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The following conversation, which took place between the two friends in the pump-room one morning, after an acquaintance of eight or nine days, is given as a specimen1 of their very warm attachment2, and of the delicacy3, discretion4, originality5 of thought, and literary taste which marked the reasonableness of that attachment.
They met by appointment; and as Isabella had arrived nearly five minutes before her friend, her first address naturally was, "My dearest creature, what can have made you so late? I have been waiting for you at least this age!"
"Have you, indeed! I am very sorry for it; but really I thought I was in very good time. It is but just one. I hope you have not been here long?"
"Oh! These ten ages at least. I am sure I have been here this half hour. But now, let us go and sit down at the other end of the room, and enjoy ourselves. I have an hundred things to say to you. In the first place, I was so afraid it would rain this morning, just as I wanted to set off; it looked very showery, and that would have thrown me into agonies! Do you know, I saw the prettiest hat you can imagine, in a shop window in Milsom Street just now -- very like yours, only with coquelicot ribbons instead of green; I quite longed for it. But, my dearest Catherine, what have you been doing with yourself all this morning? Have you gone on with Udolpho?"
"Yes, I have been reading it ever since I woke; and I am got to the black veil."
"Are you, indeed? How delightful6! Oh! I would not tell you what is behind the black veil for the world! Are not you wild to know?"
"Oh! Yes, quite; what can it be? But do not tell me -- I would not be told upon any account. I know it must be a skeleton, I am sure it is Laurentina's skeleton. Oh! I am delighted with the book! I should like to spend my whole life in reading it. I assure you, if it had not been to meet you, I would not have come away from it for all the world."
"Dear creature! How much I am obliged to you; and when you have finished Udolpho, we will read the Italian together; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you."
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n.附属物,附件;依恋;依附 | |
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n.精致,细微,微妙,精良;美味,佳肴 | |
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n.谨慎;随意处理 | |
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originality
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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necromancer
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orphan
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horrid
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adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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n.(用电子邮件发送的)附件( attachment的名词复数 );附着;连接;附属物 | |
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incapable
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adj.无能力的,不能做某事的 | |
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determined
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n.活泼,兴奋,卡通片/动画片的制作 | |
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insipid
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disclaimed
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admiration
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adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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miserable
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adj.悲惨的,痛苦的;可怜的,糟糕的 | |
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conceited
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distress
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amazement
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reverting
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odious
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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humbling
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adj.令人羞辱的v.使谦恭( humble的现在分词 );轻松打败(尤指强大的对手);低声下气 | |
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