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Chapter 23
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WHEN America entered the Great European War, Vida sent Raymie off to an officers’ training-camp — less than a year after her wedding. Raymie was diligent1 and rather strong. He came out a first lieutenant2 of infantry3, and was one of the earliest sent abroad.
Carol grew definitely afraid of Vida as Vida transferred the passion which had been released in marriage to the cause of the war; as she lost all tolerance4. When Carol was touched by the desire for heroism5 in Raymie and tried tactfully to express it, Vida made her feel like an impertinent child.
By enlistment7 and draft, the sons of Lyman Cass, Nat Hicks, Sam Clark joined the army. But most of the soldiers were the sons of German and Swedish farmers unknown to Carol. Dr. Terry Gould and Dr. McGanum became captains in the medical corps9, and were stationed at camps in Iowa and Georgia. They were the only officers, besides Raymie, from the Gopher Prairie district. Kennicott wanted to go with them, but the several doctors of the town forgot medical rivalry10 and, meeting in council, decided11 that he would do better to wait and keep the town well till he should be needed. Kennicott was forty-two now; the only youngish doctor left in a radius12 of eighteen miles. Old Dr. Westlake, who loved comfort like a cat, protestingly rolled out at night for country calls, and hunted through his collar-box for his G. A. R. button.
Carol did not quite know what she thought about Kennicott’s going. Certainly she was no Spartan
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warrior
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psychology
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autocracies
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lone
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催促(hustle的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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打破,打碎( bust的现在分词 ); 突击搜查(或搜捕); (使)降级,降低军阶 | |
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scamper
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gee
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abruptly
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