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LE PRéFET WORMS-CLAVELIN was chatting with Abbé Guitrel in the shop of Rondonneau junior, goldsmith and jeweller. He leant back in an arm-chair and crossed his legs so that the sole of one of his boots stuck up towards the placid1 old man’s chin.
“Monsieur l’abbé, it is useless for you to speak: you are an enlightened priest; you see in religion a collection of moral precepts2, a necessary discipline, and not a set of antiquated3 dogmas, of mysteries whose absurdity4 is only too little mysterious.”
As a priest, M. Guitrel had excellent rules of conduct. One of these rules was to avoid scandal and to hold his tongue, rather than expose the truth to the mockery of unbelievers. And, as this precaution agreed with the bent5 of his character, he observed it scrupulously6. But M. le préfet Worms-Clavelin was lacking in discretion7. His vast, fleshy nose, his thick lips, seemed like a powerful apparatus8 of suction and absorption, whilst his receding9 forehead,80 above his great pale eyes, betrayed his opposition10 to all moral delicacy11. He persisted, marshalled against Christian12 dogmas the arguments of the masonic
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delicacy
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appreciation
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hacked
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densely
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n.[总称]牧师,神职人员 | |
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apostasy
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n.背教,脱党 | |
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adv.都市化地,彬彬有礼地,温文尔雅地 | |
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n.修辞学,浮夸之言语 | |
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n.订约人,承包人,收缩肌 | |
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adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 | |
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distinguished
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gratitude
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adj.感激,感谢 | |
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fidelity
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n.忠诚,忠实;精确 | |
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arrogance
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家 | |
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habitual
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ordination
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pontifical
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