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Chapter 21
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The black boy whom Malbihn had left awaiting him in the clearing with instructions to remain until he returned sat crouched1 at the foot of a tree for an hour when he was suddenly startled by the coughing grunt2 of a lion behind him. With celerity born of the fear of death the boy clambered into the branches of the tree, and a moment later the king of beasts entered the clearing and approached the carcass of an antelope3 which, until now, the boy had not seen.
Until daylight the beast fed, while the black clung, sleepless4, to his perch5, wondering what had become of his master and the two ponies6. He had been with Malbihn for a year, and so was fairly conversant7 with the character of the white. His knowledge presently led him to believe that he had been purposely abandoned. Like the balance of Malbihn's followers8, this boy hated his master cordially—fear being the only bond that held him to the white man. His present uncomfortable predicament but added fuel to the fires of his hatred9.
As the sun rose the lion withdrew into the jungle and the black descended10 from his tree and started upon his long journey back to camp. In his primitive11 brain revolved12 various fiendish plans for a revenge that he would not have the courage to put into effect when the test came and he stood face to face with one of the
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antelope
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n.羚羊;羚羊皮 | |
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矮种马,小型马( pony的名词复数 ); £25 25 英镑 | |
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exhausted
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sufficiently
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dealing
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offense
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jealousy
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n.妒忌,嫉妒,猜忌 | |
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bloody
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revolving
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adj.旋转的,轮转式的;循环的v.(使)旋转( revolve的现在分词 );细想 | |
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v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢 | |
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refinement
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n.文雅;高尚;精美;精制;精炼 | |
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再发生,复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 ); 治愈 | |
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n.命令状,书面命令 | |
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obliterate
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v.擦去,涂抹,去掉...痕迹,消失,除去 | |
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rigid
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adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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glazed
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intensity
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misery
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contemptible
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crucible
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dismal
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v.吃草( browse的现在分词 );随意翻阅;(在商店里)随便看看;(在计算机上)浏览信息 | |
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吸引,引诱(lure的现在分词形式) | |
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