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CHAPTER VII
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At the moment when I showed myself in the doorway1, Rachel rose from the piano.
I closed the door behind me. We confronted each other in silence, with the full length of the room between us. The movement she had made in rising appeared to be the one exertion2 of which she was capable. All use of every other faculty3, bodily or mental, seemed to be merged4 in the mere5 act of looking at me.
A fear crossed my mind that I had shown myself too suddenly. I advanced a few steps towards her. I said gently, “Rachel!”
The sound of my voice brought the life back to her limbs, and the colour to her face. She advanced, on her side, still without speaking. Slowly, as if acting6 under some influence independent of her own will, she came nearer and nearer to me; the warm dusky colour flushing her cheeks, the light of reviving intelligence brightening every instant in her eyes. I forgot the object that had brought me into her presence; I forgot the vile7 suspicion that rested on my good name; I forgot every consideration, past, present, and future, which I was bound to remember. I saw nothing but the woman I loved coming nearer and nearer to me. She trembled; she stood irresolute8. I could resist it no longer—I caught her in my arms, and covered her face with kisses.
There was a moment when I thought the kisses were returned; a moment when it seemed as if she, too might have forgotten. Almost before the idea could shape itself in my mind, her first voluntary action made me feel that she remembered. With a cry which was like a cry of horror—with a strength which I doubt if I could have resisted if I had tried—she thrust me back from her. I saw merciless anger in her eyes; I saw merciless contempt on her lips. She looked me over, from head to foot, as she might have looked at a stranger who had insulted her.
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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n.尽力,努力 | |
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faculty
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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merged
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(使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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acting
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vile
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irresolute
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miserable
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worthier
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应得某事物( worthy的比较级 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征 | |
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unwillingly
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sullen
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submission
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manly
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humiliate
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humiliated
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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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infamy
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n.声名狼藉,出丑,恶行 | |
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concealing
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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distress
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obstinate
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narrative
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compensate
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vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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pretence
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innocence
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motive
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infamous
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adj.声名狼藉的,臭名昭著的,邪恶的 | |
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villain
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n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因 | |
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overthrow
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accomplished
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guilt
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humiliation
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n.羞辱 | |
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avowal
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n.公开宣称,坦白承认 | |
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heeded
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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vindicating
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v.澄清(某人/某事物)受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的现在分词 );表明或证明(所争辩的事物)属实、正当、有效等;维护 | |
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monstrous
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adj.巨大的;恐怖的;可耻的,丢脸的 | |
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delusion
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n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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awaken
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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sitting-room
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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sleeper
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n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺 | |
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unreasonably
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adv. 不合理地 | |
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unreasonable
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adj.不讲道理的,不合情理的,过度的 | |
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determined
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adj.坚定的;有决心的 | |
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fixed
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adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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petrified
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adj.惊呆的;目瞪口呆的v.使吓呆,使惊呆;变僵硬;使石化(petrify的过去式和过去分词) | |
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恢复( revert的过去式和过去分词 ); 重提; 回到…上; 归还 | |
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intoxication
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n.wild excitement;drunkenness;poisoning | |
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tangible
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adj.有形的,可触摸的,确凿的,实际的 | |
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enveloped
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v.包围,笼罩,包住( envelop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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possessed
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exasperating
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adj. 激怒的 动词exasperate的现在分词形式 | |
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lashed
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frenzy
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n.疯狂,狂热,极度的激动 | |
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pointed
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justification
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n.正当的理由;辩解的理由 | |
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wrung
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绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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crimson
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dwelling
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deliberately
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discreet
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privately
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audacity
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vindication
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astonishment
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wretch
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vileness
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repentance
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perversity
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