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THE PIT OF PLENTY
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I did not languish1 long within the prison of Salensus Oll. During the short time that I lay there, fettered2 with chains of gold, I often wondered as to the fate of Thuvan Dihn, Jeddak of Ptarth.
My brave companion had followed me into the garden as I attacked Thurid, and when Salensus Oll had left with Dejah Thoris and the others, leaving Thuvia of Ptarth behind, he, too, had remained in the garden with his daughter, apparently4 unnoticed, for he was appareled similarly to the guards.
The last I had seen of him he stood waiting for the warriors5 who escorted me to close the gate behind them, that he might be alone with Thuvia. Could it be possible that they had escaped? I doubted it, and yet with all my heart I hoped that it might be true.
The third day of my incarceration7 brought a dozen warriors to escort me to the audience chamber8, where Salensus Oll himself was to try me. A great number of nobles crowded the room, and among them I saw Thurid, but Matai Shang was not there.
Dejah Thoris, as radiantly beautiful as ever, sat upon a small throne beside Salensus Oll. The expression of sad hopelessness upon her dear face cut deep into my heart.
Her position beside the Jeddak of Jeddaks boded9 ill for her and me, and on the instant that I saw her there, there sprang to my mind the firm intention never to leave that chamber alive if I must leave her in the clutches of this powerful tyrant10.
I had killed better men than Salensus Oll, and killed them with my bare hands, and now I swore to myself that I should kill him if I found that the only way to save the Princess of Helium. That it would mean almost instant death for me I cared not, except that it would remove me from further efforts in behalf of Dejah Thoris, and for this reason alone I would have chosen another way, for even though I should kill Salensus Oll that act would not restore my beloved wife to her own people. I
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languish
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vi.变得衰弱无力,失去活力,(植物等)凋萎 | |
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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homage
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分配,拨给,摊派( allot的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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mete
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v.分配;给予 | |
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maniac
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pricking
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刺,刺痕,刺痛感 | |
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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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simultaneously
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plunge
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v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲 | |
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n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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viands
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exclamation
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突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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assail
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v.猛烈攻击,抨击,痛斥 | |
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craving
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imprisonment
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tempting
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condensation
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