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IT was a very hot summer, in August, 1904; and Florence had already been taking the baths for a month. I don't know how it feels to be a patient at one of those places. I never was a patient anywhere. I daresay the patients get a home feeling and some sort of anchorage in the spot. They seem to like the bath attendants, with their cheerful faces, their air of authority, their white linen1. But, for myself, to be at Nauheim gave me a sense—what shall I say?—a sense almost of nakedness—the nakedness that one feels on the sea-shore or in any great open space. I had no attachments2, no accumulations. In one's own home it is as if little, innate3 sympathies draw one to particular chairs that seem to enfold one in an embrace, or take one along particular streets that seem friendly when others may be hostile. And, believe me, that feeling is a very important part of life. I know it well, that have been for so long a wanderer upon the face of public resorts. And one is too polished up. Heaven knows I was never an untidy man. But the feeling that I had when, whilst poor Florence was taking her morning bath, I stood upon the carefully swept steps of the Englischer Hof, looking at the carefully arranged trees in tubs upon the carefully arranged gravel4 whilst carefully arranged people walked past in carefully calculated gaiety, at the carefully calculated hour, the tall trees of the public gardens, going up to the right; the reddish stone of the baths—or were they white half-timber chalets? Upon my word I have forgotten, I who was there so often. That will give you the measure of how much I was in the landscape. I could find my way blindfolded5 to the hot rooms, to the douche rooms, to the fountain in the centre of the quadrangle where the rusty6 water gushes7 out. Yes, I could find my way blindfolded. I know the exact distances. From the Hotel Regina you took one hundred and eighty-seven paces, then, turning sharp, left-handed, four hundred and twenty took you straight down to the fountain. From the Englischer Hof, starting on the sidewalk, it was ninety-seven paces and the same four hundred and twenty, but turning lefthanded this time.
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linen
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n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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爱抚的,表现爱情的,亲切的 | |
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n.肤色;情况,局面;气质,性格 | |
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pebble
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lank
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obese
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elegance
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n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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mien
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twilight
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subterranean
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complexions
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肤色( complexion的名词复数 ); 面色; 局面; 性质 | |
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timorous
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patronage
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n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场 | |
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ordeal
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n.苦难经历,(尤指对品格、耐力的)严峻考验 | |
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proprietor
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n.所有人;业主;经营者 | |
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boredom
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n.厌烦,厌倦,乏味,无聊 | |
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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modesty
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extraordinarily
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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tint
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n.淡色,浅色;染发剂;vt.着以淡淡的颜色 | |
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arcade
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n.拱廊;(一侧或两侧有商店的)通道 | |
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n.论坛,讨论会 | |
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sentimental
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loyalty
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intimacy
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cosmos
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n.宇宙;秩序,和谐 | |
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redeeming
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virtues
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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yearning
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a.渴望的;向往的;怀念的 | |
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magistrate
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n.地方行政官,地方法官,治安官 | |
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destined
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adj.命中注定的;(for)以…为目的地的 | |
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solicitor
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n.初级律师,事务律师 | |
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tenants
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n.房客( tenant的名词复数 );佃户;占用者;占有者 | |
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straightforward
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adj.正直的,坦率的;易懂的,简单的 | |
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n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色 | |
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sinister
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mosaic
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porcelain
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n.瓷;adj.瓷的,瓷制的 | |
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dexterously
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adv.巧妙地,敏捷地 | |
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hoarse
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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flicker
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vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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baron
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n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王 | |
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tricky
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pony
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wretch
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eruption
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stuffy
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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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