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Perplexities--Our hunters plan theirescape--Unexpected interruption--The tablesturned--Crusoe mounts guard--The escape.
Dick Varley sat before the fire ruminating1. Wedo not mean to assert that Dick had been previouslyeating grass. By no means. For several dayspast he had been mentally subsisting2 on the remarkablethings that he heard and saw in the Pawnee village,and wondering how he was to get away without beingscalped. He was now chewing the cud of this intellectualfare. We therefore repeat emphatically--in case anyreader should have presumed to contradict us--thatDick Varley sat before the fire ruminating!
Joe Blunt likewise sat by the fire along with him,ruminating too, and smoking besides. Henri also satthere smoking, and looking a little the worse of hislate supper.
"I don't like the look o' things," said Joe, blowinga whiff of smoke slowly from his lips, and watching itas it ascended3 into the still air. "That blackguardMahtawa is determined4 not to let us off till he gits allour goods; an' if he gits them, he may as well take ourscalps too, for we would come poor speed in the prairieswithout guns, horses, or goods."Dick looked at his friend with an expression of concern.
"What's to be done?" said he.
"Ve must escape," answered Henri; but his tone wasnot a hopeful one, for he knew the danger of theirposition better than Dick.
"Ay, we must escape--at least we must try," saidJoe. "But I'll make one more effort to smooth overSan-it-sa-rish, an' git him to snub that villain5 Mahtawa."Just as he spoke6 the villain in question entered thetent with a bold, haughty7 air, and sat down before thefire in sullen8 silence. For some minutes no one spoke,and Henri, who happened at the time to be examiningthe locks of Dick's rifle, continued to inspect them withan appearance of careless
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v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼 | |
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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concussion
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admiration
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percussion
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utterly
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adroitly
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buffalo
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buffaloes
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n.水牛(分非洲水牛和亚洲水牛两种)( buffalo的名词复数 );(南非或北美的)野牛;威胁;恐吓 | |
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武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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diplomacy
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tumult
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traitors
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卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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maize
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disposition
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allusion
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prospect
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n.柳树( willow的名词复数 );柳木 | |
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whining
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ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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pointed
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gratitude
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utterance
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catching
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creek
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Ford
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darted
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sneaking
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a.秘密的,不公开的 | |
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countenance
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perfectly
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fugitives
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bridle
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mighty
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