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XII THE PRIVILEGES OF PRISONERS
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A serious old philosopher once said that every man had his price. That may be true but I don’t agree with it in principle. My early training taught me that the man who offers a bribe1 is a lower parasite2 than the man who accepts it and experience has not altered my views. But, a more serious old philosopher came forth3 expounding4 the doctrine5 that everything is fair in love and in war. According to my way of thinking this second boy was on the right track.
So, when my German captors took me down and with a lot of ceremony, deposited me in the camp calaboose, a hasty examination of the barred windows and the tremendous lock on the door almost convinced me that my only hope was to experiment with that philosophy of price, as my biggest asset happened to be a pocket full of prison money, which, if acceptable at all, would have to be disposed of at a discount. At any rate, I was determined6 to get out—the means might require bribery7 and it might require lies. Whatever was necessary to effect my state of freedom, so long as it was honorable, was in 254my mind the privilege of the prisoner—for it was fair in war.
The cell was not so bad; in fact, it was much better than the quarters I had in camp, except that I was alone. I had a German orderly who took care of me, which convenience was something foreign in the regular camp. First appearances were so attractive that I thought it unfortunate I hadn’t discovered it before. In the morning the interpreter came around to see how things were going along. I told him “Fine, except that I wanted something to eat,” an habitual8 complaint among prisoners. There was the rub, for he informed me that when in solitary9
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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     bribe 
      
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| n.贿赂;v.向…行贿,买通 | |
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     parasite 
      
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| n.寄生虫;寄生菌;食客 | |
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     forth 
      
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     doctrine 
      
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     determined 
      
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     bribery 
      
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     solitary 
      
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     imprison 
      
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     imprisonment 
      
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     scarcity 
      
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     decided 
      
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     inspection 
      
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     lieutenant 
      
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     icebergs 
      
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     mighty 
      
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     gut 
      
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     sniffing 
      
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     aroma 
      
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     dwindled 
      
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     distress 
      
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     thoroughly 
      
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     fabulous 
      
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     standing 
      
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     extravagant 
      
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     depleted 
      
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     payable 
      
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     latch 
      
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     shrimp 
      
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     spoke 
      
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     scrupulous 
      
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     amazement 
      
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     modesty 
      
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     perfectly 
      
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     hemming 
      
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     pointed 
      
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     fully 
      
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     perusing 
      
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     ledger 
      
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     rout 
      
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     sincerity 
      
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| n.真诚,诚意;真实 | |
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     patriotism 
      
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| n.爱国精神,爱国心,爱国主义 | |
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     rumors 
      
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     tepid 
      
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     sergeant 
      
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| n.警官,中士 | |
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     lining 
      
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| n.衬里,衬料 | |
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     bellowed 
      
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| v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的过去式和过去分词 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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     imprisoned 
      
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| 下狱,监禁( imprison的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     inoculate 
      
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     serum 
      
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| n.浆液,血清,乳浆 | |
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     baker 
      
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     vaccinate 
      
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     smallpox 
      
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     cholera 
      
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     iodine 
      
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     bunk 
      
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     hunch 
      
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     courteous 
      
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     ushered 
      
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     potentate 
      
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     squinty 
      
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     pugnacious 
      
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     jaws 
      
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     groomed 
      
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     bin 
      
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| n.箱柜;vt.放入箱内;[计算机] DOS文件名:二进制目标文件 | |
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     hostilities 
      
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     proceedings 
      
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     supreme 
      
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     saluted 
      
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     salute 
      
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     babble 
      
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     snarled 
      
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     aviator 
      
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     cadence 
      
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     strictly 
      
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     engrossed 
      
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     stiffened 
      
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     stiffen 
      
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     rigidly 
      
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     vouching 
      
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| n.(复核付款凭单等)核单v.保证( vouch的现在分词 );担保;确定;确定地说 | |
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     ordained 
      
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     entrusted 
      
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     allied 
      
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     corps 
      
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     pertaining 
      
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     wilfully 
      
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     maliciously 
      
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     deliberately 
      
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     excavated 
      
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     scroll 
      
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     inoculation 
      
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     feverish 
      
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     stimulated 
      
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     improvise 
      
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     defense 
      
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     belligerent 
      
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     authorized 
      
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