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A Clever Cheat — Passano — Pisa — Corilla — My Opinion of Squinting1 Eyes — Florence — I See Therese Again — My Son — Corticelli
I was standing2 at some distance from my carriage into which they were putting four horses, when a man accosted3 me and asked me if I would pay in advance or at the next stage. Without troubling to look at him I said I would pay in advance, and gave him a coin requesting him to bring me the change.
“Directly, sir,” said he, and with that he went into the inn.
A few minutes after, just as I was going to look after my change, the post-master came up and asked me to pay for the stage.
“I have paid already, and I am waiting for my change. Did I not give the money to you?”
“Certainly not, sir.”
“Whom did I give it to, then?”
“I really can’t say; but you will be able to recognize the man, doubtless.”
“It must have been you or one of your people.”
I was speaking loud, and all the men came about me.
“These are all the men in my employ,” said the master, and he asked if any of them had received the money from me.
They all denied the fact with an air of sincerity4 which left no room for suspicion. I cursed and swore, but they let me curse and swear as much as I liked. At last I discovered that there was no help for it, and I paid a second time, laughing at the clever rascal5 who had taken me in so thoroughly6. Such are the lessons of life; always full of new experiences, and yet one never knows enough. From that day I have always taken care not to pay for posting except to the proper persons.
In no country are knaves7 so cunning as in Italy, Greece ancient and modern excepted.
When I got to the best inn at Leghorn they told me that there was a theatre, and my luck made me go and see the play. I was recognized by an actor who accosted me, and introduced me to one of his comrades, a self-styled poet, and a great enemy of the Abbe Chiari, whom I did not like, as he had written a biting
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squinting
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斜视( squint的现在分词 ); 眯着眼睛; 瞟; 从小孔或缝隙里看 | |
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sonnets
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mediocre
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sublimity
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Christian
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folly
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diatribe
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epithet
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judgment
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passionately
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kindly
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v.打听,询问;调查,查问 | |
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astonishment
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depict
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amazement
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n.惊奇,惊讶 | |
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nay
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nun
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n.修女,尼姑 | |
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下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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presentiment
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ardent
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reassured
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caress
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vt./n.爱抚,抚摸 | |
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bliss
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n.狂喜,福佑,天赐的福 | |
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mutual
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adj.相互的,彼此的;共同的,共有的 | |
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negligent
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adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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amorous
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determined
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contented
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inconvenient
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exquisite
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displeased
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jealousy
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complexion
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