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THE whole party were in hopes of a letter from Mr. Bennet the next morning, but the post came in without bringing a single line from him. His family knew him to be, on all common occasions, a most negligent1 and dilatory2 correspondent, but at such a time they had hoped for exertion3. They were forced to conclude that he had no pleasing intelligence to send, but even of that they would have been glad to be certain. Mr. Gardiner had waited only for the letters before he set off.
When he was gone, they were certain at least of receiving constant information of what was going on, and their uncle promised, at parting, to prevail on Mr. Bennet to return to Longbourn as soon as he could, to the great consolation4 of his sister, who considered it as the only security for her husband's not being killed in a duel5.
Mrs. Gardiner and the children were to remain in Hertfordshire a few days longer, as the former thought her presence might be serviceable to her nieces. She shared in their attendance on Mrs. Bennet, and was a great comfort to them in their hours of freedom. Their other aunt also visited them frequently, and always, as she said, with the design of cheering and heartening them up, though as she never came without reporting some fresh instance of Wickham's extravagance or irregularity, she seldom went away without leaving them more dispirited than she found them.
All Meryton seemed striving to blacken the man, who, but three months before, had been almost an angel of light. He was declared to be in debt to every tradesman in the place, and his intrigues6, all honoured with the title of seduction, had been extended into every tradesman's family. Every body declared that he was the wickedest young man in the world; and every body began to find out that they had always distrusted the appearance of his goodness. Elizabeth, though she did not credit above half of what was said, believed enough to make her former assurance of her sister's ruin still more certain; and even Jane, who believed still less of it, became almost hopeless, more especially as the time was now come when, if they had gone to Scotland, which she had never before
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negligent
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adj.疏忽的;玩忽的;粗心大意的 | |
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dilatory
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adj.迟缓的,不慌不忙的 | |
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exertion
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n.尽力,努力 | |
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consolation
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n.安慰,慰问 | |
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duel
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n./v.决斗;(双方的)斗争 | |
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intrigues
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n.密谋策划( intrigue的名词复数 );神秘气氛;引人入胜的复杂情节v.搞阴谋诡计( intrigue的第三人称单数 );激起…的好奇心 | |
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entirely
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ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地 | |
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determined
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enquire
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v.打听,询问;调查,查问 | |
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procured
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v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的过去式和过去分词 );拉皮条 | |
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lodgings
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postscript
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regiment
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conceal
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v.隐藏,隐瞒,隐蔽 | |
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concealed
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deference
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defer
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sanguine
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adj.充满希望的,乐观的,血红色的 | |
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impatience
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condole
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v.同情;慰问 | |
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distress
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n.苦恼,痛苦,不舒适;不幸;vt.使悲痛 | |
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proceeding
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alleviate
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afflicting
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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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licentiousness
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逮捕,拘押( apprehend的现在分词 ); 理解 | |
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Augmented
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heinous
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militia
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pointed
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motive
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secrecy
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perfectly
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vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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infamy
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sleepless
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philosophic
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justified
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elegance
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n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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