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Chapter Six.
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A Storm in the Mountains—Refuge found—Converse round the Fire.
The summit of the pass was at last gained, and not a moment too soon, for the storm which they had experienced a few days before was but the prelude1 to a gale3 such as is rarely experienced save in the winter months of the year, when most of the mountain passes are closed.
It began by mutterings of distant thunder, which caused the guide to look round the horizon and up at the sky somewhat anxiously.
“Do you think we shall reach our next shelter before it breaks?” asked Lawrence.
“I hope so,” said Pedro, pausing on a ridge4 from which an almost illimitable view was had of mountain range and valley in all directions.
“Far over in that direction,” he continued, pointing with his hand, “lies the land of the Incas. You have heard of the Incas, senhor?”
“Yes, I have heard of them, but cannot say that I am intimately acquainted with their history.”
“It is a strange history—a very sad one,” returned Pedro. “I will tell you something about it at another time; at present it behoves us to push on.”
There was no question as to that point, for just as he spoke5 a sudden and powerful gust6 of wind swept Quashy’s straw hat off and sent it spinning gaily7 along the path. Vaulting8 from his mule9 with a wild shout, the negro gave chase on foot, with an amount of anxiety that seemed not justified10 by the occasion. But as the poet truly puts it, “things are not what they seem,” and Quashy’s head-piece, which presented much the appearance of a
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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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n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的 | |
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imperturbability
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apathy
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bust
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vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部 | |
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