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Chapter Eighteen.
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About eight o’clock they halted for breakfast, which Larry O’Dowd prepared with his accustomed celerity, and assisted to consume with his wonted voracity1.
“There’s nothin’ like aitin’ when yer hungry,” observed Larry, with his mouth full.
“’Xcept drinking when you’re dry,” said Stiff, ironically.
“Now I don’t agree with ye,” retorted Larry; “I used to think so wance, before I left the owld country—my blissin’ rest on it. I used to think there was nothin’ like drink, an’ sure I was right, for there niver was anythin’ like it for turnin’ a poor man into a baste2; but when I comed into the woods here I couldn’t get drink for love or money, an’ sure I found, after a while, I didn’t need it, and got on better widout it, an’ enjoyed me life more for want of it. Musha! it’s little I care for drink now; but, och! I’ve a mortal love for aitin’!”
It needed not Larry’s assurance to convince his hearers of the fact, for he consumed nearly twice as much dried meat as any of his comrades.
“Well, if ye don’t drink gin-sling or cocktail,” said Stiff, “you’re mighty3 hard on the tea.”
“True for ye, Stiff, it was the fav’rite tipple4 o’ me owld mother, an’ I’m fond of it on that score, not to mention other raisins5 of a private natur’.”
“Couldn’t ye make these reasons public?” said Walter.
“Unpossible!” said Larry, with much gravity, as he helped himself to another can of tea.
“Come, time’s up,” said Robin6 abruptly8, as he rose to put on his snow-shoes.
Larry swallowed the tea at a
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voracity
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n.贪食,贪婪 | |
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baste
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v.殴打,公开责骂 | |
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mighty
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n.常喝的酒;v.不断喝,饮烈酒 | |
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n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 ) | |
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n.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的名词复数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的第三人称单数 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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vi.渐渐上升,升高;vt.攀登,登上 | |
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n.雪橇,大锤;v.用雪橇搬运,坐雪橇往 | |
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制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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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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活泼的,发出响声的,精力充沛的 | |
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