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IV THE CHILD'S RETURN
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Raicharan was twelve years old when he came as a servant to his master's house. He belonged to the same caste as his master and was given his master's little son to nurse. As time went on the boy left Raicharan's arms to go to school. From school he went on to college, and after college he entered the judicial1 service. Always, until he married, Raicharan was his sole attendant.
But when a mistress came into the house, Raicharan found two masters instead of one. All his former influence passed to the new mistress. This was compensated3 by a fresh arrival. Anukul had a son born to him and Raicharan by his unsparing attentions soon got a complete hold over the child. He used to toss him up in his arms, call to him in absurd baby language, put his face close to the baby's and draw it away again with a laugh.
Presently the child was able to crawl and cross the doorway4. When Raicharan went to catch him, he [Pg 52] would scream with mischievous5 laughter and make for safety. Raicharan was amazed at the profound skill and exact judgment6 the baby showed when pursued. He would say to his mistress with a look of awe7 and mystery: "Your son will be a judge some day."
New wonders came in their turn. When the baby began to toddle8, that was to Raicharan an epoch9 in human history. When he called his father Ba-ba and his mother Ma-ma and Raicharan Chan-na, then Raicharan's ecstasy10 knew no bounds. He went out to tell the news to all the world.
After a while Raicharan was asked to show his
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1 judicial | |
adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的 | |
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vt.补偿,赔偿;酬报 vi.弥补;补偿;抵消 | |
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3 compensated | |
补偿,报酬( compensate的过去式和过去分词 ); 给(某人)赔偿(或赔款) | |
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4 doorway | |
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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5 mischievous | |
adj.调皮的,恶作剧的,有害的,伤人的 | |
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6 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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7 awe | |
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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8 toddle | |
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9 epoch | |
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10 ecstasy | |
n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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11 ingenuity | |
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12 reins | |
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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13 prancing | |
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14 wrestle | |
vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付 | |
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15 bracelets | |
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16 wont | |
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17 torrents | |
n.倾注;奔流( torrent的名词复数 );急流;爆发;连续不断 | |
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18 crumbled | |
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19 crumble | |
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20 foam | |
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21 shafts | |
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22 pointed | |
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23 entirely | |
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24 groom | |
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25 destined | |
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26 pretence | |
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27 waded | |
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28 oozing | |
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29 racing | |
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30 mischief | |
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31 toddled | |
v.(幼儿等)东倒西歪地走( toddle的过去式和过去分词 );蹒跚行走;溜达;散步 | |
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32 inviting | |
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33 mischievously | |
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34 prostrate | |
v.拜倒,平卧,衰竭;adj.拜倒的,平卧的,衰竭的 | |
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35 lurking | |
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36 entreaty | |
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37 ornaments | |
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38 resentment | |
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39 usurper | |
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40 thumping | |
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41 ribs | |
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42 accusation | |
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43 amazement | |
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44 remorse | |
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45 devoted | |
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46 jeer | |
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47 mere | |
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48 specially | |
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49 hostel | |
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50 condescension | |
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51 incompetent | |
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52 physically | |
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53 brook | |
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54 exhausted | |
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55 grumbling | |
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56 magistrate | |
n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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57 exorbitant | |
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58 mendicant | |
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59 quack | |
n.庸医;江湖医生;冒充内行的人;骗子 | |
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60 softened | |
(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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61 obeisance | |
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62 touching | |
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63 futility | |
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64 severely | |
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65 magisterial | |
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66 obdurate | |
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67 distress | |
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68 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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69 judicious | |
adj.明智的,明断的,能作出明智决定的 | |
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70 dispense | |
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施 | |
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71 expend | |
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72 standing | |
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73 defer | |
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74 proffer | |
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75 crumbs | |
int. (表示惊讶)哎呀 n. 碎屑 名词crumb的复数形式 | |
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76 motive | |
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77 promotion | |
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78 commotion | |
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79 incite | |
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80 derived | |
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81 rapture | |
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82 obduracy | |
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