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CHAPTER II.
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Weston was accustomed—at such times as suited his caprice and his resources—to give exhibitions of his genius for mimicry55 to the rest of the boys. I had heard from Rupert of these entertainments, which were much admired by the school. They commonly consisted of funny dialogues between various worthies56 of the place well known to everybody, which made Weston's audience able to judge of the accuracy of his imitations. From the head-master to the idiot who blew the organ bellows57 in church, every inhabitant of the place who was gifted with any recognizable peculiarity58 was personated at one time or another by the wit of our school. The favourite imitation of all was supposed to be one of the Dialogues of Plato, "omitted by some strange over-sight in the edition which graces the library of our learned and respected doctor," Weston would say with profound gravity. The Dialogue was between Dr. Jessop and Silly Billy—the idiot already referred to—and the apposite Latin quotations59 of the head-master [34]and his pompous60 English, with the inapposite replies of the organ-blower, given in the local dialect and Billy's own peculiar jabber61, were supposed to form a masterpiece of mimicry.
Little did I think that my family chronicle was to supply Weston with a new field for his talents!
In the midst of my shame, I could hardly help admiring the clever way in which he had remembered all the details, and twisted them into a comic ballad62, which he had composed overnight, and which he now recited with a mock heroic air and voice, which made every point tell, and kept the boys in convulsions of laughter. Not a smile crossed his long, lantern-jawed face; but Mr. Thomas Johnson made no effort this time to hide a severe fit of his peculiar 
    
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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     courteous   | |
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     charade   | |
| n.用动作等表演文字意义的字谜游戏 | |
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     aprons   | |
| 围裙( apron的名词复数 ); 停机坪,台口(舞台幕前的部份) | |
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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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     fully   | |
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     vexed   | |
| adj.争论不休的;(指问题等)棘手的;争论不休的问题;烦恼的v.使烦恼( vex的过去式和过去分词 );使苦恼;使生气;详细讨论 | |
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     pony   | |
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     lurch   | |
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     horrid   | |
| adj.可怕的;令人惊恐的;恐怖的;极讨厌的 | |
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     subscribed   | |
| v.捐助( subscribe的过去式和过去分词 );签署,题词;订阅;同意 | |
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     bragging   | |
| v.自夸,吹嘘( brag的现在分词 );大话 | |
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     mere   | |
| adj.纯粹的;仅仅,只不过 | |
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     gallant   | |
| adj.英勇的,豪侠的;(向女人)献殷勤的 | |
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     honourable   | |
| adj.可敬的;荣誉的,光荣的 | |
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     esteemed   | |
| adj.受人尊敬的v.尊敬( esteem的过去式和过去分词 );敬重;认为;以为 | |
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     forth   | |
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     spasm   | |
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     inquiries   | |
| n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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     narrative   | |
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     conspicuous   | |
| adj.明眼的,惹人注目的;炫耀的,摆阔气的 | |
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     deserted   | |
| adj.荒芜的,荒废的,无人的,被遗弃的 | |
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     locker   | |
| n.更衣箱,储物柜,冷藏室,上锁的人 | |
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     battered   | |
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     curiously   | |
| adv.有求知欲地;好问地;奇特地 | |
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     justified   | |
| a.正当的,有理的 | |
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     tack   | |
| n.大头钉;假缝,粗缝 | |
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     obedience   | |
| n.服从,顺从 | |
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     expressive   | |
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     authentic   | |
| a.真的,真正的;可靠的,可信的,有根据的 | |
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     elegance   | |
| n.优雅;优美,雅致;精致,巧妙 | |
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     regiment   | |
| n.团,多数,管理;v.组织,编成团,统制 | |
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     spotted   | |
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     kindly   | |
| adj.和蔼的,温和的,爽快的;adv.温和地,亲切地 | |
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     exultingly   | |
| 兴高采烈地,得意地 | |
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     casually   | |
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     housekeeper   | |
| n.管理家务的主妇,女管家 | |
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     dread   | |
| vt.担忧,忧虑;惧怕,不敢;n.担忧,畏惧 | |
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     wholesome   | |
| adj.适合;卫生的;有益健康的;显示身心健康的 | |
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     awe   | |
| n.敬畏,惊惧;vt.使敬畏,使惊惧 | |
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     stringent   | |
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     etiquette   | |
| n.礼仪,礼节;规矩 | |
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     withering   | |
| 使人畏缩的,使人害羞的,使人难堪的 | |
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     ridicule   | |
| v.讥讽,挖苦;n.嘲弄 | |
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     circumspect   | |
| adj.慎重的,谨慎的 | |
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     bullied   | |
| adj.被欺负了v.恐吓,威逼( bully的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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     conversational   | |
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     acting   | |
| n.演戏,行为,假装;adj.代理的,临时的,演出用的 | |
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     undone   | |
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     dispersed   | |
| adj. 被驱散的, 被分散的, 散布的 | |
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     mimicry   | |
| n.(生物)拟态,模仿 | |
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     worthies   | |
| 应得某事物( worthy的名词复数 ); 值得做某事; 可尊敬的; 有(某人或事物)的典型特征 | |
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     bellows   | |
| n.风箱;发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的名词复数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫v.发出吼叫声,咆哮(尤指因痛苦)( bellow的第三人称单数 );(愤怒地)说出(某事),大叫 | |
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     peculiarity   | |
| n.独特性,特色;特殊的东西;怪癖 | |
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     quotations   | |
| n.引用( quotation的名词复数 );[商业]行情(报告);(货物或股票的)市价;时价 | |
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     pompous   | |
| adj.傲慢的,自大的;夸大的;豪华的 | |
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     jabber   | |
| v.快而不清楚地说;n.吱吱喳喳 | |
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     ballad   | |
| n.歌谣,民谣,流行爱情歌曲 | |
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     spasms   | |
| n.痉挛( spasm的名词复数 );抽搐;(能量、行为等的)突发;发作 | |
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     folly   | |
| n.愚笨,愚蠢,蠢事,蠢行,傻话 | |
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     dignified   | |
| a.可敬的,高贵的 | |
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     discreet   | |
| adj.(言行)谨慎的;慎重的;有判断力的 | |
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     remarkable   | |
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     tormentor   | |
| n. 使苦痛之人, 使苦恼之物, 侧幕 =tormenter | |
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     peal   | |
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     influenza   | |
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     briefly   | |
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     minor   | |
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     wrestle   | |
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     bullying   | |
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     scarlet   | |
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     cuffing   | |
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     corpse   | |
| n.尸体,死尸 | |
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     remorse   | |
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