Accordingly, laying hold of the first kind opportunity, when she



was alone and my master abroad, I stoutly assailed the citadel

and carried it by storm. Well may I say by storm; for the



resistance I met was extremelyresolute, and indeed as much as

the most perfect decency would require. She swore often she



would cry out for help; but I answered it was in vain, seeing

there was no person near to assist her; and probably she believed



me, for she did not once actually cry out, which if she had, I

might very likely have been prevented.



"When she found her virtue thus subdued against her will she

patiently submitted to her fate, and quietly suffered me a long



time to enjoy the most delicious fruits of my victory; but

envious fortune resolved to make me pay a dear price for my



pleasure. One day in the midst of our happiness we were suddenly

surprised by the unexpected return of her husband, who, coming



directly into his wife's apartment, just allowed me time to creep

under the bed. The disorder in which he found his wife might



have surprised a jealoustemper; but his was so far otherwise,

that possibly no mischief might have happened had he not by a



cross accident discovered my legs, which were not well hid. He

immediately drew me out by them, and then, turning to his wife



with a stern countenance, began to handle a weapon he wore by his

side, with which I am persuaded he would have instantly



dispatched her, had I not very gallantly, and with many

imprecations, asserted her innocence and my own guilt; which,



however, I protested had hitherto gone no farther than design.

She so well seconded my plea (for she was a woman of wonderful



art), that he was at length imposed upon; and now all his rage

was directed against me, threatening all manner of tortures,



which the poor lady was in too great a fright and confusion to

dissuade him from executing; and perhaps, if her concern for me



had made her attempt it, it would have raised a jealousy in him

not afterwards to be removed.



"After some hesitation Roderic cried out he had luckily hit on

the most proper punishment for me in the world, by a method which



would at once do severe justice on me for my criminal intention,

and at the same time prevent me from any danger of executing my



wicked purpose hereafter. This cruel resolution was immediately

executed, and I was no longer worthy the name of a man.



"Having thus disqualified me from doing him any future injury, he

still retained me in his family; but the lady, very probably



repenting of what she had done, and looking on me as the author

of her guilt, would never for the future give me either a kind



word or look: and shortly after, a great exchange being made

between the Romans and the Goths of dogs for men, my lady



exchanged me with a Roman widow for a small lap-dog, giving a

considerable sum of money to boot.



"In this widow's service I remained seven years, during all which

time I was very barbarously treated. I was worked without the



least mercy, and often severely beat by a swinging maid-servant,

who never called me by any other names than those of the Thing



and the Animal. Though I used my utmost industry to please, it

never was in my power. Neither the lady nor her woman would eat



anything I touched, saying they did not believe me wholesome. It

is unnecessary to repeat particulars; in a word, you can imagine



no kind of ill usage which I did not suffer in this family.

"At last an heathenpriest, an acquaintance of my lady's,

• monarch [´mɔnək] n.君主；(大)王 (初中英语单词)


• satisfaction [,sætis´fækʃən] n.满意；满足 (初中英语单词)


• whereas [weər´æz] conj.鉴于；因此；而 (初中英语单词)


• considerable [kən´sidərəbəl] a.重要的；值得重视 (初中英语单词)


• weapon [´wepən] n.武器；斗争手段 (初中英语单词)


• contrary [´kɔntrəri] a.相反的 n.相反 (初中英语单词)


• beheld [bi´held] behold的过去式(分词) (初中英语单词)


• presently [´prezəntli] ad.不久；目前 (初中英语单词)


• nevertheless [,nevəðə´les] conj.&ad.然而；不过 (初中英语单词)


• prince [´prins] n.王子；亲王；君主 (初中英语单词)


• reward [ri´wɔ:d] n.&v.报答；报酬；奖赏 (初中英语单词)


• regiment [´redʒimənt] n.团；一大群 (初中英语单词)


• capacity [kə´pæsiti] n.容量；智能；能力 (初中英语单词)


• miserable [´mizərəbəl] a.悲惨的；可怜的 (初中英语单词)


• curiosity [,kjuəri´ɔsiti] n.好奇；奇事；珍品 (初中英语单词)


• reality [ri´æliti] n.现实(性)；真实；逼真 (初中英语单词)


• obtain [əb´tein] v.获得；买到；得到承认 (初中英语单词)


• valuable [´væljuəbəl, -jubəl] a.有价值的，贵重的 (初中英语单词)


• collection [kə´lekʃən] n.收集；征收；募捐 (初中英语单词)


• unlike [,ʌn´laik] a.不同的 prep.不象… (初中英语单词)


