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CHAPTER 37
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With the following March London saw once more the Duchess of Otterbourne carrying her graceful1 presence to Court and salon2 and theatre, having recovered her beauty and with it her spirits. One of those fortunate incidents of which life is prodigal3 to its favorites had happened. An old aunt had died and left her a legacy4 of a few thousands; enough thousands to make a year at least pass smoothly6, without too much self-denial.
She was pleased to have a little ready money, indisputably her own, which had come to her in a most respectable manner, and could be squandered7 just as she chose, without the interference of anybody. Millions do not really afford you the smallest satisfaction if somebody stands over you to see how you spend them.
The insolence8 and the courage of her character brought her back to the scene of her slavery to William Massarene. She felt that it was necessary to show her brother that she did not care a straw for his condemnation9, and to prove to society in general that her position was unshaken. Who could tell how that young woman, who had sent her the counterfoils10 and the acceptances, might not have talked? Besides, she wished to see her children. Her affection for them was genuine. It was not profound or unselfish, it was not tender or ideal, but it was a real affection in its way; and, besides, she was proud of them. They were the handsomest little people in England; always well and always strong. Against Jack11 she bore a grudge—unreasoningly and unkindly—but still, she wished to have him with her in London. The presence of the little duke and his brothers and sister in her new house would prove to people that her conduct had always been
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disappearance
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knight
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transgression
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毁坏( ravage的过去式和过去分词 ); 蹂躏; 劫掠; 抢劫 | |
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brutality
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contented
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alienated
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avarice
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hacked
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