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CHAPTER XI NEURASTHENIA CURED
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Three days later Mr. Prohack came home late with his daughter in the substituted car. He had accompanied Sissie to Putney for the final disposition1 of the affairs of the dance-studio, and had witnessed her blighting2 politeness to Eliza Brating and Eliza Brating's blighting politeness to her. The last kiss between these two young women would have desolated3 the heart of any man whose faith in human nature was less strong than Mr. Prohack's. "I trust that the excellent Eliza is not disfigured for life," he had observed calmly in the automobile4. "What are you talking about, father?" Sissie had exclaimed, suspicious. "I was afraid her lips might be scorched5. You feel no pain yourself, my child, I hope?" He made the sound of a kiss. After this there was no more conversation in the car during the journey. Arrived home, Sissie said nonchalantly that she was going to bed.
"Father!" said she, having kissed him. "You are simply terrible."
"I am a child," he replied. "And you are my grandmother."
"You wait till I give you your next dancing-lesson," Sissie retorted, turning and threatening him from the stairs. "It won't be as mild as this afternoon's."
He smiled, giving an imitation of the sphinx. He was happy enough as mortals go. His wife was perhaps a little better. And he was gradually launching himself into an industrious7 career of idleness. Also, he had broken the ice,—the ice, that is to say, of tuition in dancing. Not a word had been spoken abroad in the house about the first dancing-lesson. He had had it while Mrs. Prohack was, in theory at least, paying calls; at any rate she had set
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disposition
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n.性情,性格;意向,倾向;排列,部署 | |
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使凋萎( blight的现在分词 ); 使颓丧; 损害; 妨害 | |
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烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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讥笑,冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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courageous
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nascent
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exquisite
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naught
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unprecedented
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reprehensible
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frolicsome
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maternal
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ascertained
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v.弄清,确定,查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n. 阁楼 | |
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constrained
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apparently
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a.爱打听的,显得好奇的 | |
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commonsense
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adj.有常识的;明白事理的;注重实际的 | |
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guardian
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sanity
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divulge
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v.泄漏(秘密等);宣布,公布 | |
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disappearance
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mantle
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organisation
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gutter
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descried
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solace
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bliss
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n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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intensified
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impaired
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prospect
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doorway
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beatific
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adj.快乐的,有福的 | |
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complacent
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adj.自满的;自鸣得意的 | |
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possessed
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barometric
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flippancy
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n.轻率;浮躁;无礼的行动 | |
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well-being
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n.安康,安乐,幸福 | |
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intensity
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n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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leisurely
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adj.悠闲的;从容的,慢慢的 | |
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radiators
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n.(暖气设备的)散热器( radiator的名词复数 );汽车引擎的冷却器,散热器 | |
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affected
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adj.不自然的,假装的 | |
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insinuating
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adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入 | |
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pulsating
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imperturbable
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blenched
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v.(因惊吓而)退缩,惊悸( blench的过去式和过去分词 );(使)变白,(使)变苍白 | |
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sitting-room
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dictates
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sinister
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resentment
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enquire
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v.打听,询问;调查,查问 | |
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爱抚或抚摸…( caress的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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triumphantly
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upbraid
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snobbishness
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势利; 势利眼 | |
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爱抚地,亲切地 | |
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sobs
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groan
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judicially
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依法判决地,公平地 | |
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