• salute [sə´lu:t] n.&v.招呼；行礼；敬礼 (初中英语单词)


• undergo [,ʌndə´gəu] vt.经历(受)；遭受 (初中英语单词)


• carpenter [´kɑ:pintə] n.木工 vi.做木工活 (初中英语单词)


• beggar [´begə] n.乞丐 (初中英语单词)


• tailor [´teilə] n.裁缝 vt.裁制(衣服) (初中英语单词)


• bishop [´biʃəp] n.主教 (初中英语单词)


• contribute [kən´tribju:t] v.贡献出；投稿；捐献 (初中英语单词)


• darling [´dɑ:liŋ] n.爱人 a.亲爱的 (初中英语单词)


• sufficiently [sə´fiʃəntli] ad.充分地，足够地 (初中英语单词)


• extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (初中英语单词)


• disposition [,dispə´ziʃən] n.安排；性情；倾向 (初中英语单词)


• emperor [´empərə] n.皇帝 (初中英语单词)


• delicate [´delikət] a.精美的；微妙的 (初中英语单词)


• conceal [kən´si:l] vt.藏；隐瞒 (初中英语单词)


• preserve [pri´zə:v] v.保藏 n.保藏物 (初中英语单词)


• procure [prə´kjuə] v.获得；完(达)成；实现 (初中英语单词)


• jealous [´dʒeləs] a.妒忌的 (初中英语单词)


• beginning [bi´giniŋ] n.开始，开端；起源 (初中英语单词)


• withdraw [wið´drɔ:] v.收回；撤销；撤退 (初中英语单词)


• confusion [kən´fju:ʒən] n.混乱(状态)；骚乱 (初中英语单词)


• purity [´pjuəriti] n.纯净；贞洁 (初中英语单词)


• unhappy [ʌn´hæpi] a.不幸的；不快乐的 (初中英语单词)


• observer [əb´zə:və] n.遵守者；观察员 (初中英语单词)


• severe [si´viə] a.严厉的；苛刻的 (初中英语单词)


• whatever [wɔt´evə] pron.&a.无论什么 (初中英语单词)


• abroad [ə´brɔ:d] ad.海外；到处；广泛 (初中英语单词)


• assist [ə´sist] v.协助；援助；搀扶 (初中英语单词)


• actually [´æktʃuəli] ad.事实上；实际上 (初中英语单词)


• virtue [´və:tʃu:] n.美德；贞操；长处 (初中英语单词)


• delicious [di´liʃəs] a.美味的，可口的 (初中英语单词)


• victory [´viktəri] n.胜利，战胜 (初中英语单词)


• apartment [ə´pɑ:tmənt] n.一套房间 (初中英语单词)


• temper [´tempə] n.韧度 v.锻炼；调和 (初中英语单词)


• mischief [´mistʃif] n.伤害；故障；调皮 (初中英语单词)


• countenance [´kauntinəns] n.面部表情；脸色；面容 (初中英语单词)


• fright [frait] n.惊吓；恐怖；怪人 (初中英语单词)


• punishment [´pʌniʃmənt] n.罚，刑罚 (初中英语单词)


• criminal [´kriminəl] a.犯罪的 n.罪犯 (初中英语单词)


• resolution [,rezə´lu:ʃən] n.决心；坚决；果断 (初中英语单词)


• worthy [´wə:ði] a.有价值的；值得的 (初中英语单词)


• injury [´indʒəri] n.伤害；毁坏；侮辱 (初中英语单词)


• shortly [´ʃɔ:tli] ad.立刻，马上；不久 (初中英语单词)


• utmost [´ʌtməust] a.最大的 n.极端 (初中英语单词)


• priest [pri:st] n.教士；牧师；神父 (初中英语单词)


• acquaintance [ə´kweintəns] n.相识；熟人，相识的人 (初中英语单词)


• seeing [si:iŋ] see的现在分词 n.视觉 (高中英语单词)


• resentment [ri´zentmənt] n.不满；怨恨；忿恨 (高中英语单词)


• historian [his´tɔ:riən] n.历史学家 (高中英语单词)


• concerning [kən´sə:niŋ] prep.关于 (高中英语单词)


• related [ri´leitid] a.叙述的；有联系的 (高中英语单词)


• pudding [´pudiŋ] n.布丁 (高中英语单词)


• ridiculous [ri´dikjuləs] a.荒谬的；可笑的 (高中英语单词)


• commission [kə´miʃən] n.委任(状) vt.委任 (高中英语单词)


• promotion [prə´məuʃən] n.促进；提升；倡仪 (高中英语单词)


