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CHAPTER XVII As Hugh de Mertoun Rode
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When he rode back upon the road which led towards Gloucestershire, 'twas early June again, as it had been when he journeyed to Camylott with Mr. Fox attending. The sky was blue once more, there was the scent1 of sweet wild things in the air, birds twittered in the hedgerows and skylarks sang on high; all was in full fair leafage and full fair life. This time Mr. Fox was not with him, he riding alone save for his servants, following at some distance, for in truth 'twas his wish to be solitary2, and he rode somewhat like a man in a dream.
"There is no land like England," he said, "there are no such meadows elsewhere, no such hedgerows, no such birds, and no such soft fleeced white clouds in the blue sky." In truth, it seemed so to him, as it seems always to an Englishman returning from foreign lands. The thatched cottages spoke3 of homely4 comfort, the sound of the village church bells was like a prayer, the rustics5, as they looked up from work in the fields to pull their forelocks as he rode by them, seemed to wear kindlier looks upon their sunburnt faces than he had seen in other countries.
"But," he said to himself, and smiled in saying it, "it is because I am a happy man, and am living like one who dreams. Men have ridden before on such errands. Hugh de Mertoun rode so four hundred years gone, to a grey castle in the far north of Scotland, to make his suit to a fair maiden6 whose beauties he had but heard rumour7 of and whose face he had never seen. He rode through a savage8 country, and fought his way to her against axe9 and spear. But when he reached her she served him in her father's banquet hall, and in years after used to kiss the scars left by his wounds, and sing at her
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scent
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spoke
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rustics
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rumour
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savage
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harp
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converse
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kinsman
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wont
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| adj.注意的,专心的;关心(别人)的,殷勤的 | |
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reticent
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reticence
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allusion
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tenor
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sate
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indite
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grudging
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appreciation
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gratitude
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joyful
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gaily
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laurels
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countenance
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gunpowder
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chamber
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velvet
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attired
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hues
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| 色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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crimson
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maturity
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warrior
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gentry
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rubicund
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wink
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chuckling
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comely
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murmur
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exclamation
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forth
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rubies
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scarlet
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pageant
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