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G. A. E. Marshall
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IT has always seemed to me a most extraordinary thing that Victor Lo{261}velace should have been able to speak five languages. He was English, and Englishmen are notoriously stupid in this respect. But Lovelace spoke1 his languages perfectly2, and as he was extremely obliging and full of information he was far and away the most popular waiter at the Jupiter Hotel in Athens.
I have never believed Lovelace was his real name; but that concerns neither you nor me. Lovelace has a romantic sound, and this young man of twenty-three looked romantic. Tall he was and slim: he carried himself well: unlike all the other waiters in the whole world, he looked you in the eyes when he spoke to you, and the eyes that looked into yours were large, brilliant, and unquestionably full of passion.
In April 1914, I stayed at the Jupiter Hotel, and at dinner on the day of my arrival I sat down at a table occupied solely3 by an Englishwoman who appeared to be travelling alone. Lovelace waited on us. Before we were half-way through our dinner I was convinced that the Englishwoman—her name was Dorothy Langdon—was in love with him. Whenever he brought her food, she looked quickly up into his eyes, and once I observed her touch his hand lingeringly as she assisted him in supporting the dish from which she was helping4 herself to vegetables.
I confess I was interested: people always do interest me. And I said to myself: “Is this love? Or is it passion—a very frenzy5 of the senses?”
Lovelace, for his part, showed neither desire nor distress6. Perhaps he was a little more assiduous in his waiting on the lady than he was in attending to my wants; but this might mean simply that she was a woma{262}n and I was merely a man.
During dinner Miss Langdon and I talked.
“You arrived to-day?” she asked.
“Yes, I came from Marseilles by the Ispahan. Do you know the Messageries Maritimes boats?”
“Jolly little things, aren’t they?” she said, smiling. “I like the
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spoke
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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solely
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helping
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n.食物的一份&adj.帮助人的,辅助的 | |
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distress
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cosmopolitan
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curry
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n.咖哩粉,咖哩饭菜;v.用咖哩粉调味,用马栉梳,制革 | |
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exquisite
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adj.精美的;敏锐的;剧烈的,感觉强烈的 | |
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sentimental
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cloys
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zest
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n.乐趣;滋味,风味;兴趣 | |
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dame
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withdrawal
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embarrassment
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entirely
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sincerity
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Oxford
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n.牛津(英国城市) | |
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awfully
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adv.可怕地,非常地,极端地 | |
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beseeching
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adj.恳求似的v.恳求,乞求(某事物)( beseech的现在分词 ) | |
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countenance
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porcelain
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brass
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innocence
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adj.全神贯注的,入神的;被抢先占有的;心事重重的v.占据(某人)思想,使对…全神贯注,使专心于( preoccupy的过去式) | |
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mischievously
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vehemence
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deliberately
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previously
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passionately
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scatter
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irresolutely
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random
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voluptuous
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adj.肉欲的,骄奢淫逸的 | |
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authentic
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a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的 | |
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vampire
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shuddering
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solace
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agonized
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bent
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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forth
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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vitality
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underneath
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propitiate
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v.慰解,劝解 | |
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queried
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v.质疑,对…表示疑问( query的过去式和过去分词 );询问 | |
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ecstasy
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n.狂喜,心醉神怡,入迷 | |
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goaded
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v.刺激( goad的过去式和过去分词 );激励;(用尖棒)驱赶;驱使(或怂恿、刺激)某人 | |
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enchantment
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scanty
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craving
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boon
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rapacious
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recording
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inquiry
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belle
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charcoal
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鸟叫,虫鸣( chirp的过去式 ) | |
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diffuse
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(使某人)窒息而死( suffocate的过去式和过去分词 ); (将某人)闷死; 让人感觉闷热; 憋气 | |
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longing
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