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CHAPTER VII. MONEY-MAKING MEN IN THE PROVINCES.
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In 1875 a sensational1 paragraph appeared in most of the daily papers, announcing the death of “an old Mr. Attwood,” who was declared to have been a bachelor, and “the giver of all the anonymous2 £1,000 cheques.” It was further stated that he had given away £350,000 in this way—£45,000 within the last year; that he had died intestate, leaving a fortune of more than a million sterling3, and that a thousand-pound note was found lying in his room as if it had been waste paper. The truth of the matter, as we are informed by a connection of the family, is this. Mr. Benjamin Attwood was a brother of Mr. Thomas Attwood, who was well known forty years ago as a leader of the Birmingham Political union, and one of the first members for that borough4. He was not a bachelor, but a widower5, and the fortune which he has left is believed to be much less than the above-named sum, though its exact amount is not yet known. After making a competent fortune by his own industry, Mr. Attwood, some time ago, inherited enormous wealth from a nephew, the late Mr. Matthias Wolverley Attwood, M.P., and he determined6 to dispose of this accession to his income by giving it partly to his less prosperous kinsfolk, and partly to charitable associations. He would often call at a hospital or other benevolent7 institution, and leave £1,000, asking simply for an acknowledgment in the Times, and never allowing his name to be published. In this way he distributed larger sums than that mentioned in the original rumour8. It would be wrong to regard Mr. Attwood as an eccentric man. His life was quiet, gentlemanlike, and unassuming, with no special peculiarities
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dealer
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accomplishment
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hack
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subscription
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强烈的愿望( aspiration的名词复数 ); 志向; 发送气音; 发 h 音 | |
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providence
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功绩,伟业,技艺( feat的名词复数 ) | |
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(六角)转台( turret的名词复数 ); (战舰和坦克等上的)转动炮塔; (摄影机等上的)镜头转台; (旧时攻城用的)塔车 | |
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derived
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manor
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brawling
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attain
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corrupted
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(使)败坏( corrupt的过去式和过去分词 ); (使)腐化; 引起(计算机文件等的)错误; 破坏 | |
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resolute
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attainment
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n.达到,到达;[常pl.]成就,造诣 | |
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ridicule
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v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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attachment
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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conjured
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用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现 | |
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miserably
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adv.痛苦地;悲惨地;糟糕地;极度地 | |
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deficient
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adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的 | |
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subservient
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adj.卑屈的,阿谀的 | |
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contrived
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algebra
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tract
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mere
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forestalled
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incessantly
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pendulum
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perfectly
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complexity
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bracing
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distinguished
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不和(discord的复数形式) | |
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tormenting
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Founder
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worthily
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重要地,可敬地,正当地 | |
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dealers
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