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Chapter Twenty Eight.
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Old friends and scenes—Coming events cast their shadows before.
Mr Kennedy, senior, was seated in his own comfortable armchair before the fire, in his own cheerful little parlour, in his own snug1 house, at Red River, with his own highly characteristic breakfast of buffalo2 steaks, tea, and pemmican before him, and his own beautiful, affectionate daughter Kate presiding over the teapot, and exercising unwarrantably despotic sway over a large grey cat, whose sole happiness seemed to consist in subjecting Mr Kennedy to perpetual annoyance3, and whose main object in life was to catch its master and mistress off their guard, that it might go quietly to the table, the meat-safe, or the pantry, and there—deliberately4—steal!
Kate had grown very much since we saw her last. She was quite a woman now, and well worthy5 of a minute description here; but we never could describe a woman to our own satisfaction. We have frequently tried, and failed; so we substitute, in place, the remarks of Kate’s friends and acquaintances about her—a criterion on which to form a judgment6 that is a pretty correct one, especially when the opinion pronounced happens to be favourable7. Her father said she was an angel, and the only joy of his life. This latter expression, we may remark, was false; for Mr Kennedy frequently said to Kate, confidentially9, that Charley was a great happiness to him; and we are quite sure that the pipe had something to do with the felicity of his existence. But the old gentleman said that Kate was the only joy of his life, and that is all we have to do with at present. Several ill-tempered old ladies in the settlement said that Miss Kennedy was really a quiet, modest girl—testimony this (considering the source whence it came) that was quite
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snug
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adj.温暖舒适的,合身的,安全的;v.使整洁干净,舒适地依靠,紧贴;n.(英)酒吧里的私房 | |
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buffalo
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n.(北美)野牛;(亚洲)水牛 | |
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annoyance
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n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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deliberately
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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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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confidential
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confidentially
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ad.秘密地,悄悄地 | |
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adj.最后的,结论的;确凿的,消除怀疑的 | |
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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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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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stereotyped
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engrossed
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allay
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v.消除,减轻(恐惧、怀疑等) | |
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impatience
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creek
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n.小溪,小河,小湾 | |
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exult
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v.狂喜,欢腾;欢欣鼓舞 | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计 | |
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rascal
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n.流氓;不诚实的人 | |
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precipitate
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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entanglement
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n.纠缠,牵累 | |
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harry
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vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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contortion
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n.扭弯,扭歪,曲解 | |
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wink
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n.眨眼,使眼色,瞬间;v.眨眼,使眼色,闪烁 | |
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discomforts
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n.不舒适( discomfort的名词复数 );不愉快,苦恼 | |
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awry
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bustled
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闹哄哄地忙乱,奔忙( bustle的过去式和过去分词 ); 催促 | |
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perseverance
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solace
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ribs
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n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹 | |
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v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费 | |
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antagonist
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n.敌人,对抗者,对手 | |
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clinched
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v.(尤指两人)互相紧紧抱[扭]住( clinch的过去式和过去分词 );解决(争端、交易),达成(协议) | |
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wrestle
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vi.摔跤,角力;搏斗;全力对付 | |
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exclamation
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n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词 | |
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overflowed
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fumbling
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n. 摸索,漏接 v. 摸索,摸弄,笨拙的处理 | |
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exasperation
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bestowing
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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bourgeois
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adj./n.追求物质享受的(人);中产阶级分子 | |
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绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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plunged
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v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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abrupt
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adj.突然的,意外的;唐突的,鲁莽的 | |
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simultaneously
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adv.同时发生地,同时进行地 | |
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intentionally
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ad.故意地,有意地 | |
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affected
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adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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precisely
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adv.恰好,正好,精确地,细致地 | |
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utterance
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n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
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recollected
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adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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crimsoned
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变为深红色(crimson的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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contortions
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n.扭歪,弯曲;扭曲,弄歪,歪曲( contortion的名词复数 ) | |
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winking
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n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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divan
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n.长沙发;(波斯或其他东方诗人的)诗集 | |
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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delightful
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攻击,袭击(onset的复数形式) | |
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adj.(植物)蔓生的;狂暴的,无约束的 | |
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松开,解开( untie的过去式和过去分词 ); 解除,使自由; 解决 | |
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thigh
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