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Chapter 16
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It was ten o'clock one cold morning towards the end of the winter, the air was sharp, and the clear heavens were brightened up by the beautiful sunshine. In her great royal bed, draped with its old, faded, rose-coloured chintz, she lay motionless, having been unconscious during the whole night. Stretched upon her back, her little ivory-like hands carelessly thrown upon the sheet, she no longer even opened her eyes, and her finely-cut profile looked more delicate than ever under the golden halo of her hair; in fact, anyone who had seen her would have thought her already dead, had it not been for the slight breathing movement of her lips.
The day before, Angelique, realising that she was very ill, had confessed, and partaken of the Communion. Towards three o'clock in the afternoon the good Abbe Cornille had brought to her the sacred _Viaticum_. Then in the evening, as the chill of death gradually crept over her, a great desire came to her to receive the Extreme Unction, that celestial1 remedy, instituted for the cure of both the soul and body. Before losing consciousness, her last words, scarcely murmured, were understood by Hubertine, as in hesitating sentences she expressed her wish for the holy oils. "Yes--oh yes!--as quickly--as possible--before it is too late."
But death advanced. They had waited until day, and the Abbe, having been notified, was about to come.
Everything was now ready to receive the clergyman. The Huberts had just finished arranging the room. Under the gay sunlight, which at this early morning hour struck fully3 upon the window-panes, it looked pure as the dawn in the nudity of its great white walls. The table had been covered with a fresh damask cloth. At the right and the left of the crucifix two large wax-tapers were burning in the silver candelabrum which had been brought up from the parlour, and there were also there the consecrated5 wafers, the asperges brush, an ewer6 of water with its basin and a napkin, and two plates of white porcelain7, one of which was filled with long bits of cotton, and the other with little _cornets_ of paper. The greenhouses of the lower town had been
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1 celestial | |
adj.天体的;天上的 | |
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n.低语,低声的怨言;v.低语,低声而言 | |
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n.小蜡烛,尖细,渐弱;adj.尖细的;v.逐渐变小 | |
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adj.神圣的,被视为神圣的v.把…奉为神圣,给…祝圣( consecrate的过去式和过去分词 );奉献 | |
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n.大口水罐 | |
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n.瓷;adj.瓷的,瓷制的 | |
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9 adorned | |
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10 shimmering | |
v.闪闪发光,发微光( shimmer的现在分词 ) | |
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11 resolute | |
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13 rebellious | |
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14 inevitable | |
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15 supreme | |
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16 plaintive | |
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17 chamber | |
n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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18 astonishment | |
n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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19 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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21 fixed | |
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22 majestic | |
adj.雄伟的,壮丽的,庄严的,威严的,崇高的 | |
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23 vice | |
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的 | |
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24 bishop | |
n.主教,(国际象棋)象 | |
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25 prostrated | |
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26 humbly | |
adv. 恭顺地,谦卑地 | |
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27 fervently | |
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28 dreaded | |
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29 penetrated | |
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的 动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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30 oratory | |
n.演讲术;词藻华丽的言辞 | |
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31 frightful | |
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32 stifled | |
(使)窒息, (使)窒闷( stifle的过去式和过去分词 ); 镇压,遏制; 堵 | |
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33 forth | |
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34 obstinacy | |
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35 inflamed | |
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36 rebuking | |
责难或指责( rebuke的现在分词 ) | |
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37 humility | |
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38 chaste | |
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39 abominable | |
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40 unwilling | |
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41 triumphant | |
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42 torment | |
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43 bliss | |
n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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44 persistence | |
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45 feverishly | |
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46 feverish | |
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47 supplicating | |
v.祈求,哀求,恳求( supplicate的现在分词 ) | |
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48 swollen | |
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49 parental | |
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50 raving | |
adj.说胡话的;疯狂的,怒吼的;非常漂亮的;令人醉心[痴心]的v.胡言乱语(rave的现在分词)n.胡话;疯话adv.胡言乱语地;疯狂地 | |
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51 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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52 vindicate | |
v.为…辩护或辩解,辩明;证明…正确 | |
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53 reclaim | |
v.要求归还,收回;开垦 | |
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54 betroth | |
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55 betrothed | |
n. 已订婚者 动词betroth的过去式和过去分词 | |
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56 shuddering | |
v.战栗( shudder的现在分词 );发抖;(机器、车辆等)突然震动;颤动 | |
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57 invincible | |
