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Grand Maester Pycelle had been old for as long as she had known him, but he seemed to have aged1 another hundred years in the past three nights. It took him an eternity2 to bend his creaky knee before her, and once he had he could not rise again until Ser Osmund jerked him to his feet.
Cersei studied him with displeasure. “Lord Qyburn informs me that Lord Gyles has coughed his last.”
“Yes, Your Grace. I did my best to ease his passing.”
“Did you?” The queen turned to Lady Merryweather. “I did say I wanted Rosby alive, did I not?”
“You did, Your Grace.”
“Ser Osmund, what is your recollection of the conversation?”
“You commanded Grand Maester Pycelle to save the man, Your Grace. We all heard.”
Pycelle’s mouth opened and closed. “Your Grace must know, I did all that could be done for the poor man.”
“As you did for Joffrey? And his father, my own beloved husband? Robert was as strong as any man in the Seven Kingdoms, yet you lost him to a boar. Oh, and let us not forget Jon Arryn. No doubt you would have killed Ned Stark3 as well, if I had let you keep him longer. Tell me, maester, was it at the Citadel4 that you learned to wring5 your hands and make excuses?”
Her voice made the old man flinch6. “No man could have done more, Your Grace. I . . . I have always given leal service.”
“When you counseled King Aerys to open his gates as my father’s host approached, was that your notion of leal service?”
“That . . . I misjudged the . . .”
“Was that good counsel?”
“Your Grace must surely know . . .”
“What I know is that when my son was poisoned you proved to be of less use than Moon Boy. What I know is that the crown has desperate need of gold, and our lord treasurer
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1 aged | |
adj.年老的,陈年的 | |
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2 eternity | |
n.不朽,来世;永恒,无穷 | |
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3 stark | |
adj.荒凉的;严酷的;完全的;adv.完全地 | |
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4 citadel | |
n.城堡;堡垒;避难所 | |
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5 wring | |
n.扭绞;v.拧,绞出,扭 | |
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6 flinch | |
v.畏缩,退缩 | |
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7 treasurer | |
n.司库,财务主管 | |
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8 presumption | |
n.推测,可能性,冒昧,放肆,[法律]推定 | |
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9 tightened | |
收紧( tighten的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)变紧; (使)绷紧; 加紧 | |
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10 draughts | |
n. <英>国际跳棋 | |
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11 connivance | |
n.纵容;默许 | |
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12 loyalty | |
n.忠诚,忠心 | |
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13 fables | |
n.寓言( fable的名词复数 );神话,传说 | |
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14 vapid | |
adj.无味的;无生气的 | |
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15 sprouting | |
v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出 | |
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16 divulge | |
v.泄漏(秘密等);宣布,公布 | |
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17 collapsed | |
adj.倒塌的 | |
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18 dungeons | |
n.地牢( dungeon的名词复数 ) | |
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19 saggy | |
松懈的,下垂的 | |
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20 ward | |
n.守卫,监护,病房,行政区,由监护人或法院保护的人(尤指儿童);vt.守护,躲开 | |
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21 annoyance | |
n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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22 flick | |
n.快速的轻打,轻打声,弹开;v.轻弹,轻轻拂去,忽然摇动 | |
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23 dire | |
adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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24 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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25 wed | |
v.娶,嫁,与…结婚 | |
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26 maidens | |
处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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27 mace | |
n.狼牙棒,豆蔻干皮 | |
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28 harridan | |
n.恶妇;丑老大婆 | |
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29 condemn | |
vt.谴责,指责;宣判(罪犯),判刑 | |
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30 condemned | |
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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31 vexing | |
adj.使人烦恼的,使人恼火的v.使烦恼( vex的现在分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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32 hawking | |
利用鹰行猎 | |
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33 broth | |
n.原(汁)汤(鱼汤、肉汤、菜汤等) | |
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34 digestion | |
n.消化,吸收 | |
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35 cloves | |
n.丁香(热带树木的干花,形似小钉子,用作调味品,尤用作甜食的香料)( clove的名词复数 );蒜瓣(a garlic ~|a ~of garlic) | |
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36 basted | |
v.打( baste的过去式和过去分词 );粗缝;痛斥;(烤肉等时)往上抹[浇]油 | |
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37 afterward | |
adv.后来;以后 | |
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38 savored | |
v.意味,带有…的性质( savor的过去式和过去分词 );给…加调味品;使有风味;品尝 | |
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39 akin | |
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40 amiable | |
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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41 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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42 truthful | |
