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CHAPTER XVIII THE VIZIER OPENS THE GATE
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When Agahr entered his daughter’s apartment that night the girl sat propped1 with silken cushions while a female slave brushed and arranged the folds of her glossy2 hair and another woman sat at her feet to anoint them with pungent3 and sweet-smelling ointments4. A shaded lamp of Egyptian design swung from the ceiling and cast a rosy5 hue6 over the group, and the air was redolent of the spicy7 perfumes of the East.
Agahr stood before his daughter for a time in silence, searching her fair and composed face with much earnestness. The soft, languorous8 eyes met his own frankly9 and lovingly, and she smiled until the dimples showed daintily in her pretty cheeks.
“You are welcome, oh my father,” she tenderly exclaimed.
He seated himself in a chair and waved the women away.
“You are about to retire, my Maie?” he asked, when they were alone.
“I am preparing for the night, dear one, but I shall not retire as yet. How could I sleep with our fortunes swinging with the pendulum10 of fate? This night we win or lose all.”
He did not reply, but sat moodily11 studying her expression, and she moved restlessly and turned her face slightly to the shade.
“Yet there is small risk of failure,” she continued, after a pause. “The Khan, secure in the strength of his loyal tribes, has neglected to prepare for
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| 支撑,支持,维持( prop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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| adj.(气味、味道)刺激性的,辛辣的;尖锐的 | |
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pendulum
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dallies
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daggers
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| v.(使)休息;n.安息 | |
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maidens
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| 处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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accusation
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| n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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irresistible
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| adj.非常诱人的,无法拒绝的,无法抗拒的 | |
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bosom
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| n.胸,胸部;胸怀;内心;adj.亲密的 | |
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mantle
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folly
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softened
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divan
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| n.长沙发;(波斯或其他东方诗人的)诗集 | |
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bent
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chamber
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deserted
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innocence
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assailed
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moor
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obeisance
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brutal
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repenting
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| 对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的现在分词 ) | |
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descend
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unnatural
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blemish
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conceal
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mansion
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dice
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slumbering
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| 微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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noted
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winding
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sleepers
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| n.觉醒,醒悟 adj.觉醒中的;唤醒的 | |
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gateway
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warriors
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denouement
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| 回响,回荡( reverberate的现在分词 ); 使反响,使回荡,使反射 | |
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descending
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sullen
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| adj.愠怒的,闷闷不乐的,(天气等)阴沉的 | |
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kindly
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