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Chapter 11 Sunday
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Mrs. Moss1 woke Ben with a kiss next morning, forher heart yearned2 over the fatherless lad as if hehad been her own, and she had no other way of showingher sympathy. Ben had forgotten his troubles in sleep;but the memory of them returned as soon as he openedhis eyes, heavy with the tears they had shed. Hedid not cry any more, but felt strange and lonelytill he called Sancho and told him all about it, forhe was shy even with kind Mrs. Moss, and gladwhen she went away.
Sancho seemed to understand that his master wasin trouble, and listened to the sad little story withgurgles of interest, whines3 of condolence, and intelligentbarks whenever the word "daddy " was uttered. He was onlya brute4, but his dumb affection comforted the boy morethan any words; for Sanch had known and loved "father"almost as long and well as his son, and that seemed todraw them closely together, now they were left alone.
"We must put on mourning, old feller. It's theproper thing, and there's nobody else to do it now,"said Ben, as he dressed, remembering how all thecompany wore bits of crape somewhere about themat 'Melia's funeral.
It was a real sacrifice of boyish vanity to take theblue ribbon with its silver anchors off the new hat,and replace it with the dingy5 black band from theold one; but Ben was quite sincere in doing this,though doubtless his theatrical6 life made him thinkof the effect more than other lads would have done.
He could find nothing in his limited wardrobe withwhich to decorate Sanch except a black cambricpocket. It was already half torn out of his trouserswith the weight of nails, pebbles8, and other lighttrifles; so he gave it a final wrench9 and tied itinto the dog's collar, saying to himself, as he putaway his treasures, with a sigh,--"One pocket is enough; I sha'n't want anythingbut a han'k'chi'f to-day."Fortunately, that article of dress was clean, for hehad but one; and, with this somewhat ostentatiouslydrooping from the
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n.苔,藓,地衣 | |
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渴望,切盼,向往( yearn的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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n.悲嗥声( whine的名词复数 );哀鸣者v.哀号( whine的第三人称单数 );哀诉,诉怨 | |
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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grove
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n.林子,小树林,园林 | |
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v.纺,杜撰,急转身 | |
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vt.使漂白;vi.变白;n.漂白剂 | |
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bonnet
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感情,激情; 缰( rein的名词复数 ); 控制手段; 掌管; (成人带着幼儿走路以防其走失时用的)保护带 | |
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shrilly
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尖声的; 光亮的,耀眼的 | |
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squire
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captivity
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wink
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赠给,授予( bestow的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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vi.弹竖琴(harp的过去式与过去分词形式) | |
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peppermint
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n.薄荷,薄荷油,薄荷糖 | |
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annoyance
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n.恼怒,生气,烦恼 | |
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devoutly
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