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CHAPTER XI. IN THE PLAIN.
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Oliver and Dominique, after leaving the rancho, rode for a long time side by side without exchanging a word; the adventurer seemed to be reflecting, while for his part the vaquero, in spite of his apparent nonchalance1, was greatly preoccupied2. Dominique, or Domingo, according as he was called in French or Spanish, whose physical portrait we have sketched3 in a preceding chapter, was, morally, a strange mixture of good and bad instincts; still, we are bound to add, that the good nearly always gained the victory. The wandering life he had led for several years among the indomitable Indians of the prairie, had developed in him, beside a great personal strength, an incredible force of will and energy of character, blended with a leonine courage and a degree of cleverness which might at times be taken for duplicity. Crafty4 and distrustful like a Comanche, he had transferred to civilized5 life all the practices of the wood rangers6, never letting himself be taken unawares by the most unforeseen events, and opposing an impassive face to the most scrutinizing7 glances, he feigned8 a simplicity9 by which the cleverest persons were often deceived; added to this, he generally displayed a rare frankness, unbounded generosity11, exquisite12 sensibility of heart, and carried his devotion to those he loved to the extremest limits, without reflection or afterthought; but on the other hand he was implacable in his
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nonchalance
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preoccupied
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adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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sketched
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v.草拟(sketch的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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crafty
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civilized
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a.有教养的,文雅的 | |
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rangers
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护林者( ranger的名词复数 ); 突击队员 | |
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scrutinizing
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v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的现在分词 ) | |
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feigned
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simplicity
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implicit
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generosity
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exquisite
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possessed
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remarkable
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imposing
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lava
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n.熔岩,火山岩 | |
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forth
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sedulously
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plantations
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gracefully
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ad.大大方方地;优美地 | |
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gallop
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galloping
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adj. 飞驰的, 急性的 动词gallop的现在分词形式 | |
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imminent
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aged
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