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Chapter 31 The Dryad
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The spring was advancing, and the weather had turned suddenly warm. This change of temperature brought with it for me, as probably for many others, temporary decrease of strength. Slight exertion1 at this time left me overcome with fatigue2 — sleepless3 nights entailed4 languid days.
One Sunday afternoon, having walked the distance of half a league to the Protestant church, I came back weary and exhausted5; and taking refuge in my solitary6 sanctuary7, the first classe, I was glad to sit down, and to make of my desk a pillow for my arms and head.
Awhile I listened to the lullaby of bees humming in the berceau, and watched, through the glass door and the tender, lightly-strewn spring foliage8, Madame Beck and a gay party of friends, whom she had entertained that day at dinner after morning mass, walking in the centre-alley9 under orchard10 boughs11 dressed at this season in blossom, and wearing a colouring as pure and warm as mountain-snow at sun-rise.
My principal attraction towards this group of guests lay, I remember, in one figure — that of a handsome young girl whom I had seen before as a visitor at Madame Beck’s, and of whom I had been vaguely13 told that she was a “filleule,” or god-daughter, of M. Emanuel’s, and that between her mother, or aunt, or some other female relation of hers, and the Professor, had existed of old a special friendship. M. Paul was not of the holiday band to-day, but I had seen this young girl with him ere now, and as far as distant observation could enable me to judge, she seemed to enjoy him with the frank ease of a
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foliage
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shrubs
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灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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防止,避免( avert的过去式和过去分词 ); 转移 | |
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countenance
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n.脸色,面容;面部表情;vt.支持,赞同 | |
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tableau
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paramount
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mellow
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diffused
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nominally
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v.(尤指狗等)跳过来往人身上蹭以示亲热( fawn的过去式和过去分词 );巴结;讨好 | |
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modesty
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publicity
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disdain
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