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CHAPTER I EXIT MR. STANLEY G. FULTON
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There was a thoughtful frown on the face of the man who was the possessor of twenty million dollars. He was a tall, spare man, with a fringe of reddish-brown hair encircling a bald spot. His blue eyes, fixed1 just now in a steady gaze upon a row of ponderous2 law books across the room, were friendly and benevolent3 in direct contradiction to the bulldog, never-let-go fighting qualities of the square jaw4 below the firm, rather thin lips.
The lawyer, a youthfully alert man of sixty years, trimly gray as to garb6, hair, and mustache, sat idly watching him, yet with eyes that looked so intently that they seemed to listen.
For fully5 five minutes the two men had been pulling at their cigars in silence when the millionaire spoke7.
"Ned, what am I going to do with my money?"
Into the lawyer's listening eyes flashed, for a moment, the keenly scrutinizing8 glance usually reserved for the witness on the other side. Then quietly came the answer.
"Spend it yourself, I hope—for some years to come, Stanley."
"Thanks. Very pretty, and I appreciate it, of course. But I can't wear but one suit of clothes at a time, nor eat but one dinner—which, by the way, just now consists of somebody's health biscuit and hot water. Twenty millions don't really what you might call melt away at that rate."
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| adj.沉重的,笨重的,(文章)冗长的 | |
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benevolent
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| adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 | |
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jaw
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| n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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garb
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spoke
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| 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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| v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的现在分词 ) | |
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shrug
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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eyebrow
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nettled
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| v.拿荨麻打,拿荨麻刺(nettle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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mince
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| n.切碎物;v.切碎,矫揉做作地说 | |
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wry
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whit
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maudlin
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kin
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| adj.令人畏惧的;害怕的v.害怕,恐惧,担心( dread的过去式和过去分词) | |
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mighty
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| adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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surmise
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abruptly
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bonnet
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| n.无边女帽;童帽 | |
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chuckle
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| vi./n.轻声笑,咯咯笑 | |
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| v.颠簸( plunge的过去式和过去分词 );暴跌;骤降;突降 | |
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| vt.分摊,分配(apportion的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| adj.杂乱的,随便的 | |
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| vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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| vt.掠夺,蹂躏,使苦恼 | |
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corruption
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kindly
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| adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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wretches
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| n.不幸的人( wretch的名词复数 );可怜的人;恶棍;坏蛋 | |
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| adj.拉牢的v.支住( brace的过去式和过去分词 );撑牢;使自己站稳;振作起来 | |
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| adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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costly
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| adj.昂贵的,价值高的,豪华的 | |
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ostentation
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| n.夸耀,卖弄 | |
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knaves
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| n.恶棍,无赖( knave的名词复数 );(纸牌中的)杰克 | |
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martyrs
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| n.martyr的复数形式;烈士( martyr的名词复数 );殉道者;殉教者;乞怜者(向人诉苦以博取同情) | |
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| n.朋友( pal的名词复数 );老兄;小子;(对男子的不友好的称呼)家伙 | |
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dice
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| n.骰子;vt.把(食物)切成小方块,冒险 | |
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sumptuously
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| 奢侈地,豪华地 | |
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| adv.后来;以后 | |
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| v.引,领,陪同( usher的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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worthy
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| adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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erect
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ironical
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| adj.讽刺的,冷嘲的 | |
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imperturbably
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| adv.泰然地,镇静地,平静地 | |
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expressive
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distinctive
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| adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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genealogist
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| 系谱学者 | |
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necessitates
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| 使…成为必要,需要( necessitate的第三人称单数 ) | |
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exasperation
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genealogy
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decided
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investigation
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| n.调查,调查研究 | |
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proceeding
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| n.行动,进行,(pl.)会议录,学报 | |
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blandly
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| adv.温和地,殷勤地 | |
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metaphors
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| 隐喻( metaphor的名词复数 ) | |
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legitimate
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| adj.合法的,合理的,合乎逻辑的;v.使合法 | |
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| adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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kinsmen
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serenely
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| adv.安详地,宁静地,平静地 | |
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bequests
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| n.遗赠( bequest的名词复数 );遗产,遗赠物 | |
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musingly
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flora
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antiquities
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| n.古老( antiquity的名词复数 );古迹;古人们;古代的风俗习惯 | |
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secrecy
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| n.秘密,保密,隐蔽 | |
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hazardous
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| adj.(有)危险的,冒险的;碰运气的 | |
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| n.不决断,优柔寡断,犹豫不定 | |
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| adv.心满意足地;洋洋得意地;高兴地;活泼地 | |
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