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42; and as she looked around her, the claims of her cousins to being obliged were strengthened by the sight of present upon present that she had received from them. The table between the windows was covered with work-boxes and netting-boxes which had been given her at different times, principally by Tom; and she grew bewildered as to the amount of the debt which all these kind remembrances produced. A tap at the door roused her in the midst of this attempt to find her way to her duty, and her gentle "Come in" was answered by the appearance of one, before whom all her doubts were wont43 to be laid. Her eyes brightened at the sight of Edmund.
"Can I speak with you, Fanny, for a few minutes?" said he.
"Yes, certainly."
"I want to consult. I want your opinion."
"My opinion!" she cried, shrinking from such a compliment, highly as it gratified her.
"Yes, your advice and opinion. I do not know what to do. This acting44 scheme gets worse and worse, you see. They have chosen almost as bad a play as they could, and now, to complete the business, are going to ask the help of a young man very slightly known to any of us. This is the end of all the privacy and propriety45 which was talked about at first. I know no harm of Charles Maddox; but the excessive intimacy46 which must spring from his being admitted among us in this manner is highly objectionable, the _more_ than intimacy--the familiarity. I cannot think of it with any patience; and it does appear to me an evil of such magnitude as must, _if_ _possible_, be prevented. Do not you see it in the same light?"
"Yes; but what can be done? Your brother is so determined."
"There is but _one_ thing to be done, Fanny. I must take Anhalt myself. I am well aware that nothing else will quiet Tom."
Fanny could not answer him.
"It is not at all what I like," he continued. "No man can like being driven into the _appearance_ of such inconsistency. After being known to oppose the scheme from the beginning, there is absurdity47 in the face of my joining them _now_, when they are exceeding their first plan in every respect; but I can think of no other alternative. Can you, Fanny?"
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agitated
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prelude
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n.序言,前兆,序曲 | |
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obstinacy
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ingratitude
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dependence
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n.依靠,依赖;信任,信赖;隶属 | |
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authoritative
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attic
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spacious
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chamber
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stipulated
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favourable
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adj.赞成的,称赞的,有利的,良好的,顺利的 | |
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consolation
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musing
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ridicule
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recurrence
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n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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Mediterranean
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perseverance
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absurdity
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mischief
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unwillingness
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infamously
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publicity
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folly
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concession
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amiable
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goodwill
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prospect
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unanimity
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n.全体一致,一致同意 | |
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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misery
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n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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