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XXXI "THE SON OF STEFAN LORISTAN"
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When a party composed of two boys attended by a big soldierly man-servant and accompanied by two distinguished-looking, elderly men, of a marked foreign type, appeared on the platform of Charing1 Cross Station they attracted a good deal of attention. In fact, the good looks and strong, well-carried body of the handsome lad with the thick black hair would have caused eyes to turn towards him even if he had not seemed to be regarded as so special a charge by those who were with him. But in a country where people are accustomed to seeing a certain manner and certain forms observed in the case of persons—however young—who are set apart by the fortune of rank and distinction, and where the populace also rather enjoys the sight of such demeanor2, it was inevitable3 that more than one quick-sighted looker-on should comment on the fact that this was not an ordinary group of individuals.
"See that fine, big lad over there!" said a workman, whose head, with a pipe in its mouth, stuck out of a third-class smoking carriage window. "He's some sort of a young swell4, I'll lay a shillin'! Take a look at him," to his mate inside.
The mate took a look. The pair were of the decent, polytechnic-educated type, and were shrewd at observation.
"Yes, he's some sort of young swell," he summed him up. "But he's not English by a long chalk. He must be a young Turk, or Russian, sent over to be educated. His suite5 looks like it. All but the ferret-faced chap on crutches6. Wonder what he is!"
A good-natured looking guard was passing, and the first man hailed him.
"Have we got any swells7 traveling with us this morning?" he asked, jerking his head towards the group. "That looks like it. Any one leaving Windsor or Sandringham to cross from Dover to-day?"
The man looked at the group
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charing
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| n.炭化v.把…烧成炭,把…烧焦( char的现在分词 );烧成炭,烧焦;做杂役女佣 | |
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demeanor
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inevitable
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swell
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| vi.膨胀,肿胀;增长,增强 | |
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suite
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crutches
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swells
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curiously
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strictly
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behold
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implore
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demons
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baron
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compartment
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descended
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continental
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jolting
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compartments
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perfectly
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luxurious
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decided
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courteous
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mere
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subservience
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fatigued
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conversed
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disposition
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saluted
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salute
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picturesque
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splendor
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mantle
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embroidery
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patriotic
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patriot
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majesty
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incognito
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demonstration
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scurrying
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darted
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standing
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evergreens
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homage
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thumping
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outskirts
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shriek
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forth
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brazen
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hymn
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dignified
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erect
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doorway
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acclaiming
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squad
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cavern
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tumult
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frenzy
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afterward
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frenzied
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shuddering
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rapture
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exultation
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anguish
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majestic
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exultant
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sobbed
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obeisance
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joyous
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labored
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swelled
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spoke
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