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CHAPTER XIII. INSTINCTIVE PLANNING
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Man’s unconscious action is a strange thing. Athlyne had just heard words which took from him a strain under which he had suffered for a whole week of waiting and watching; words which promised him the opportunity for which he had longed for many weeks. His nerves had been strung to tension so high that now it would seem only natural if the relief sent him into a sort of delirium2. But he quietly lit a cigar, taking care that it was properly cut and properly lit, and smoked luxuriously3 as he moved across the garden and into the street. Joy from her window saw him go, and her admiration4 of his ease and self possession and magnificent self-reliance sent fresh thrills through her flesh.
When Athlyne went out of the garden he had evidently made up his mind, consciously or unconsciously, to some other point in connection with the motor for he visited such shops as were open and made some purchases—caps, veils, cloaks and such like gear suitable for the use of a tall young lady. These he took with him in a hired carriage to the hotel at Bowness, where he added them to certain others already sent from London. Then he told the chauffeur5 to give the car a careful overhauling6 so that it be in perfect order, and went for a stroll up the Lake.
Shortly he was in a mental and physical tumult7; the period which had elapsed since he heard the news of Colonel Ogilvie’s coming departure had been but the prelude8 to the storm. At first he could not think; he had no words, no sequence of ideas, not even vague intentions. He had only sensations; and these though they moved and concentrated every nerve in his body were without even physical purpose. He went like one in a dream. But in the background of his mind was a fact which stood out firm and solid like the profile of a mountain seen against the glow of a western sunset. Joy would be alone to-morrow; the opportunity he waited for was at last at hand! The recognition of this seemed to pull him together, to set all his
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unity
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| n.团结,联合,统一;和睦,协调 | |
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| n. 神智昏迷,说胡话;极度兴奋 | |
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luxuriously
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admiration
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chauffeur
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overhauling
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| n.大修;拆修;卸修;翻修v.彻底检查( overhaul的现在分词 );大修;赶上;超越 | |
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prelude
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| n.序言,前兆,序曲 | |
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faculties
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| n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院 | |
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chaos
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automobile
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machinery
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eloquent
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| adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的 | |
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twilight
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languishing
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pouting
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scarlet
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ardent
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purely
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devoid
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shrine
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pendulum
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animate
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repel
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wondrous
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| adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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drawn
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naught
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outspoken
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horrified
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sanctimoniously
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salvation
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| n.(尤指基督)救世,超度,拯救,解困 | |
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immortal
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| adj.不朽的;永生的,不死的;神的 | |
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vivacious
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bust
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| vt.打破;vi.爆裂;n.半身像;胸部 | |
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cataclysm
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passionate
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| adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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amalgam
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| n.混合物;汞合金 | |
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postponed
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| vt.& vi.延期,缓办,(使)延迟vt.把…放在次要地位;[语]把…放在后面(或句尾)vi.(疟疾等)延缓发作(或复发) | |
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complexities
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| 复杂性(complexity的名词复数); 复杂的事物 | |
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mechanism
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| n.机械装置;机构,结构 | |
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paraphernalia
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| n.装备;随身用品 | |
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speculative
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| adj.思索性的,暝想性的,推理的 | |
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psychology
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| n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
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hardy
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| adj.勇敢的,果断的,吃苦的;耐寒的 | |
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maiden
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| n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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apprehensions
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thoroughly
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collateral
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| adj.平行的;旁系的;n.担保品 | |
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apprehensive
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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privately
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positively
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| adv.明确地,断然,坚决地;实在,确实 | |
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deliberately
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momentary
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hampering
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| 妨碍,束缚,限制( hamper的现在分词 ) | |
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resolute
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warrior
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| n.勇士,武士,斗士 | |
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faltered
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| (嗓音)颤抖( falter的过去式和过去分词 ); 支吾其词; 蹒跚; 摇晃 | |
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discreetly
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| ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地 | |
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ecstasy
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| n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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dressing
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| n.(食物)调料;包扎伤口的用品,敷料 | |
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terminological
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casually
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dealing
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impulsiveness
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disposition
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pallid
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| v.使衰弱,使失去活力( enervate的现在分词 ) | |
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utterance
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physically
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eyelids
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| n.眼睑( eyelid的名词复数 );眼睛也不眨一下;不露声色;面不改色 | |
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adoration
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merged
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| (使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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cramped
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forerunner
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undertaking
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grandeur
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| n.伟大,崇高,宏伟,庄严,豪华 | |
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luncheon
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inclination
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| n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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