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21 The Flight to the Jungle
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Sleepless upon his blankets, Albert Werper let his evil mind dwell upon the charms of the woman in the nearby tent. He had noted1 Mohammed Beyd's sudden interest in the girl, and judging the man by his own standards, had guessed at the basis of the Arab's sudden change of attitude toward the prisoner.
And as he let his imaginings run riot they aroused within him a bestial2 jealousy3 of Mohammed Beyd, and a great fear that the other might encompass4 his base designs upon the defenseless girl. By a strange process of reasoning, Werper, whose designs were identical with the Arab's, pictured himself as Jane Clayton's protector, and presently convinced himself that the attentions which might seem hideous5 to her if proffered6 by Mohammed Beyd, would be welcomed from Albert Werper.
Her husband was dead, and Werper fancied that he could replace in the girl's heart the position which had been vacated by the act of the grim reaper7. He could offer Jane Clayton marriage—a thing which Mohammed Beyd would not offer, and which the girl would spurn8 from him with as deep disgust as she would his unholy lust9.
It was not long before the Belgian had succeeded in convincing himself that the captive not only had every reason for having conceived sentiments of love for him; but that she had by various feminine methods acknowledged her new-born affection.
And then a sudden resolution possessed10 him. He threw the blankets from him and rose to his feet. Pulling on his boots and
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eradicated
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redeem
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contrition
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avarice
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吸引力,魅力(lure的复数形式) | |
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outlawry
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宣布非法,非法化,放逐 | |
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ruse
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