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CHAPTER XIV.
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As soon as I was alone, I took from my pocket one of the handbills which my excitable fellow-traveler had presented to me, so as to have it ready for Mrs. Baggs the moment we stood face to face. Armed with this ominous1 letter of introduction, I kicked a chair down against the folding-doors, by way of giving a preliminary knock to arouse the housekeeper2’s attention. The plan was immediately successful. Mrs. Baggs opened the doors of communication violently. A slight smell of spirits entered the room, and was followed close by the housekeeper herself, with an indignant face and a disordered head-dress.
“What do you mean, sir? How dare you—” she began; then stopped aghast, looking at me in speechless astonishment3.
“I have been obliged to make a slight alteration4 in my personal appearance, ma’am,” I said. “But I am still Frank Softly.”
“Don’t talk to me about personal appearances, sir,” cried Mrs. Baggs recovering. “What do you mean by being here? Leave the house immediately. I shall write to the doctor, Mr. Softly, this very night.”
“He has no address you can direct to,” I rejoined. “If you don’t believe me, read that.” I gave her the handbill without another word of preface.
Mrs. Baggs looked at it—lost in an instant some of the fine color plentifully5 diffused6 over her face by sleep and spirits—sat down in the nearest chair with a thump7 that seemed to threaten the very foundations of Number Two, Zion Place—and stared me hard in the face; the most speechless and helpless elderly female I ever beheld8.
“Take plenty of time to compose yourself ma’am,” I said. “If you don’t see the doctor again soon, under the
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adj.不祥的,不吉的,预兆的,预示的 | |
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housekeeper
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n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 | |
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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alteration
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n.变更,改变;蚀变 | |
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plentifully
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adv. 许多地,丰饶地 | |
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diffused
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散布的,普及的,扩散的 | |
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v.重击,砰然地响;n.重击,重击声 | |
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stimulant
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briskness
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submission
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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winked
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v.使眼色( wink的过去式和过去分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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adv.聚精会神地;周到地;谛;凝神 | |
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abridged
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削减的,删节的 | |
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n.叙述,故事;adj.叙事的,故事体的 | |
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winking
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n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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groaning
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affected
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incurring
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遭受,招致,引起( incur的现在分词 ) | |
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guilt
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妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plantation
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confidential
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felon
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accomplice
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lamentably
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lawful
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rattle
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undertaking
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n.保证,许诺,事业 | |
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civilized
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a.有教养的,文雅的 | |
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registrar
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n.记录员,登记员;(大学的)注册主任 | |
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runaway
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solely
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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morbidly
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blemish
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v.损害;玷污;瑕疵,缺点 | |
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propriety
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n.正当行为;正当;适当 | |
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conversion
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n.转化,转换,转变 | |
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remains
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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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distress
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bosom
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prospects
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prospect
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conveyance
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apprehensions
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dignified
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conveyances
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