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CHAPTER VI. The Indiscretions of the Same
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I was standing1 stark2 naked next morning in that icy bedroom, trying to bathe in about a quart of water, when Stumm entered. He strode up to me and stared me in the face. I was half a head shorter than him to begin with, and a man does not feel his stoutest3 when he has no clothes, so he had the pull on me every way.
I pulled the bed-cover round me, for I was shivering with cold, and the German idea of a towel is a pocket-handkerchief. I own I was in a pretty blue funk.
“A liar!” he repeated. “You and that swine Pienaar.”
With my best effort at surliness I asked what we had done.
“You lied, because you said you know no German. Apparently6 your friend knows enough to talk treason and blasphemy7.”
This gave me back some heart.
“I told you I knew a dozen words. But I told you Peter could talk it a bit. I told you that yesterday at the station.” Fervently8 I blessed my luck for that casual remark.
He evidently remembered, for his tone became a trifle more civil.
“You are a precious pair. If one of you is a scoundrel, why not the other?”
“I take no responsibility for Peter,” I said. I felt I was a cad in saying it, but that was the bargain we had made at the start. “I have known him for years as a great hunter and a brave man. I knew he fought well against the English. But more I cannot tell you. You have to judge him for yourself. What has he done?”
I was told, for Stumm had got it that morning on the telephone. While telling it he was kind enough to allow me to put on my trousers.
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1 standing | |
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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3 stoutest | |
粗壮的( stout的最高级 ); 结实的; 坚固的; 坚定的 | |
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4 liar | |
n.说谎的人 | |
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5 growled | |
v.(动物)发狺狺声, (雷)作隆隆声( growl的过去式和过去分词 );低声咆哮着说 | |
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6 apparently | |
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7 blasphemy | |
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8 fervently | |
adv.热烈地,热情地,强烈地 | |
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9 lieutenant | |
n.陆军中尉,海军上尉;代理官员,副职官员 | |
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10 spire | |
n.(教堂)尖顶,尖塔,高点 | |
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11 solitary | |
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12 thereby | |
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13 swell | |
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14 insolently | |
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15 calumniated | |
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16 ancestry | |
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17 gaol | |
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18 pickle | |
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19 courageous | |
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20 snares | |
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 ) | |
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21 folly | |
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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22 abominating | |
v.憎恶,厌恶,不喜欢( abominate的现在分词 ) | |
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23 steadily | |
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24 omen | |
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25 worthy | |
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26 detested | |
v.憎恶,嫌恶,痛恨( detest的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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27 wrung | |
绞( wring的过去式和过去分词 ); 握紧(尤指别人的手); 把(湿衣服)拧干; 绞掉(水) | |
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28 chauffeur | |
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29 rime | |
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30 junction | |
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31 colossal | |
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32 graft | |
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33 boredom | |
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34 evergreens | |
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35 peremptory | |
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36 provocative | |
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37 psychology | |
n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
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38 luncheon | |
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39 saluted | |
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40 chilly | |
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41 hustled | |
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42 interval | |
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43 majesty | |
n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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44 drawn | |
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45 muffled | |
adj.(声音)被隔的;听不太清的;(衣服)裹严的;蒙住的v.压抑,捂住( muffle的过去式和过去分词 );用厚厚的衣帽包着(自己) | |
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46 pouches | |
n.(放在衣袋里或连在腰带上的)小袋( pouch的名词复数 );(袋鼠等的)育儿袋;邮袋;(某些动物贮存食物的)颊袋 | |
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47 perfectly | |
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48 desperately | |
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49 spoke | |
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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50 spasm | |
n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作 | |
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51 traitors | |
卖国贼( traitor的名词复数 ); 叛徒; 背叛者; 背信弃义的人 | |
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52 remains | |
n.剩余物,残留物;遗体,遗迹 | |
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53 fend | |
v.照料(自己),(自己)谋生,挡开,避开 | |
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54 flicker | |
vi./n.闪烁,摇曳,闪现 | |
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55 redress | |
n.赔偿,救济,矫正;v.纠正,匡正,革除 | |
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56 infamies | |
n.声名狼藉( infamy的名词复数 );臭名;丑恶;恶行 | |
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57 mere | |
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58 marshes | |
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59 avenge | |
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60 suite | |
n.一套(家具);套房;随从人员 | |
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61 irony | |
n.反语,冷嘲;具有讽刺意味的事,嘲弄 | |
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62 massacres | |
大屠杀( massacre的名词复数 ); 惨败 | |
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63 prerogative | |
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64 lesser | |
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65 trample | |
vt.踩,践踏;无视,伤害,侵犯 | |
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66 boor | |
n.举止粗野的人;乡下佬 | |
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67 mosque | |
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68 mosques | |
清真寺; 伊斯兰教寺院,清真寺; 清真寺,伊斯兰教寺院( mosque的名词复数 ) | |
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69 specially | |
adv.特定地;特殊地;明确地 | |
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70 saluting | |
v.欢迎,致敬( salute的现在分词 );赞扬,赞颂 | |
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71 skidded | |
v.(通常指车辆) 侧滑( skid的过去式和过去分词 );打滑;滑行;(住在)贫民区 | |
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72 tarnished | |
(通常指金属)(使)失去光泽,(使)变灰暗( tarnish的过去式和过去分词 ); 玷污,败坏 | |
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73 mighty | |
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74 chamber | |
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75 swill | |
v.冲洗;痛饮;n.泔脚饲料;猪食;(谈话或写作中的)无意义的话 | |
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76 wring | |
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77 guzzled | |
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78 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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79 velvet | |
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80 hearth | |
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81 scent | |
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82 incense | |
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83 profusion | |
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84 embroidery | |
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85 perverted | |
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86 complement | |
n.补足物,船上的定员;补语;vt.补充,补足 | |
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87 bluff | |
v.虚张声势,用假象骗人;n.虚张声势,欺骗 | |
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88 brutality | |
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89 uncommonly | |
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90 bask | |
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91 sniffed | |
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92 stencilled | |
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93 accredited | |
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94 plantations | |
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95 savage | |
adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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96 odds | |
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97 utterly | |
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98 sneering | |
嘲笑的,轻蔑的 | |
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99 pulp | |
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101 dodged | |
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106 bully | |
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107 yarn | |
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108 abrupt | |
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109 thigh | |
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110 lodged | |
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113 gilded | |
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