Chester Rand or The New Path to Fortune
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CHAPTER XXIII. CHESTER IS DISCHARGED.

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 "Well," said David Mullins, addressing his cousin Felix, "did you go to the Fifth Avenue Hotel last evening?"
 
"Yes, Cousin David."
 
"Did you see that man from Minneapolis and Chester?"
 
"Yes."
 
"Where did they go?"
 
"I don't know."
 
"You don't know?" frowned Mullins. "And why not, I should like to know?"
 
"Because I went to Palmer's Theater."
 
"So that is the way you spent the quarter I gave you?" exclaimed the bookkeeper, indignantly.
 
"I couldn't go to Palmer's on that."
 
"Did you go with them?" asked Mullins, hopefully.
 
"No, but Mr. Perkins gave me money to go."
 
"What made him do it?"
 
"He thought I was a friend of Chester."
 
"How much did he give you?"
 
"I occupied a dollar seat," answered Felix, noncommittally.
 
He did not care to mention that the sum given him was two dollars, half of which he still had in his pocket.
 
"Humph! so he gave you a dollar. Why didn't you take it and stay with them?"
 
"Because he gave it to me expressly for the theater. It would have looked strange if I had stayed with them after all."
 
"I would have found a way, but you are not smart."
 
Felix did not make any reply, being content with having deceived his cousin as to Mr. Perkins' gift.
 
"I say, Cousin David, aren't you going to bounce that boy pretty quick and give me his place?"
 
"Yes, as soon as I get a good excuse."
 
"Will you do it to-day?"
 
"No; it would look strange. You may be sure I won't keep him long."
 
At this point Chester came into the office and was surprised to see Mr. Mullins and Felix already there. Usually the bookkeeper did not show up till half an hour later.
 
"Good-morning," said Mullins, smoothly1. "Did you dine with Mr. Perkins last evening?"
 
"Yes, sir."
 
"I suppose you went to the theater?"

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1 smoothly iiUzLG     
adv.平滑地，顺利地，流利地，流畅地
参考例句：
  • The workmen are very cooperative,so the work goes on smoothly.工人们十分合作，所以工作进展顺利。
  • Just change one or two words and the sentence will read smoothly.这句话只要动一两个字就顺了。
2 inmate l4cyN     
n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人
参考例句：
  • I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
  • The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。
3 repented c24481167c6695923be1511247ed3c08     
对（自己的所为）感到懊悔或忏悔( repent的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He repented his thoughtlessness. 他后悔自己的轻率。
  • Darren repented having shot the bird. 达伦后悔射杀了那只鸟。
4 sneered 0e3b5b35e54fb2ad006040792a867d9f     
讥笑，冷笑( sneer的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He sneered at people who liked pop music. 他嘲笑喜欢流行音乐的人。
  • It's very discouraging to be sneered at all the time. 成天受嘲讽是很令人泄气的。
5 propitiated 294248c439139efd4201a3ebee88908f     
v.劝解，抚慰，使息怒( propitiate的过去式和过去分词 )
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6 injustice O45yL     
n.非正义，不公正，不公平，侵犯（别人的）权利
参考例句：
  • They complained of injustice in the way they had been treated.他们抱怨受到不公平的对待。
  • All his life he has been struggling against injustice.他一生都在与不公正现象作斗争。
7 alacrity MfFyL     
n.敏捷，轻快，乐意
参考例句：
  • Although the man was very old,he still moved with alacrity.他虽然很老，动作仍很敏捷。
  • He accepted my invitation with alacrity.他欣然接受我的邀请。
8 complacently complacently     
adv. 满足地, 自满地, 沾沾自喜地
参考例句：
  • He complacently lived out his life as a village school teacher. 他满足于一个乡村教师的生活。
  • "That was just something for evening wear," returned his wife complacently. “那套衣服是晚装，"他妻子心安理得地说道。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹
9 glum klXyF     
adj.闷闷不乐的，阴郁的
参考例句：
  • He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.他是一个很有魅力的人，时而忧伤时而欢笑。
  • She laughed at his glum face.她嘲笑他闷闷不乐的脸。

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