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But the large clear obiter dicta of Mrs. McManus, those hard opaque1 ideas like great chunks2 of white quartz3, were no more than an incidental entertainment for Mrs. Rylands. The main thread of her mental existence now was her discussion with her little green leather book, and with Philip, the discussion of her universe and what had to be done about it. For five days Philip sent nothing to her but three cards, not postcards but correspondence cards in envelopes from his clubs, saying he was “writing a screed” and adding endearments4. Then in close succession came two bales of written matter, hard upon the sudden and quite surprising announcement in the French and English-Parisian papers that the general strike in England had collapsed6.
These “screeds” were very much in the manner of his former communication. Some lavender-tinted sheets from Honeywood House testified to a night spent at his Aunt Rowena’s at Barnes. But there were no more drawings; he was getting too deeply moved for that sort of relief. There was not the same streak7 of amused observation, and there was an accumulating gravity. He reasoned more. The opening portion was a storm of indignation against the British Gazette, the government control of broadcasting and the general suppression of opinion in the country. That was very much in his old line. He had taken the trouble to copy out a passage from the government proclamation of Friday and print and underline certain words. ”ALL RANKS of the armed forces of the crown are notified that ANY ACTION they may find it necessary to take in an honest endeavour to aid the civil power will receive both now AND AFTERWARDS the full support of the Government.” Something had happened, Mrs. Rylands noted9! He had spelt “government” right! And an anticipatory10 glance over the pages in her hand showed that he was going on spelling it right. To these quoted words Philip had added in a handwriting that was distorted with rage, rather thicker and less distinct: “in other words, ‘Shoot and club if you get half a chance and the Home Office is with you. You will be helped now and let off afterwards.’ This is publicly asking for violence in the most peaceful social crisis the world has ever seen. I told you the government wanted to have a fight and this proves it. But this isn’t the worst. . . . ”
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anecdote
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speculative
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愤怒( fume的过去式和过去分词 ); 大怒; 发怒; 冒烟 | |
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judgment
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n.审判;判断力,识别力,看法,意见 | |
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breach
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n.违反,不履行;破裂;vt.冲破,攻破 | |
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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打听( enquire的过去式和过去分词 ); 询问; 问问题; 查问 | |
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superstition
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decency
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determined
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patriotism
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n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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unravelling
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解开,拆散,散开( unravel的现在分词 ); 阐明; 澄清; 弄清楚 | |
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avaricious
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adj.贪婪的,贪心的 | |
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aptitude
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wariness
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n. 注意,小心 | |
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anticipations
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预期( anticipation的名词复数 ); 预测; (信托财产收益的)预支; 预期的事物 | |
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envious
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devastating
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lust
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coveted
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contemptible
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mansion
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thoroughly
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n.[物]散射;散乱,分散;在媒介质中的散播adj.散乱的;分散在不同范围的;广泛扩散的;(选票)数量分散的v.散射(scatter的ing形式);散布;驱散 | |
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