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CHAPTER 2
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An expression of annoyance1 passed over Mouret's face. He had not expected his tenant2 till the following morning at the earliest. He was just rising hastily from his seat when Abbé Faujas himself appeared at the door. He was a tall big man, with a square face, broad features, and a cadaverous complexion3. Behind him, in the shadow, stood an elderly woman, who bore an astonishing resemblance to him, only that she was of smaller build and wore a less refined expression. When they saw the table laid for a meal, they both hesitated and stepped back discreetly4, though without going away. The priest's tall black figure contrasted mournfully with the cheerfulness of the whitewashed5 walls.
'We must ask your pardon for disturbing you,' he said to Mouret. 'We have just left Abbé Bourrette's; he, no doubt, gave you notice of our coming!'
'Not at all!' Mouret exclaimed. 'The Abbé never behaves like other people. He always seems as though he had just come down from paradise. Only this morning, sir, he told me that you would not be here for another couple of days. Well, we must put you in possession of your rooms all the same.'
Abbé Faujas apologised. He spoke6 in a deep voice which fell very softly at the end of each sentence. He was extremely distressed7, said he, to have arrived at such a moment. And when he had expressed his regret in a very few well-chosen words, he turned round to pay the porter who had brought his trunk. His large well-shaped hands drew from the folds of his cassock a purse of which only the steel rings could be seen. Keeping his head bent8, he cautiously fumbled9 in it for a moment. Then, without anyone having[Pg 9] seen the piece of money which he had received, the porter went away, and the priest resumed in his refined way:
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annoyance
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n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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tenant
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complexion
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ad.(言行)审慎地,慎重地 | |
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粉饰,美化,掩饰( whitewash的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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fumbled
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(笨拙地)摸索或处理(某事物)( fumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 乱摸,笨拙地弄; 使落下 | |
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fatigue
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obstinately
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determined
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underneath
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linen
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n.亚麻布,亚麻线,亚麻制品;adj.亚麻布制的,亚麻的 | |
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v.(浓液等)慢慢地冒出,渗出( ooze的过去式和过去分词 );使(液体)缓缓流出;(浓液)渗出,慢慢流出 | |
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scrupulously
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adv.一丝不苟地;小心翼翼地,多顾虑地 | |
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adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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interfere
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v.(in)干涉,干预;(with)妨碍,打扰 | |
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adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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worthy
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adj.(of)值得的,配得上的;有价值的 | |
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figures 数字,图形,外形 | |
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n.葡萄干( raisin的名词复数 ) | |
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furtively
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standing
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shrugged
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vt.耸肩(shrug的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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loft
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curt
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adj.简短的,草率的 | |
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hoarse
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adj.嘶哑的,沙哑的 | |
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mattress
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n.床垫,床褥 | |
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tenants
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astonishment
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bourgeois
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adj./n.追求物质享受的(人);中产阶级分子 | |
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banter
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n.嘲弄,戏谑;v.取笑,逗弄,开玩笑 | |
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inspection
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n.检查,审查,检阅 | |
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larking
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v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的现在分词 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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caresses
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爱抚,抚摸( caress的名词复数 ) | |
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solitude
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clatter
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chattered
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(人)喋喋不休( chatter的过去式 ); 唠叨; (牙齿)打战; (机器)震颤 | |
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chatter
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vi./n.喋喋不休;短促尖叫;(牙齿)打战 | |
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peal
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n.钟声;v.鸣响 | |
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lighting
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n.照明,光线的明暗,舞台灯光 | |
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tonsure
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n.削发;v.剃 | |
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silhouette
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n.黑色半身侧面影,影子,轮廓;v.描绘成侧面影,照出影子来,仅仅显出轮廓 | |
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clattered
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发出咔哒声(clatter的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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awaken
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vi.醒,觉醒;vt.唤醒,使觉醒,唤起,激起 | |
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affected
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melancholy
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n.忧郁,愁思;adj.令人感伤(沮丧)的,忧郁的 | |
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slumber
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n.睡眠,沉睡状态 | |
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slumbering
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微睡,睡眠(slumber的现在分词形式) | |
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retired
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adj.隐退的,退休的,退役的 | |
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bustles
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热闹( bustle的名词复数 ); (女裙后部的)衬垫; 撑架 | |
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apron
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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grumbled
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抱怨( grumble的过去式和过去分词 ); 发牢骚; 咕哝; 发哼声 | |
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regularity
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catastrophe
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chattering
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provincial
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pious
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strapping
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improper
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severely
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inquisitive
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tranquilly
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ironic
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