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Chapter 11
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The Threatening Cloud Draws Nearer
There is a secret apprehension1 in man counselling sobriety and moderation, a fear born of expediency2 distinct from conscience, which is ethical3; though it seems to be closely connected with conscience acting4, as it does, by warnings and prohibitions5. The story of Polycrates and his ring is a symbol of the instinctive6 feeling that extraordinary good fortune is perilous7 and can not endure.
A year or so after the first meeting between Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas I heard that they were being pestered8 on account of some amorous9 letters which had been stolen from them. There was talk of blackmail10 and hints of an interesting exposure.
Towards the end of the year it was announced that Lord Alfred Douglas had gone to Egypt; but this “flight into Egypt,” as it was wittily11 called, was gilded12 by the fact that a little later he was appointed an honorary attaché to Lord Cromer. I regarded his absence as a piece of good fortune, for when he was in London, Oscar had no time to himself, and was seen in public with associates he would have done better to avoid. Time and again he had praised Lord Alfred Douglas to me as a charming person, a poet, and had grown lyrical about his violet eyes and honey-coloured hair. I knew nothing of Lord Alfred Douglas, and had no inkling of his
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blackmail
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n.讹诈,敲诈,勒索,胁迫,恫吓 | |
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wittily
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机智地,机敏地 | |
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gilded
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a.镀金的,富有的 | |
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pointed
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poetic
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pelican
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harry
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athletics
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atheist
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insolence
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n.傲慢;无礼;厚颜;傲慢的态度 | |
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sullen
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bristling
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prudent
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abrupt
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discourteous
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combative
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courageous
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n.股票(或证券),经纪人(或机构) | |
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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derisive
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Oxford
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n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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accusation
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defiantly
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adv.挑战地,大胆对抗地 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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envious
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adj.嫉妒的,羡慕的 | |
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bluff
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distress
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sonnet
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n.十四行诗 | |
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delightful
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adj.令人高兴的,使人快乐的 | |
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hawk
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n.鹰,骗子;鹰派成员 | |
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apprehensions
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astonishment
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n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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casually
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desperately
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adv.极度渴望地,绝望地,孤注一掷地 | |
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marvel
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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twilight
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n.暮光,黄昏;暮年,晚期,衰落时期 | |
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passionate
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adj.热情的,热烈的,激昂的,易动情的,易怒的,性情暴躁的 | |
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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blackmailer
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敲诈者,勒索者 | |
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hatred
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n.憎恶,憎恨,仇恨 | |
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bland
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adj.淡而无味的,温和的,无刺激性的 | |
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acquiescence
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n.默许;顺从 | |
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malice
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n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋 | |
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vivacious
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adj.活泼的,快活的 | |
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intoxicated
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喝醉的,极其兴奋的 | |
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genial
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adj.亲切的,和蔼的,愉快的,脾气好的 | |
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affected
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puffed
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egregious
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adj.非常的,过分的 | |
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arrogance
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disdain
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kindly
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extraordinarily
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intercourse
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nervously
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penal
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opposition
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fable
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plunged
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victorious
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irritation
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bantering
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