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CHAPTER XXI — THE LAST JACOBITE RISING
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On the evening of the Queen's birthday, bridies were eaten to her honor in a hundred Thrums homes, and her health was drunk in toddy, Scotch1 toddy and Highland2 toddy. Patullo, the writer, gave a men's party, and his sole instructions to his maid were "Keep running back and forrit wi' the hot water." At the bank there was a ladies' party and ginger3 wine. From Cathro's bedroom-window a flag was displayed with Vivat Regina on it, the sentiment composed by Cathro, the words sewn by the girls of his McCulloch class. The eight-o'clock bell rang for an hour, and a loyal crowd had gathered in the square to shout. To a superficial observer, such as the Baron4 Bailie or Todd, the new policeman, all seemed well and fair.
But a very different scene was being enacted5 at the same time in the fastnesses of the Den6, where three resolute7 schemers had met by appointment. Their trysting-place was the Cuttle Well, which is most easily reached by the pink path made for that purpose; but the better to further their dark and sinister8 design, the plotters arrived by three circuitous9 routes, one descending10 the Reekie Broth11 Pot, a low but dangerous waterfall, the second daring the perils12 of the crags, and the third walking stealthily up the burn.
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scotch
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| n.伤口,刻痕;苏格兰威士忌酒;v.粉碎,消灭,阻止;adj.苏格兰(人)的 | |
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ginger
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baron
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enacted
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| 制定(法律),通过(法案)( enact的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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den
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sinister
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circuitous
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descending
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broth
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perils
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ken
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perplexed
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picturesque
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undertaking
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standing
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cynically
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cuff
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dire
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onward
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retired
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protruded
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gust
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scurrying
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ignobly
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gutters
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tempted
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risky
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spout
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shrouded
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penetrate
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lithe
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mighty
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humble
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unnatural
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humiliation
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bonnets
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bonnet
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deft
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warriors
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| 武士,勇士,战士( warrior的名词复数 ) | |
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dearth
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abject
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admiration
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pointed
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feverishly
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sobbed
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| 哭泣,啜泣( sob的过去式和过去分词 ); 哭诉,呜咽地说 | |
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auld
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chaff
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immediate
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triumphantly
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chuckled
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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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agitated
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clinch
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schooling
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adherent
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spoke
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irritation
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sitting-room
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gathering
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