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HERE was one party in the town which openly declared that Abbé Lantaigne, principal of the high seminary, was a priest worthy1 of a bishopric and fitted to fill the vacant see of Tourcoing honourably3, until the time when Monseigneur Charlot’s death should enable him, cross in hand and amethyst4 on finger, to assume the mitre in the town that had witnessed his labours and his merits. This was the scheme of the venerable M. Cassignol, ex-president in chief, and a State pensioner5 of twenty-five years’ standing6. With these plans were associated M. Lerond, deputy attorney-general at the time of the decrees,[E] now a barrister practising at?…, and Abbé de Lalonde, formerly7 an Army chaplain, and now chaplain to the Dames8 du Salut. These, belonging to the most respected, but not to the most influential9, class in the town, made up practically the whole of Abbé Lantaigne’s party. The head of the high seminary40 had been invited to dine with M. Cassignol, the chief president, who said to him, in the presence of M. de Lalonde and M. Lerond:
“Monsieur l’abbé, put yourself forward as a candidate. When it shall come to a choice between Abbé Lantaigne, who has so nobly served both religion and Christian11 France by pen and tongue, who has protected the oft-betrayed cause of the rights of the French Church within the Catholic Church with the force of his mental endowments and high character, and M. Guitrel, none will have the
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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honourably
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pensioner
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Christian
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promotion
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intrigue
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urbane
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metropolis
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apprehension
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piety
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eloquence
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goodwill
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honourable
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adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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deference
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(政治性选举的)选举权,投票权( suffrage的名词复数 ) | |
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Christians
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n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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unanimity
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acclaimed
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dictated
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paternal
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eminent
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knotty
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liturgy
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benediction
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n.祝福;恩赐 | |
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distress
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pedagogue
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expound
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v.详述;解释;阐述 | |
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profaned
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v.不敬( profane的过去式和过去分词 );亵渎,玷污 | |
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celebrated
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dedication
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renewal
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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precedents
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引用单元; 范例( precedent的名词复数 ); 先前出现的事例; 前例; 先例 | |
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pontifical
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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noted
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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ascertain
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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jutted
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syllables
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proceedings
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assassination
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n.暗杀;暗杀事件 | |
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doctrine
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descending
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deterioration
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defective
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corked
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astonishment
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fiery
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