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XVII THE CITY OF BEGGARS
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There were other Americans in Cubitas, as O'Reilly soon discovered. During his first inspection1 of the village he heard himself hailed in his own language, and a young man in dirty white trousers and jacket strode toward him.
"Welcome to our city!" the stranger cried. "I'm Judson, Captain of Artillery2, Departmento del Oriente; and you're the fellow who came with that quinine lady, aren't you?"
O'Reilly acknowledged his identity, and Judson grinned:
"The whole camp is talking about her and those mangoes. Jove! It's a wonder she didn't die of fright. Something tells me you're Irish. Anyhow, you look as if you'd enjoy a scrap3. Know anything about artillery?"
"Nothing whatever."
"I'm sorry. We need gunners. Still, you know as much as the rest of us did when we came."
"I'm not a fighter," Johnnie told him. "I'm here on—other business."
Captain Judson was plainly disappointed. Nevertheless, he volunteered to assist his countryman in any way possible. "Have you met the old man," he inquired—"General Gomez?"
"No, I'd like to meet him."
"Come along, then; I'll introduce you. This is about the right time of day for it; he'll probably be in good humor. He has dyspepsia, you know, and he's not always pleasant."
It was nearly sundown; the eastern slopes were in shadow, and supper was cooking. As the two men passed down the wide street between its rows of bohios the fragrance4 of burning fagots was heavy in the air—that odor which is sweet in the nostrils5 of every man who knows and loves the out-of-doors. To O'Reilly it was like the scents6 of Araby, for his hopes were high, his feet were light, and he believed his goal was in sight.
Gen. Maximo Gomez, father of
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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v.向某人吐露秘密 | |
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a.暗示的,含蓄的,不明晰的,绝对的 | |
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discretion
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n.谨慎;随意处理 | |
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v.引起;以…原料制作;运转;adj.制造的 | |
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sprouting
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v.发芽( sprout的现在分词 );抽芽;出现;(使)涌现出 | |
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furrows
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n.犁沟( furrow的名词复数 );(脸上的)皱纹v.犁田,开沟( furrow的第三人称单数 ) | |
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mortar
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n.灰浆,灰泥;迫击炮;v.把…用灰浆涂接合 | |
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drooped
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弯曲或下垂,发蔫( droop的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.(墙壁,悬崖等)突出的狭长部分( ledge的名词复数 );(平窄的)壁架;横档;(尤指)窗台 | |
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partially
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adv.部分地,从某些方面讲 | |
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scrutiny
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n.详细检查,仔细观察 | |
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delusion
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n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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vaguely
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adv.含糊地,暖昧地 | |
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v.嬉笑玩闹( romp的过去式和过去分词 );(尤指在赛跑或竞选等中)轻易获胜 | |
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knight
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n.骑士,武士;爵士 | |
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protruded
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v.(使某物)伸出,(使某物)突出( protrude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vowed
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起誓,发誓(vow的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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