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CHAPTER II. THE MESSAGE.
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"The Devon Maid" was a tumbledown inn, and the center of Denleigh village, which lay, more or less concealed2, among the folds of fertile hills. Down the valley prattled3 a shallow stream, and the comparatively few cottages, forming the secluded4 hamlet, were placed confusedly on either side, each having its own tiny garden. A broad stone bridge, of cyclopean build, spanned the brook5 in one low arch. Across this ran the highway, which gave access to the interior world, for it dipped down one hill and, after passing over the bridge, ascended7 the other on its way inland to even more remote villages. Near the bridge in question stood the two-story inn, built of rugged8 stone, hewn into huge blocks, and roofed with curved red tiles, the whole overgrown with ivy9 and wisteria and many-colored roses. With three narrow windows above and two narrow windows with a moderately wide door below, the house looked sullen10 and secretive. One could have an adventure at such a hostel11: it breathed the spirit of romance, and cut-throat, trapdoor romance at that.
Before the inn stood a horse trough, in front of the door, the two rude benches under the windows. But those who frequented the Devon Maid preferred to take their beer mugs and bovine12 conversation on to the bridge. It was their Rialto, whereon they met in the cool of the evening to discuss the doings of their small world, and such news as might filter into the isolated
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v.(小孩般)天真无邪地说话( prattle的过去式和过去分词 );发出连续而无意义的声音;闲扯;东拉西扯 | |
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hostel
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disposition
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parlor
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repletion
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hymn
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goggles
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rustics
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salute
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vi.行礼,致意,问候,放礼炮;vt.向…致意,迎接,赞扬;n.招呼,敬礼,礼炮 | |
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obsequiously
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darted
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stationary
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amiably
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grumbled
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