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Mr. Godfrey followed the announcement of his name—as Mr. Godfrey does everything else—exactly at the right time. He was not so close on the servant’s heels as to startle us. He was not so far behind as to cause us the double inconvenience of a pause and an open door. It is in the completeness of his daily life that the true Christian1 appears. This dear man was very complete.
“Go to Miss Verinder,” said my aunt, addressing the servant, “and tell her Mr. Ablewhite is here.”
We both inquired after his health. We both asked him together whether he felt like himself again, after his terrible adventure of the past week. With perfect tact2, he contrived3 to answer us at the same moment. Lady Verinder had his reply in words. I had his charming smile.
“What,” he cried, with infinite tenderness, “have I done to deserve all this sympathy? My dear aunt! my dear Miss Clack! I have merely been mistaken for somebody else. I have only been blindfolded4; I have only been strangled; I have only been thrown flat on my back, on a very thin carpet, covering a particularly hard floor. Just think how much worse it might have been! I might have been murdered; I might have been robbed. What have I lost? Nothing but Nervous Force—which the law doesn’t recognise as property; so that, strictly5 speaking, I have lost nothing at all. If I could have had my own way, I would have kept my adventure to myself—I shrink from all this fuss and publicity6. But Mr. Luker made his injuries public, and my injuries, as the necessary consequence, have been proclaimed in their turn. I have become the property of the newspapers, until the gentle reader gets sick of the subject. I am very sick indeed of it myself. May the gentle reader soon be like me! And how is dear Rachel? Still enjoying the gaieties of London? So glad to hear it! Miss Clack, I need all your indulgence. I am sadly behind-hand with my Committee Work and my dear Ladies. But I really do hope to look in at the Mothers’-Small-Clothes next week. Did you make cheering progress at Monday’s Committee? Was the Board hopeful about future
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Christian
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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n.机敏,圆滑,得体 | |
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v.(尤指用布)挡住(某人)的视线( blindfold的过去式 );蒙住(某人)的眼睛;使不理解;蒙骗 | |
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publicity
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n.众所周知,闻名;宣传,广告 | |
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prospects
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irresistible
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disturbance
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morbid
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instinctively
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n.颤动,打颤,战栗( shudder的名词复数 )v.战栗( shudder的第三人称单数 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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legacy
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alas
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gem
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n.宝石,珠宝;受爱戴的人 [同]jewel | |
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insolent
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interfere
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v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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remonstrated
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围 | |
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apparently
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torpor
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n.迟钝;麻木;(动物的)冬眠 | |
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exuberance
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n.丰富;繁荣 | |
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amiable
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persecution
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n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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inflicted
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把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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dictated
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v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布 | |
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恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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obstinacy
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n.顽固;(病痛等)难治 | |
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complexion
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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genial
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suavity
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justify
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conceal
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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concealment
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n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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shameful
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adj.可耻的,不道德的 | |
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sneered
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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unwillingness
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n. 不愿意,不情愿 | |
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pawned
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v.典当,抵押( pawn的过去式和过去分词 );以(某事物)担保 | |
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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frantic
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adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的 | |
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pointed
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adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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concealing
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,遮住( conceal的现在分词 ) | |
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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perfectly
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inaccessible
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adj.达不到的,难接近的 | |
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generosity
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n.大度,慷慨,慷慨的行为 | |
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possessed
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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tinge
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remonstrating
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v.抗议( remonstrate的现在分词 );告诫 | |
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vehement
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adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的 | |
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innocence
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n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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pacified
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使(某人)安静( pacify的过去式和过去分词 ); 息怒; 抚慰; 在(有战争的地区、国家等)实现和平 | |
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feverish
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adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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beheld
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v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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distressed
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condemned
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momentary
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softening
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变软,软化 | |
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obdurate
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bonnet
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compassion
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conspiracy
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pious
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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trifling
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impulsive
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affected
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remonstrance
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ecstasy
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exalted
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adj.(地位等)高的,崇高的;尊贵的,高尚的 | |
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descending
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narrative
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delicacy
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n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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