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58 repulsed | |
v.击退( repulse的过去式和过去分词 );驳斥;拒绝 | |
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59 agitated | |
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60 embroiderer | |
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61 fume | |
n.(usu pl.)(浓烈或难闻的)烟,气,汽 | |
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62 victorious | |
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63 submission | |
n.服从,投降;温顺,谦虚;提出 | |
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64 remorse | |
n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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65 humble | |
adj.谦卑的,恭顺的;地位低下的;v.降低,贬低 | |
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66 beseeching | |
adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 ) | |
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67 entirely | |
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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68 sob | |
n.空间轨道的轰炸机;呜咽,哭泣 | |
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69 sobbing | |
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70 distressed | |
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71 distress | |
n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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72 implored | |
恳求或乞求(某人)( implore的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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73 intervention | |
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74 unnatural | |
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75 vow | |
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76 goodwill | |
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77 rigid | |
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78 majesty | |
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79 penitence | |
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80 exquisite | |
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81 bent | |
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82 benediction | |
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83 specks | |
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84 hovering | |
鸟( hover的现在分词 ); 靠近(某事物); (人)徘徊; 犹豫 | |
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85 prostration | |
n. 平伏, 跪倒, 疲劳 | |
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86 distresses | |
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87 exhort | |
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88 exhortation | |
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89 meditate | |
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90 nostrils | |
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91 eyelids | |
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92 creed | |
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93 almighty | |
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94 enervation | |
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95 descend | |
vt./vi.传下来,下来,下降 | |
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96 miserable | |
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97 incense | |
v.激怒;n.香,焚香时的烟,香气 | |
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98 effaced | |
v.擦掉( efface的过去式和过去分词 );抹去;超越;使黯然失色 | |
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99 venial | |
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100 remains | |
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101 languor | |
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102 maiden | |
n.少女,处女;adj.未婚的,纯洁的,无经验的 | |
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103 meditated | |
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑 | |
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104 disinterestedness | |
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105 redeemed | |
adj. 可赎回的,可救赎的 动词redeem的过去式和过去分词形式 | |
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106 lascivious | |
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107 obedience | |
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108 lobes | |
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109 transparent | |
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110 atoned | |
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112 slanders | |
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113 calumnies | |
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114 blasphemies | |
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119 hymns | |
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121 touching | |
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122 primitive | |
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123 innocence | |
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124 cleansed | |
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126 fragrances | |
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131 carnations | |
n.麝香石竹,康乃馨( carnation的名词复数 ) | |
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132 musk | |
n.麝香, 能发出麝香的各种各样的植物,香猫 | |
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134 rite | |
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137 chalice | |
n.圣餐杯;金杯毒酒 | |
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138 consolation | |
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139 enchantment | |
n.迷惑,妖术,魅力 | |
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140 pilfering | |
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141 snares | |
n.陷阱( snare的名词复数 );圈套;诱人遭受失败(丢脸、损失等)的东西;诱惑物v.用罗网捕捉,诱陷,陷害( snare的第三人称单数 ) | |
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142 pitfalls | |
(捕猎野兽用的)陷阱( pitfall的名词复数 ); 意想不到的困难,易犯的错误 | |
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v.怂恿(某人)干不正当的事;冒…的险(tempt的过去分词) | |
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144 drawn | |
v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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145 puff | |
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147 demons | |
n.恶人( demon的名词复数 );恶魔;精力过人的人;邪念 | |
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148 prodigy | |
n.惊人的事物,奇迹,神童,天才,预兆 | |
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149 mere | |
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150 lure | |
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151 judgment | |
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152 rigidity | |
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153 worthy | |
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154 paternal | |
adj.父亲的,像父亲的,父系的,父方的 | |
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