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CHAPTER XVIII SMOKING OUT THE INDIAN
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Pat and Alec returned to their captive. Alec acted as spokesman, speaking the patois2 of the Canuck or French Canadian fluently, while the Frenchman spoke1 English but little, and that very brokenly. Alec repeated his previously4 made charges of theft from the traps, and also of illegal poaching in the deer yard, to all of which Pierre shrugged5 his shoulders indifferently. Then speaking slowly, that every word might sink in, Alec charged him with being an accomplice6 to attempted murder and the theft of the black fox.
This roused the Frenchman to vehement7 denial. He swore by the name of his patron saint that he knew nothing of the black fox and had had no part in the theft. He declared that he didn't even know that a black fox had been seen in the Hollow, and as for the assault on Sparrer, he was as innocent as a new-born babe. Then Alec told him the story of the killing8 of the fox and the murderous attack by the Indian, concluding by stating his belief that the latter had hidden the skin and intended to desert his companion at the first opportunity and thus avoid having to share his ill-gotten gains.
Pierre's face grew black with ill suppressed rage, not, as his captors well knew, at the dastardly crime, but at the evident intention of his partner to "double-cross" him. Alec artfully pointed10 out the serious situation in which he, Pierre, was; if turned over to the officers of the law he would undoubtedly11 have to face the charge of being accessory to the Indian's crime. He wound up with the suggestion that if Pierre would endeavor to help them recover the skin they would in return be content to allow him to get out of the country. If he refused they would hold him and turn him over to the authorities.
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| n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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accomplice
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killing
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skulking
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parley
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lingo
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plentiful
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growled
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inmate
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grimace
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skunk
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baste
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mischief
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scout
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puffs
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| n.吸( puff的名词复数 );(烟斗或香烟的)一吸;一缕(烟、蒸汽等);(呼吸或风的)呼v.使喷出( puff的第三人称单数 );喷着汽(或烟)移动;吹嘘;吹捧 | |
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forth
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gasped
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smeared
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outlet
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| (正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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