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Emily's Husband
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Emily Fair got out of Hiram Jameson's waggon1 at the gate. She took her satchel2 and parasol and, in her clear, musical tones, thanked him for bringing her home. Emily had a very distinctive3 voice. It was very sweet always and very cold generally; sometimes it softened4 to tenderness with those she loved, but in it there was always an undertone of inflexibility5 and reserve. Nobody had ever heard Emily Fair's voice tremble.
"You are more than welcome, Mrs. Fair," said Hiram Jameson, with a glance of bold admiration6. Emily met it with an unflinching indifference7. She disliked Hiram Jameson. She had been furious under all her external composure because he had been at the station when she left the train.
Jameson perceived her scorn, but chose to disregard it.
"Proud as Lucifer," he thought as he drove away. "Well, she's none the worse of that. I don't like your weak women—they're always sly. If Stephen Fair don't get better she'll be free and then—"
He did not round out the thought, but he gloated over the memory of Emily, standing8 by the gate in the harsh, crude light of the autumn sunset, with her tawny9, brown hair curling about her pale, oval face and the scornful glint in her large, dark-grey eyes.
Emily stood at the gate for some time after Jameson's waggon had disappeared. When the brief burst of sunset splendour had faded out she turned and went into the garden where late asters and chrysanthemums
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waggon
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n.运货马车,运货车;敞篷车箱 | |
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adj.特别的,有特色的,与众不同的 | |
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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n.不屈性,顽固,不变性;不可弯曲;非挠性;刚性 | |
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indifference
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tawny
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adj.茶色的,黄褐色的;n.黄褐色 | |
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chrysanthemums
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n.菊花( chrysanthemum的名词复数 ) | |
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sodden
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ragged
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adj.衣衫褴褛的,粗糙的,刺耳的 | |
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maples
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槭树,枫树( maple的名词复数 ); 槭木 | |
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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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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n.草图;梗概;素描;v.素描;概述 | |
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charcoal
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brooking
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fathom
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recurrence
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melodious
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sitting-room
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bouquet
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gusts
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一阵强风( gust的名词复数 ); (怒、笑等的)爆发; (感情的)迸发; 发作 | |
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mingled
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混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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murmur
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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creek
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n.小溪,小河,小湾 | |
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boughs
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大树枝( bough的名词复数 ) | |
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weird
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adj.古怪的,离奇的;怪诞的,神秘而可怕的 | |
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v.战栗( shudder的过去式和过去分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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remorsefully
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impersonally
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ad.非人称地 | |
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shamefully
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可耻地; 丢脸地; 不体面地; 羞耻地 | |
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uncommon
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adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 | |
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feud
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n.长期不和;世仇;v.长期争斗;世代结仇 | |
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potent
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adj.强有力的,有权势的;有效力的 | |
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memorable
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adj.值得回忆的,难忘的,特别的,显著的 | |
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mischief
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WHIMS
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虚妄,禅病 | |
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whim
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breach
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insidiously
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潜在地,隐伏地,阴险地 | |
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rupture
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rebellious
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relentless
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shaft
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doom
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abruptly
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fumbled
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gash
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(wide area network)广域网 | |
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