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CHAPTER 22. THE HAUNTED MAN
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To have received the cut discourteous1 from his future father-in-law might have been the most commonplace of incidents,—Lessingham evinced not a trace of discomposure. So far as I could judge, he took no notice of the episode whatever, behaving exactly as if nothing had happened. He merely waited till Mr Lindon was well off the steps; then, turning to me, he placidly4 observed,
‘Interrupting you again, you see.—May I?’
The sight of him had set up such a turmoil5 in my veins6, that, for the moment, I could not trust myself to speak. I felt, acutely, that an explanation with him was, of all things, the thing most to be desired,—and that quickly. Providence7 could not have thrown him more opportunely8 in the way. If, before he went away, we did not understand each other a good deal more clearly, upon certain points, the fault should not be mine. Without a responsive word, turning on my heels, I led the way into the laboratory.
Whether he noticed anything peculiar9 in my demeanour, I could not tell. Within he looked about him with that purely10 facial smile, the sight of which had always engendered11 in me a certain distrust of him.
‘Do you always receive visitors in here?’
‘By no means.’
‘What is this?’
Stooping down, he picked up something from the floor. It was a lady’s purse,—a gorgeous affair, of crimson
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discourteous
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courteous
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mere
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placidly
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turmoil
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veins
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providence
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opportunely
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peculiar
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purely
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crimson
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| n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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leisurely
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spoke
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graceful
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sufficiently
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defensive
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overtures
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| n.主动的表示,提议;(向某人做出的)友好表示、姿态或提议( overture的名词复数 );(歌剧、芭蕾舞、音乐剧等的)序曲,前奏曲 | |
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regain
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| vt.重新获得,收复,恢复 | |
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regains
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| 复得( regain的第三人称单数 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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hideous
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perfectly
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miraculous
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acumen
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juggle
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unreasonably
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peril
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countenance
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derisively
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resentment
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investigation
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winced
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mercurial
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standing
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vice
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apotheosis
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beetle
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legendary
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gaudy
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bluff
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profess
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engulfed
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slough
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itched
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sullenly
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| 不高兴地,绷着脸,忧郁地 | |
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anathema
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adept
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courteously
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fig
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lurid
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peculiarity
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pretensions
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transit
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alluding
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stark
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tickle
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indictment
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absurdity
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| n.荒谬,愚蠢;谬论 | |
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undoubtedly
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animus
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allude
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witchcraft
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insanity
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judgment
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wretch
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