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CHAPTER VIII
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MINA MURRAY’S JOURNAL
Same day, 11 o’clock p. m.—Oh, but I am tired! If it were not that I had made my diary a duty I should not open it to-night. We had a lovely walk. Lucy, after a while, was in gay spirits, owing, I think, to some dear cows who came nosing towards us in a field close to the lighthouse, and frightened the wits out of us. I believe we forgot everything except, of course, personal fear, and it seemed to wipe the slate2 clean and give us a fresh start. We had a capital “severe tea” at Robin3 Hood’s Bay in a sweet little old-fashioned inn, with a bow-window right over the seaweed-covered rocks of the strand4. I believe we should have shocked the “New Woman” with our appetites. Men are more tolerant, bless them! Then we walked home with some, or rather many, stoppages to rest, and with our hearts full of a constant dread5 of wild bulls. Lucy was really tired, and we intended to creep off to bed as soon as we could. The young curate came in, however, and Mrs. Westenra asked him to stay for supper. Lucy and I had both a fight for it with the dusty miller6; I know it was a hard fight on my part, and I am quite heroic. I think that some day the bishops7 must get together and see about breeding up a new class of curates, who don’t take supper, no matter how they may be pressed to, and who will know when girls are tired. Lucy is asleep and breathing softly. She has more colour in her cheeks than usual, and looks, oh, so sweet. If Mr. Holmwood fell in love with her seeing her only in the drawing-room, I wonder what he would say if he saw her now. Some of the “New Women” writers will some day start an idea that men and women should be allowed to see each other asleep before proposing or accepting. But I suppose the New Woman won’t condescend8 in future to accept; she will do the proposing herself. And a nice job she will make of it, too! There’s some
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ward
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slate
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| n.板岩,石板,石片,石板色,候选人名单;adj.暗蓝灰色的,含板岩的;vt.用石板覆盖,痛打,提名,预订 | |
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robin
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miller
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bishops
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| (基督教某些教派管辖大教区的)主教( bishop的名词复数 ); (国际象棋的)象 | |
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consolation
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sitting-room
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pier
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fleeting
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bent
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toiled
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| 长时间或辛苦地工作( toil的过去式和过去分词 ); 艰难缓慢地移动,跋涉 | |
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rusty
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undoubtedly
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gasps
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shudder
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| v.战粟,震动,剧烈地摇晃;n.战粟,抖动 | |
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dreaded
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prick
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prettily
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appalled
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pall
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obedience
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gravel
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wince
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puddle
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fret
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chirping
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rosy
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apropos
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slewed
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dispelled
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peculiar
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westward
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| n.西方,西部;adj.西方的,向西的;adv.向西 | |
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wont
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drawn
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| v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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fretting
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| n. 微振磨损 adj. 烦躁的, 焦虑的 | |
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confided
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| v.吐露(秘密,心事等)( confide的过去式和过去分词 );(向某人)吐露(隐私、秘密等) | |
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secrecy
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| n.秘密,保密,隐蔽 | |
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gasping
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| adj. 气喘的, 痉挛的 动词gasp的现在分词 | |
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solicitors
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| 初级律师( solicitor的名词复数 ) | |
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invoice
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| vt.开发票;n.发票,装货清单 | |
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consignment
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partially
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chapel
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mansion
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obviate
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proprietor
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morbid
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| adj.病的;致病的;病态的;可怕的 | |
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reticence
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slab
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braced
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kindly
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bosom
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blessings
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delirium
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demons
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thither
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sniff
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haughty
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mania
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sublime
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paltry
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omnipotent
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asylum
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apathy
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maidens
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| 处女( maiden的名词复数 ); 少女; 未婚女子; (板球运动)未得分的一轮投球 | |
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obstinately
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dishonour
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sleepless
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wrenched
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deserted
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swarm
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manias
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jack
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| n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克 | |
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spoke
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