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Chapter Fourteen.
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The Prime Minister lays Deep Plans—So does his Nephew—The Great Market-Place—A Friend in Deadly Peril1, and our Three Heroes come to Grief.
Returning to his own quarters in the palace, and chafing2 to find that some one had informed the Queen about his son’s defection, Rainiharo encountered a favourite nephew, named Soa, who had also, unknown to his uncle, given up idolatry, and, like Prince Ramonja, been led to embrace the Gospel through the instrumentality of Prince Rakota.
“Well met, Soa,” said the premier3, “I have a proclamation to make which will bring sorrow to the hearts of some of these hated Christians5.”
He paused a moment, as if in thought, and Soa, a fine-looking young man of pleasant countenance6 and agile7 frame, seemed about to reply, but checked himself.
“Now, my boy,” resumed the old man, “I have a piece of work for you to do. You have heard of the arrival of the Englishmen?”
“Yes, uncle.”
“Well, I have reason to believe that they have been led hither by that son of a thunderbolt, Ravoninohitriniony, and that he is even now in hiding in the neighbourhood. At the gate you will find one of our spies who will conduct you to the cavern8 in which he lies concealed10. Of course I could have him seized at once if I chose, but I have a deeper game to play, and want to make Ravoninohitriniony an unwitting instrument. It seems that more of the people in the palace are Christians than I knew of. It has come to my ears that some of these intend going stealthily to the cave to meet Ravoninohitriniony, for they are fond of this son of a wild-boar, and probably hope to have news by him of their
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adj.首要的;n.总理,首相 | |
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adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒 | |
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idols
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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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perplexed
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throng
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potent
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talisman
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permanently
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adv.永恒地,永久地,固定不变地 | |
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bestow
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transact
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v.处理;做交易;谈判 | |
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haggle
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vi.讨价还价,争论不休 | |
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faculty
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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glistening
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staple
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seaman
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tempting
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trump
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鸟( fowl的名词复数 ); 禽肉; 既不是这; 非驴非马 | |
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inquiry
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n.打听,询问,调查,查问 | |
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considerably
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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n.martyr的复数形式;烈士( martyr的名词复数 );殉道者;殉教者;乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情) | |
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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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affected
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regenerated
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derived
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ascending
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dart
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v.猛冲,投掷;n.飞镖,猛冲 | |
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pelting
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微不足道的,无价值的,盛怒的 | |
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fugitive
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exhaustion
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adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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deliberately
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flattened
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thither
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amazement
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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