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CHAPTER XXIII. THE SUPPER.
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The young men examined the adventurer with a surprise that they tried in vain to conceal1, and which, spite of themselves, was reflected on their faces.
Raimbaut, aided by Lanca Ibarru, brought in a ready-laid table, which he placed before don Adolfo.
"By Jove, gentlemen!" the adventurer said gaily2, "Master Raimbaut has had the charming attention to lay covers for three, evidently foreseeing that you would not refuse to keep me company; forget your thoughts for a moment, then, I beg, and come to table."
"Most willingly," they replied, as they took the seat by his side.
The meal began; don Adolfo ate with good appetite while talking with a humour and quickness they had never noticed in him before. He was inexhaustible; it was a rolling fire of sallies, witticisms3, and neatly4 told anecdotes5 that poured from his lips. The young men looked at each other, for they did not at all comprehend this singular temper; for, in spite of the gaiety of his remarks and his easiness of manner, the adventurer's brow remained thoughtful, and his face retained its habitual6 coldly sarcastic7 expression. Still, excited by this most communicative gaiety, they soon forgot all their anxieties, and allowed themselves to be won by this apparently8 so frank joy, ere a contest of laughter and merry remarks was mingled9 with the clink of glasses and the rattle10 of the knives and forks. The servants were dismissed, and the three friends left alone.
"Really, gentlemen," don Adolfo said as he uncorked a bottle of
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conceal
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gaily
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neatly
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habitual
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sarcastic
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champagne
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draught
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fragrant
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confidential
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gratitude
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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perfectly
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specious
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confidentially
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imperturbably
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utterly
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amendment
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corpse
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licentiousness
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interfere
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murmur
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spoke
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nuptial
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accomplished
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irreproachable
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conversion
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lustre
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jousting
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pregnancy
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abstain
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chimerical
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fatality
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enticing
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