• refrain [ri´frein] v.抑制；忍住 n.迭句 (高中英语单词)


• contempt [kən´tempt] n.轻蔑；受辱；不顾 (高中英语单词)


• commend [kə´mend] vt.把…交托给；称赞 (高中英语单词)


• bounce [bauns] v.&n.(使)反弹；拍 (高中英语单词)


• exceedingly [ik´si:diŋli] ad.非常地，极度地 (高中英语单词)


• archbishop [,ɑ:tʃ´biʃəp] n.大主教 (高中英语单词)


• knight [nait] n.骑士；爵士 (高中英语单词)


• behavior [bi´heiviə] n.举止，行为 (高中英语单词)


• leisure [´leʒə] n.空闲；悠闲；安定 (高中英语单词)


• perfectly [´pə:fiktli] ad.理想地；完美地 (高中英语单词)


• constantinople [,kɔnstænti´nəupl] n.君士坦丁堡 (高中英语单词)


• tenderness [´tendənis] n.娇嫩；柔软；温柔 (高中英语单词)


• complexion [kəm´plekʃən] n.肤色；情况；局面 (高中英语单词)


• namely [´neimli] ad.即，也就是 (高中英语单词)


• encouragement [in´kʌridʒmənt] n.鼓励；赞助；引诱 (高中英语单词)


• strict [strikt] a.严厉的；精确的 (高中英语单词)


• unexpected [ʌniks´pektid] a.突然的；意外的 (高中英语单词)


• disorder [dis´ɔ:də] n.杂乱 vt.扰乱 (高中英语单词)


• innocence [´inəsəns] n.无罪；天真 (高中英语单词)


• hitherto [,hiðə´tu:] ad.至今，迄今 (高中英语单词)


• jealousy [´dʒeləsi] n.妒忌；猜忌 (高中英语单词)


• hesitation [,hezi´teiʃən] n.犹豫，踌躇 (高中英语单词)


• hereafter [hiər´ɑ:ftə] ad.&n.将来；来世 (高中英语单词)


• severely [si´viəli] ad.剧烈地；严格地 (高中英语单词)


• saying [´seiŋ, ´sei-iŋ] n.言语；言论；格言 (高中英语单词)


• wholesome [´həulsəm] a.有益于健康的 (高中英语单词)


• heathen [´hi:ðən] n.异教徒 (高中英语单词)


• stature [´stætʃə] n.身高；身材 (英语四级单词)


• touching [´tʌtʃiŋ] a.动人的 prep.提到 (英语四级单词)


• cavalier [,kævə´liə] n.骑士；勋章获得者 (英语四级单词)


• venerable [´venərəbəl] a.可尊敬的；森严的 (英语四级单词)


• asiatic [,eiʃi´ætik ,eizi´ætik] a.亚洲(人)的 n.亚洲人 (英语四级单词)


• infinitely [´infinitli] ad.无限地；无穷地 (英语四级单词)


• superstitious [,sju:pə´stiʃəs] a.迷信的 (英语四级单词)


• alderman [´ɔ:ldəmən] n.市参议员；总督 (英语四级单词)


• gothic [´gɔθik] a.哥特人(语)的 (英语四级单词)


• consistent [kən´sistənt] a.一致的；始终如一的 (英语四级单词)


• assailant [ə´seilənt] n.攻击者 (英语四级单词)


• intimacy [´intiməsi] n.亲密；熟悉；秘密 (英语四级单词)


• acceptable [ək´septəbəl] a.可接受的；合意的 (英语四级单词)


• violate [´vaiəleit] vt.违背；冒犯；侵害 (英语四级单词)


• modesty [´mɔdisti] n.谨慎；端庄；羞怯 (英语四级单词)


• resolved [ri´zɔlvd] a.决心的；坚定的 (英语四级单词)


• resolute [´rezəlu:t] a.坚决的；不屈不挠的 (英语四级单词)


• fierceness [´fiəsnis] n.凶恶，残忍 (英语六级单词)


• assured [ə´ʃuəd] a.确实的 n.被保险人 (英语六级单词)


• dangerously [´deindʒrəsli] ad.危险 (英语六级单词)


• retired [ri´taiəd] a.退休的；通职的 (英语六级单词)


• privately [´praivitli] ad.秘密，一个人 (英语六级单词)


• judicious [dʒu:´diʃəs] a.明智的；贤明的 (英语六级单词)


• sullenly [´sʌlənli] ad.不高兴地 (英语六级单词)


• decency [´di:sənsi] n.正派；体面 (英语六级单词)