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CHAPTER 43 HIS CHANCE
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Betty walked much alone upon the marshes1 with Roland at her side. At intervals3 she heard from Mr. Penzance, but his notes were necessarily brief, and at other times she could only rely upon report for news of what was occurring at Mount Dunstan. Lord Mount Dunstan's almost military supervision4 of and command over his villagers had certainly saved them from the horrors of an uncontrollable epidemic5; his decision and energy had filled the alarmed Guardians6 with respect and this respect had begun to be shared by many other persons. A man as prompt in action, and as faithful to such responsibilities as many men might have found plausible7 reasons enough for shirking, inevitably8 assumed a certain dignity of aspect, when all was said and done. Lord Dunholm was most clear in his expressions of opinion concerning him. Lady Alanby of Dole9 made a practice of speaking of him in public frequently, always with admiring approval, and in that final manner of hers, to whose authority her neighbours had so long submitted. It began to be accepted as a fact that he was a new development of his race—as her ladyship had put it, “A new order of Mount Dunstan.”
The story of his power over the stricken people, and of their passionate10 affection and admiration11 for him, was one likely to spread far, and be immensely popular. The drama of certain incidents appealed greatly to the rustic12
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| n.沼泽,湿地 | |
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intervals
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| n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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| n.流行病;盛行;adj.流行性的,流传极广的 | |
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guardians
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| 监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者 | |
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admiration
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rustic
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revel
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scripture
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stiffening
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almighty
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mighty
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confinements
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| 限制,被监禁( confinement的名词复数 ); 分娩 | |
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paltry
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maker
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stint
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miserable
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recollect
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exclamation
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plunge
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turbid
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recede
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hideous
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folly
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wreck
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hatred
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vengeance
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arrogant
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grotesque
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frenzied
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wrought
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torment
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incumbent
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mightiness
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sullen
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sneering
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resentment
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dealing
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custody
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temperament
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enraged
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undo
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bully
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condoning
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exultation
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fatigue
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continental
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humiliation
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redeem
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nostrils
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lashing
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arrogance
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