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CHAPTER III
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Lydia went back to the cabin, and presently the boy who had taken charge of her lighter1 luggage came dragging her trunk and bag down the gangway stairs. Neither was very large, and even a boy of fourteen who was small for his age might easily manage them.
“You can stow away what's in 'em in the drawers,” said the boy. “I suppose you didn't notice the drawers,” he added, at her look of inquiry3. He went into her room, and pushing aside the valance of the lower berth4 showed four deep drawers below the bed; the charming snugness6 of the arrangement brought a light of housewifely joy to the girl's face.
“Why, it's as good as a bureau. They will hold everything.”
“Yes,” exulted7 the boy; “they're for two persons' things. The captain's daughters, they both had this room. Pretty good sized too; a good deal the captain's build. You won't find a better stateroom than this on a steamer. I've been on 'em.” The boy climbed up on the edge of the upper drawer, and pulled open the window at the top of the wall. “Give you a little air, I guess. If you want I should, the captain said I was to bear a hand helping8 you to stow away what was in your trunks.”
“No,” said Lydia, quickly. “I'd just as soon do it alone.”
“All right,” said the boy. “If I was you, I'd do it now. I don't know just when the captain means to sail; but after we get outside, it might be rough, and it's better to have everything pretty snug5 by that time. I'll haul away the trunks when you've got 'em empty. If I shouldn't happen to be here, you can just call me at the top of the gangway, and I'll come. My name's Thomas,” he said. He regarded Lydia inquiringly a moment before he added: “If you'd just as lives, I rather you'd call me Thomas, and not
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lighter
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inquiry
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berth
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helping
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locker
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gust
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passionate
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unpacking
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coaxing
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tranquil
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habitual
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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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| v.弄皱,弄乱;n.褶纹,皱褶 | |
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drawn
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| adj. 弯扭的, 变皱的 动词crumple的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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mused
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niche
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zeal
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cramped
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ardor
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interval
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outlay
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| n.费用,经费,支出;v.花费 | |
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quaintly
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lavishly
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devoted
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elegance
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parlor
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affected
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hereditary
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invalid
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virtues
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| 美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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worthy
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wedded
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professed
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| 公开声称的,伪称的,已立誓信教的 | |
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babbled
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| v.喋喋不休( babble的过去式和过去分词 );作潺潺声(如流水);含糊不清地说话;泄漏秘密 | |
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vacuous
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diffuse
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labor
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bracing
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vessels
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Mediterranean
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wharf
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cuffs
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recurred
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| 再发生,复发( recur的过去式和过去分词 ); 治愈 | |
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linen
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| n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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stewardess
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| n.空中小姐,女乘务员 | |
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promptly
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humility
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cosier
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galley
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pickles
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admiration
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tranquillity
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bestows
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hulls
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shipping
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splendor
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denser
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crimson
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diaphanous
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portending
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forth
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refreshing
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foam
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twilight
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kerosene
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