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Meals with the patients were a chore he approached with apathy1. The gathering2, which of course did not include residents at the Eglantine or the Beeches3, was conventional enough at first sight, but over it brooded always a heavy melancholy4. Such doctors as were present kept up a conversation but most of the patients, as if exhausted5 by their morning’s endeavor, or depressed6 by the company, spoke7 little, and ate looking into their plates.
Luncheon8 over, Dick returned to his villa9. Nicole was in the salon10 wearing a strange expression.
“Read that,” she said.
He opened the letter. It was from a woman recently discharged, though with skepticism on the part of the faculty11. It accused him in no uncertain terms of having seduced12 her daughter, who had been at her mother’s side during the crucial stage of the illness. It presumed that Mrs. Diver would be glad to have this information and learn what her husband was “really like.”
Dick read the letter again. Couched in clear and concise13 English he yet recognized it as the letter of a
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n.漠不关心,无动于衷;冷淡 | |
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n.才能;学院,系;(学院或系的)全体教学人员 | |
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seduced
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maniac
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flirtatious
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authoritatively
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promontories
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catching
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cascades
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evergreen
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dwarfish
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a.像侏儒的,矮小的 | |
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rattled
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慌乱的,恼火的 | |
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divers
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mammoth
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belly
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flickered
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derisive
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psychiatrist
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n.精神病专家;精神病医师 | |
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n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院 | |
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disarming
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relaxation
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judgment
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bonnets
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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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n.丝绒,天鹅绒;adj.丝绒制的,柔软的 | |
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demure
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adj.严肃的;端庄的 | |
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wagons
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n.四轮的运货马车( wagon的名词复数 );铁路货车;小手推车 | |
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tinkling
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n.丁当作响声 | |
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shrill
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adj.尖声的;刺耳的;v尖叫 | |
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dame
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n.女士 | |
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lottery
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n.抽彩;碰运气的事,难于算计的事 | |
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darted
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v.投掷,投射( dart的过去式和过去分词 );向前冲,飞奔 | |
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v.(使)旋转( revolve的过去式和过去分词 );细想 | |
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intensity
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n.强烈,剧烈;强度;烈度 | |
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impelled
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v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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idiocy
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n.愚蠢 | |
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preposterous
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adj.荒谬的,可笑的 | |
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profundity
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n.渊博;深奥,深刻 | |
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obstructed
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阻塞( obstruct的过去式和过去分词 ); 堵塞; 阻碍; 阻止 | |
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delusion
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n.谬见,欺骗,幻觉,迷惑 | |
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guilt
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n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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akin
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adj.同族的,类似的 | |
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unwilling
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adj.不情愿的 | |
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perilous
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adj.危险的,冒险的 | |
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filth
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n.肮脏,污物,污秽;淫猥 | |
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sterilized
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v.消毒( sterilize的过去式和过去分词 );使无菌;使失去生育能力;使绝育 | |
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withdrawal
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n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销 | |
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softened
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(使)变软( soften的过去式和过去分词 ); 缓解打击; 缓和; 安慰 | |
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marrow
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compassion
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v.恐吓,威逼( bully的现在分词 );豪;跋扈 | |
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apprehension
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brilliance
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proprietor
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apron
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