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John Falconer of Badger1 Hill was too shrewd a gentleman to betray himself or his affairs to the lurkers whom John Rich had left in the woods to watch him. Falconer made no stir about the place, left his men working in the fields, and kept his own counsel.
“If the dogs have been busy about here,” he said to himself, “we will give them no cause to hunt us. There are other parts of the Forest where men can muster2 and march to help Mellis Dale.”
Yet he was much troubled about Mellis, and what might have happened at Woodmere in her absence. Roger Bland4’s men might have seized the place and made it a trap for her. John Falconer had no faith in any runaway5 monk6, even though he happened to be old Valliant’s son.
When night came he went quietly to the stable with a wallet full of food, saddled and bridled7 his horse, and rode out by the way of the pine woods. The moon would not be up for an hour; the woods were dark as a pit; he saw nothing of Rich’s men, nor did they see anything of him. When he was well away from Badger Hill, John Falconer tied up his horse and sat down to wait for the moon.
Old forester though he was, Falconer missed his way that night, and the sun had been up an hour before he reached the hills above Woodmere Vale. Martin Valliant had been up and stirring before the dawn, for love and his harness had left him but little sleep.
Mellis had taken the watch, and had bidden him unbuckle his harness and sleep in the upper room; but Martin had refused to take off his breast and back-plates, gorget and cuishes, lest Roger Bland’s men should try to steal into the place at night and catch him unprepared.
“When your friends rally here,” he had said, “then I can rest out of this iron skin.”
He was minded to better his footbridge, and broaden it with two lighter
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badger
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v.一再烦扰,一再要求,纠缠 | |
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muster
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v.集合,收集,鼓起,激起;n.集合,检阅,集合人员,点名册 | |
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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bland
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adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的 | |
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runaway
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n.逃走的人,逃亡,亡命者;adj.逃亡的,逃走的 | |
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monk
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bridled
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给…套龙头( bridle的过去式和过去分词 ); 控制; 昂首表示轻蔑(或怨忿等); 动怒,生气 | |
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n.打火机,点火器;驳船;v.用驳船运送;light的比较级 | |
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ambling
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knightly
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adj. 骑士般的 adv. 骑士般地 | |
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zest
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trot
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n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧 | |
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grasslands
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beech
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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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novice
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adj.新手的,生手的 | |
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galloper
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骑马奔驰的人,飞驰的马,旋转木马; 轻野炮 | |
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v.用力拉,使劲拉,猛扯( tug的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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forefinger
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outlaw
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n.歹徒,亡命之徒;vt.宣布…为不合法 | |
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converged
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勒缰绳使(马)停步( rein的过去式和过去分词 ); 驾驭; 严格控制; 加强管理 | |
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haughty
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fixed
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obstinate
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valor
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traitor
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Partisanship
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sneer
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誓言( vow的名词复数 ); 郑重宣布,许愿 | |
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garrison
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n.卫戍部队;驻地,卫戍区;vt.派(兵)驻防 | |
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bloody
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spoke
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passionate
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impudence
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splendor
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propitious
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crimson
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scurvy
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adj.下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的;n.坏血病 | |
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kennels
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n.主人外出时的小动物寄养处,养狗场;狗窝( kennel的名词复数 );养狗场 | |
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jacks
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n.抓子游戏;千斤顶( jack的名词复数 );(电)插孔;[电子学]插座;放弃 | |
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mustered
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v.集合,召集,集结(尤指部队)( muster的过去式和过去分词 );(自他人处)搜集某事物;聚集;激发 | |
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followers
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追随者( follower的名词复数 ); 用户; 契据的附面; 从动件 | |
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