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CHAPTER II. RETROSPECTIVE.—FIRST YEAR.
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George Bertram had returned to town that Sunday after the conference in Miss Baker1's little room not in the very best of moods. He had talked glibly2 enough on his way back, because it had been necessary for him to hide his chagrin3; but he had done so in a cynical4 tone, which had given Harcourt to understand that something was wrong. For some ten days after that there had been no intercourse5 between him and Littlebath; and then he had written a letter to Caroline, full of argument, full also of tenderness, in which he essayed to move her from her high resolve. He had certainly written strongly, if not well. "He was working," he said, "nearly as hard as a man could work, in order to insure success for her. Nothing he was aware but the idea that he was already justified6 in looking on her as his wife would have induced him to labour so strictly7; and for this he was grateful to her. She had given him this great and necessary incitement8; and he therefore thanked God that he had on his shoulders the burden, as well as in his heart the blessing9, of such an engagement. But the strain would be too great for him if the burden were to remain present to him daily, while the blessing was to be postponed11 for so long a time. He had already felt his spirits numbed12 and his energy weakened. It seemed to him in all his daily work that his great hope had been robbed from him. His dreams told him that he was to be happy, but his waking moments brought him back to disappointment. He knew that he could not endure it, that he could not remain there at his post,
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baker
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n.面包师 | |
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intercourse
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incitement
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激励; 刺激; 煽动; 激励物 | |
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blessing
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diligent
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disposition
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imploring
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恳求的,哀求的 | |
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eloquence
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lessened
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apprehension
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larder
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prudence
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beacon
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implore
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doctrine
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misery
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judgment
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(因违反协议、犯规、受罚等)丧失,失去( forfeit的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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witty
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dictated
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dagger
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bosom
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prick
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joyous
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astonishment
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alluded
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chambers
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guardianship
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toils
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eulogy
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jovial
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bacchanalian
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prudent
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nay
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succinct
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brace
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obstinacy
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peddling
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majestically
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雄伟地; 庄重地; 威严地; 崇高地 | |
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spoke
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flask
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scotch
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parental
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grouse
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Oxford
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conceal
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betrothed
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ardently
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staple
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