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CHAPTER 11. Let Loose
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A late, dull autumn night was closing in upon the river Saone. The stream, like a sullied looking-glass in a gloomy place, reflected the clouds heavily; and the low banks leaned over here and there, as if they were half curious, and half afraid, to see their darkening pictures in the water. The flat expanse of country about Chalons lay a long heavy streak1, occasionally made a little ragged2 by a row of poplar trees against the wrathful sunset. On the banks of the river Saone it was wet, depressing, solitary3; and the night deepened fast.
One man slowly moving on towards Chalons was the only visible figure in the landscape. Cain might have looked as lonely and avoided. With an old sheepskin knapsack at his back, and a rough, unbarked stick cut out of some wood in his hand; miry, footsore, his shoes and gaiters trodden out, his hair and beard untrimmed; the cloak he carried over his shoulder, and the clothes he wore, sodden4 with wet; limping along in pain and difficulty; he looked as if the clouds were hurrying from him, as if the wail5 of the wind and the shuddering6 of the grass were directed against him, as if the low mysterious plashing of the water murmured at him, as if the fitful autumn night were disturbed by him.
He glanced here, and he glanced there, sullenly7 but shrinkingly; and sometimes stopped and turned about, and looked all round him. Then he limped on again, toiling8 and muttering.
‘To the devil with this plain that has no end! To the devil with these stones that cut like knives! To the devil with this dismal9 darkness, wrapping itself about one with a chill! I hate you!’
And he would have visited his
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1 streak | |
n.条理,斑纹,倾向,少许,痕迹;v.加条纹,变成条纹,奔驰,快速移动 | |
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2 ragged | |
adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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3 solitary | |
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士 | |
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4 sodden | |
adj.浑身湿透的;v.使浸透;使呆头呆脑 | |
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5 wail | |
vt./vi.大声哀号,恸哭;呼啸,尖啸 | |
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6 shuddering | |
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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7 sullenly | |
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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8 toiling | |
长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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9 dismal | |
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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10 hatred | |
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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11 scowl | |
vi.(at)生气地皱眉,沉下脸,怒视;n.怒容 | |
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12 trudged | |
vt.& vi.跋涉,吃力地走(trudge的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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13 gateway | |
n.大门口,出入口,途径,方法 | |
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14 rattling | |
adj. 格格作响的, 活泼的, 很好的 adv. 极其, 很, 非常 动词rattle的现在分词 | |
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15 earrings | |
n.耳环( earring的名词复数 );耳坠子 | |
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16 kennels | |
n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场 | |
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17 slung | |
抛( sling的过去式和过去分词 ); 吊挂; 遣送; 押往 | |
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18 cistern | |
n.贮水池 | |
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19 inscriptions | |
(作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记 | |
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20 pictorial | |
adj.绘画的;图片的;n.画报 | |
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21 billiards | |
n.台球 | |
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22 lodgings | |
n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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23 conversing | |
v.交谈,谈话( converse的现在分词 ) | |
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24 landlady | |
n.女房东,女地主 | |
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25 syrups | |
n.糖浆,糖汁( syrup的名词复数 );糖浆类药品 | |
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26 lodge | |
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27 perfectly | |
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28 exhausted | |
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29 hoarse | |
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30 momentary | |
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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31 distraction | |
n.精神涣散,精神不集中,消遣,娱乐 | |
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32 enraged | |
使暴怒( enrage的过去式和过去分词 ); 歜; 激愤 | |
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33 philosophical | |
adj.哲学家的,哲学上的,达观的 | |
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34 detest | |
vt.痛恨,憎恶 | |
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35 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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36 elicited | |
引出,探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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37 amiable | |
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38 unreasonably | |
adv. 不合理地 | |
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39 acquitted | |
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40 dispersed | |
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41 conversational | |
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42 vivacious | |
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43 bent | |
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44 lasting | |
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45 fatigue | |
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46 chamber | |
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47 complimentary | |
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48 repose | |
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49 fully | |
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50 drawn | |
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51 cravat | |
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52 provocative | |
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53 incentive | |
n.刺激;动力;鼓励;诱因;动机 | |
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54 treacherous | |
adj.不可靠的,有暗藏的危险的;adj.背叛的,背信弃义的 | |
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55 previously | |
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56 respiration | |
n.呼吸作用;一次呼吸;植物光合作用 | |
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57 placidly | |
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58 forefinger | |
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59 condescending | |
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60 faltered | |
(嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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61 reassured | |
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词) | |
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62 odds | |
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别 | |
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63 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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64 evade | |
vt.逃避,回避;避开,躲避 | |
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65 trampled | |
踩( trample的过去式和过去分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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66 jaw | |
n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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67 trampling | |
踩( trample的现在分词 ); 践踏; 无视; 侵犯 | |
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68 cosmopolitan | |
adj.世界性的,全世界的,四海为家的,全球的 | |
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69 shrieked | |
v.尖叫( shriek的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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70 confinement | |
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71 pittance | |
n.微薄的薪水,少量 | |
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72 vile | |
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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73 inflicted | |
把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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74 accomplishments | |
n.造诣;完成( accomplishment的名词复数 );技能;成绩;成就 | |
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75 attentively | |
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76 consigns | |
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77 proceeding | |
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78 prospered | |
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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79 vista | |
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80 speck | |
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