equipage n.裝備

stiffly adv.冷冷地

concisely adv.簡明地

May I take the liberty of asking...

resolutely堅(jiān)決地

hermitage修道院

parasol陽傘

gravel walk石子路

conscience n.良心

sentiment n.看法

disdain v.n.鄙夷

contradicted 駁斥

industriously circulated起勁傳播

retain保持

allurement n.誘惑

infatuation n.癡迷

tacit a 心照不宣的

destine n.注定

decorum n.體統(tǒng)

censure指責(zé)

repine報(bào)怨

obstinate頑固

dissuade sb. from doing sth.勸阻

whim突發(fā)奇想

brooking v.容忍

maternal母性的

sphere n.階層

deliberation n.細(xì)想

recede v.退步

intimidate v.恐嚇

frivolous 無聊愚蠢可笑的

importune 糾纏

patched-up拼湊 匆忙處理

shades of sb./sth.遺風(fēng)

highly incensed a. very angry

You know my sentiments.

contempt n.蔑視

prodigiously adv.巨大的