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One of the lodgers1 at the Claymore Inn had great cause for complaint the next morning. A restless tramping over his head had kept him awake all night. That it was intermittent2 had made it all the more intolerable. Just when he thought it had stopped, it would start up again,— to and fro, to and fro, as regular as clockwork and much more disturbing.
But the complaint never reached Mrs. Averill. The landlady3 had been restless herself. Indeed, the night had been one of thought and feeling to more than one person in whom we are interested. The feeling we can understand; the thought — that is, Mrs. Averill’s thought — we should do well to follow.
The one great question which had agitated4 her was this: Should she trust the judge? Ever since the discovery which had changed Reuther’s prospects5, she had instinctively6 looked to this one source for aid and sympathy. Her reasons she has already given. His bearing during the trial, the compunction he showed in uttering her husband’s sentence were sufficient proof to her that for all his natural revulsion against the crime which had robbed him of his dearest friend, he was the victim of an undercurrent of sympathy for the accused which could mean but one thing — a doubt of the prisoner’s actual guilt7.
But her faith had been sorely shaken in the interview just related. He was not the friend she had hoped to find. He had insisted upon her husband’s guilt, when she had expected consideration and a thoughtful recapitulation of the evidence; and he had remained unmoved, or but very little moved, by the disappointment of his son — his only remaining link to life.
Why? Was the alienation8 between these two so complete as to block out natural sympathy? Had the separation of years rendered them
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lodgers
n.房客,租住者( lodger的名词复数 )
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intermittent
adj.间歇的,断断续续的
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landlady
n.女房东,女地主
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agitated
adj.被鼓动的,不安的
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prospects
n.希望,前途(恒为复数)
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instinctively
adv.本能地
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guilt
n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责
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alienation
n.疏远;离间;异化
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callous
adj.无情的,冷淡的,硬结的,起老茧的
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mutual
adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的
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resentment
n.怨愤,忿恨
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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musing
n. 沉思,冥想
adj. 沉思的, 冥想的
动词muse的现在分词形式
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impulsive
adj.冲动的,刺激的;有推动力的
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temperament
n.气质,性格,性情
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momentary
adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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quiescent
adj.静止的,不活动的,寂静的
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disillusion
vt.使不再抱幻想,使理想破灭
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inertia
adj.惰性,惯性,懒惰,迟钝
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bestow
v.把…赠与,把…授予;花费
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preoccupied
adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式)
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opprobrium
n.耻辱,责难
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everlasting
adj.永恒的,持久的,无止境的
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groan
vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音
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accomplished
adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的
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opposition
n.反对,敌对
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countenance
n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同
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expressive
adj.表现的,表达…的,富于表情的
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persistence
n.坚持,持续,存留
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odds
n.让步,机率,可能性,比率;胜败优劣之别
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erect
n./v.树立,建立,使竖立;adj.直立的,垂直的
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decided
adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的
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formulating
v.构想出( formulate的现在分词 );规划;确切地阐述;用公式表示
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havoc
n.大破坏,浩劫,大混乱,大杂乱
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ransack
v.彻底搜索,洗劫
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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esteemed
adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为
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waylaid
v.拦截,拦路( waylay的过去式和过去分词 )
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tavern
n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店
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toils
网
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sullenly
不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地
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outrageous
adj.无理的,令人不能容忍的
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skulking
v.潜伏,偷偷摸摸地走动,鬼鬼祟祟地活动( skulk的现在分词 )
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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dismal
adj.阴沉的,凄凉的,令人忧郁的,差劲的
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battered
adj.磨损的;v.连续猛击;磨损
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disorder
n.紊乱,混乱;骚动,骚乱;疾病,失调
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killing
n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财
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dangling
悬吊着( dangle的现在分词 ); 摆动不定; 用某事物诱惑…; 吊胃口
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prostrated
v.使俯伏,使拜倒( prostrate的过去式和过去分词 );(指疾病、天气等)使某人无能为力
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halfway
adj.中途的,不彻底的,部分的;adv.半路地,在中途,在半途
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bluff
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗
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plunging
