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Expeditions on foot—Effects of darkness on dogs and men—The first death—Caught in a trap—The Esquimau camp.
"I don't know how it is, an' I can't tell wot it is, but so it is," remarked Buzzby to Grim, a week after the first night of the theatricals1, "that that 'ere actin' has done us all a sight o' good. Here we are as merry as crickets every one, although we're short o' fresh meat, and symptoms o' scurvy2 are beginning to show on some of us."
"It's the mind havin' occupation, an' bein' prewented from broodin' over its misfortins," replied Grim, with the air of a philosopher.
Grim did not put this remark in turned commas, although he ought to have done so, seeing that it was quoted from a speech made by the captain to Singleton the day before.
"You see," continued Grim, "we've been actin' every night for a week past. Well, if we hadn't been actin', we should ha' been thinkin' an' sleepin'; too much of which, you see, ain't good for us, Buzzby, and would never pay."
Buzzby was not quite sure of this, but contented3 himself by saying, "Well, mayhap ye're right. I'm sorry it's to come to an end so soon; but there is no doubt that fresh meat is ondispensable. An' that reminds me, messmate, that I've not cleaned my musket4 for two days, an' it wouldn't do to go on a hunt with a foul5 piece, nohow. We start at ten o'clock, A.M., don't we?"
Grim admitted that they did—remarking that it might just as well be ten P.M. for all the difference the sun would make in it—and went below with Buzzby.
In the cabin active preparations were making for an extended hunting-expedition, which the empty state of the larder7 rendered absolutely necessary. For a week past the only fresh provisions they had procured8 were a white fox and a rabbit, notwithstanding the
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n.(业余性的)戏剧演出,舞台表演艺术;职业演员;戏剧的( theatrical的名词复数 );剧场的;炫耀的;戏剧性的 | |
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adj.下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的;n.坏血病 | |
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走遍(某地)搜寻(人或物)( scour的过去式和过去分词 ); (用力)刷; 擦净; 擦亮 | |
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walrus
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crunching
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v.嘎吱嘎吱地咬嚼( crunch的现在分词 );嘎吱作响;(快速大量地)处理信息;数字捣弄 | |
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n.大风,强风,一阵闹声(尤指笑声等) | |
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latitudes
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obedience
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voracious
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perseveringly
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vestige
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v.哀号( whine的过去式和过去分词 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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bustling
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n.曲调,曲子( tune的名词复数 )v.调音( tune的第三人称单数 );调整;(给收音机、电视等)调谐;使协调 | |
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flute
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invaluable
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n.掌故,趣闻,轶事( anecdote的名词复数 ) | |
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considerably
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robust
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catering
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breach
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steadily
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rugged
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filth
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