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Things went very smoothly1 at Gore2 Hall after Durham had established Lucy as its mistress during the absence of
Bernard. The girl herself firmly believed that her cousin was dead and assumed deep mourning. She had been fond of
Bernard in a sisterly way, and felt his loss deeply. It was her outspoken3 affection that provoked a quarrel between
her and Julius, and which led to the breaking of their engagement. Lucy had a high temper, which had been kept in
subjection during the life of Sir Simon. But now that she tasted the sweets of power she was not disposed to allow
Julius to treat her as he chose.
Mrs. Gilroy came back from her visit to the lawyer in rather a dejected frame of mind. She saw that she had gone
too far and had given Durham an inkling as to the possibility of Michael having masqueraded as Bernard. The
housekeeper4 had thought her position unassailable, knowing that she had married Walter Gore; and although there was
a flaw in the circumstances upon which she built her claim, yet she trusted to her own cleverness to conceal5 this
from the too-clever lawyer. But, apart from this, the fact that he suspected someone of passing himself off as
Bernard startled her, and opened an abyss at her feet. On leaving the office she judged it best to lower her crest
for the moment and to wait patiently to see what would transpire6. Mrs. Gilroy was a well-educated woman and very
astute7, therefore she hoped to gain her ends by craft if not by force. So far she had failed, but she did not
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sneeringly
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luxurious
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bower
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interfering
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trotting
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cherub
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frankly
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urchin
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well-being
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annoyance
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impulsive
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admiration
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鸟( fowl的名词复数 ); 禽肉; 既不是这; 非驴非马 | |
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perfectly
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