda.”
“Then she will acquaint Jane with the fact that you are here,” said the old man.
“No, Professor,” replied Canler, “for I came primarily to see you.”
“Ah, I am honored,” said Professor Porter.
“Professor,” continued Robert Canler, with great deliberation, as though carefully weighing his words, “I have come this evening to speak with you about Jane.
“You know my aspirations3, and you have been generous enough to approve my suit.”
Professor Archimedes Q. Porter fidgeted in his armchair. The subject always made him uncomfortable. He could not understand why. Canler was a splendid match.
“But Jane,” continued Canler, “I cannot understand her. She puts me off first on one ground and then another. I have always the feeling that she breathes a sigh of relief every time I bid her good-by.”
“Tut, tut,” said Professor Porter. “Tut, tut, Mr. Canler. Jane is a most obedient daughter. She will do precisely4 as I tell her.”
“Then I can still count on your support?” asked Canler, a tone of relief marking his voice.
“Certainly, sir; certainly, sir,” exclaimed Professor Porter. “How could you doubt it?”
“There is young Clayton, you know,” suggested Canler. “He has been hanging about for months. I don’t know that Jane cares for him; but beside his title they say he has inherited a very considerable estate from his father, and it might not be strange — if he finally won her, unless —” and Canler paused.
“Tut — tut, Mr. Canler; unless — what?”
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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tenant
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philander
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transformation
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procurable
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crumb
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winced
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赶紧避开,畏缩( wince的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cylinder
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demon
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mighty
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lithe
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retrace
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thicket
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n.无用 | |
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retracing
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v.折回( retrace的现在分词 );回忆;回顾;追溯 | |
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regain
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horrified
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conflagration
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n.建筑物或森林大火 | |
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seething
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沸腾的,火热的 | |
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veering
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n.改变的;犹豫的;顺时针方向转向;特指使船尾转向上风来改变航向v.(尤指交通工具)改变方向或路线( veer的现在分词 );(指谈话内容、人的行为或观点)突然改变;(指风) (在北半球按顺时针方向、在南半球按逆时针方向)逐渐转向;风向顺时针转 | |
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savage
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defense
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