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Dracula's Guest
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When we started for our drive the sun was shining brightly on Munich, and the air was full of the joyousness1 of early summer. Just as we were about to depart, Herr Delbrück (the ma?tre d'h?tel of the Quatre Saisons, where I was staying) came down, bareheaded, to the carriage and, after wishing me a pleasant drive, said to the coachman, still holding his hand on the handle of the carriage door:
'Remember you are back by nightfall. The sky looks bright but there is a shiver in the north wind that says there may be a sudden storm. But I am sure you will not be late.' Here he smiled, and added, 'for you know what night it is.'
Johann answered with an emphatic2, 'Ja, mein Herr,' and, touching3 his hat, drove off quickly. When we had cleared the town, I said, after signalling to him to stop:
'Tell me, Johann, what is tonight?'
He crossed himself, as he answered laconically4: 'Walpurgis nacht.' Then he took out his watch, a great, old-fashioned German silver thing as big as a turnip5, and looked at it, with his eyebrows6 gathered together and a little impatient shrug7 of his shoulders. I realised that this was his way of respectfully protesting against the unnecessary delay, and sank back in the carriage, merely motioning him to proceed. He started off rapidly, as if to make up for lost time. Every now and then the horses seemed to throw up their heads and sniffed10 the air suspiciously. On such occasions I often looked round in alarm. The road was pretty bleak11, for we were traversing a sort of high, wind-swept plateau. As we drove, I saw a road that looked but little used, and which seemed to dip through a little,
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joyousness
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| 快乐,使人喜悦 | |
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| adj.强调的,着重的;无可置疑的,明显的 | |
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touching
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| adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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laconically
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turnip
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| 眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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| v.耸肩(表示怀疑、冷漠、不知等) | |
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| v.以鼻吸气,嗅,闻( sniff的过去式和过去分词 );抽鼻子(尤指哭泣、患感冒等时出声地用鼻子吸气);抱怨,不以为然地说 | |
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winding
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alley
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inviting
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bridles
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pointed
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narration
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imploring
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twilight
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deserted
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clumps
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densest
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misty
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moss
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asunder
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yew
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cypress
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| (使)混合( merge的过去式和过去分词 ); 相融; 融入; 渐渐消失在某物中 | |
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weird
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graveyard
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fascination
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spike
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specially
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shunned
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gathering
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tornado
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cemetery
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