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ON taking leave of her father, Maria, her heart overburdened with grief, and her mind abstracted, turned towards the Battery, and continued, slowly and sadly, until she found herself seated beneath a tree, looking out upon the calm bay. Here, scarce conscious of those who were observing her in their sallies, she mused1 until dusky evening, when the air seemed hushed, and the busy hum of day was dying away in the distance. The dark woodland on the opposite bank gave a bold border to the soft picture; the ships rode sluggishly2 upon the polished waters; the negro's touching3 song echoed and re-echoed along the shore; and the boatman's chorus broke upon the stilly air in strains so dulcet4. And as the mellow5 shadows of night stole over the scene-as the heavens looked down in all their sereneness, and the stars shone out, and twinkled, and laughed, and danced upon the blue waters, and coquetted with the moonbeams--for the moon was up, and shedding a halo of mystic light over the scene-making night merry, nature seemed speaking to Maria in words of condolence. Her heart was touched, her spirits gained strength, her soul seemed in a loftier and purer atmosphere.
"Poor, but virtuous-virtue6 ennobles the poor. Once gone, the world never gives it back!" she muses7, and is awakened8 from her reverie by a sweet, sympathizing voice, whispering in her ear. "Woman! you are in trouble,--linger no longer here, or you will fall into the hands of your enemies." She looks up, and there stands at her side a young female, whose beauty the angels might envy. The figure came upon her so suddenly that she hesitates for a reply to the admonition.
"Take this, it will do something toward relieving your wants (do not open it now), and with this (she places a stiletto in her hand) you can strike down the one who attempts your virtue.
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touching
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virtue
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relaxation
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innocence
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antidote
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lone
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inviting
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stigma
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distress
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sanguine
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joyousness
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beset
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vomiting
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frail
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reeking
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lobster
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dodging
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importune
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swell
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hectic
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maudlin
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revels
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solitary
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garb
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contemplates
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exultingly
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equestrian
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rigid
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parsimony
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rebuke
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| 缝…的褶边( hem的过去式和过去分词 ); 包围 | |
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chilly
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wail
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bemoaning
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apprehensions
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crouched
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gatherings
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| 聚集( gathering的名词复数 ); 收集; 采集; 搜集 | |
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destitute
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aged
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appease
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shudders
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grotesque
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sleepers
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exhausted
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spasms
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countenance
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stammers
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flamingo
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| 复得( regain的现在分词 ); 赢回; 重回; 复至某地 | |
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