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CHAPTER XIX. IN A TRAP.

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 Our hero's first impulse, on finding himself entrapped1, was to escape. He sprang towards the door, but Martin quickly grasped him by the arm, and forced him back.
 
"No you don't!" he said, with emphasis. "I want you to stay with me."
 
"Let me go!" exclaimed Rufus, struggling to escape.
 
"Sorry I couldn't oblige you," said Martin, with a grin. "Can't you stay with your sick father a few days?"
 
"You've played me a mean trick," said Rufus, indignantly.
 
"What was you walkin' through this street for?" asked Martin. "Wasn't it because you wanted to see me?"
 
"Yes," answered our hero.
 
"Well, you've got what you wanted," said Martin, smiling maliciously2. "I know'd you'd never find me if I didn't send out for you. Was there anything partic'lar you wish to say to me?"
 
"Yes," said Rufus, bluntly. "I want you to give me back that tin box you stole from me the other day."
 
"What do I know about any tin box?" asked Martin, not knowing that it had been spoken of by Humpy in the street.
 
"You needn't deny it, Mr. Martin. The boy you sent after me told me you took it."
 
"He did, did he?" said Martin, seeing that he must try another tack3. "Well, s'posin' I did, what then?"
 
"The law may have something to say. You'll stand a chance of going to Sing Sing for a few years."
 
"You'd have to prove I took it," said Martin, uneasily. "I only told the boy to say so, so's to get you in here. I read about the robbery in the papers."
 
"I recognized you at the time, and am ready to swear to you," said Rufus, firmly.
 
This was rather imprudent, for it made Martin even more determined4 to prevent our hero's escape.
 
"If that's your game," he said, "I'll see you don't get a chance to swear to any lies."
 

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1 entrapped eb21b3b8e7dad36e21d322e11b46715d     
v.使陷入圈套，使入陷阱( entrap的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • He was entrapped into undertaking the work. 他受骗而担任那工作。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • He felt he had been entrapped into marrying her. 他觉得和她结婚是上了当。 来自辞典例句
2 maliciously maliciously     
adv.有敌意地
参考例句：
  • He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. 他被控蓄意严重伤害他人身体。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • His enemies maliciously conspired to ruin him. 他的敌人恶毒地密谋搞垮他。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3 tack Jq1yb     
n.大头钉；假缝，粗缝
参考例句：
  • He is hammering a tack into the wall to hang a picture.他正往墙上钉一枚平头钉用来挂画。
  • We are going to tack the map on the wall.我们打算把这张地图钉在墙上。
4 determined duszmP     
adj.坚定的；有决心的
参考例句：
  • I have determined on going to Tibet after graduation.我已决定毕业后去西藏。
  • He determined to view the rooms behind the office.他决定查看一下办公室后面的房间。
5 decided lvqzZd     
adj.决定了的，坚决的；明显的，明确的
参考例句：
  • This gave them a decided advantage over their opponents.这使他们比对手具有明显的优势。
  • There is a decided difference between British and Chinese way of greeting.英国人和中国人打招呼的方式有很明显的区别。
6 tyrant vK9z9     
n.暴君，专制的君主，残暴的人
参考例句：
  • The country was ruled by a despotic tyrant.该国处在一个专制暴君的统治之下。
  • The tyrant was deaf to the entreaties of the slaves.暴君听不到奴隶们的哀鸣。
7 bully bully     
n.恃强欺弱者，小流氓；vt.威胁，欺侮
参考例句：
  • A bully is always a coward.暴汉常是懦夫。
  • The boy gave the bully a pelt on the back with a pebble.那男孩用石子掷击小流氓的背脊。
8 malice P8LzW     
n.恶意，怨恨，蓄意；[律]预谋
参考例句：
  • I detected a suggestion of malice in his remarks.我觉察出他说的话略带恶意。
  • There was a strong current of malice in many of his portraits.他的许多肖像画中都透着一股强烈的怨恨。
9 ascertain WNVyN     
vt.发现，确定，查明，弄清
参考例句：
  • It's difficult to ascertain the coal deposits.煤储量很难探明。
  • We must ascertain the responsibility in light of different situtations.我们必须根据不同情况判定责任。
10 pry yBqyX     
vi.窥(刺)探，打听；vt.撬动(开，起)
参考例句：
  • He's always ready to pry into other people's business.他总爱探听别人的事。
  • We use an iron bar to pry open the box.我们用铁棍撬开箱子。
11 victuals reszxF     
n.食物；食品
参考例句：
  • A plateful of coarse broken victuals was set before him.一盘粗劣的剩余饭食放到了他的面前。
  • There are no more victuals for the pig.猪没有吃的啦。
12 abruptly iINyJ     
adv.突然地，出其不意地
参考例句：
  • He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车。
  • I was abruptly notified that a half-hour speech was expected of me.我突然被通知要讲半个小时的话。
13 obstinate m0dy6     
adj.顽固的，倔强的，不易屈服的，较难治愈的
参考例句：
  • She's too obstinate to let anyone help her.她太倔强了，不会让任何人帮她的。
  • The trader was obstinate in the negotiation.这个商人在谈判中拗强固执。
14 musingly ddec53b7ea68b079ee6cb62ac6c95bf9     
adv.沉思地，冥想地
参考例句：
15 imprisonment I9Uxk     
n.关押，监禁，坐牢
参考例句：
  • His sentence was commuted from death to life imprisonment.他的判决由死刑减为无期徒刑。
  • He was sentenced to one year's imprisonment for committing bigamy.他因为犯重婚罪被判入狱一年。
16 instigating 5b4b9f7431ece326d7b1568b7f708ce7     
v.使（某事物）开始或发生，鼓动( instigate的现在分词 )
参考例句：
  • Distant but clear Longyin instigating the eardrums of every person. 遥远却清晰的龙吟鼓动着每一个人的耳膜。 来自互联网
  • The leader was charged with instigating the workers to put down tools. 那位领导人被指控煽动工人罢工。 来自互联网
17 lookout w0sxT     
n.注意，前途，瞭望台
参考例句：
  • You can see everything around from the lookout.从了望台上你可以看清周围的一切。
  • It's a bad lookout for the company if interest rates don't come down.如果利率降不下来，公司的前景可就不妙了。
18 ascertained e6de5c3a87917771a9555db9cf4de019     
v.弄清，确定，查明( ascertain的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
  • The previously unidentified objects have now been definitely ascertained as being satellites. 原来所说的不明飞行物现在已证实是卫星。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • I ascertained that she was dead. 我断定她已经死了。 来自《简明英汉词典》

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