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Meriem and Bwana were sitting on the verandah together the following day when a horseman appeared in the distance riding across the plain toward the bungalow1. Bwana shaded his eyes with his hand and gazed out toward the oncoming rider. He was puzzled. Strangers were few in Central Africa. Even the blacks for a distance of many miles in every direction were well known to him. No white man came within a hundred miles that word of his coming did not reach Bwana long before the stranger. His every move was reported to the big Bwana—just what animals he killed and how many of each species, how he killed them, too, for Bwana would not permit the use of prussic acid or strychnine; and how he treated his "boys."
Several European sportsmen had been turned back to the coast by the big Englishman's orders because of unwarranted cruelty to their black followers2, and one, whose name had long been heralded3 in civilized4 communities as that of a great sportsman, was driven from Africa with orders never to return when Bwana found that his big bag of fourteen lions had been made by the diligent5 use of poisoned bait.
The result was that all good sportsmen and all the natives loved and respected him. His word was law where there had never been law before. There was scarce a head man from coast to coast who would not heed6 the big Bwana's commands in preference to those of the hunters who employed them, and so it was easy to turn back any undesirable7 stranger—Bwana had simply to threaten to order his boys to desert him.
But there was evidently one who had slipped into the country unheralded. Bwana could not imagine who the approaching horseman might be. After the manner of frontier hospitality the globe round he met the newcomer at the gate, welcoming him even before he had dismounted. He saw a tall, well knit man of thirty or over, blonde of hair and smooth shaven. There was a
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extricate
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n.大蓬车;活动房屋 | |
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ponies
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矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑 | |
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apprehensions
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n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉 | |
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adj.极饿的,贪婪的 | |
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belly
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n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛 | |
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famished
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adj.饥饿的 | |
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crafty
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adj.狡猾的,诡诈的 | |
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sniffed
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v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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n.犯规,违法行为;冒犯,得罪 | |
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adj.富裕的,丰富的 | |
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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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plausible
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adj.似真实的,似乎有理的,似乎可信的 | |
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indifference
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n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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transpired
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(事实,秘密等)被人知道( transpire的过去式和过去分词 ); 泄露; 显露; 发生 | |
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intercourse
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n.性交;交流,交往,交际 | |
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confidential
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adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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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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solely
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loyalty
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adj.[医]曲折的,屈曲v.屈曲( flex的过去式和过去分词 );弯曲;(为准备大干而)显示实力;摩拳擦掌 | |
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enjoyment
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