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CHAPTER IX
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THE States-General that convened1 in Copenhagen in the late autumn brought to town many of the nobility, all anxious to guard their ancient rights against encroachment2, but none the less eager for a little frolic after the busy summer. Nor were they averse3 to flaunting4 their wealth and magnificence in the faces of the townspeople, who had grown somewhat loud-voiced since the war, and to reminding them that the line between gentlemen of the realm and the unfree mob was still firm and immutable5, in spite of the privileges conferred by royalty6, in spite of citizen valor7 and the glamor8 of victory, in spite of the teeming9 ducats in the strong boxes of the hucksters.
The streets were bright with throngs10 of noblemen and their ladies, bedizened lackeys11, and richly caparisoned horses in silver-mounted harness. There was feasting and open house in the homes of the nobility. Far into the night the violin sounded from well-lit halls, telling the sleepy citizens that the best blood of the realm was warming to a stately dance over parquet12 floors, while the wine sparkled in ancestral goblets13.
All these festivities passed Marie Grubbe by; none invited her. Because of their ties to the royal family, some of the Grubbes were suspected of siding with the King against the Estate, and moreover the good old nobility cordially hated that rather numerous upper aristocracy formed by the natural children of the kings and their relatives. Marie was therefore slighted for a twofold reason, and as the court lived in
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convened
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royalty
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retirement
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defiance
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triumphant
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Christian
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scruples
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betrothal
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exacting
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longing
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armory
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engraving
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willows
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bracelet
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privy
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rheumatism
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unreasonable
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majesty
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monarch
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captious
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perverse
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inborn
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| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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deliberately
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misery
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tempting
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rabble
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dominions
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| 统治权( dominion的名词复数 ); 领土; 疆土; 版图 | |
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renowned
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furrows
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velvet
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cuffs
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cravat
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bosom
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ruffles
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chubby
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spacious
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brass
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copper
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ingratitude
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gratitude
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appreciation
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captiousness
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disparagement
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hereditary
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superstitions
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disseminated
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shameful
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delusion
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concocting
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distillation
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sublimation
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abodes
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