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Chapter Thirteen.
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Savage1 love—A wife purchased—The attack—The flight—The escape—The wounded man.
Scarcely had the stout2 Esquimau proceeded a few steps along the shore, when he was met by a young girl who laid her hand on his arm. Taking her gently by the shoulders, he drew her towards him and kissed her on both cheeks—an action which caused her to blush deeply as, with a half smile half frown on her face, she pushed him away.
Love is the same all the world over, whether it glows beneath the broad-cloth and spotless linen3 of a civilised gentleman, or under the deerskin coat of a savage. And its expression, we suspect, is somewhat similar everywhere. The coy repulse4 of pretended displeasure came as naturally from our plump little arctic heroine as it could have done from the most civilised flirt5, and was treated with well-simulated contrition6 by our arctic giant, as they walked slowly towards the huts. But the Esquimau had other matters than love in his head just then, and the girl’s face assumed a grave and somewhat anxious look as he continued to whisper in her ear.
At the little hamlet they separated, and the maiden7 went to her grandfather’s abode8; while her lover, lifting the skin-curtain door of a rudely-constructed hut, entered his own humble9 dwelling10. The room was empty, and its owner did not seem as if he meant to cheer it with his presence long. In one corner lay a pile of miscellaneous articles, which he removed, and, taking the
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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walruses
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vt.获得,取得,促成;vi.拉皮条 | |
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ingenuity
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n.工具( implement的名词复数 );家具;手段;[法律]履行(契约等)v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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wreck
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barter
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n.物物交换,以货易货,实物交易 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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countenance
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v.消除,减轻(恐惧、怀疑等) | |
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v.取得;导出;引申;来自;源自;出自 | |
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literally
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retired
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v.湿物闪耀,闪亮( glisten的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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costly
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chattels
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savages
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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uncommonly
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proximity
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n.接近,邻近 | |
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foes
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敌人,仇敌( foe的名词复数 ) | |
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trepidation
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n.惊恐,惶恐 | |
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shriek
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concealment
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n.隐藏, 掩盖,隐瞒 | |
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brandishing
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v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 );炫耀 | |
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shrill
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adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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appalling
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adj.骇人听闻的,令人震惊的,可怕的 | |
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blanch
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v.漂白;使变白;使(植物)不见日光而变白 | |
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stoutest
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粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的 | |
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quail
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n.鹌鹑;vi.畏惧,颤抖 | |
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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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frantically
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ad.发狂地, 发疯地 | |
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darted
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v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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catching
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waded
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(从水、泥等)蹚,走过,跋( wade的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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