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23 in the visit."
"I hope we shall always think the acquaintance worth any trouble that might be taken to establish it. There is nothing very striking in Mr. Rushworth's manners, but I was pleased last night with what appeared to be his opinion on one subject: his decided24 preference of a quiet family party to the bustle25 and confusion of acting. He seemed to feel exactly as one could wish."
"Yes, indeed, and the more you know of him the better you will like him. He is not a shining character, but he has a thousand good qualities; and is so disposed to look up to you, that I am quite laughed at about it, for everybody considers it as my doing. 'Upon my word, Mrs. Norris,' said Mrs. Grant the other day, 'if Mr. Rushworth were a son of your own, he could not hold Sir Thomas in greater respect.'"
Sir Thomas gave up the point, foiled by her evasions26, disarmed27 by her flattery; and was obliged to rest satisfied with the conviction that where the present pleasure of those she loved was at stake, her kindness did sometimes overpower her judgment.
It was a busy morning with him. Conversation with any of them occupied but a small part of it. He had to reinstate himself in all the wonted concerns of his Mansfield life: to see his steward28 and his bailiff; to examine and compute29, and, in the intervals30 of business, to walk into his stables and his gardens, and nearest plantations31; but active and methodical, he had not only done all this before he resumed his seat as master of the house at dinner, he had also set the carpenter to work in pulling down what had been so lately put up in the billiard-room, and given the scene-painter his dismissal long enough to justify
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acting
n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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ingenuousness
n.率直;正直;老实
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concession
n.让步,妥协;特许(权)
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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vindicating
v.澄清(某人/某事物)受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的现在分词 );表明或证明(所争辩的事物)属实、正当、有效等;维护
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steadily
adv.稳定地;不变地;持续地
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remonstrance
n抗议,抱怨
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investigation
n.调查,调查研究
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reproof
n.斥责,责备
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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disapproved
v.不赞成( disapprove的过去式和过去分词 )
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acquiescence
n.默许;顺从
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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insinuate
vt.含沙射影地说,暗示
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exertion
n.尽力,努力
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admiration
n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕
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amiable
adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的
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rheumatism
n.风湿病
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wig
n.假发
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bent
n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的
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jolt
v.(使)摇动,(使)震动,(使)颠簸
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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bustle
v.喧扰地忙乱,匆忙,奔忙;n.忙碌;喧闹
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evasions
逃避( evasion的名词复数 ); 回避; 遁辞; 借口
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disarmed
v.裁军( disarm的过去式和过去分词 );使息怒
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steward
n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员
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compute
v./n.计算,估计
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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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plantations
n.种植园,大农场( plantation的名词复数 )
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justify
vt.证明…正当(或有理),为…辩护
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memento
n.纪念品,令人回忆的东西
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vows
誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿
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delicacy
n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴
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absurdity
n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
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stoutly
adv.牢固地,粗壮的
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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unintelligibly
难以理解地
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infamously
不名誉地
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ruffled
adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的
动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词
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conceal
v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽
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agitation
n.搅动;搅拌;鼓动,煽动
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inquiry
n.打听,询问,调查,查问
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feverish
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的
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enjoyment
n.乐趣;享有;享用
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ushered
v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 )
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courteous
adj.彬彬有礼的,客气的
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prospect
n.前景,前途;景色,视野
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renewal
adj.(契约)延期,续订,更新,复活,重来
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positively
adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实
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fluency
n.流畅,雄辩,善辩
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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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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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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odious
adj.可憎的,讨厌的
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dispense
vt.分配,分发;配(药),发(药);实施
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blessing
n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿
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sincerity
n.真诚,诚意;真实
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rote
n.死记硬背,生搬硬套
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remiss
adj.不小心的,马虎
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trifling
adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的
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theatrical
adj.剧场的,演戏的;做戏似的,做作的
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inevitably
adv.不可避免地;必然发生地
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contrived
adj.不自然的,做作的;虚构的
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distressed
痛苦的