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X A NEW KING IN LUTHA
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As the two riders approached the edge of the village of Blentz a sentry1 barred their way. To his challenge the American replied that they were "friends from the castle."
"Advance," directed the sentry, "and give the countersign2."
Barney rode to the fellow's side, and leaning from the saddle whispered in his ear the word "Slankamen."
Would it pass them out as it had passed Maenck in? Barney scarcely breathed as he awaited the result of his experiment. The soldier brought his rifle to present and directed them to pass. With a sigh of relief that was almost audible the two rode into the village and the Austrian lines.
Once within they met with no further obstacle until they reached the last line of sentries3 upon the far side of the town. It was with more confidence that Barney gave the countersign here, nor was he surprised that the soldier passed them readily; and now they were upon the highroad to Lustadt, with nothing more to bar their way.
For hours they rode on in silence. Barney wanted to talk with his companion, but as king he found nothing to say to her. The girl's mind was filled with morbid4 reflections of the past few hours and dumb terror for the future. She would keep her promise to the king; but after—life would not be worth the living; why should she live? She glanced at the man beside her in the light of the coming dawn. Ah, why was he so like her American in outward appearances only? Their own mothers could scarce have distinguished5 them, and yet in character no two men could have differed more widely. The man turned to her.
"We are almost there," he said. "You must be very tired."
The words reflected a consideration that had never been a characteristic of Leopold. The girl began to wonder if there might not possibly be a vein6 of nobility in the man, after all, that she had never discovered. Since she had entered his apartments at Blentz he had been in every way a different man from the Leopold she had known of old. The boldness of his escape from Blentz supposed a courage that the king had never given the slightest indication of in the past. Could it be that he was making a genuine effort to become a man—to win her respect?
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哨兵,步兵( sentry的名词复数 ) | |
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distinguished
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salute
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majesty
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spoke
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deferential
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sergeants
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警官( sergeant的名词复数 ); (美国警察)警佐; (英国警察)巡佐; 陆军(或空军)中士 | |
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saluted
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v.欢迎,致敬( salute的过去式和过去分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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accounting
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n.骑士气概,侠义;(男人)对女人彬彬有礼,献殷勤 | |
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pretext
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协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过 | |
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exhausted
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defense
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salvation
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deception
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adj.成为责任的,有义务的;现任的,在职的 | |
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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incompetent
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relatively
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snob
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n.势利小人,自以为高雅、有学问的人 | |
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affronts
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monarch
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n.帝王,君主,最高统治者 | |
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ultimatum
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suavity
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precisely
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