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CHAPTER 18
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Rouletta Kirby was awakened1 by the sound of chopping; in the still, frosty morning the blows of the ax rang out loudly. For a moment she lay staring upward at the sloping tent-roof over her bed, studying with sleepy interest the frost-fringe formed by her breath during the night. This fringe was of intricate design; it resembled tatters of filmy lace and certain fragments of it hung down at least a foot, a warning that the day was to be extremely cold. But Rouletta needed no proof of that fact beyond the evidence of her nose, the tip of which was like ice and so stiff that she could barely wrinkle it. She covered it now with a warm palm and manipulated it gently, solicitously2.
There was a damp, unpleasant rime3 of hoar-frost standing4 on the edge of her fur robe, and this she gingerly turned back. Cautiously she freed one arm, then raised herself upon her elbow. Reaching up, she struck the taut5 canvas roof a sharp blow; then with a squeak6, like the cry of a frightened marmot, she dodged7 under cover just in time to avoid the frosty shower.
The chopping abruptly8 ceased. 'Poleon's voice greeted her gaily9: "Bon jour, ma soeur! By golly! You gettin' be de mos' lazy gal10! I'spect you sleep all day only I mak' beeg noise."
"Good morning!" Rouletta's voice was muffled11. As if repeating a lesson, she ran on: "Yes, I feel fine. I had a dandy sleep; didn't cough and my lungs don't hurt. And no bad dreams. So I want to get up. There! I'm well."
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caribou
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n.北美驯鹿 | |
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adv.紧贴地;贴身地;暖和舒适地;安适地 | |
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promising
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defiance
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n.挑战,挑衅,蔑视,违抗 | |
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perfectly
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bout
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caper
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n.未满周岁的小鹿;v.巴结,奉承 | |
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hatchet
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n.短柄小斧;v.扼杀 | |
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morsels
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vt.吞咽,大口地吸(气);vi.哽住;n.吞咽 | |
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joyousness
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homely
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sanity
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n.心智健全,神智正常,判断正确 | |
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tragic
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tact
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ordeal
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courageous
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convalescence
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repression
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miraculous
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aroma
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n.香气,芬芳,芳香 | |
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clatter
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hitch
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lavish
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determined
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carnation
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eloquent
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benefactor
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n. 恩人,行善的人,捐助人 | |
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toad
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n.蟾蜍,癞蛤蟆 | |
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peculiarities
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n. 特质, 特性, 怪癖, 古怪 | |
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extravagant
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adj.奢侈的;过分的;(言行等)放肆的 | |
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varied
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adj.多样的,多变化的 | |
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tempt
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vt.引诱,勾引,吸引,引起…的兴趣 | |
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outfit
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n.(为特殊用途的)全套装备,全套服装 | |
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numb
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adj.麻木的,失去感觉的;v.使麻木 | |
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tinted
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beaver
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faltered
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gratitude
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