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And Pelet himself? How did I continue to like him? Oh, extremely well! Nothing could be more smooth, gentlemanlike, and even friendly, than his demeanour to me. I had to endure from him neither cold neglect, irritating interference, nor pretentious1 assumption of superiority. I fear, however, two poor, hard-worked Belgian ushers2 in the establishment could not have said as much; to them the director’s manner was invariably dry, stern, and cool. I believe he perceived once or twice that I was a little shocked at the difference he made between them and me, and accounted for it by saying, with a quiet sarcastic4 smile —
“Ce ne sont que des Flamands — allez!”
And then he took his cigar gently from his lips and spat5 on the painted floor of the room in which we were sitting. Flamands certainly they were, and both had the true Flamand physiognomy, where intellectual inferiority is marked in lines none can mistake; still they were men, and, in the main, honest men; and I could not see why their being aboriginals6 of the flat, dull soil should serve as a pretext7 for treating them with perpetual severity and contempt. This idea, of injustice8 somewhat poisoned the pleasure I might otherwise have derived9 from Pelet’s soft affable manner to myself. Certainly it was agreeable, when the day’s work was over, to find one’s employer an intelligent and cheerful companion; and if he was sometimes a little sarcastic and sometimes a little too insinuating10, and if I did discover that his mildness was more a matter of appearance than of reality — if I did occasionally suspect the existence of flint or steel under an external covering of
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pretentious
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adj.自命不凡的,自负的,炫耀的 | |
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n.引座员( usher的名词复数 );招待员;门房;助理教员v.引,领,陪同( usher的第三人称单数 ) | |
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adj.可怕的,悲惨的,阴惨的,极端的 | |
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sarcastic
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adj.讥讽的,讽刺的,嘲弄的 | |
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n.口角,掌击;v.发出呼噜呼噜声 | |
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(某国的)公民( aboriginal的名词复数 ); 土著人特征; 土生动物(或植物) | |
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injustice
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adj.曲意巴结的,暗示的v.暗示( insinuate的现在分词 );巧妙或迂回地潜入;(使)缓慢进入;慢慢伸入 | |
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velvet
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n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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brutality
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n.野蛮的行为,残忍,野蛮 | |
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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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inclination
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n.倾斜;点头;弯腰;斜坡;倾度;倾向;爱好 | |
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adj.爱打听的v.打听,刺探(他人的私事)( pry的现在分词 );撬开 | |
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adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地 | |
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withdrawn
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vt.收回;使退出;vi.撤退,退出 | |
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benevolent
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adj.仁慈的,乐善好施的 | |
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untoward
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adj.不利的,不幸的,困难重重的 | |
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blase
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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intrude
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vi.闯入;侵入;打扰,侵扰 | |
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discourse
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n.论文,演说;谈话;话语;vi.讲述,著述 | |
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licentiousness
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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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continental
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adj.大陆的,大陆性的,欧洲大陆的 | |
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slippers
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n. 拖鞋 | |
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den
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n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室 | |
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texture
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bonnet
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incessant
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discreet
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adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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descending
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sip
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antagonist
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descended
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chamber
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n.房间,寝室;会议厅;议院;会所 | |
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ascertain
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vt.发现,确定,查明,弄清 | |
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expedient
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adj.有用的,有利的;n.紧急的办法,权宜之计 | |
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dread
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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anticipation
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n.预期,预料,期望 | |
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apprehensions
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rubicund
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attire
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v.穿衣,装扮[同]array;n.衣着;盛装 | |
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hues
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色彩( hue的名词复数 ); 色调; 信仰; 观点 | |
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graceful
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adj.优美的,优雅的;得体的 | |
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elastic
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n.橡皮圈,松紧带;adj.有弹性的;灵活的 | |
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accosted
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v.走过去跟…讲话( accost的过去式和过去分词 );跟…搭讪;(乞丐等)上前向…乞讨;(妓女等)勾搭 | |
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insignificant
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adj.无关紧要的,可忽略的,无意义的 | |
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utterance
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n.用言语表达,话语,言语 | |
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enunciation
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n.清晰的发音;表明,宣言;口齿 | |
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joyous
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adj.充满快乐的;令人高兴的 | |
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rigid
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adj.严格的,死板的;刚硬的,僵硬的 | |
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recoil
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vi.退却,退缩,畏缩 | |
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habitually
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ad.习惯地,通常地 | |
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motives
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droll
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adj.古怪的,好笑的 | |
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inviting
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inevitable
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demolished
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v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 );推翻;拆毁(尤指大建筑物);吃光 | |
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broaching
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wholesome
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beverage
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recollected
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positively
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tout
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v.推销,招徕;兜售;吹捧,劝诱 | |
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circumspect
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displease
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chatter
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circumlocution
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复得( regain的过去式和过去分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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