六级冲刺练习：阅读（73）
<p> <span word="Absolute">Absolute</span> <span word="rulers">rulers</span> <span word="have">have</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="made">made</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="complicated">complicated</span> <span word="rather">rather</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="simpler">simpler</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="purpose">purpose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="godlike">godlike</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="protect">protect</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="familiarity">familiarity</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="protection">protection</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="life">life</span>, <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="inevitably">inevitably</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="eye">eye</span>, <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="intolerable">intolerable</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Louis">Louis</span> <span word="XIV">XIV</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="France">France</span> <span word="provided">provided</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="excellent">excellent</span> <span word="example">example</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="etiquette">etiquette</span>. <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="belong">belong</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="France">France</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="continually">continually</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="among">among</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span> . <span word="They">They</span> <span word="woke">woke</span>, <span word="prayed">prayed</span>, <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dressed">dressed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="courtiers">courtiers</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="large">large</span> <span word="crowds">crowds</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="meals">meals</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="access">access</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="palace">palace</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="subjects">subjects</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="organized">organized</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="refinement">refinement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authority">authority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="respect">respect</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="steadily">steadily</span> <span word="throughout">throughout</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lifetime">lifetime</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="crowd">crowd</span> <span word="watched">watched</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="dress">dress</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Duke">Duke</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="valet">valet</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="allowed">allowed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="sleeve">sleeve</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="shirt">shirt</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Prince">Prince</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Grand">Grand</span> <span word="Chamberlain">Chamberlain</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="relieve">relieve</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="dressing">dressing</span> <span word="gown">gown</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Master">Master</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Wardrobe">Wardrobe</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="pull">pull</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>. <span word="These">These</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="familiarities">familiarities</span>, <span word="nor">nor</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="duties">duties</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="desired">desired</span> <span word="privileges">privileges</span>. <span word="Napoleon">Napoleon</span> <span word="recognized">recognized</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ceremony">ceremony</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="ruler">ruler</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="Emperor">Emperor</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="discarded">discarded</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="custom">custom</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>, <span word="restored">restored</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="ceremonial">ceremonial</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Revolution">Revolution</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="destroyed">destroyed</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nobility">nobility</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="instruct">instruct</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="court">court</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="manners">manners</span>.</p>
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