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Chapter Six.
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The Guide becomes Communicative, and tells of Terrible Doings.
During the progress of supper, which consisted of cold dried meat and rice, the quartette seated on the ferns in the corner of the cave were unusually silent. Mark Breezy and Ravonino continued to eat for some time without speaking a word. Ebony, although earnestly absorbed in victuals1, rolled his eyes about as he looked from time to time at his companions with unwonted solemnity, and John Hockins frowned at his food, and shook his shaggy head with an air of dissatisfied perplexity.
“Ravonino,” at length said the last, looking up, and using his grass pocket-handkerchief, “it seems to me, bein’ a plain straight-for’ard sort o’ seaman2, that there’s somethin’ not exactly fair an’ above-board in all them proceedin’s. Of course it’s not for me to say what a independent man should do or say; but don’t you think that w’en a man like you professes4 to be honest, an’ asks other men to trust him, he should at least explain some o’ the riddles5 that surround him? I’m a loyal man myself, an’ I’ll stand up for my Queen an’ country, no matter what may be the circumstances in w’ich I’m placed; so that w’en I sees another man admittin’ that he’s a outlaw6, an’ finds the soldiers of his Queen a-huntin’ all about the country arter him and his comrades—seems to me there’s a screw loose somewheres.”
“Dat’s my sent’ments zactly,” said the negro, with a decisive nod.
Mark took no notice of this speech, but silently continued his supper. For a few moments the guide did not speak or look up. Then, laying down his knife and clasping his hands over one of his knees, he looked earnestly into the seaman’s face.
“You tell me you are loyal,” he said.
Hockins nodded.
“If your queen,” continued Ravonino, “were to tell you to give up the service of God and worship
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victuals
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n.桨,橹,划手;v.划行 | |
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声称( profess的第三人称单数 ); 宣称; 公开表明; 信奉 | |
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n.谜(语)( riddle的名词复数 );猜不透的难题,难解之谜 | |
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n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法 | |
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偶像( idol的名词复数 ); 受崇拜的人或物; 受到热爱和崇拜的人或物; 神像 | |
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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gratitude
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persecution
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missionary
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outlawed
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hatred
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Christian
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(尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人 | |
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Christians
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n.基督教徒( Christian的名词复数 ) | |
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missionaries
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banished
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countenance
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saviour
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professed
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公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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杀死,宰杀,杀戮( slay的过去分词 ); (slay的过去分词) | |
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adj.不祥的,可怕的,装腔作势的 | |
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heartily
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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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prospect
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n.蔷薇花蕾,妙龄少女 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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mischief
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n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹 | |
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hymn
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