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CHAPTER XXII My Lady Dunstanwolde is Widowed
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There was a lady came back to town with the Earl and Countess, on their return from Dunstan's Wolde, to which place they had gone after his lordship's illness at Camylott. This lady was one of the two elder sisters of her ladyship of Dunstanwolde, and 'twas said was her favourite and treated with great tenderness by her. She was but a thin, humble1 little woman—Mistress Anne Wildairs—and singularly plain and timid to be the sister and chosen companion of one so brilliant and full of fire. She was a pale creature with dull-hued heavy hair and soft dull eyes, which followed her ladyship adoringly whensoever it chanced they were in a room together.
"How can two beings so unlike be of the same blood?" people said; "and what finds my lady in her that she does not lose patience at her plainness and poor spirit?"
What she discovered in her, none knew as she herself did; but my Lord Dunstanwolde understood the tie between them, and so his Grace of Osmonde did, since an occasion when he had had speech with her ladyship upon the subject.
"I love her," she said, with one of her strange, almost passionate2, looks. "'Tis thought I can love neither man nor woman. But that I can do, and without change; but I must love a thing not slight nor common. Anne was the first creature to teach me what love meant. Before, I had never seen it. She was afraid of me and often thought I mocked at her, but I was learning from her pureness—from her pureness," she added, saying the words the second time in a lower voice and almost as if to herself. And then the splendid sweet of her smile shone forth3. "She is so white—good Anne," she said. "She is a saint and does not know I pray to her to intercede4 for me, and that I live my life hoping that some day I may make it as fair as hers. She does not know, and I dare not tell her, for she would be made afraid."
To Mistress Anne she seemed in truth a goddess. Until taken under her protection, the poor woman had lived a lonely life, starved of all pleasures and affections. At first—'twas in the days when she had been but Clo Wildairs—her ladyship had begun to befriend her through a
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humble
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| adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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passionate
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| adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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forth
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intercede
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mere
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chambers
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vaguely
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sate
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meek
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naught
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spoke
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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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gilt
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velvet
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guardian
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| n.监护人;守卫者,保护者 | |
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blessing
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| n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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humbleness
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| n.谦卑,谦逊;恭顺 | |
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kinsman
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entanglement
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awakened
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| v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到 | |
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wondrous
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| adj.令人惊奇的,奇妙的;adv.惊人地;异乎寻常地;令人惊叹地 | |
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consort
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| v.相伴;结交 | |
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obedience
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besought
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| v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的过去式和过去分词 );(beseech的过去式与过去分词) | |
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behold
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| v.看,注视,看到 | |
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gilded
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preoccupied
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| adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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passionately
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| ad.热烈地,激烈地 | |
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anguish
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| n.(尤指心灵上的)极度痛苦,烦恼 | |
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beguile
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| vt.欺骗,消遣 | |
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impelled
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bent
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| n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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disturbance
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| n.动乱,骚动;打扰,干扰;(身心)失调 | |
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cabal
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intrigues
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| n.密谋策划( intrigue的名词复数 );神秘气氛;引人入胜的复杂情节v.搞阴谋诡计( intrigue的第三人称单数 );激起…的好奇心 | |
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turmoil
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majesty
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| n.雄伟,壮丽,庄严,威严;最高权威,王权 | |
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reverently
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groaned
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| v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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beholding
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dungeon
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gathering
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| n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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mingle
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| vt.使混合,使相混;vi.混合起来;相交往 | |
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crimson
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| n./adj.深(绯)红色(的);vi.脸变绯红色 | |
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fleeting
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| adj.短暂的,飞逝的 | |
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idol
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| n.偶像,红人,宠儿 | |
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beheld
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| v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟 | |
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ironic
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| adj.讽刺的,有讽刺意味的,出乎意料的 | |
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ingratitude
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| n.忘恩负义 | |
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malice
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| n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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countenance
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| n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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reverence
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| n.敬畏,尊敬,尊严;Reverence:对某些基督教神职人员的尊称;v.尊敬,敬畏,崇敬 | |
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bestowed
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| 赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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ordained
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| v.任命(某人)为牧师( ordain的过去式和过去分词 );授予(某人)圣职;(上帝、法律等)命令;判定 | |
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standing
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| n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的 | |
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reigns
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exclamation
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writhe
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yearn
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| v.想念;怀念;渴望 | |
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sobs
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| 啜泣(声),呜咽(声)( sob的名词复数 ) | |
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pangs
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| 突然的剧痛( pang的名词复数 ); 悲痛 | |
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intervals
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| n.[军事]间隔( interval的名词复数 );间隔时间;[数学]区间;(戏剧、电影或音乐会的)幕间休息 | |
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possessed
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dwelling
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query
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license
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attired
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delicacy
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| n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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insolent
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steadfastly
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| adv.踏实地,不变地;岿然;坚定不渝 | |
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| adj.鲁莽的,卑鄙的,厚颜无耻的 | |
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torments
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| (肉体或精神上的)折磨,痛苦( torment的名词复数 ); 造成痛苦的事物[人] | |
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nay
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royalty
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| adj.古雅的,离奇有趣的,奇怪的 | |
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uxorious
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confidential
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| adj.秘(机)密的,表示信任的,担任机密工作的 | |
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| v.悲叹,痛惜,强烈反对( deplore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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calamity
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| n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件 | |
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seizure
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| n.没收;占有;抵押 | |
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