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CHAPTER IV
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“Him who goodness will not mend, evil will not mend.”—Arabic Proverb.
Zarah stood at the point of the great V which cleft1 the outer ring of the mountains, and from which started the path leading down to the plateau.
That the dying Sheikh’s daughter was expected there was no doubt, as showed the bonfires upon the mountain’s highest peaks, streaking2 the purple, starlit sky with orange flames; yet, save for the Arab who stood patiently near the spear which marked the beginning of the hidden path, with the camels which had brought them safely and at full speed across the desert and the quicksands, there was neither sign of life nor shout of greeting nor firing of rifles in salutation.
She looked back across the limitless, billowing desert, showing under the stars like a great ocean of endless, unbroken waves frozen into immobility as they surged from north to south, by some magician’s hand. She laughed softly at the thought of the civilization she had dropped, as one drops an outworn cloak from about the shoulders, and had left for ever upon the outskirts3 of the great desert of which she was the child. She looked ahead into the future and down the narrow path dividing her from the dying man, over whose kingdom in the heart of the mountains she would so shortly rule.
Giving no thought to her father in her utter selfishness, she laughed aloud in sheer delight at the picture conjured4 up by her ambition, laughed until the sweet, soft notes were flung against the rocks by the hot wind from the south and carried through the cleft down to the open[59] space where they were thrown in echo, from this side to that side over the sparkling waters until they broke and were lost in the baying of the great dogs which, eyes red with hate and ruffs upstanding, fought to get out of the kennels6 so as to reach the woman they hated.
She shivered at the sound, although the hot wind from the south enfolded her like a blanket, and, suddenly overwhelmed with a desire to see some living creature in the place of death and shadows, took a quick step forward, then shrank behind a rock.
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n.裂缝;adj.裂开的 | |
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n.郊外,郊区 | |
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conjured
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用魔术变出( conjure的过去式和过去分词 ); 祈求,恳求; 变戏法; (变魔术般地) 使…出现 | |
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superstition
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amulet
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adj. 灼热的 | |
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heralding
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理解…的真意( fathom的过去式和过去分词 ); 彻底了解; 弄清真相 | |
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gathering
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acclaim
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v.向…欢呼,公认;n.欢呼,喝彩,称赞 | |
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physically
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adj.物质上,体格上,身体上,按自然规律 | |
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judgment
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doorway
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n.门口,(喻)入门;门路,途径 | |
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brigands
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n.土匪,强盗( brigand的名词复数 ) | |
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caravan
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n.大蓬车;活动房屋 | |
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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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blessing
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n.祈神赐福;祷告;祝福,祝愿 | |
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brute
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n.野兽,兽性 | |
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n.爱好,癖好;adj.弯的;决心的,一心的 | |
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mighty
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adj.强有力的;巨大的 | |
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backwards
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adv.往回地,向原处,倒,相反,前后倒置地 | |
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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sonorousness
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n.圆润低沉;感人;堂皇;响亮 | |
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amulets
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n.护身符( amulet的名词复数 ) | |
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touching
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adj.动人的,使人感伤的 | |
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nostrils
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鼻孔( nostril的名词复数 ) | |
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adj.贫穷的,贫困的,生活艰苦的 | |
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v.上升,攀登( ascend的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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trump
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n.王牌,法宝;v.打出王牌,吹喇叭 | |
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oasis
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n.(沙漠中的)绿洲,宜人的地方 | |
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ravenous
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adj.极饿的,贪婪的 | |
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fatigue
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n.疲劳,劳累 | |
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tremor
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n.震动,颤动,战栗,兴奋,地震 | |
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embroidered
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crimson
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reverted
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不再抵抗(诱惑、疾病、攻击等)( succumb的过去式和过去分词 ); 屈从; 被压垮; 死 | |
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suffocating
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a.使人窒息的 | |
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relentless
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adj.残酷的,不留情的,无怜悯心的 | |
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quell
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v.压制,平息,减轻 | |
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tumult
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n.喧哗;激动,混乱;吵闹 | |
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dwelling
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n.住宅,住所,寓所 | |
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reigns
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n.君主的统治( reign的名词复数 );君主统治时期;任期;当政期 | |
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adv.向前;向外,往外 | |
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behold
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v.看,注视,看到 | |
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v.(正式地)否认( repudiate的现在分词 );拒绝接受;拒绝与…往来;拒不履行(法律义务) | |
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temerity
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n.鲁莽,冒失 | |
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obedience
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n.服从,顺从 | |
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vent
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n.通风口,排放口;开衩;vt.表达,发泄 | |
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wrath
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n.愤怒,愤慨,暴怒 | |
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beckoned
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v.(用头或手的动作)示意,召唤( beckon的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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savage
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adj.野蛮的;凶恶的,残暴的;n.未开化的人 | |
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thereby
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humiliation
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fidelity
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intake
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chafe
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devastation
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pall
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capering
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degenerate
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foul
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烧焦,烤焦( scorch的过去式和过去分词 ); 使(植物)枯萎,把…晒枯; 高速行驶; 枯焦 | |
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