adj.真实的,说实话的,诚实的 | |
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43 bard | |
n.吟游诗人 | |
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44 supple | |
adj.柔软的,易弯的,逢迎的,顺从的,灵活的;vt.使柔软,使柔顺,使顺从;vi.变柔软,变柔顺 | |
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45 tunic | |
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46 slashed | |
v.挥砍( slash的过去式和过去分词 );鞭打;割破;削减 | |
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47 crooked | |
adj.弯曲的;不诚实的,狡猾的,不正当的 | |
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48 suffused | |
v.(指颜色、水气等)弥漫于,布满( suffuse的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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49 lute | |
n.琵琶,鲁特琴 | |
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50 liar | |
n.说谎的人 | |
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51 shards | |
n.(玻璃、金属或其他硬物的)尖利的碎片( shard的名词复数 ) | |
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52 infamy | |
n.声名狼藉,出丑,恶行 | |
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53 seduce | |
vt.勾引,诱奸,诱惑,引诱 | |
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54 traitor | |
n.叛徒,卖国贼 | |
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55 apron | |
n.围裙;工作裙 | |
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56 solicitous | |
adj.热切的,挂念的 | |
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57 sobbed | |
哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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58 shackles | |
手铐( shackle的名词复数 ); 脚镣; 束缚; 羁绊 | |
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59 forefinger | |
n.食指 | |
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60 shrieked | |
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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61 troupe | |
n.剧团,戏班;杂技团;马戏团 | |
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62 chuckled | |
轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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63 lusts | |
贪求(lust的第三人称单数形式) | |
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64 knight | |
n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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65 displeased | |
a.不快的 | |
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66 besmirch | |
v.污,糟蹋 | |
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67 arbor | |
n.凉亭;树木 | |
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68 chambers | |
n.房间( chamber的名词复数 );(议会的)议院;卧室;会议厅 | |
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69 bloody | |
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染 | |
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70 infamous | |
adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的 | |
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71 dreaded | |
adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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72 undoing | |
n.毁灭的原因,祸根;破坏,毁灭 | |
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73 deft | |
adj.灵巧的,熟练的(a deft hand 能手) | |
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74 puddle | |
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75 confession | |
n.自白,供认,承认 | |
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76 persuasive | |
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77 immersion | |
n.沉浸;专心 | |
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78 beseeching | |
adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 ) | |
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79 imp | |
n.顽童 | |
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80 dwarf | |
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81 spoke | |
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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82 foretold | |
v.预言,预示( foretell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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83 haze | |
n.霾,烟雾;懵懂,迷糊;vi.(over)变模糊 | |
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84 chattering | |
n. (机器振动发出的)咔嗒声,(鸟等)鸣,啁啾 adj. 喋喋不休的,啾啾声的 动词chatter的现在分词形式 | |
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85 dribbled | |
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86 chunk | |
n.厚片,大块,相当大的部分(数量) | |
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87 pounce | |
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88 devour | |
v.吞没;贪婪地注视或谛听,贪读;使着迷 | |
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89 warrior | |
n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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90 demure | |
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91 profane | |
adj.亵神的,亵渎的;vt.亵渎,玷污 | |
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92 innocence | |
n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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93 virgin | |
n.处女,未婚女子;adj.未经使用的;未经开发的 | |
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94 valiant | |
adj.勇敢的,英勇的;n.勇士,勇敢的人 | |
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95 chivalrous | |
adj.武士精神的;对女人彬彬有礼的 | |
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96 torments | |
(肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人] | |
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97 decided | |
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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98 plausible | |
adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的 | |
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99 apprehension | |
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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100 piety | |
n.虔诚,虔敬 | |
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