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CHAPTER XII
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The little red-armed servant beamed an amiable1 recognition.
"Very hot day!" Richard said.
"Beg pardon, sir."
"Very hot day," rather louder. They were in the passage.
The door of the sitting-room2 opened, and Mr. Aked's niece stood before him, her finger on her lips and her eyebrows3 raised in a gesture of warning. She suddenly smiled, almost laughed. Richard remembered that smile for a long time afterwards. It transformed not only a girl's face, but the whole of Carteret Street. He had never seen anything like it. Shaking hands in silence, he followed her into the room, and she gently closed the door.
"Uncle's not well," she explained. "He's asleep now, and I don't want you to wake him. In this house, you know, if any one speaks in the passage, you can hear it even in the attic4. Uncle was caught in the rain last night; he has a very weak chest, and gets bronchitis directly."
"I'm awfully5 sorry I disturbed you," said Richard. "The fact is I was down this way, and I thought I'd call." It sounded a sufficiently6 reasonable excuse, he considered. "I hope you weren't asleep too."
"Yes, I was dozing7 in this chair." She put her head back, and drummed with her fingers lightly on the arms of the chair. "But I'm glad you've called."
"Why?"
"Oh! Because one wants to see some one—some one new, especially after being in a sick-room."
"You've been sitting up late." His tone was accusing. It seemed to him that somehow they were already intimate.
"Only till three o'clock, and I slept later this morning. How changeable the sun is to-day!" She moved her chair, and he saw her in profile. Her hands were on her lap. She
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n.(BrE)客厅,起居室 | |
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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larch
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abeyance
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n.瞬眼,目语v.使眼色( wink的现在分词 );递眼色(表示友好或高兴等);(指光)闪烁;闪亮 | |
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psychology
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scent
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crudity
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inquisitive
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adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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suburban
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sneering
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concussion
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rattle
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v.飞奔,碰响;激怒;n.碰撞声;拨浪鼓 | |
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specious
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poetical
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collaborate
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vi.协作,合作;协调 | |
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intoxicated
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喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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twilight
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monotonous
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