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Part II.—Despair.
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A FORTNIGHT had been given to us to prepare our matter, and during that fortnight I saw none of my colleagues. I purposely kept myself apart from them in order that I might thus give a fairer chance to the scheme which had been adopted. Others might borrow or lend their pages, but I would do the work allotted1 to me, and would attend the next meeting as anxious for the establishment and maintenance of the Panjandrum as I had been when I had hoped that the great consideration which I had given personally to the matter might have been allowed to have some weight. And gradually, as I devoted2 the first day of my fortnight to thinking of my work, I taught myself to hope again, and to look forward to a time when, by the sheer weight of my own industry and persistency3, I{190} might acquire that influence with my companions of which I had dreamed of becoming the master. After all, could I blame them for not trusting me, when as yet I had given them no ground for such confidence? What had I done that they should be willing to put their thoughts, their aspirations4, their very brains and inner selves under my control? But something might be done which would force them to regard me as their leader. So I worked hard at my twenty-one pages, and during the fortnight spoke5 no word of the “Panjandrum” to any human being.
But my work did not get itself done without very great mental distress6. The choice of a subject had been left free to each contributor. For myself I would almost have preferred that some one should have dictated7 to me the matter to which I should devote myself. How would it be with our first number if each of us were to write a political essay of exactly twenty-one pages, or a poem of that length in blank verse, or a humorous narrative9? Good Heavens! How were we to expect success with the public if there were no agreement between ourselves as to the nature of our contributions no editorial power in existence for our
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ruffled
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adj. 有褶饰边的, 起皱的 动词ruffle的过去式和过去分词 | |
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indignities
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n.侮辱,轻蔑( indignity的名词复数 ) | |
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inflicted
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把…强加给,使承受,遭受( inflict的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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alluding
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提及,暗指( allude的现在分词 ) | |
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