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Chapter Nineteen.
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A Malagasy Garden Party—The Cloud grows Blacker.
The garden party is by no means a novelty of the present day. In the early part of this century—if not much earlier—Malagasy sovereigns seem to have been wont2 to treat their Court and friends to this species of entertainment.
The order which the Queen had given that her European visitors should attend upon her in the garden, was neither more nor less than an invitation to a garden party, or pic-nic, to be held the following day at one of her surburban retreats named Anosy, about half-a-mile from the city. Accordingly, early in the morning—for the Malagasy are early risers—their friend the Interpreter came to conduct them to the spot, with a gift of a striped lamba for each of the white men.
“Why she not send one for me?” demanded Ebony, pouting—and Ebony’s pout3 was something to take note of!
“’Cause you’re black and don’t need no clothing,” said Hockins, awkwardly attempting to put the lamba on his broad shoulders.
“Humph! if she knowed what splendid lobscouse an’ plum duff I kin4 make,” returned the negro, “Ranny Valony would hab sent me a silk lamba an’ made me her chief cook. Hows’ever, dere’s a good time comin’. I s’pose I ain’t to go to the party?”
“Yis—you muss go. All of you got to go. Kill-deaded—if you don’t go.”
“I’m your man, den1, for I don’t want to be deaded yet a while; moreover, I want to see de fun,” returned the negro.
Meanwhile the Interpreter showed them how to put on the lamba—with one end of it thrown over the left shoulder, like the Spaniard’s cloak,—and then conducted them to the palace, where they found three palanquins—or chairs supported by two staves—awaiting them. Getting into them they set off, preceded by the Interpreter in a similar conveyance5. Ebony and his bearers brought up the rear.
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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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figures 数字,图形,外形 | |
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animated
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majesty
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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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adj.扣押的;隐退的;幽静的;偏僻的v.使隔绝,使隔离( sequester的过去式和过去分词 );扣押 | |
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n.说法;语调 | |
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n.灌木丛,树林 | |
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a.隐藏的,隐蔽的 | |
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adj.热的,热烈的,热情的 | |
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persecuted
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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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n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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int.嘘,别出声;n.沉默,静寂;v.使安静 | |
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吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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dishonour
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