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CHAPTER XVIII A Hero in Spite of Himself
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It must not be supposed that in all these long conversations with Miss Stewart, while her father told stories turn about with the contented1 Captain Taber, C. B. ever forgot his friend for one moment. The memory of Merritt had faded almost entirely2, or only came now and then with a little pang3 of contrition4 that such devoted5 love as he had been shown by that strange man had been so little requited6. Had he been given to reasoning these things out he would have known that the secret of his love for Captain Taber was that he had been able to give himself up entirely to his service, for it will ever be found that the deepest love is that which gives itself to the beloved object. True love is self-sacrificing, not passively recipient7, and so even in this beautiful journey, surrounded by all luxury and associated with so charming a personality as that of Miss Stewart, C. B. never for one instant wavered in his deep affection for his charge.
One night within a hundred miles of Chicago they suddenly felt the flying train slow down, and then with a couple of heavy jolts8 come to a standstill. C. B. was with the captain at the time rendering9 him some personal service, and at the shock they both looked inquiringly around and at one another.
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“There’s something wrong,” said the captain. “I wonder what has happened?” He had hardly uttered the words when through the unnatural10 silence there came a faint
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1 contented | |
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的 | |
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4 contrition | |
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5 devoted | |
adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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6 requited | |
v.报答( requite的过去式和过去分词 );酬谢;回报;报复 | |
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7 recipient | |
a.接受的,感受性强的 n.接受者,感受者,容器 | |
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8 jolts | |
(使)摇动, (使)震惊( jolt的名词复数 ) | |
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9 rendering | |
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12 truculent | |
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13 picturesque | |
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14 garb | |
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17 spoke | |
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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18 hesitation | |
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19 stunning | |
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20 curt | |
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21 touching | |
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22 fully | |
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23 groan | |
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24 curtly | |
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25 sobbed | |
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26 gratitude | |
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27 blurted | |
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28 humble | |
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29 worthy | |
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30 appreciation | |
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31 feverish | |
adj.发烧的,狂热的,兴奋的 | |
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32 fretting | |
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33 gliding | |
v. 滑翔 adj. 滑动的 | |
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34 aglow | |
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35 triumphantly | |
ad.得意洋洋地;得胜地;成功地 | |
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36 plunder | |
vt.劫掠财物,掠夺;n.劫掠物,赃物;劫掠 | |
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37 lashed | |
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38 ERECTED | |
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39 butt | |
n.笑柄;烟蒂;枪托;臀部;v.用头撞或顶 | |
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40 obstruction | |
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41 hideous | |
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42 jolting | |
adj.令人震惊的 | |
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43 mingled | |
混合,混入( mingle的过去式和过去分词 ); 混进,与…交往[联系] | |
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44 deference | |
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45 wagon | |
n.四轮马车,手推车,面包车;无盖运货列车 | |
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46 rumbled | |
发出隆隆声,发出辘辘声( rumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 轰鸣着缓慢行进; 发现…的真相; 看穿(阴谋) | |
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47 scent | |
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48 noted | |
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49 steward | |
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50 refreshments | |
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51 ravenous | |
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52 transparent | |
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53 simplicity | |
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54 mighty | |
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55 scoop | |
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56 darted | |
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57 colossal | |
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58 reassured | |
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59 brazen | |
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60 gush | |
v.喷,涌;滔滔不绝(说话);n.喷,涌流;迸发 | |
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61 portrayed | |
v.画像( portray的过去式和过去分词 );描述;描绘;描画 | |
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62 eminence | |
n.卓越,显赫;高地,高处;名家 | |
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63 sketched | |
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64 guileful | |
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65 civilized | |
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66 annoyance | |
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67 propped | |
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68 devouring | |
吞没( devour的现在分词 ); 耗尽; 津津有味地看; 狼吞虎咽地吃光 | |
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69 chuckling | |
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70 jargon | |
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71 utterly | |
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72 mere | |
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73 soothed | |
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦 | |
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74 batch | |
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75 imploringly | |
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76 truthfulness | |
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77 invincible | |
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78 interfere | |
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79 ushered | |
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80 belied | |
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81 belly | |
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82 gaudy | |
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83 adorned | |
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84 spat | |
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85 gaily | |
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86 decided | |
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87 authorized | |
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88 honorarium | |
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89 mammoth | |
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90 vaudeville | |
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91 yarn | |
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92 discomfited | |
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93 plunged | |
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94 persistent | |
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95 adamant | |
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96 luncheon | |
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97 nay | |
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98 whatsoever | |
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99 acquitted | |
宣判…无罪( acquit的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(自己)作出某种表现 | |
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100 hull | |
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