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One day, while I continued in this situation, a circumstance occurred which involuntarily attracted my attention. Two of our people had been sent to a town at some distance, for the purpose of procuring1 us the things of which we were in want. After having delivered these to our landlady2, they retired3 to one corner of the room; and, one of them pulling a printed paper from his pocket, they mutually occupied themselves in examining its contents. I was sitting in an easy chair by the fire, being considerably4 better than I had been, though still in a weak and languid state. Having read for a considerable time, they looked at me, and then at the paper, and then at me again. They then went out of the room together, as if to consult without interruption upon something which that paper suggested to them. Some time after they returned; and my protector, who had been absent upon the former occasion, entered the room at the same instant.
“Captain!” said one of them with an air of pleasure, “look here! we have found a prize! I believe it is as good as a bank-note of a hundred guineas.”
Mr. Raymond (that was his name) took the paper, and read. He paused for a moment. He then crushed the paper in his hand; and, turning to the person from whom he had received it, said, with the tone of a man confident in the success of his reasons,—
“What use have you for these hundred guineas? Are you in want? Are you in distress5? Can you be contented6 to purchase them at the price of treachery — of violating the laws of hospitality?”
“Faith, captain, I do not very well know. After having violated other laws, I do not see why we should be frightened at an old saw. We pretend to judge for ourselves, and ought to be above shrinking from a bugbear of a proverb. Beside, this is a good deed, and I should think no more harm of being the ruin of such a thief than of getting my dinner.”
“A thief! You talk of thieves!”
“Not so fast, captain. God defend that I should say a word against thieving as a general occupation! But one man steals in one way, and another in another. For my part, I go upon the highway, and take from any stranger I meet what, it is a hundred to one, he can very well spare. I see nothing to be found fault with in that. But I have as much conscience as another man. Because I laugh at assizes, and great
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procuring
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| v.(努力)取得, (设法)获得( procure的现在分词 );拉皮条 | |
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landlady
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| n.女房东,女地主 | |
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retired
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considerably
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distress
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contented
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wigs
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| n.假发,法官帽( wig的名词复数 ) | |
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gallows
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nay
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| adv.不;n.反对票,投反对票者 | |
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rascal
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rascally
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| adj. 无赖的,恶棍的 adv. 无赖地,卑鄙地 | |
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foe
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hatred
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adversary
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vengeance
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pretence
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| n.假装,作假;借口,口实;虚伪;虚饰 | |
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vile
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| adj.卑鄙的,可耻的,邪恶的;坏透的 | |
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vilest
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rascals
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| 流氓( rascal的名词复数 ); 无赖; (开玩笑说法)淘气的人(尤指小孩); 恶作剧的人 | |
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felon
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| n.重罪犯;adj.残忍的 | |
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apprehension
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| n.理解,领悟;逮捕,拘捕;忧虑 | |
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larking
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| v.百灵科鸟(尤指云雀)( lark的现在分词 );一大早就起床;鸡鸣即起;(因太费力而不想干时说)算了 | |
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benefactor
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| n. 恩人,行善的人,捐助人 | |
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confession
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| n.自白,供认,承认 | |
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guilt
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| n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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antidote
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| n.解毒药,解毒剂 | |
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confirmation
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| n.证实,确认,批准 | |
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apprehended
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| 逮捕,拘押( apprehend的过去式和过去分词 ); 理解 | |
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innocence
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| n.无罪;天真;无害 | |
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motives
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inquisitive
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| adj.求知欲强的,好奇的,好寻根究底的 | |
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antipathy
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| n.憎恶;反感,引起反感的人或事物 | |
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accusation
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| n.控告,指责,谴责 | |
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ingenuousness
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folly
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| n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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impartial
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paltry
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jaws
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| n.口部;嘴 | |
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abet
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| v.教唆,鼓励帮助 | |
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livelihood
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artifices
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| n.灵巧( artifice的名词复数 );诡计;巧妙办法;虚伪行为 | |
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persecution
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| n. 迫害,烦扰 | |
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fidelity
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| n.忠诚,忠实;精确 | |
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banished
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| v.放逐,驱逐( banish的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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worthy
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fervent
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| adj.热的,热烈的,热情的 | |
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benevolence
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| n.慈悲,捐助 | |
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appeased
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| 安抚,抚慰( appease的过去式和过去分词 ); 绥靖(满足另一国的要求以避免战争) | |
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veracity
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parody
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| n.打油诗文,诙谐的改编诗文,拙劣的模仿;v.拙劣模仿,作模仿诗文 | |
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celebrated
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| adj.有名的,声誉卓著的 | |
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repelling
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| v.击退( repel的现在分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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equity
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| n.公正,公平,(无固定利息的)股票 | |
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persecuted
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| (尤指宗教或政治信仰的)迫害(~sb. for sth.)( persecute的过去式和过去分词 ); 烦扰,困扰或骚扰某人 | |
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unwillingly
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recollect
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injustice
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| n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利 | |
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asperity
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| n.粗鲁,艰苦 | |
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conspired
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| 密谋( conspire的过去式和过去分词 ); 搞阴谋; (事件等)巧合; 共同导致 | |
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instigate
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| v.教唆,怂恿,煽动 | |
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exertions
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| n.努力( exertion的名词复数 );费力;(能力、权力等的)运用;行使 | |
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persecutor
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| n. 迫害者 | |
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purely
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imprisonment
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resentment
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misery
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sufficiently
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disarmed
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perilous
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whetting
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| v.(在石头上)磨(刀、斧等)( whet的现在分词 );引起,刺激(食欲、欲望、兴趣等) | |
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opposition
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lull
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retaliation
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| n.报复,反击 | |
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remorse
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| n.痛恨,悔恨,自责 | |
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repugnance
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| n.嫌恶 | |
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vocation
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abhorrence
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| n.憎恶;可憎恶的事 | |
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virtues
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| 美德( virtue的名词复数 ); 德行; 优点; 长处 | |
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dispositions
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| 安排( disposition的名词复数 ); 倾向; (财产、金钱的)处置; 气质 | |
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censure
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| v./n.责备;非难;责难 | |
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perfectly
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| adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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felons
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| n.重罪犯( felon的名词复数 );瘭疽;甲沟炎;指头脓炎 | |
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profess
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uncommon
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| adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的 | |
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ingenuity
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| n.别出心裁;善于发明创造 | |
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fortitude
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| n.坚忍不拔;刚毅 | |
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recollecting
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proceedings
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| n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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incompatible
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| adj.不相容的,不协调的,不相配的 | |
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testimony
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| n.证词;见证,证明 | |
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hostility
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| n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争 | |
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smothered
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| (使)窒息, (使)透不过气( smother的过去式和过去分词 ); 覆盖; 忍住; 抑制 | |
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laboriously
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missionary
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| adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士 | |
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repelled
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| v.击退( repel的过去式和过去分词 );使厌恶;排斥;推开 | |
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cogent
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peevish
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| adj.易怒的,坏脾气的 | |
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intrusive
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remonstrance
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impartiality
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| v.发誓放弃( abjure的过去式和过去分词 );郑重放弃(意见);宣布撤回(声明等);避免 | |
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amendment
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| n.改正,修正,改善,修正案 | |
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brutal
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offenders
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