SAT阅读小说:UNCLE SILAS系列(2)
<p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="hazy">hazy</span> <span word="notions">notions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="sectaries">sectaries</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mingled">mingled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="necromancy">necromancy</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="weird">weird</span> <span word="freemasonry">freemasonry</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="inspired">inspired</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="awe">awe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="antipathy">antipathy</span>.</p><p> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bryerly">Bryerly</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="leisure">leisure</span>, <span word="before">before</span> <span word="dinner">dinner</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="drawing">drawing</span>-<span word="rooma">rooma</span> <span word="tall">tall</span>, <span word="lean">lean</span> <span word="man">man</span>, <span word="all">all</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="ungainly">ungainly</span> <span word="black">black</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="choker">choker</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="wig">wig</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="hair">hair</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="imitation">imitation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pair">pair</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="spectacles">spectacles</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dark">dark</span>, <span word="sharp">sharp</span>, <span word="short">short</span> <span word="visage">visage</span>, <span word="rubbing">rubbing</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="together">together</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="brisk">brisk</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="whom">whom</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="plainly">plainly</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="child">child</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="sat">sat</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>, <span word="crossed">crossed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="legs">legs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="magazine">magazine</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="treatment">treatment</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="mortifying">mortifying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="resentment">resentment</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="unconscious">unconscious</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="long">long</span>; <span word="not">not</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="divined">divined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="object">object</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="visit">visit</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="prepossess">prepossess</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="favourably">favourably</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="seemed">seemed</span> <span word="restless">restless</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="busy">busy</span> <span word="habits">habits</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="houses">houses</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="walks">walks</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="drive">drive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="library">library</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="wrote">wrote</span> <span word="half">half</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="dozen">dozen</span> <span word="letters">letters</span>.</p><p> <span word="His">His</span> <span word="bed">bed</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gallery">gallery</span>, <span word="directly">directly</span> <span word="opposite">opposite</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ante">ante</span>-<span word="room">room</span> <span word="en">en</span> <span word="suite">suite</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="theological">theological</span> <span word="books">books</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Mr">Mr</span>. <span word="Bryerlys">Bryerlys</span> <span word="arrival">arrival</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="fathers">fathers</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="caraffe">caraffe</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="glass">glass</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="duly">duly</span> <span word="laid">laid</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="table">table</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="ante">ante</span>-<span word="room">room</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="there">there</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knocked">knocked</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="door">door</span>.</p>
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