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PART II CHAPTER 13
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Fra Balthasar rubbed his colours in the chapel1 of Castle Avalon, and stared complacently2 upon the frescoes4 his fingers had called into being.
A migratory5 friar, Fra Balthasar had come from the rich skies, the purple vineyards, the glimmering6 orange groves7 of the far south. Gossip hinted that a certain romantic indiscretion had driven him northwards over the sea. A "bend sinister8" ran athwart his reputation as a priest. Men muttered that he was an infidel, a blasphemous9 vagabond, versed10 in all the damnable heresies11 of antiquity12. Be that as it may, Fra Balthasar had come to Gilderoy on a white mule13, with two servants at his back, an apt tongue to serve him, and much craft as a painter and goldsmith. He had set up a bottega at Gilderoy, and had cozened the patronage14 of the magnates and the merchants. Moreover, he had netted the favour of the Lord Flavian of Avalon, and was blazoning15 his chapel for him with the
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chapel
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n.小教堂,殡仪馆 | |
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n.壁画( fresco的名词复数 );温壁画技法,湿壁画 | |
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adj.亵渎神明的,不敬神的 | |
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heresies
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n.异端邪说,异教( heresy的名词复数 ) | |
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antiquity
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mule
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patronage
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blazoning
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n.大瀑布,奔流,洪水,白内障 | |
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mantle
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velvet
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dedicated
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comely
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virgin
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gems
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growth; economy; management; and customer satisfaction 增长 | |
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bosom
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n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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v.呼气,散出,吐出,蒸发 | |
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frail
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n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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nostril
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mere
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tightening
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cynical
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ingenuous
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perilous
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tilted
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picturesque
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devout
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verge
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blasphemy
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n.亵渎,渎神 | |
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nay
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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superstition
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n.迷信,迷信行为 | |
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charlatan
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n.骗子;江湖医生;假内行 | |
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tempted
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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v.扮鬼相,做鬼脸( grimace的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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creed
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n.信条;信念,纲领 | |
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inflated
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adj.(价格)飞涨的;(通货)膨胀的;言过其实的;充了气的v.使充气(于轮胎、气球等)( inflate的过去式和过去分词 );(使)膨胀;(使)通货膨胀;物价上涨 | |
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metaphor
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relics
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[pl.]n.遗物,遗迹,遗产;遗体,尸骸 | |
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hierarchy
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n.等级制度;统治集团,领导层 | |
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strenuous
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adj.奋发的,使劲的;紧张的;热烈的,狂热的 | |
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delirious
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adj.不省人事的,神智昏迷的 | |
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fidelity
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n.忠诚,忠实;精确 | |
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pandered
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v.迎合(他人的低级趣味或淫欲)( pander的过去式和过去分词 );纵容某人;迁就某事物 | |
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pageant
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n.壮观的游行;露天历史剧 | |
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aisle
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n.(教堂、教室、戏院等里的)过道,通道 | |
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devoutness
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passionate
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adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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beacon
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chivalry
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choir
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feline
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sleekness
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sincerity
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monk
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vigour
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sardonic
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scribbled
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sketch
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vengeance
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aristocrat
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bravado
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