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CHAPTER IV
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In this hour of paralyzing uncertainty1 Charles rose to the full height of his manhood. Passing the word for a lantern, and slinging2 himself in a bowline, he ventured into the blackness alongside, and presently reappeared with the cheering news that no damage was done. A few strokes of an axe3 and they would be set free. And arming himself with a broad axe, he again disappeared into the outer dark, this time under the watchful4 eye of the skipper, and presently, with a movement which was like a throb5 of returning life to every soul on board, the Columbia regained6 her freedom. Charles was hauled on board through the surf alongside like a sodden7 bundle of clothing, unhurt, but entirely8 exhausted9, having made good his claim to be regarded as one of the world’s silent heroes, a man who to the call of duty returns no dubious10 answer, but renders swift obedience11.
This last adventure seemed to exhaust the Columbia’s budget of ill-luck for the voyage. Although the42 wind was never quite fair, it allowed them to work gradually over to the westward12, and with its change a little more genial13 weather was
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exhausted
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petroleum
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buffalo
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mischief
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filthy
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hatred
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未开化的人,野蛮人( savage的名词复数 ) | |
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lurid
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warp
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smear
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v.涂抹;诽谤,玷污;n.污点;诽谤,污蔑 | |
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exertions
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n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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steward
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n.乘务员,服务员;看管人;膳食管理员 | |
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resolute
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peril
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n.(严重的)危险;危险的事物 | |
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averted
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防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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sneaking
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a.秘密的,不公开的 | |
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lithe
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entreaties
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determined
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earnings
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secreted
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manly
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caresses
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perversity
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faltered
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acquiescence
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recital
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guardian
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