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With 'Poleon Doret to be busy was to be contented1, and these were busy times for him. His daily routine, with trap and gun, had made of him an early riser and had bred in him a habit of greeting the sun with a song. It was no hardship for him, therefore, to cook his breakfast by candle-light, especially now that the days were growing short. On the morning after his rescue of Sam Kirby and his daughter 'Poleon washed his dishes and cut his wood; then, finding that there was still an hour to spare before the light would be sufficient to run Miles Canon, he lit his pipe and strolled up to the village. The ground was now white, for considerable snow had fallen during the night; the day promised to be extremely short and uncomfortable. 'Poleon, however, was impervious4 to weather of any sort; his good humor was not dampened in the least.
Even at this hour the saloons were well patronized, for not only was the camp astir, but also the usual stale crowd of all-night loiterers was not yet sufficiently5 intoxicated6 to go to bed. As 'Poleon neared the first resort, the door opened and a woman emerged. She was silhouetted7 briefly8 against the illumination from within, and the pilot was surprised to recognize her as Rouletta Kirby. He was upon the point of speaking to her when she collided blindly with a man who had preceded him by a step or two.
The fellow held the girl for an instant and helped her to regain9 her equilibrium10, exclaiming, with a laugh: "Say! What's the matter with you, sister? Can't you see where you're going?" When Rouletta made no response the man continued in an even friendlier tone, "Well, I can see; my eyesight's good, and it tells me you're about the best-looking dame
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malediction
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起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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persuasiveness
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tragic
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catastrophe
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carnival
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poker
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whim
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kerosene
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braces
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peculiar
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姿势( posture的名词复数 ); 看法; 态度; 立场 | |
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antagonist
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