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The Stage-Coachmen of England — A Bully1 Served Out — Broughton’s Guard — The Brazen2 Head
I lived on very good terms, not only with the master and the old ostler, but with all the domestics and hangers-on at the inn: waiters, chambermaids, cooks, and scullions, not forgetting the ‘boots,’ of which there were three. As for the postillions, I was sworn brother with them all, and some of them went so far as to swear that I was the best fellow in the world; for which high opinion entertained by them of me, I believe I was principally indebted to the good account their comrade gave of me, whom I had so hospitably3 received in the dingle. I repeat that I lived on good terms with all the people connected with the inn, and was noticed and spoken kindly4 to by some of the guests — especially by that class termed commercial travellers — all of whom were great friends and patronizers of the landlord, and were the principal promoters of the dinner, and subscribers to the gift of plate, which I have already spoken of, the whole fraternity striking me as the jolliest set of fellows imaginable, the best customers to an inn, and the most liberal to servants; there was one description of persons, however, frequenting the inn, which I did not like at all, and which I did not get on well with, and these people were the stage-coachmen.
The stage-coachmen of England, at the time of which I am speaking, considered themselves mighty5 fine gentry6, nay7, I verily believe the most important personages of the realm, and their entertaining this high opinion of themselves can scarcely be wondered at: they were low fellows, but masters of driving; driving was in fashion, and sprigs of nobility used to dress as coachmen and imitate the slang and behaviour of coachmen, from whom occasionally they would take lessons in driving as they sat beside them on the box, which post of honour any sprig of nobility who happened to take a place on a coach claimed as his unquestionable right; and then these sprigs would smoke cigars and drink sherry with the coachmen in bar-rooms, and on the road; and, when bidding them farewell, would give them a guinea or a half-guinea, and shake them by the hand, so that these fellows, being low fellows, very naturally thought no small liquor of themselves, but would talk familiarly of their friends lords so and so, the
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bully
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| n.恃强欺弱者,小流氓;vt.威胁,欺侮 | |
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| 亲切地,招待周到地,善于款待地 | |
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mighty
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gentry
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saucy
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homage
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knights
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| 骑士; (中古时代的)武士( knight的名词复数 ); 骑士; 爵士; (国际象棋中)马 | |
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knight
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rapacity
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| n.贪婪,贪心,劫掠的欲望 | |
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toil
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derisively
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rapacious
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climax
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curry
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| n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革 | |
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derived
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sobriquet
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extremity
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peculiar
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lashing
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fracas
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standing
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| 趾高气扬地走,高视阔步( strut的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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insolent
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| adj.傲慢的,无理的 | |
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trumpery
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| n.无价值的杂物;adj.(物品)中看不中用的 | |
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scurvy
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| adj.下流的,卑鄙的,无礼的;n.坏血病 | |
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pauper
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| n.贫民,被救济者,穷人 | |
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| n.穷人( pauper的名词复数 );贫民;贫穷 | |
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implements
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| n.工具( implement的名词复数 );家具;手段;[法律]履行(契约等)v.实现( implement的第三人称单数 );执行;贯彻;使生效 | |
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mischief
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puff
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gathering
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recollecting
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pointed
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velocity
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gale
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foe
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dodge
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warded
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| 有锁孔的,有钥匙榫槽的 | |
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countenance
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mortification
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repented
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| 对(自己的所为)感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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corps
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hitched
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| (免费)搭乘他人之车( hitch的过去式和过去分词 ); 搭便车; 攀上; 跃上 | |
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approbation
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currying
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engraving
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