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CHAPTER XXVIII. — OUTERMAN v TUDOR
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Charley sat at his office on the Saturday afternoon, very meditative1 and unlike himself. What was he to do when his office hours were over? In the first place he had not a shilling in the world to get his dinner. His habit was to breakfast at home at his lodgings2 with Harry3, and then to dine, as best he might, at some tavern4, if he had not the good fortune to be dining out. He had a little dinner bill at a house which he frequented in the Strand5; but the bill he knew had reached its culminating point. It would, he was aware, be necessary that it should be decreased, not augmented6, at the next commercial transaction which might take place between him and the tavern-keeper.
This was not the first time by many in which he had been in a similar plight—but his resource in such case had been to tell the truth gallantly7 to his friend Mrs. Davis; and some sort of viands8, not at all unprepossessing to him in his hunger, would always be forthcoming for him at the 'Cat and Whistle.' This supply was now closed to him. Were he, under his present circumstances, to seek for his dinner from the fair hands of Norah Geraghty, it would be tantamount to giving himself up as lost for ever.
This want of a dinner, however, was a small misfortune in comparison with others which afflicted10 him. Should or should he not keep his promise to Mrs. Davis, and go to the 'Cat and Whistle' that evening? That was the question which disturbed his equanimity11, and hindered him from teasing Mr. Snape in his usual
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meditative
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adj.沉思的,冥想的 | |
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成功,兴旺( prosper的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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calf
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guardians
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监护人( guardian的名词复数 ); 保护者,维护者 | |
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turnip
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allusion
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perfectly
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consolation
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amicably
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intercourse
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outlay
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cravat
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不同意,持异议( dissent的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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(法庭命令缴付的)保释金( bail的名词复数 ); 三柱门上的横木 | |
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alluded
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提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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distressed
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dealing
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lamenting
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caressing
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