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CHAPTER II THE WOOIN' O'T
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Imagine a man wrapped from infancy1 in the cotton wool of civilisation2 suddenly jerked out of the same into barbaric nakedness. Deprived of the strong protection of the law, brought suddenly face to face with the "might-is-right" theory, he would have to fight for his own land, even to the extent of slaying3 anyone who thwarted4 his needs. Such a man, amazed and horrified5 at first, would gradually become accustomed to his Ishmael existence, since habit is second nature. Silas Pence felt sick when he reflected on the offer made by Captain Huxham, and to him of all people—a minister of the Gospel, a follower6 of the Prince of Peace. For the first time in his guarded life, he became aware of the evil which underlies7 the smiling surface of things, and it was as though an abyss had opened suddenly at his feet. But although he did not know it at the time, the seed had been sown in his heart at the right moment, and would germinate8 almost without his knowledge. In a few days Silas could look back at the horrifying9 suggestion with calmness, and could even consider the advantages it offered.
But just now he felt sick, physically10 sick, and descending11 with trembling limbs to the ground floor of the house, staggered towards the hall and door. All he desired was to get away, and put the corn-fields between himself and the evil atmosphere of Bleacres. But his legs failed him as he laid hands on the
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infancy
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slaying
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阻挠( thwart的过去式和过去分词 ); 使受挫折; 挫败; 横过 | |
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horrifying
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housekeeper
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rosy
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forth
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inquiry
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chapel
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gumption
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abruptness
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gasping
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meandering
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mansion
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simplicity
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habitually
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expend
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prosper
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foe
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thereby
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torment
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plebeian
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resolute
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haughty
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naive
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chilly
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