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CHAPTER 26. Nobody’s State of Mind
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If Arthur Clennam had not arrived at that wise decision firmly to restrain himself from loving Pet, he would have lived on in a state of much perplexity, involving difficult struggles with his own heart. Not the least of these would have been a contention1, always waging within it, between a tendency to dislike Mr Henry Gowan, if not to regard him with positive repugnance2, and a whisper that the inclination3 was unworthy. A generous nature is not prone5 to strong aversions, and is slow to admit them even dispassionately; but when it finds ill-will gaining upon it, and can discern between-whiles that its origin is not dispassionate, such a nature becomes distressed7.
Therefore Mr Henry Gowan would have clouded Clennam’s mind, and would have been far oftener present to it than more agreeable persons and subjects but for the great prudence8 of his decision aforesaid. As it was, Mr Gowan seemed transferred to Daniel Doyce’s mind; at all events, it so happened that it usually fell to Mr Doyce’s turn, rather than to Clennam’s, to speak of him in the friendly conversations they held together. These were of frequent occurrence now; as the two partners shared a portion of a roomy house in one of the grave old-fashioned City streets, lying not far from the Bank of England, by London Wall.
Mr Doyce had been to Twickenham to pass the day. Clennam had excused himself. Mr Doyce was just come home. He put in his head at the door of Clennam’s sitting-room9 to say Good night.
‘Come in, come in!’ said Clennam.
‘I saw you were reading,’ returned Doyce, as he entered, ‘and thought you might not care to be disturbed.’
But for the notable resolution he had made, Clennam really might not have known what he had been reading; really might not have had his eyes upon the book for an hour past, though it lay open before him. He shut it up, rather quickly.
‘Are they well?’ he asked.
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depreciate
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allusion
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meritorious
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estrangement
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truthfulness
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patriots
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爱国者,爱国主义者( patriot的名词复数 ) | |
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temperament
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reprehensible
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morose
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beholding
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condescension
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formerly
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complexion
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dignified
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a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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sundry
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majesty
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distinguished
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retirement
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adherent
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cavalry
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