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I Was extremely affected1 by this plea. I could only answer, that Mr. Raymond must himself be the best judge of the course it became him to hold; I trusted the case was not so desperate as he imagined.
This subject was pursued no further, and was in some degree driven from my thoughts by an incident of a very extraordinary nature.
I have already mentioned the animosity that was entertained against me by the infernal portress of this solitary3 mansion4. Gines, the expelled member of the gang, had been her particular favourite. She submitted to his exile indeed, because her genius felt subdued5 by the energy and inherent superiority of Mr. Raymond; but she submitted with murmuring and discontent. Not daring to resent the conduct of the principal in this affair, she collected all the bitterness of her spirit against me.
To the unpardonable offence I had thus committed in the first instance, were added the reasonings I had lately offered against the profession of robbery. Robbery was a fundamental article in the creed6 of this hoary7 veteran, and she listened to my objections with the same unaffected astonishment8 and horror that an old woman of other habits would listen to one who objected to the agonies and dissolution of the Creator of the world, or to the garment of imputed9 righteousness prepared to envelope the souls of the elect. Like the religious bigot, she was sufficiently10 disposed to avenge11 a hostility12
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affected
adj.不自然的,假装的
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den
n.兽穴;秘密地方;安静的小房间,私室
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solitary
adj.孤独的,独立的,荒凉的;n.隐士
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mansion
n.大厦,大楼;宅第
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subdued
adj. 屈服的,柔和的,减弱的
动词subdue的过去式和过去分词
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creed
n.信条;信念,纲领
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hoary
adj.古老的;鬓发斑白的
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astonishment
n.惊奇,惊异
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imputed
v.把(错误等)归咎于( impute的过去式和过去分词 )
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sufficiently
adv.足够地,充分地
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avenge
v.为...复仇,为...报仇
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hostility
n.敌对,敌意;抵制[pl.]交战,战争
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warfare
n.战争(状态);斗争;冲突
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malice
n.恶意,怨恨,蓄意;[律]预谋
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scent
n.气味,香味,香水,线索,嗅觉;v.嗅,发觉
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prey
n.被掠食者,牺牲者,掠食;v.捕食,掠夺,折磨
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considerably
adv.极大地;相当大地;在很大程度上
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ruminating
v.沉思( ruminate的现在分词 );反复考虑;反刍;倒嚼
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brutal
adj.残忍的,野蛮的,不讲理的
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ferocious
adj.凶猛的,残暴的,极度的,十分强烈的
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uncommon
adj.罕见的,非凡的,不平常的
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vigour
(=vigor)n.智力,体力,精力
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odiousness
n.可憎;讨厌;可恨
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habitual
adj.习惯性的;通常的,惯常的
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awakened
v.(使)醒( awaken的过去式和过去分词 );(使)觉醒;弄醒;(使)意识到
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disquiet
n.担心,焦虑
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eminently
adv.突出地;显著地;不寻常地
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vices
缺陷( vice的名词复数 ); 恶习; 不道德行为; 台钳
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exquisitely
adv.精致地;强烈地;剧烈地;异常地
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contemptibly
adv.卑鄙地,下贱地
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counteract
vt.对…起反作用,对抗,抵消
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missionary
adj.教会的,传教(士)的;n.传教士
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undertaking
n.保证,许诺,事业
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immediate
adj.立即的;直接的,最接近的;紧靠的
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privately
adv.以私人的身份,悄悄地,私下地
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avowal
n.公开宣称,坦白承认
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deficient
adj.不足的,不充份的,有缺陷的
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improper
adj.不适当的,不合适的,不正确的,不合礼仪的
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participation
n.参与,参加,分享
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subsisted
v.(靠很少的钱或食物)维持生活,生存下去( subsist的过去式和过去分词 )
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calamity
n.灾害,祸患,不幸事件
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prosecutor
n.起诉人;检察官,公诉人
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solitude
n. 孤独; 独居,荒僻之地,幽静的地方
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meditations
默想( meditation的名词复数 ); 默念; 沉思; 冥想
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fatigued
adj. 疲乏的
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legacy
