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Chapter Sixteen.
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Resources of the country begin to develop—Bryan distinguishes himself—Fishing extraordinary.
There is a calm but deep-seated and powerful pleasure which fills the heart, and seems to permeate1 the entire being, when one awakens2 to the conviction that a day of arduous3 toil4 is about to begin—toil of an uncertain kind, perhaps connected with danger and adventure, in an unexplored region of the earth. Ignorance always paints coming events in glowing colours; and the mere5 fact that our adventurers knew not the nature of the country in which their tent was pitched—knew not whether the natives would receive them as friends or repel6 them as foes—knew not whether the nature and capabilities7 of the country were such as would be likely to convert the spot on which they lay into a comfortable home or a premature8 grave;—the mere fact of being utterly9 ignorant on these points was, in itself, sufficient to fill the poorest spirit of the band (had there been a poor spirit among them) with a glow of pleasurable excitement, and a firm resolve to tax their powers of doing and suffering to the uttermost.
When the sun rose on the following morning the whole party was astir, the fire lighted, and an early breakfast in course of preparation. Much had to be done, and it behoved them to set about it with energy and at once, for the short autumn of these arctic regions was drawing on apace, and a winter of great length and of the utmost severity lay before them.
There was also one consideration which caused some anxiety to Stanley and Frank, although it weighed little on the reckless spirits of the men, and this was the possibility of the non-arrival of the ship with their winter supply of provisions and goods for trade. Without such a supply a winter on the shores of Ungava Bay would involve all the hardships and extreme
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guardianship
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stunted
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overhauling
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impatience
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inspection
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chagrin
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ascending
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investigation
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gorge
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worthy
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长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的现在分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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precipice
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concealed
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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expressive
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descend
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wan
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含糊地说某事,叽咕,咕哝( mumble的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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bantering
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admiration
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inaccessible
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shrubs
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