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CHAPTER 5. Family Affairs
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As the city clocks struck nine on Monday morning, Mrs Clennam was wheeled by Jeremiah Flintwinch of the cut-down aspect to her tall cabinet. When she had unlocked and opened it, and had settled herself at its desk, Jeremiah withdrew—as it might be, to hang himself more effectually—and her son appeared.
‘Are you any better this morning, mother?’
She shook her head, with the same austere1 air of luxuriousness2 that she had shown over-night when speaking of the weather. ‘I shall never be better any more. It is well for me, Arthur, that I know it and can bear it.’
Sitting with her hands laid separately upon the desk, and the tall cabinet towering before her, she looked as if she were performing on a dumb church organ. Her son thought so (it was an old thought with him), while he took his seat beside it.
She opened a drawer or two, looked over some business papers, and put them back again. Her severe face had no thread of relaxation3 in it, by which any explorer could have been guided to the gloomy labyrinth4 of her thoughts.
‘Shall I speak of our affairs, mother? Are you inclined to enter upon business?’
‘Am I inclined, Arthur? Rather, are you? Your father has been dead a year and more. I have been at your disposal, and waiting your pleasure, ever since.’
‘There was much to arrange before I could leave; and when I did leave, I travelled a little for rest and relief.’
She turned her face towards him, as not having heard or understood his last words.
‘For rest and relief.’
She glanced round the sombre room, and appeared from the motion of her lips to repeat the words to herself, as calling it to witness how little of either it afforded her.
‘Besides, mother, you being sole executrix, and having the direction and management of the estate, there remained little business, or I might say none, that I could transact5, until you had had time to arrange matters to your satisfaction.’
‘The accounts are made out,’ she returned. ‘I have them here. The
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1 austere | |
adj.艰苦的;朴素的,朴实无华的;严峻的 | |
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2 luxuriousness | |
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3 relaxation | |
n.松弛,放松;休息;消遣;娱乐 | |
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4 labyrinth | |
n.迷宫;难解的事物;迷路 | |
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5 transact | |
v.处理;做交易;谈判 | |
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6 vouchers | |
n.凭证( voucher的名词复数 );证人;证件;收据 | |
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7 qualified | |
adj.合格的,有资格的,胜任的,有限制的 | |
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8 mere | |
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9 incongruity | |
n.不协调,不一致 | |
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10 consignment | |
n.寄售;发货;委托;交运货物 | |
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11 consignments | |
n.托付货物( consignment的名词复数 );托卖货物;寄售;托运 | |
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12 stewardship | |
n. n. 管理工作;管事人的职位及职责 | |
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13 judgment | |
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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14 watchfulness | |
警惕,留心; 警觉(性) | |
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15 actively | |
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16 dwelling | |
n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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17 apprehensions | |
疑惧 | |
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18 soften | |
v.(使)变柔软;(使)变柔和 | |
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19 habitually | |
ad.习惯地,通常地 | |
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20 woe | |
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21 suppliant | |
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22 concession | |
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23 rigid | |
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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24 vengeance | |
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25 sable | |
n.黑貂;adj.黑色的 | |
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26 debtors | |
n.债务人,借方( debtor的名词复数 ) | |
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27 smite | |
v.重击;彻底击败;n.打;尝试;一点儿 | |
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28 wither | |
vt.使凋谢,使衰退,(用眼神气势等)使畏缩;vi.枯萎,衰退,消亡 | |
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29 pious | |
adj.虔诚的;道貌岸然的 | |
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30 infinitely | |
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31 ascendancy | |
n.统治权,支配力量 | |
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32 reluctance | |
n.厌恶,讨厌,勉强,不情愿 | |
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33 fixed | |
adj.固定的,不变的,准备好的;(计算机)固定的 | |
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34 sculptor | |
n.雕刻家,雕刻家 | |
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35 indented | |
adj.锯齿状的,高低不平的;缩进排版 | |
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36 granite | |
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37 remorse | |
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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38 spoke | |
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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39 prey | |
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨 | |
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40 nervously | |
adv.神情激动地,不安地 | |
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41 bent | |
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42 unnatural | |
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43 semblance | |
n.外貌,外表 | |
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44 entrusted | |
v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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45 recoiling | |
v.畏缩( recoil的现在分词 );退缩;报应;返回 | |
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46 phantom | |
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47 gliding | |
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48 machinery | |
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49 restitution | |
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50 nay | |
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51 misery | |
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52 posture | |
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势 | |
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53 warding | |
监护,守护(ward的现在分词形式) | |
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54 withdrawn | |
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出 | |
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55 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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56 tongs | |
n.钳;夹子 | |
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57 pointed | |
adj.尖的,直截了当的 | |
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58 asperses | |
vt.毁坏(名誉),中伤,诽谤(asperse的第三人称单数形式) | |
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59 misgivings | |
n.疑虑,担忧,害怕;疑虑,担心,恐惧( misgiving的名词复数 );疑惧 | |
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60 toil | |
vi.辛劳工作,艰难地行动;n.苦工,难事 | |
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61 plunder | |
vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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62 majesty | |
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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63 strictly | |
adv.严厉地,严格地;严密地 | |
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64 remarkable | |
adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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65 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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66 renounce | |
v.放弃;拒绝承认,宣布与…断绝关系 | |
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67 doorway | |
n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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68 intensity | |
n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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69 proceeding | |
n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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70 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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71 relinquished | |
交出,让给( relinquish的过去式和过去分词 ); 放弃 | |
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72 glistened | |
v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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73 darted | |
v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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74 oysters | |
牡蛎( oyster的名词复数 ) | |
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75 tempting | |
a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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76 persuasions | |
n.劝说,说服(力)( persuasion的名词复数 );信仰 | |
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77 diminutive | |
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78 subdued | |
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79 patronage | |
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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80 hydraulic | |
adj.水力的;水压的,液压的;水力学的 | |
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81 asperity | |
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82 phenomena | |
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83 repugnance | |
n.嫌恶 | |
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84 plied | |
v.使用(工具)( ply的过去式和过去分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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85 transparent | |
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86 intervals | |
n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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87 invalid | |
n.病人,伤残人;adj.有病的,伤残的;无效的 | |
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88 chamber | |
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89 deserted | |
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90 lumbering | |
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91 hearths | |
壁炉前的地板,炉床,壁炉边( hearth的名词复数 ) | |
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92 soot | |
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93 eddied | |
起漩涡,旋转( eddy的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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94 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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95 axis | |
n.轴,轴线,中心线;坐标轴,基准线 | |
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96 awfully | |
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97 hoary | |
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98 fungus | |
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(使)倾斜,歪斜( slant的第三人称单数 ); 有倾向性地编写或报道 | |
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101 corrupt | |
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102 equanimity | |
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103 alluding | |
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104 replete | |
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105 gravy | |
n.肉汁;轻易得来的钱,外快 | |
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106 bustle | |
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107 dreary | |
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108 unwilling | |
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109 immortal | |
adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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110 lodging | |
n.寄宿,住所;(大学生的)校外宿舍 | |
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111 kindly | |
adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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112 depressed | |
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adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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