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Chapter 1
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Oscar’s Father and Mother on Trial
On the 12th of December, 1864, Dublin society was abuzz with excitement. A tidbit of scandal which had long been rolled on the tongue in semi-privacy was to be discussed in open court, and all women and a good many men were agog1 with curiosity and expectation.
The story itself was highly spiced and all the actors in it well known.
A famous doctor and oculist2, recently knighted for his achievements, was the real defendant4. He was married to a woman with a great literary reputation as a poet and writer who was idolized by the populace for her passionate5 advocacy of Ireland’s claim to self-government; “Speranza” was regarded by the Irish people as a sort of Irish Muse6.
The young lady bringing the action was the daughter of the professor of medical jurisprudence at Trinity College, who was also the chief at Marsh’s library.
It was said that this Miss Travers, a pretty girl just out of her teens, had been seduced7 by Dr. Sir William Wilde while under his care as a patient. Some went so far as to say that chloroform had been used, and that the girl had been violated.
The doctor was represented as a sort of Minotaur: lustful8 stories were invented and repeated with breathless delight; on all faces, the joy of malicious9 curiosity and envious10 denigration11.
The interest taken in the case was extraordinary: the excitement beyond comparison; the first talents of the Bar were engaged on both sides; Serjeant Armstrong led for the plaintiff, helped by the famous Mr.
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adj.兴奋的,有强烈兴趣的; adv.渴望地 | |
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v.勒索,敲诈,强要 | |
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v.敲诈( extort的现在分词 );曲解 | |
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persecution
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provocation
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adj.父母的;父的;母的 | |
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胁迫,尤指以透露他人不体面行为相威胁以勒索钱财( blackmail的现在分词 ) | |
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benevolent
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adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 | |
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n.童帽( bonnet的名词复数 );(烟囱等的)覆盖物;(苏格兰男子的)无边呢帽;(女子戴的)任何一种帽子 | |
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kindly
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iodine
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n.碘,碘酒 | |
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temperament
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neatly
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adv.整洁地,干净地,灵巧地,熟练地 | |
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accusation
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n.控告,指责,谴责 | |
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investigation
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n.调查,调查研究 | |
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forth
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slipper
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n.拖鞋 | |
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intimacy
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n.熟悉,亲密,密切关系,亲昵的言行 | |
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aggravate
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vt.加重(剧),使恶化;激怒,使恼火 | |
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rhetoric
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n.修辞学,浮夸之言语 | |
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reconciliation
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cumulative
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包围,围困,围攻( besiege的现在分词 ) | |
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fortress
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reconciliations
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和解( reconciliation的名词复数 ); 一致; 勉强接受; (争吵等的)止息 | |
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frantically
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imploring
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恳求的,哀求的 | |
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dabbing
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石面凿毛,灰泥抛毛 | |
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malevolent
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vexed
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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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discrepancies
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