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Chapter 40 THE WINDOW
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G.J. sat on the oilcloth-covered seat of the large overhanging open bay-window. Below him was the river, tributary1 of the Severn; in front the Old Bridge, with an ancient street rising beyond, and above that the silhouette2 of the roofs of Wrikton surmounted3 by the spire4 of its vast church. To the left was the weir5, and the cliffs were there also, and the last tints6 of the sunset.
Somebody came into the coffee-room. G.J. looked round, hoping that it might, after all, be Concepcion. But it was Concepcion's maid, Emily, an imitative young woman who seemed to have caught from her former employer the quality of strange, sinister8 provocativeness9.
"Mrs. Smith wishes me to say that she will certainly be well enough to take you to the station in the morning, sir," said she in her specious11 tones. "But she hopes you will be able to stay till the afternoon train."
"I shan't." He shook his head.
"Very well, sir."
And after another moment's pause Emily, apparently12 with a challenging reluctance
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n.黑色半身侧面影,影子,轮廓;v.描绘成侧面影,照出影子来,仅仅显出轮廓 | |
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战胜( surmount的过去式和过去分词 ); 克服(困难); 居于…之上; 在…顶上 | |
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色彩( tint的名词复数 ); 带白的颜色; (淡色)染发剂; 痕迹 | |
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provocativeness
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buttresses
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perpendicularly
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Ford
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provincial
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spacious
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solicitors
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troupe
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n.剧团,戏班;杂技团;马戏团 | |
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glamour
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everlasting
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murmur
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monstrous
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untoward
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genial
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thigh
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n. 平静, 安静 | |
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v.浪费,挥霍 | |
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automaton
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n.自动机器,机器人 | |
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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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bravado
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intonation
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utterance
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immortality
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wraith
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