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Chapter 7 ORDERED STEPS.
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Bergan was much struck with the fact that his aimless walk—aimless, at least, so far as his own intention was concerned—had first led him, in virtue1 of his meeting with Cathie, to Mrs. Lyte's bedside, and next to the studio of Miss Thane. Accepting both these leadings as parts of the same providential plan, though he could discern but the slightest possible relation between them, he knocked at the studio door.
"Come in!" was the immediate2 response, in Miss Thane's clear, cold monotone.
Bergan pushed open the door, which was a little ajar, and found himself in the presence of the artist. She was standing3 at her easel, palette and brushes in hand; and she waited to give several touches to her work, before turning toward her visitor.
If she felt any surprise at sight of him, her face betrayed none. Yet it seemed to Bergan that some change had come over that face since he beheld4 it last—a certain suggestion of weariness under its languor5, of dissatisfaction under its chill pride—which he accepted as a good augury6 for the task that he had in hand.
Miss Thane seemed to divine, at once, that his visit had some object other than the pleasure of seeing either herself or her pictures. After a few quiet words of greeting, she rested one hand upon her easel, and stood waiting, calm, proud, and exceeding beautiful, to be informed of its nature.
Bergan was scarcely prepared to make known his errand so abruptly7. He had promptly8 entered the studio, in obedience9 to his first impulse; but he had counted upon some little time thereafter to arrange his thoughts and feel his way, some flow of conversation to be duly turned to his advantage, or some clue to the deep mystery of Miss Thane's sympathies,—possibly, too, some further light upon the inscrutable design of
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virtue
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n.德行,美德;贞操;优点;功效,效力 | |
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beheld
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abruptly
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promptly
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obedience
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providence
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volition
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consolation
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meditative
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fixed
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posthumous
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adj.遗腹的;父亡后出生的;死后的,身后的 | |
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isolated
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twilight
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lustrous
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adj.有光泽的;光辉的 | |
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alas
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int.唉(表示悲伤、忧愁、恐惧等) | |
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eyebrows
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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virtues
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美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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heroism
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n.大无畏精神,英勇 | |
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courageously
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ad.勇敢地,无畏地 | |
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plying
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v.使用(工具)( ply的现在分词 );经常供应(食物、饮料);固定往来;经营生意 | |
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remarkable
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admiration
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n.钦佩,赞美,羡慕 | |
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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n.奇迹( marvel的名词复数 );令人惊奇的事物(或事例);不平凡的成果;成就v.惊奇,对…感到惊奇( marvel的第三人称单数 ) | |
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vi.(at)惊叹vt.感到惊异;n.令人惊异的事 | |
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v.滑动( glide的过去式和过去分词 );掠过;(鸟或飞机 ) 滑翔 | |
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围裙( apron的名词复数 ); 停机坪,台口(舞台幕前的部份) | |
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semblance
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adj.艺术(家)的,美术(家)的;善于艺术创作的 | |
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thoroughly
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sketch
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delicacy
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discriminately
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歧视; 区别; 辨出 | |
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cherub
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drearily
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沉寂地,厌倦地,可怕地 | |
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compassionate
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sketches
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n.草图( sketch的名词复数 );素描;速写;梗概 | |
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discourse
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graphic
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adj.生动的,形象的,绘画的,文字的,图表的 | |
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portrayal
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n.饰演;描画 | |
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(使某物)燃烧,着火( kindle的过去式和过去分词 ); 激起(感情等); 发亮,放光 | |
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skilfully
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drawn
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v.拖,拉,拔出;adj.憔悴的,紧张的 | |
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longings
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渴望,盼望( longing的名词复数 ) | |
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auditor
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n.审计员,旁听着 | |
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animated
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adj.生气勃勃的,活跃的,愉快的 | |
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spasm
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n.痉挛,抽搐;一阵发作 | |
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laboring
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n.劳动,操劳v.努力争取(for)( labor的现在分词 );苦干;详细分析;(指引擎)缓慢而困难地运转 | |
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wafts
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n.空中飘来的气味,一阵气味( waft的名词复数 );摇转风扇v.吹送,飘送,(使)浮动( waft的第三人称单数 ) | |
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soothing
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invalid
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swollen
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veins
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agonized
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impulsiveness
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irresistibly
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doorway
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runaway
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detailed
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contrived
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hymn
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n.赞美诗,圣歌,颂歌 | |
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anodyne
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n.解除痛苦的东西,止痛剂 | |
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superstitious
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hymns
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tenacious
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grafting
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嫁接法,移植法 | |
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