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With a slightly incredulous air Inspector1 Dawfield placed his London colleague in possession of his own knowledge of the facts of the case, based on the statements made to him by Mrs. Pendleton that morning and the facts as set forth3 in Sergeant4 Pengowan’s report.
Detective Barrant listened attentively5, with the air of a man smiling to himself. He was not actually doing so, but that was the impression conveyed by his keen bright eyes. He was a Londoner, with an assured manner, and the conviction that his intelligence was equal to any call which might be made upon it. By temperament6 he was restless, but his work had given him a philosophical7 outlook which in some measure counterpoised that defect by causing him to realize that life was a tricky8 and deceptive9 business in which intelligence counted for more than action in the long run. He had a wider outlook and more shrewdness than the average detective, and he already felt a keen interest in the case he had been called in to investigate.
When the inspector had finished his story he picked up the blue foolscap on which was inscribed10 the sprawling11 report of the churchtown sergeant. With a severe effort he mastered the matter contained under the flowing curves and flourishes.
“The local man seems certain that it is suicide,” he said, “but the sister’s statement certainly calls for further investigation
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inspector
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investigation
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moors
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redeemed
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savageness
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solitude
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remains
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sobbing
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pointed
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dwelling
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ancestry
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inquiry
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sullenly
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investigations
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(正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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isolation
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profusion
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n.挥霍;丰富 | |
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gathering
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n.集会,聚会,聚集 | |
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philology
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n.语言学;语文学 | |
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(作者)题词( inscription的名词复数 ); 献词; 碑文; 证劵持有人的登记 | |
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engrossed
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描绘,描画( depict的过去式和过去分词 ); 描述 | |
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abruptly
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adv.突然地,出其不意地 | |
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kindled
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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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deductions
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扣除( deduction的名词复数 ); 结论; 扣除的量; 推演 | |
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embarking
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乘船( embark的现在分词 ); 装载; 从事 | |
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gulf
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n.海湾;深渊,鸿沟;分歧,隔阂 | |
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apparently
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repelled
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corpse
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