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'The pennie's the jewel that beautifies a'.'
'I can't think what's coming to these St. Launce's people at all at all.'
'With their "How-d'ye-do's," do you mean?'
'Ay, with their "How-d'ye-do's," and shaking of hands, asking me in, and tender inquiries1 for you, John.'
These words formed part of a conversation between John Smith and his wife on a Saturday evening in the spring which followed Knight's departure from England. Stephen had long since returned to India; and the persevering2 couple themselves had migrated from Lord Luxellian's park at Endelstow to a comfortable roadside dwelling3 about a mile out of St. Launce's, where John had opened a small stone and slate4 yard in his own name.
'When we came here six months ago,' continued Mrs. Smith, 'though I had paid ready money so many years in the town, my friskier5 shopkeepers would only speak over the counter. Meet 'em in the street half-an-hour after, and they'd treat me with staring ignorance of my face.'
'Look through ye as through a glass winder?'
'Yes, the brazen6 ones would. The quiet and cool ones would glance over the top of my head, past my side, over my shoulder, but never meet my eye. The gentle-modest would turn their faces south if I were coming east, flit down a passage if I were about to halve7 the pavement with them. There was the spruce young bookseller would play the same tricks; the butcher's daughters; the upholsterer's young men. Hand in glove when doing business out of sight with you; but caring nothing for a' old woman when playing the genteel away from all signs of their trade.'
'True enough, Maria.'
'Well, to-day 'tis all different. I'd no sooner got to market than Mrs. Joakes rushed up to me in the eyes of the town and said, "My dear Mrs. Smith, now you must be tired with your walk! Come in and have some lunch! I insist upon it; knowing you so many years as I have! Don't you remember when we used to go looking for
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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2 persevering | |
a.坚忍不拔的 | |
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n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订 | |
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5 friskier | |
adj.活泼的,闹着玩的( frisky的比较级 ) | |
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adj.厚脸皮的,无耻的,坚硬的 | |
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vt.分成两半,平分;减少到一半 | |
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n.猫头鹰( owl的名词复数 ) | |
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9 repentance | |
n.懊悔 | |
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v.悔悟,悔改,忏悔,后悔 | |
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n.疑问,问号,质问;vt.询问,表示怀疑 | |
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adj.恰当的;贴切的;中肯的;有关的;相干的 | |
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长笛( flute的名词复数 ); 细长香槟杯(形似长笛) | |
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喇叭( trumpet的名词复数 ); 小号; 喇叭形物; (尤指)绽开的水仙花 | |
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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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adj.圆滑的,油嘴滑舌的 | |
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n. 刺,戳,袋 vt. 拨开,刺,戳 vi. 戳,刺,捅,搜索,伸出,行动散慢 | |
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20 landlady | |
n.女房东,女地主 | |
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21 remarkably | |
ad.不同寻常地,相当地 | |
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n.现象 | |
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adv. 奇异地,荒诞地 | |
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24 triumphantly | |
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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25 worthy | |
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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26 alluded | |
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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29 hearsay | |
n.谣传,风闻 | |
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