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Chupin’s stupefying revelations and the thought that Martial1, the heir of his name and dukedom, should degrade himself so low as to enter into a conspiracy2 with vulgar peasants, drove the Duc de Sairmeuse nearly wild.
But the Marquis de Courtornieu’s coolness restored the duke’s sang-froid.
He ran to the barracks, and in less than half an hour five hundred foot-soldiers and three hundred of the Montaignac chasseurs were under arms.
With these forces at his disposal it would have been easy enough to suppress this movement without the least bloodshed. It was only necessary to close the gates of the city. It was not with fowling-pieces and clubs that these poor peasants could force an entrance into a fortified3 town.
But such moderation did not suit a man of the duke’s violent temperament4, a man who was ever longing5 for struggle and excitement, a man whose ambition prompted him to display his zeal6.
He had ordered the gate of the citadel7 to be left open, and had concealed8 some of his soldiers behind the parapets of the outer fortifications.
He then stationed himself where he could command a view of the approach to the citadel, and deliberately9 chose his moment for giving the signal to fire.
Still, a strange thing happened. Of four hundred shots, fired into a dense10 crowd of fifteen hundred men, only three had hit the mark.
More humane11
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martial
adj.战争的,军事的,尚武的,威武的
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conspiracy
n.阴谋,密谋,共谋
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fortified
adj. 加强的
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temperament
n.气质,性格,性情
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longing
n.(for)渴望
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zeal
n.热心,热情,热忱
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citadel
n.城堡;堡垒;避难所
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concealed
a.隐藏的,隐蔽的
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deliberately
adv.审慎地;蓄意地;故意地
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dense
a.密集的,稠密的,浓密的;密度大的
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humane
adj.人道的,富有同情心的
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cavalry
n.骑兵;轻装甲部队
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infantry
n.[总称]步兵(部队)
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fugitives
n.亡命者,逃命者( fugitive的名词复数 )
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disperse
vi.使分散;使消失;vt.分散;驱散
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scatter
vt.撒,驱散,散开;散布/播;vi.分散,消散
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frantic
adj.狂乱的,错乱的,激昂的
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vertigo
n.眩晕
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laggards
n.落后者( laggard的名词复数 )
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detonations
n.爆炸 (声)( detonation的名词复数 )
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musket
n.滑膛枪
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gallop
v./n.(马或骑马等)飞奔;飞速发展
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galloped
(使马)飞奔,奔驰( gallop的过去式和过去分词 ); 快速做[说]某事
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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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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gendarmes
n.宪兵,警官( gendarme的名词复数 )
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cannon
n.大炮,火炮;飞机上的机关炮
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throng
n.人群,群众;v.拥挤,群集
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regain
vt.重新获得,收复,恢复
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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conspirators
n.共谋者,阴谋家( conspirator的名词复数 )
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despondent
adj.失望的,沮丧的,泄气的
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baron
n.男爵;(商业界等)巨头,大王
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worthy
adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的
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confided
v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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retired
adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的
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obstinate
adj.顽固的,倔强的,不易屈服的,较难治愈的
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hesitation
n.犹豫,踌躇
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wretch
n.可怜的人,不幸的人;卑鄙的人
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muzzle
n.鼻口部;口套;枪(炮)口;vt.使缄默
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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entreated
恳求,乞求( entreat的过去式和过去分词 )
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brandishing
v.挥舞( brandish的现在分词 );炫耀
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reins
感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带
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cowardice
n.胆小,怯懦
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heroism
n.大无畏精神,英勇
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foe
n.敌人,仇敌
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valor
n.勇气,英勇
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agility
n.敏捷,活泼
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brawny
adj.强壮的
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revolved
v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想
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velocity
n.速度,速率
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confiding
adj.相信人的,易于相信的v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的现在分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等)
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belly
n.肚子,腹部;(像肚子一样)鼓起的部分,膛
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tottered
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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axe
n.斧子;v.用斧头砍,削减
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utterly
adv.完全地,绝对地
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exterminated
v.消灭,根绝( exterminate的过去式和过去分词 )
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supreme
adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的
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hatred
n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨
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loathed
v.憎恨,厌恶( loathe的过去式和过去分词 );极不喜欢
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humiliation
n.羞辱
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gallant
adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的
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remorse
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责
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gathering
n.集会,聚会,聚集
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hoofs
n.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的名词复数 )v.(兽的)蹄,马蹄( hoof的第三人称单数 )
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succor
n.援助,帮助;v.给予帮助
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redound
v.有助于;提;报应
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eclat
n.显赫之成功,荣誉
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isolated
adj.与世隔绝的
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trot
n.疾走,慢跑;n.老太婆;现成译本;(复数)trots:腹泻(与the 连用);v.小跑,快步走,赶紧
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impaired
adj.受损的;出毛病的;有(身体或智力)缺陷的v.损害,削弱( impair的过去式和过去分词 )
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implicated
adj.密切关联的;牵涉其中的
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miserable
adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的
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parricidal
adj.杀父母的,杀长上者
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folly
n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话
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overthrow
v.推翻,打倒,颠覆;n.推翻,瓦解,颠覆
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reassured
adj.使消除疑虑的;使放心的v.再保证,恢复信心( reassure的过去式和过去分词)
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entirely
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
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vile
adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的
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rascals
流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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duel
n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争
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tinged
v.(使)发丁丁声( ting的过去式和过去分词 )
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gratitude
adj.感激,感谢
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assassinated
v.暗杀( assassinate的过去式和过去分词 );中伤;诋毁;破坏
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severely
adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地
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mere
adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过
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contemplate
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
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lavishly
adv.慷慨地,大方地
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bestowed
赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 )
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ammunition
n.军火,弹药
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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condemned
adj. 被责难的, 被宣告有罪的
动词condemn的过去式和过去分词