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XXI "HELP!"
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"Did it take you so long to find it?" asked the Lovely Person with the smile. "Of course I knew you would find it in the end. But we had to give ourselves time. How long did it take?"
Marco removed himself from beneath the touch of her hand. It was quietly done, but there was a disdain1 in his young face which made her wince2 though she pretended to shrug3 her shoulders amusedly.
"You refuse to answer?" she laughed.
"I refuse."
At that very moment he saw at the curve of the corridor the Chancellor4 and his daughter approaching slowly. The two young officers were talking gaily5 to the girl. They were on their way back to their box. Was he going to lose them? Was he?
The delicate hand was laid on his shoulder again, but this time he felt that it grasped him firmly.
"Naughty boy!" the soft voice said. "I am going to take you home with me. If you struggle I shall tell these people that you are my bad boy who is here without permission. What will you answer? My escort is coming down the staircase and will help me. Do you see?" And in fact there appeared in the crowd at the head of the staircase the figure of the man he remembered.
He did see. A dampness broke out on the palms of his hands. If she did this bold thing, what could he say to those she told her lie to? How could he bring proof or explain who he was—and what story dare he tell? His protestations and struggles would merely amuse the lookers-on, who would see in them only the impotent rage of an insubordinate youngster.
There swept over him a wave of remembrance which brought back, as if he were living through it again, the moment when he had stood in the darkness of the wine cellar with his back against the door and heard the man walk away and leave him alone. He felt again as he had done then—but now he was in another land and far away from his father. He could do nothing to help himself unless Something showed him a way.
He made no sound, and the woman who held him saw only a flame leap under his
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disdain
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| n.鄙视,轻视;v.轻视,鄙视,不屑 | |
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wince
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| n.畏缩,退避,(因痛苦,苦恼等)面部肌肉抽动;v.畏缩,退缩,退避 | |
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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chancellor
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| n.(英)大臣;法官;(德、奥)总理;大学校长 | |
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gaily
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| adv.欢乐地,高兴地 | |
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dense
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| a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的 | |
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lashes
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| n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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aristocrat
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| n.贵族,有贵族气派的人,上层人物 | |
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spoke
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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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standing
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| n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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eel
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| n.鳗鲡 | |
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disappearance
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| n.消失,消散,失踪 | |
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ferociously
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| 野蛮地,残忍地 | |
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chancellors
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| 大臣( chancellor的名词复数 ); (某些美国大学的)校长; (德国或奥地利的)总理; (英国大学的)名誉校长 | |
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deserted
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| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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lodgings
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| n. 出租的房舍, 寄宿舍 | |
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stolid
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awakened
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| v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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sketch
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| n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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slit
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| n.狭长的切口;裂缝;vt.切开,撕裂 | |
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clenched
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| v.紧握,抓紧,咬紧( clench的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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gasped
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| v.喘气( gasp的过去式和过去分词 );喘息;倒抽气;很想要 | |
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| v.狼吞虎咽地吃,吞咽( gulp的过去式和过去分词 );大口地吸(气);哽住 | |
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dubiously
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| adv.可疑地,怀疑地 | |
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Buddhist
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| adj./n.佛教的,佛教徒 | |
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hermit
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fixed
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awe
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| n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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necromancy
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| n.巫术;通灵术 | |
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bungalow
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ledge
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savage
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salute
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promptly
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halfway
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foliage
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scents
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| n.香水( scent的名词复数 );气味;(动物的)臭迹;(尤指狗的)嗅觉 | |
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darting
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| v.投掷,投射( dart的现在分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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moss
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cascades
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| 倾泻( cascade的名词复数 ); 小瀑布(尤指一连串瀑布中的一支); 瀑布状物; 倾泻(或涌出)的东西 | |
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rustling
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crutches
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velvet
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| n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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brook
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| n.小河,溪;v.忍受,容让 | |
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beheld
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| v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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hoarsely
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myriad
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| adj.无数的;n.无数,极大数量 | |
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swerve
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disorder
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| n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调 | |
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woe
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| n.悲哀,苦痛,不幸,困难;int.用来表达悲伤或惊慌 | |
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forth
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wilt
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| v.(使)植物凋谢或枯萎;(指人)疲倦,衰弱 | |
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behold
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misery
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| n.痛苦,苦恼,苦难;悲惨的境遇,贫苦 | |
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catastrophe
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splendor
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repose
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cubs
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| n.幼小的兽,不懂规矩的年轻人( cub的名词复数 ) | |
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burrowing
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| 怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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luminous
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slaughtered
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clumping
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| v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的现在分词 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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clumped
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| adj.[医]成群的v.(树、灌木、植物等的)丛、簇( clump的过去式和过去分词 );(土、泥等)团;块;笨重的脚步声 | |
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drawn
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