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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lone
adj.孤寂的,单独的;唯一的
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chestnut
n.栗树,栗子
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recesses
n.壁凹( recess的名词复数 );(工作或业务活动的)中止或暂停期间;学校的课间休息;某物内部的凹形空间v.把某物放在墙壁的凹处( recess的第三人称单数 );将(墙)做成凹形,在(墙)上做壁龛;休息,休会,休庭
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tempting
a.诱人的, 吸引人的
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providence
n.深谋远虑,天道,天意;远见;节约;上帝
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bravado
n.虚张声势,故作勇敢,逞能
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apprehension
n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑
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hue
n.色度;色调;样子
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scruples
n.良心上的不安( scruple的名词复数 );顾虑,顾忌v.感到于心不安,有顾忌( scruple的第三人称单数 )
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descend
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降
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indictment
n.起诉;诉状
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inspector
n.检查员,监察员,视察员
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bloody
adj.非常的的;流血的;残忍的;adv.很;vt.血染
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pointed
adj.尖的,直截了当的
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whittled
v.切,削(木头),使逐渐变小( whittle的过去式和过去分词 )
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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maligned
vt.污蔑,诽谤(malign的过去式与过去分词形式)
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Christian
adj.基督教徒的;n.基督教徒
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strenuously
adv.奋发地,费力地
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proprietor
n.所有人;业主;经营者
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vindicated
v.澄清(某人/某事物)受到的责难或嫌疑( vindicate的过去式和过去分词 );表明或证明(所争辩的事物)属实、正当、有效等;维护
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scrutiny
n.详细检查,仔细观察
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judgment
n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见
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chiselled
adj.凿过的,凿光的; (文章等)精心雕琢的v.凿,雕,镌( chisel的过去式 )
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softening
变软,软化
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prospered
成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 )
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prospers
v.成功,兴旺( prosper的第三人称单数 )
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patronage
n.赞助,支援,援助;光顾,捧场
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plunge
v.跳入,(使)投入,(使)陷入;猛冲
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gusts
一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作
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prerogative
n.特权
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frail
adj.身体虚弱的;易损坏的
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exquisite
adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的
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eulogy
n.颂词;颂扬
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withdrawn
vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出
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rigid
adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的
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ascetic
adj.禁欲的;严肃的
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pathos
n.哀婉,悲怆
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latch
n.门闩,窗闩;弹簧锁
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eloquent
adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的
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desolate
adj.荒凉的,荒芜的;孤独的,凄凉的;v.使荒芜,使孤寂
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simplicity
n.简单,简易;朴素;直率,单纯
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noted
adj.著名的,知名的
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tragic
adj.悲剧的,悲剧性的,悲惨的
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donor
n.捐献者;赠送人;(组织、器官等的)供体
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excerpt
n.摘录,选录,节录
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judicial
adj.司法的,法庭的,审判的,明断的,公正的
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prosecution
n.起诉,告发,检举,执行,经营
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sneer
v.轻蔑;嘲笑;n.嘲笑,讥讽的言语
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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humiliated
感到羞愧的
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motive
n.动机,目的;adv.发动的,运动的
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proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
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conned
adj.被骗了v.指挥操舵( conn的过去式和过去分词 )
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motives
n.动机,目的( motive的名词复数 )
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substantiate
v.证实;证明...有根据
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testimony
n.证词;见证,证明
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elicited
引出,探出( elicit的过去式和过去分词 )
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irreproachable
adj.不可指责的,无过失的
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intentionally
ad.故意地,有意地
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adjournment
休会; 延期; 休会期; 休庭期
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exclamation
n.感叹号,惊呼,惊叹词
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outweighed
v.在重量上超过( outweigh的过去式和过去分词 );在重要性或价值方面超过
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impartiality
n. 公平, 无私, 不偏
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infinitely
adv.无限地,无穷地
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dwelling
n.住宅,住所,寓所
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alas
int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等)
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eyelids
n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色
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dictates
n.命令,规定,要求( dictate的名词复数 )v.大声讲或读( dictate的第三人称单数 );口授;支配;摆布
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glimmering
n.微光,隐约的一瞥adj.薄弱地发光的v.发闪光,发微光( glimmer的现在分词 )
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scatter
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
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chamber
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所