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VI THE DRILL AND THE SECRET PARTY
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Loristan did not forbid Marco to pursue his acquaintance with The Rat and his followers1.
"You will find out for yourself whether they are friends for you or not," he said. "You will know in a few days, and then you can make your own decision. You have known lads in various countries, and you are a good judge of them, I think. You will soon see whether they are going to be MEN or mere2 rabble3. The Rat now—how does he strike you?"
And the handsome eyes held their keen look of questioning.
"He'd be a brave soldier if he could stand," said Marco, thinking him over. "But he might be cruel."
"A lad who might make a brave soldier cannot be disdained4, but a man who is cruel is a fool. Tell him that from me," Loristan answered. "He wastes force—his own and the force of the one he treats cruelly. Only a fool wastes force."
"May I speak of you sometimes?" asked Marco.
"Yes. You will know how. You will remember the things about which silence is the order."
"I never forget them," said Marco. "I have been trying not to, for such a long time."
"You have succeeded well, Comrade!" returned Loristan, from his writing-table, to which he had gone and where he was turning over papers.
A strong impulse overpowered the boy. He marched over to the table and stood very straight, making his soldierly young salute5, his whole body glowing.
"Father!" he said, "you don't know how I love you! I wish you were a general and I might die in battle for you. When I look at you, I long and long to do something for you a boy could not do. I would die of a thousand wounds rather than disobey you—or Samavia!"
He seized Loristan's hand, and knelt on one knee and kissed it. An English or American boy could not have done such a thing from unaffected natural impulse. But he was of warm Southern blood.
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followers
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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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mere
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rabble
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disdained
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| 鄙视( disdain的过去式和过去分词 ); 不屑于做,不愿意做 | |
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salute
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| vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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squad
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| n.班,小队,小团体;vt.把…编成班或小组 | |
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drawn
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sullen
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darted
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crouched
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| v.屈膝,蹲伏( crouch的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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hideous
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scowl
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| vi.(at)生气地皱眉,沉下脸,怒视;n.怒容 | |
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fixed
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grouch
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growled
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| v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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swell
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| vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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utterly
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conundrum
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decided
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varied
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giggled
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outright
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| adv.坦率地;彻底地;立即;adj.无疑的;彻底的 | |
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offense
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indifference
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racing
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rumor
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fealty
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worthy
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feverishly
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sneer
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sketching
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crutches
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citadels
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juncture
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larks
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| n.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的名词复数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的第三人称单数 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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lark
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exultant
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snarled
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| v.(指狗)吠,嗥叫, (人)咆哮( snarl的过去式和过去分词 );咆哮着说,厉声地说 | |
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cove
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pointed
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saluted
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uproar
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fortress
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frenzy
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smuggle
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| vt.私运;vi.走私 | |
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caverns
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| 大山洞,大洞穴( cavern的名词复数 ) | |
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interfere
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plunging
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| adj.跳进的,突进的v.颠簸( plunge的现在分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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shuffling
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forth
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