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CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
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Mrs. Waddington had once read a story in which a series of emotions including fear, horror, amazement1, consternation2 and a sickly dismay were described as "chasing one another" across the face of a dastardly person at the moment of realisation that his villainy had been discovered past concealment3: and it was with the expectation of watching a similar parade on the moon-like countenance4 of Ferris, the butler, that she pressed the bell outside the door of the apartment of Mr. Lancelot Biffen on the ninth floor.
She was disappointed. Ferris, as he appeared in the doorway5 in answer to her ring, lacked a little of his customary portentous6 dignity, but that was only because we authors, after a gruelling bout7 at the desk, are always apt to look a shade frazzled. The butler's hair was disordered where he had plucked at it in the agony of composition, and there was more ink on the tip of his nose than would have been there on a more formal occasion: but otherwise he was in pretty good shape, and he did not even start on perceiving the identity of his visitor.
"Mr. Biffen is not at home, madam," said Ferris equably.
"I do not wish to see Mr. Biffen." Mrs. Waddington swelled8 with justifiable9 wrath10. "Ferris," she said, "I know all!"
"Indeed, madam?"
"You have no sick relative," proceeded Mrs. Waddington, though her tone suggested the opinion that anyone related to him had good reason to be sick. "You are here because you are writing a
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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consternation
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concealment
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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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doorway
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portentous
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bout
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n.侵袭,发作;一次(阵,回);拳击等比赛 | |
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增强( swell的过去式和过去分词 ); 肿胀; (使)凸出; 充满(激情) | |
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justifiable
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wrath
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scurrilous
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gutter
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n.沟,街沟,水槽,檐槽,贫民窟 | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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journalism
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n.新闻工作,报业 | |
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honourable
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specifying
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decided
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ass
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n.驴;傻瓜,蠢笨的人 | |
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alluded
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aplomb
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n.沉着,镇静 | |
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quelled
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v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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cyclone
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courteous
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exuberantly
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adv.兴高采烈地,活跃地,愉快地 | |
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debonair
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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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utterly
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turpitude
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n.可耻;邪恶 | |
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finch
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n.雀科鸣禽(如燕雀,金丝雀等) | |
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dallied
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v.随随便便地对待( dally的过去式和过去分词 );不很认真地考虑;浪费时间;调情 | |
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morbid
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adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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beckoning
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annoyance
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n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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(使)凋谢,枯萎( wilt的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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snail
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malevolence
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sinister
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trump
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n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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collapsed
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adj.倒塌的 | |
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constable
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punctuate
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vt.加标点于;不时打断 | |
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throbbing
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a. 跳动的,悸动的 | |
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conscientious
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adj.审慎正直的,认真的,本着良心的 | |
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insignificant
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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specimen
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n.样本,标本 | |
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inspection
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n.检查,审查,检阅 | |
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pimpled
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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tottered
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v.走得或动得不稳( totter的过去式和过去分词 );踉跄;蹒跚;摇摇欲坠 | |
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exclusion
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recollected
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tonic
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n./adj.滋补品,补药,强身的,健体的 | |
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exhausted
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adj.极其疲惫的,精疲力尽的 | |
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bugle
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n.军号,号角,喇叭;v.吹号,吹号召集 | |
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remarkable
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adj.显著的,异常的,非凡的,值得注意的 | |
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distinctive
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squeaking
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v.短促地尖叫( squeak的现在分词 );吱吱叫;告密;充当告密者 | |
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incandescent
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adj.遇热发光的, 白炽的,感情强烈的 | |
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accost
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v.向人搭话,打招呼 | |
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undoubtedly
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rogues
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n.流氓( rogue的名词复数 );无赖;调皮捣蛋的人;离群的野兽 | |
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promotion
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n.提升,晋级;促销,宣传 | |
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gee
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n.马;int.向右!前进!,惊讶时所发声音;v.向右转 | |
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swelling
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elation
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frenzy
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alluding
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peculiar
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distress
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massaging
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feudal
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bribe
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extort
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consultation
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kindly
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chafing
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n.皮肤发炎v.擦热(尤指皮肤)( chafe的现在分词 );擦痛;发怒;惹怒 | |
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