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Chapter Eleven.
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With considerable difficulty Betty Bevan succeeded in deciphering the tremulous scrawl1 which Tom Brixton had written on the piece of birch-bark. It ran somewhat as follows:—
“This is probably the last letter that I, Tom Brixton, shall ever write. (I put down my name now, in case I never finish it.) O dearest mother! what would I not now give to unsay all the hard things I have ever said to you, and to undo2 all the evil I have done. But this cannot be. ‘Twice bought!’ It is strange how these words run in my mind. I was condemned3 to death at the gold-fields—my comrades bought me off. Fred—dear Fred—who has been true and faithful to the last—reminded me that I had previously4 been bought with the blood of Jesus—that I have been twice bought! I think he put it in this way to fix my obstinate5 spirit on the idea, and he has succeeded. The thought has been burned in upon my soul as with fire. I am very, very weak—dying, I fear, in the forest, and alone! How my mind seems to wander! I have slept since writing the last sentence, and dreamed of food! Curious mixing of ideas! I also dreamed of Betty Bevan. Ah, sweet girl! if this ever meets your eye, believe that I loved you sincerely. It is well that I should die, perhaps, for I have been a thief, and would not ask your hand now even if I might. I would not sully it with a touch of mine, and I could not expect you to believe in me after I tell you that I not only robbed Gashford, but also Fred—my chum Fred—and gambled it all away, and drank away my reason almost at the same time... I have slept again, and dreamed of water this time—bright, pure, crystal water—sparkling and gushing6 in the sunshine. O God! how I despised it once, and how I long for it now! I am too weak and wandering, mother, to think about religion now. But why should I? Your teaching has not been altogether thrown away; it comes back like a great flood while I lie here dreaming and trying to write. The thoughts are confused, but the sense comes home. All is easily summed up in the words you once taught me, ‘I am a poor sinner, and nothing at all, but Jesus Christ is all in all.’ Not sure that I quote rightly. No matter, the sense is there also. And yet it seems—it is—such a mean thing to sin away one’s life and ask for pardon only at the end—the very end! But the thief on the cross did it; why not I? Sleep—is it sleep? may it not be slowly-approaching death?—has overpowered me again. I have been attempting to read this. I seem to have mixed things somehow. It is sadly confused—or my mind is. A burning thirst consumes me—and—I think I hear water running! I will—”
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vt.潦草地书写;n.潦草的笔记,涂写 | |
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vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的 动词condemn的过去式和过去分词 | |
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tempting
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a.诱人的, 吸引人的 | |
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abruptly
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perplexed
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sprawling
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adj.蔓生的,不规则地伸展的v.伸开四肢坐[躺]( sprawl的现在分词 );蔓延;杂乱无序地拓展;四肢伸展坐着(或躺着) | |
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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poetical
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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awakened
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pony
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groom
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vt.给(马、狗等)梳毛,照料,使...整洁 | |
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n.短柄小斧;v.扼杀 | |
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sundry
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adj.各式各样的,种种的 | |
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slumber
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n.睡眠,沉睡状态 | |
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exhausted
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adventurous
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adj.爱冒险的;惊心动魄的,惊险的,刺激的 | |
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impunity
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n.(惩罚、损失、伤害等的)免除 | |
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sleeper
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n.睡眠者,卧车,卧铺 | |
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repose
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反馈,回授,自旋挠痒法 | |
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twitch
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hearty
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adj.热情友好的;衷心的;尽情的,纵情的 | |
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impudent
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contented
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expressive
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decided
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vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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wont
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unwilling
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wrought
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ornamented
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cavalry
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n.骑兵;轻装甲部队 | |
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foraging
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outskirts
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n.郊外,郊区 | |
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maiden
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n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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gallant
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adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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rugged
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adj.高低不平的,粗糙的,粗壮的,强健的 | |
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extremity
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n.末端,尽头;尽力;终极;极度 | |
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prospect
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n.前景,前途;景色,视野 | |
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bracing
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adj.令人振奋的 | |
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racing
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n.竞赛,赛马;adj.竞赛用的,赛马用的 | |
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fatigues
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n.疲劳( fatigue的名词复数 );杂役;厌倦;(士兵穿的)工作服 | |
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enjoyment
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n.乐趣;享有;享用 | |
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emulate
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v.努力赶上或超越,与…竞争;效仿 | |
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gallop
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v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展 | |
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frightful
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adj.可怕的;讨厌的 | |
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trifling
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adj.微不足道的;没什么价值的 | |
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horrified
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a.(表现出)恐惧的 | |
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scrambled
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reined
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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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brute
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savage
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thong
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antagonist
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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gathering
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭 | |
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