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CHAPTER IV.SECRETS.
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The scouting1 crowd apparently2 did not catch the name, so busy were one and all in welcoming the newcomer. But the man on the horse saw Miss Greeby's startled look, and noticed that her lips were moving. In a moment he threw himself off the animal and elbowed his way roughly through the throng4.
"Sir Hubert," began Miss Greeby, only to be cut short hastily.
"Don't give me away," interrupted Pine, who here was known as Ishmael Hearne. "Wait till I settle things, and then we can converse5 privately6."
"All right," answered the lady, nodding, and gripped her bludgeon crosswise behind her back with two hands. She was so surprised at the sight of the millionaire in the wood, that she could scarcely speak.
Satisfied that she grasped the situation, Pine turned to his friends and spoke7 at length in fluent Romany. He informed them that he had some business to transact8 with the Gentile lady who had come to the camp for that purpose, and would leave them for half an hour. The man evidently was such a favorite that black looks were cast on Miss Greeby for depriving the Romany of his society. But Pine paid no attention to these signs of discontent. He finished his speech, and then pushed his way again toward the lady who, awkwardly for him, was acquainted with his true position as a millionaire. In a hurried whisper he asked Miss Greeby to follow him, and led the way into the heart of the wood. Apparently he knew it very well, and knew also where to seek solitude9 for the private conversation he desired, for he skirted the central glade10 where Lambert's cottage was placed, and finally guided his companion to a
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scouting
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守候活动,童子军的活动 | |
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converse
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vi.谈话,谈天,闲聊;adv.相反的,相反 | |
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moss
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amiably
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amiable
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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civilized
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savage
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uxorious
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tints
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色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹 | |
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yew
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sinewy
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aquiline
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owl
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monk
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lingo
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veins
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sarcastically
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bribe
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dabble
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speculations
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n.投机买卖( speculation的名词复数 );思考;投机活动;推断 | |
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queried
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v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 | |
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faculties
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vagrant
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n.流浪者,游民;adj.流浪的,漂泊不定的 | |
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nostalgia
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n.怀乡病,留恋过去,怀旧 | |
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spotted
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vi.潜伏,埋伏(lurk的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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conspicuously
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distress
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wrath
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adv.斜; 倾斜; 间接; 不光明正大 | |
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pointedly
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vi./n.呻吟,抱怨;(发出)呻吟般的声音 | |
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manor
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gutter
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n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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clenched
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skull
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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sullenly
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不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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tartly
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hoarsely
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spasm
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scowling
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怒视,生气地皱眉( scowl的现在分词 ) | |
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opposition
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pauper
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heartily
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sneered
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cynically
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adv.爱嘲笑地,冷笑地 | |
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doggedly
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abruptly
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