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CHAPTER 39.
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By all the chill miles homewards, whatever and what varying emotions prevailed in the breasts of the little party found no expression in words. Indeed there could be no passion of feeling in that bitter night so hot as to resist the numbing1 influence of a frost that seemed to glaze2 the roof of one’s mouth, if opened to speak, with ice. Tuke felt little but the instinct to prick3 his snorting beast onwards with bloodless heels. Yet through all he was conscious of a spark that glowed and wavered in him like a pulse—a little fierce flame of triumph and of ecstasy—a suffusion4 of audacity5, or repudiation6 of the formal conduct to which he had vainly struggled to subscribe7. He had no deliberate plan of evil in his soul; neither had he the courage or the inclination8 to face the situation of his own contriving9. He had snapped under a strain, so it seemed to him; and that was all. For the moment it was exquisite10 pleasure to feel all his moral fibres relaxed as he drove intoxicated11 before the force he had for a time withstood.
“Your fingers are a love-knot about my heart, Betty,” he once said over his shoulder. “It should be a toasting fire for their comfort.”
He gently unslackened the clasp of the brown hands and bent
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numbing
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adj.使麻木的,使失去感觉的v.使麻木,使麻痹( numb的现在分词 ) | |
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v.因疲倦、疲劳等指眼睛变得呆滞,毫无表情 | |
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v.刺伤,刺痛,刺孔;n.刺伤,刺痛 | |
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suffusion
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n.充满 | |
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audacity
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n.大胆,卤莽,无礼 | |
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repudiation
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n.拒绝;否认;断绝关系;抛弃 | |
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subscribe
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vi.(to)订阅,订购;同意;vt.捐助,赞助 | |
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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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contriving
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(不顾困难地)促成某事( contrive的现在分词 ); 巧妙地策划,精巧地制造(如机器); 设法做到 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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intoxicated
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喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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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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rubies
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红宝石( ruby的名词复数 ); 红宝石色,深红色 | |
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superstition
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n.迷信,迷信行为 | |
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wither
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flaunting
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adj.招摇的,扬扬得意的,夸耀的v.炫耀,夸耀( flaunt的现在分词 );有什么能耐就施展出来 | |
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logic
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n.逻辑(学);逻辑性 | |
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lashes
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n.鞭挞( lash的名词复数 );鞭子;突然猛烈的一击;急速挥动v.鞭打( lash的第三人称单数 );煽动;紧系;怒斥 | |
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burrow
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vt.挖掘(洞穴);钻进;vi.挖洞;翻寻;n.地洞 | |
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tavern
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n.小旅馆,客栈;小酒店 | |
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decided
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adj.决定了的,坚决的;明显的,明确的 | |
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killing
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n.巨额利润;突然赚大钱,发大财 | |
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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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stony
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adj.石头的,多石头的,冷酷的,无情的 | |
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n.车队等的行列 | |
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flickered
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(通常指灯光)闪烁,摇曳( flicker的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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numbness
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n.无感觉,麻木,惊呆 | |
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whoop
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n.大叫,呐喊,喘息声;v.叫喊,喘息 | |
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herd
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n.兽群,牧群;vt.使集中,把…赶在一起 | |
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covert
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adj.隐藏的;暗地里的 | |
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smitten
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猛打,重击,打击( smite的过去分词 ) | |
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stultify
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v.愚弄;使呆滞 | |
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foresight
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n.先见之明,深谋远虑 | |
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clemency
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n.温和,仁慈,宽厚 | |
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wilderness
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n.杳无人烟的一片陆地、水等,荒漠 | |
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grunting
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咕哝的,呼噜的 | |
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deliberately
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adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地 | |
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entrusted
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v.委托,托付( entrust的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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convoy
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vt.护送,护卫,护航;n.护送;护送队 | |
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mightier
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adj. 强有力的,强大的,巨大的 adv. 很,极其 | |
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trotted
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小跑,急走( trot的过去分词 ); 匆匆忙忙地走 | |
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scattered
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adj.分散的,稀疏的;散步的;疏疏落落的 | |
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withers
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马肩隆 | |
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authoritative
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lodged
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hospitable
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adj.好客的;宽容的;有利的,适宜的 | |
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smothering
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(使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的现在分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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suspense
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n.(对可能发生的事)紧张感,担心,挂虑 | |
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rumpled
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v.弄皱,使凌乱( rumple的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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slumberous
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a.昏昏欲睡的 | |
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demon
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n.魔鬼,恶魔 | |
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hearth
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n.壁炉炉床,壁炉地面 | |
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discordantly
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adv.不一致地,不和谐地 | |
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potency
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n. 效力,潜能 | |
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exonerate
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v.免除责任,确定无罪 | |
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inevitable
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adj.不可避免的,必然发生的 | |
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recuperate
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v.恢复 | |
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discomfort
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n.不舒服,不安,难过,困难,不方便 | |
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infinitely
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adv.无限地,无穷地 | |
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dictated
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v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 );口授;支配;摆布 | |
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glowering
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v.怒视( glower的现在分词 ) | |
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gainsay
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v.否认,反驳 | |
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torment
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n.折磨;令人痛苦的东西(人);vt.折磨;纠缠 | |
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condemning
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v.(通常因道义上的原因而)谴责( condemn的现在分词 );宣判;宣布…不能使用;迫使…陷于不幸的境地 | |
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conceited
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n.头骨;颅骨 | |
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jade
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asylum
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sop
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formulated
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n.劳碌的人;v.做苦工,操劳 | |
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temporize
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ruby
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n.红宝石,红宝石色 | |
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