n.遗产,遗赠;先人(或过去)留下的东西
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tranquillity
n. 平静, 安静
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casement
n.竖铰链窗;窗扉
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contemplate
vt.盘算,计议;周密考虑;注视,凝视
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peculiar
adj.古怪的,异常的;特殊的,特有的
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exertions
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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soothed
v.安慰( soothe的过去式和过去分词 );抚慰;使舒服;减轻痛苦
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faculties
n.能力( faculty的名词复数 );全体教职员;技巧;院
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recollect
v.回忆,想起,记起,忆起,记得
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assassinate
vt.暗杀,行刺,中伤
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meditated
深思,沉思,冥想( meditate的过去式和过去分词 ); 内心策划,考虑
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vengeance
n.报复,报仇,复仇
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fascination
n.令人着迷的事物,魅力,迷恋
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evading
逃避( evade的现在分词 ); 避开; 回避; 想不出
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constrained
adj.束缚的,节制的
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beheld
v.看,注视( behold的过去式和过去分词 );瞧;看呀;(叙述中用于引出某人意外的出现)哎哟
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standing
n.持续,地位;adj.永久的,不动的,直立的,不流动的
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cleaver
n.切肉刀
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volition
n.意志;决意
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skull
n.头骨;颅骨
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posture
n.姿势,姿态,心态,态度;v.作出某种姿势
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wrested
(用力)拧( wrest的过去式和过去分词 ); 费力取得; (从…)攫取; ( 从… ) 强行取去…
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impelled
v.推动、推进或敦促某人做某事( impel的过去式和过去分词 )
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inveterate
adj.积习已深的,根深蒂固的
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vehement
adj.感情强烈的;热烈的;(人)有强烈感情的
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victorious
adj.胜利的,得胜的
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curbed
v.限制,克制,抑制( curb的过去式和过去分词 )
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sockets
n.套接字,使应用程序能够读写与收发通讯协定(protocol)与资料的程序( Socket的名词复数 );孔( socket的名词复数 );(电器上的)插口;托座;凹穴
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insanity
n.疯狂,精神错乱;极端的愚蠢,荒唐
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rascal
n.流氓;不诚实的人
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ribs
n.肋骨( rib的名词复数 );(船或屋顶等的)肋拱;肋骨状的东西;(织物的)凸条花纹
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tumult
n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹
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contortions
n.扭歪,弯曲;扭曲,弄歪,歪曲( contortion的名词复数 )
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frightful
adj.可怕的;讨厌的
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abate
vi.(风势,疼痛等)减弱,减轻,减退
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contented
adj.满意的,安心的,知足的
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villain
n.反派演员,反面人物;恶棍;问题的起因
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uproar
n.骚动,喧嚣,鼎沸
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descended
a.为...后裔的,出身于...的
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deserted
adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的
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disappearance
n.消失,消散,失踪
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assassination
n.暗杀;暗杀事件
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alluded
提及,暗指( allude的过去式和过去分词 )
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preservation
n.保护,维护,保存,保留,保持
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prudent
adj.谨慎的,有远见的,精打细算的
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imprisonment
n.关押,监禁,坐牢
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injustice
n.非正义,不公正,不公平,侵犯(别人的)权利
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penetrated
adj. 击穿的,鞭辟入里的
动词penetrate的过去式和过去分词形式
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abhorrence
n.憎恶;可憎恶的事
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determined
adj.坚定的;有决心的
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abruptly
adv.突然地,出其不意地
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apparently
adv.显然地;表面上,似乎
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ignominious
adj.可鄙的,不光彩的,耻辱的
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abode
n.住处,住所
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dividend
n.红利,股息;回报,效益
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remitted
v.免除(债务),宽恕( remit的过去式和过去分词 );使某事缓和;寄回,传送
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mischief
n.损害,伤害,危害;恶作剧,捣蛋,胡闹
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recollected
adj.冷静的;镇定的;被回忆起的;沉思默想的v.记起,想起( recollect的过去式和过去分词 )
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previously
adv.以前,先前(地)
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tattered
adj.破旧的,衣衫破的
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incur
vt.招致,蒙受,遭遇