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CHAPTER XXV.
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"I am Frank Etheridge," said Frank, looking up at Lord Charles, as the latter stopped at the little gate in the lane. "Yes, I am Frank Etheridge." And as he repeated the sentence, a shy, almost a timid, apprehensive1 expression came into his eyes.
"All right," said Lord Charles, looking round with a most inconsistent look of caution on his frank, handsome face. "Then I have a letter for you."
"For me!" said Frank, and his face paled.
Lord Charles eyed him with astonishment2.
"What is the matter?" he said. "What are you alarmed at? I am not a bailiff—I am only Mercury." And he chuckled3 at the joke at his own expense. "I have a letter for you—from my friend Lord Leycester."
Frank's face lit up, and he held out his hand promptly4.
Lord Charles took the letter from his pocket and turned it over quickly.
"It's got tumbled and creased," he said. "Fact is, I ought to have given it to you an hour or two ago, but I was led on to tennis and forgot it."
"Oh, it's all right," said Frank, eagerly. "I am very much obliged, sir. Won't you come in? My father and my cousin Stella will be glad to see you."
But Lord Charles shook his head, and glanced at the pretty cottage, with its air of peace which surrounded it, with something like a pang5 of remorse6.
"I do hope this will all turn out right," he thought. "Leycester means well, but he is as likely as not to bungle7 it in one of his mad humors!" Then aloud, he said, "No, I won't come in, but——" he hesitated a moment, "but will you tell your cousin—Miss Etheridge, that—that——" Simple Lord Charles hesitated and took off his hat, and stared at the maker's name for a moment. "Well, look here, you know, if either you or she want any assistance—want a friend, you know—come to me. I shall be at the Hall. You understand, don't you? My name is Guildford."
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apprehensive
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| adj.担心的,恐惧的,善于领会的 | |
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astonishment
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| n.惊奇,惊异 | |
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chuckled
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| 轻声地笑( chuckle的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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promptly
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| adv.及时地,敏捷地 | |
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pang
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remorse
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| n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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bungle
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retired
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devoured
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touching
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meditation
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beckoned
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arbor
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untold
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bent
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instinctive
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delicacy
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steadily
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misgave
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shrubs
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| 灌木( shrub的名词复数 ) | |
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entreaty
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resolute
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eloquent
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miserable
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throbbed
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concealed
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weir
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avowal
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opposition
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balking
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petulance
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defiance
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renewal
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haughty
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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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malice
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impatience
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rustle
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| v.沙沙作响;偷盗(牛、马等);n.沙沙声声 | |
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gracefully
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supple
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admiration
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| n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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haughtily
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