Making His Way Frank Courtney's Struggle Upward
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CHAPTER VIII A NEW PLAN

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 Mark was in his room, where Frank found him trying on a new necktie. Though decidedly plain, Mark fancied himself very good-looking, and spent no little time on personal adornment1. In particular, he had a weakness for new neckties, in which he indulged himself freely.
 
When the boys came to the academy, the principal proposed that they should room together; but both objected, and Mark had a room to himself—no one caring to room with him.
 
"Take a seat, Frank," said Mark, condescendingly. "Is there anything I can do for you?"
 
"Yes," answered Frank. "I hear your father has sold Ajax, or is intending to do so. Will you tell me if it is true?"
 
"I believe it is," answered Mark, indifferently.
 
"And what right has he to sell my horse?" demanded Frank, indignantly.
 
"You'd better ask him," said Mark, with provoking coolness.
 
"It is an outrage," said Frank, indignantly.
 
"As to that," said his stepbrother, "you can't expect father to be at the expense of feeding your horse."
 
"With my money?"
 
"The money is legally his," replied Mark.
 
"Do you know to whom your father has sold Ajax?"
 
"To Col. Vincent, I believe."
 
"I am glad, at any rate, that he will have a good master."
 
Frank felt that there would be no advantage in prolonging the interview, or carrying on further a war of words.
 
He sought out his friend Herbert, and communicated to him this last infraction2 of his rights.
 
"It is too bad, Frank!" said his sympathizing friend.
 
"Yes, it is," said Frank, gravely; "but I fear it is only the beginning of annoyances3. I don't believe I can ever live in any place with Mr. Manning or Mark."
 
"Will it be necessary?"
 
"I suppose so. I have no money, as you know. All has gone to him. Herbert, I tell you frankly

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1 adornment cxnzz     
n.装饰；装饰品
参考例句：
  • Lucie was busy with the adornment of her room.露西正忙着布置她的房间。
  • Cosmetics are used for adornment.化妆品是用来打扮的。
2 infraction gbbz5     
n.违反；违法
参考例句：
  • He was criticized for his infraction of the discipline.他因违反纪律而受到了批评。
  • Parking at the bus stop is illegal,Motorists committing this infraction are heavily fined.在公交站停车是违法的，触犯此条的司机将受重罚。
3 annoyances 825318190e0ef2fdbbf087738a8eb7f6     
n.恼怒( annoyance的名词复数 )；烦恼；打扰；使人烦恼的事
参考例句：
  • At dinner that evening two annoyances kept General Zaroff from perfect enjoyment one. 当天晚上吃饭时，有两件不称心的事令沙洛夫吃得不很香。 来自辞典例句
  • Actually, I have a lot of these little annoyances-don't we all? 事实上我有很多类似的小烦恼，我们不都有这种小烦恼吗？ 来自互联网
4 frankly fsXzcf     
adv.坦白地，直率地；坦率地说
参考例句：
  • To speak frankly, I don't like the idea at all.老实说，我一点也不赞成这个主意。
  • Frankly speaking, I'm not opposed to reform.坦率地说，我不反对改革。
5 miserable g18yk     
adj.悲惨的，痛苦的；可怜的，糟糕的
参考例句：
  • It was miserable of you to make fun of him.你取笑他，这是可耻的。
  • Her past life was miserable.她过去的生活很苦。
6 forth Hzdz2     
adv.向前；向外，往外
参考例句：
  • The wind moved the trees gently back and forth.风吹得树轻轻地来回摇晃。
  • He gave forth a series of works in rapid succession.他很快连续发表了一系列的作品。
7 considerably 0YWyQ     
adv.极大地；相当大地；在很大程度上
参考例句：
  • The economic situation has changed considerably.经济形势已发生了相当大的变化。
  • The gap has narrowed considerably.分歧大大缩小了。
8 conjecture 3p8z4     
n./v.推测，猜测
参考例句：
  • She felt it no use to conjecture his motives.她觉得猜想他的动机是没有用的。
  • This conjecture is not supported by any real evidence.这种推测未被任何确切的证据所证实。
9 circumvent gXvz0     
vt.环绕，包围；对…用计取胜，智胜
参考例句：
  • Military planners tried to circumvent the treaty.军事策略家们企图绕开这一条约。
  • Any action I took to circumvent his scheme was justified.我为斗赢他的如意算盘而采取的任何行动都是正当的。
10 mighty YDWxl     
adj.强有力的；巨大的
参考例句：
  • A mighty force was about to break loose.一股巨大的力量即将迸发而出。
  • The mighty iceberg came into view.巨大的冰山出现在眼前。
11 dependence 3wsx9     
n.依靠，依赖；信任，信赖；隶属
参考例句：
  • Doctors keep trying to break her dependence of the drug.医生们尽力使她戒除毒瘾。
  • He was freed from financial dependence on his parents.他在经济上摆脱了对父母的依赖。
12 prospect P01zn     
n.前景，前途；景色，视野
参考例句：
  • This state of things holds out a cheerful prospect.事态呈现出可喜的前景。
  • The prospect became more evident.前景变得更加明朗了。
13 actively lzezni     
adv.积极地，勤奋地
参考例句：
  • During this period all the students were actively participating.在这节课中所有的学生都积极参加。
  • We are actively intervening to settle a quarrel.我们正在积极调解争执。
14 savings ZjbzGu     
n.存款，储蓄
参考例句：
  • I can't afford the vacation,for it would eat up my savings.我度不起假，那样会把我的积蓄用光的。
  • By this time he had used up all his savings.到这时，他的存款已全部用完。

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