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CHAPTER 16. Getting on
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The newly married pair, on their arrival in Harley Street, Cavendish Square, London, were received by the Chief Butler. That great man was not interested in them, but on the whole endured them. People must continue to be married and given in marriage, or Chief Butlers would not be wanted. As nations are made to be taxed, so families are made to be butlered. The Chief Butler, no doubt, reflected that the course of nature required the wealthy population to be kept up, on his account.
He therefore condescended1 to look at the carriage from the Hall-door without frowning at it, and said, in a very handsome way, to one of his men, ‘Thomas, help with the luggage.’ He even escorted the Bride up-stairs into Mr Merdle’s presence; but this must be considered as an act of homage4 to the sex (of which he was an admirer, being notoriously captivated by the charms of a certain Duchess), and not as a committal of himself with the family.
Mr Merdle was slinking about the hearthrug, waiting to welcome Mrs Sparkler. His hand seemed to retreat up his sleeve as he advanced to do so, and he gave her such a superfluity of coat-cuff that it was like being received by the popular conception of Guy Fawkes. When he put his lips to hers, besides, he took himself into custody5 by the wrists, and backed himself among the ottomans and chairs and tables as if he were his own Police officer, saying to himself, ‘Now, none of that! Come! I’ve got you, you know, and you go quietly along with me!’
Mrs Sparkler, installed in the rooms of state—the innermost sanctuary6 of down, silk, chintz, and fine linen—felt that so far her triumph was good, and her way made, step by step. On the day before her marriage, she had bestowed8 on Mrs Merdle’s maid with an air of gracious indifference9, in Mrs Merdle’s presence, a trifling10 little keepsake (bracelet, bonnet
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1 condescended | |
屈尊,俯就( condescend的过去式和过去分词 ); 故意表示和蔼可亲 | |
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2 descended | |
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3 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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4 homage | |
n.尊敬,敬意,崇敬 | |
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5 custody | |
n.监护,照看,羁押,拘留 | |
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6 sanctuary | |
n.圣所,圣堂,寺庙;禁猎区,保护区 | |
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7 bestow | |
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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8 bestowed | |
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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9 indifference | |
n.不感兴趣,不关心,冷淡,不在乎 | |
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10 trifling | |
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11 bonnet | |
n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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12 formerly | |
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13 worthy | |
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14 luxurious | |
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15 bosom | |
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16 unison | |
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17 exultation | |
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18 deposing | |
v.罢免( depose的现在分词 );(在法庭上)宣誓作证 | |
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19 brook | |
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20 sleek | |
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21 luscious | |
adj.美味的;芬芳的;肉感的,引与性欲的 | |
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22 lasting | |
adj.永久的,永恒的;vbl.持续,维持 | |
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23 rattled | |
慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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24 awe | |
n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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25 forth | |
adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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26 lustrous | |
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27 commotion | |
n.骚动,动乱 | |
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28 haughty | |
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29 hovering | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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30 doorways | |
n.门口,门道( doorway的名词复数 ) | |
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31 testament | |
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32 agitation | |
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33 esteem | |
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34 positively | |
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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35 subdued | |
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的 动词subdue的过去式和过去分词 | |
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36 exhausted | |
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37 gunpowder | |
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38 temperament | |
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39 feverish | |
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40 solicitous | |
adj.热切的,挂念的 | |
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41 inquiries | |
n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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42 insinuatingly | |
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43 fascination | |
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋 | |
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44 uncommon | |
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45 enraptured | |
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46 rapture | |
n.狂喜;全神贯注;着迷;v.使狂喜 | |
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47 distinguished | |
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48 secondly | |
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49 hesitation | |
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50 ticklish | |
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51 perfectly | |
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52 exalted | |
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53 potentate | |
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54 retail | |
v./n.零售;adv.以零售价格 | |
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55 wholesale | |
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56 dealer | |
n.商人,贩子 | |
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57 curiously | |
adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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58 mere | |
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59 expressive | |
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60 unimpeachable | |
adj.无可指责的;adv.无可怀疑地 | |
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61 depreciated | |
v.贬值,跌价,减价( depreciate的过去式和过去分词 );贬低,蔑视,轻视 | |
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62 interval | |
n.间隔,间距;幕间休息,中场休息 | |
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63 crouching | |
v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的现在分词 ) | |
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64 prostration | |
n. 平伏, 跪倒, 疲劳 | |
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65 disposition | |
n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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66 exclamation | |
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词 | |
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67 glibly | |
adv.流利地,流畅地;满口 | |
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68 benediction | |
n.祝福;恩赐 | |
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69 affidavit | |
n.宣誓书 | |
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70 theatrical | |
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的 | |
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71 bishop | |
n.主教,(国际象棋)象 | |
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72 treasury | |
n.宝库;国库,金库;文库 | |
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73 eastward | |
adv.向东;adj.向东的;n.东方,东部 | |
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74 questionable | |
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75 glazed | |
adj.光滑的,像玻璃的;上过釉的;呆滞无神的v.装玻璃( glaze的过去式);上釉于,上光;(目光)变得呆滞无神 | |
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76 fixedness | |
n.固定;稳定;稳固 | |
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77 misgave | |
v.使(某人的情绪、精神等)疑虑,担忧,害怕( misgive的过去式 ) | |
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78 reverence | |
n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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79 supercilious | |
adj.目中无人的,高傲的;adv.高傲地;n.高傲 | |
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80 confinement | |
n.幽禁,拘留,监禁;分娩;限制,局限 | |
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