been dried up under a tropical sun, so as to look as if he would

keep for ages; he had two subjects of conversation, the



yellow-fever and the advantage of walking exercise: and he was

barbarian enough to take a violentdislike to me. He had proved a



very delicate fish to hook; and, even when Annabella had caught

him, my father and mother had great difficulty in landing



him--principally, they were good enough to say, in consequence of

my presence on the scene. Hence the decidedadvantage of my



removal from home. It is a very pleasant reflection to me, now,

to remember how disinterestedly I studied the good of my family



in those early days.

Abandoned entirely to my own resources, I naturally returned to



the business of caricaturing with renewed ardor.

About this time Thersites Junior really began to make something



like a reputation, and to walk abroadhabitually with a bank-note

comfortably lodged among the other papers in his pocketbook. For



a year I lived a gay and glorious life in some of the freest

society in London; at the end of that time, my tradesmen, without



any vocation" target="_blank" title="n.挑衅；挑拨；激怒">provocation on my part, sent in their bills. I found myself

in the very absurd position of having no money to pay them, and



told them all so with the frankness which is one of the best

sides of my character. They received my advances toward a better



understanding with brutal incivility, and treated me soon

afterward with a want of confidence which I may forgive, but can



never forget. One day, a dirty stranger touched me on the

shoulder, and showed me a dirty slip of paper which I at first



presumed to be his card. Before I could tell him what a vulgar

document it looked like, two more dirty strangers put me into a



hackney coach. Before I could prove to them that this proceeding

was a gross infringement on the liberties of the British subject,



I found myself lodged within the walls of a prison.

Well! and what of that? Who am I that I should object to being in



prison, when so many of the royal personages and illustrious

characters of history have been there before me? Can I not carry



on my vocation in greater comfort here than I could in my

father's house? Have I any anxieties outside these walls? No: for



my beloved sister is married--the family net has landed Mr.

Batterbury at last. No: for I read in the paper the other day,



that Doctor Softly (doubtless through the interest of Lady

Malkinshaw) has been appointed the



King's-Barber-Surgeon's-Deputy-Consulting Physician. My relatives

are comfortable in their sphere--let me proceed forthwith to make



myself comfortable in mine. Pen, ink, and paper, if you please,

Mr. Jailer: I wish to write to my esteemed publisher.



"DEAR SIR--Please advertise a series of twelve Racy Prints, from

my fertile pencil, entitled, 'Scenes of Modern Prison Life,' by



Thersites Junior. The two first designs will be ready by the end

of the week, to be paid for on delivery, according to the terms



settled between us for my previous publications of the same size.

"With great regard and esteem, faithfully yours,



FRANK SOFTLY."

Having thus provided for my support in prison, I was enabled to



introduce myself to my fellow-debtors, and to study character for

the new series of prints, on the very first day of my



incarceration, with my mind quite at ease.

If the reader desires to make acquaintance with the associates of



my captivity, I must refer him to "Scenes of Modern Prison Life,"

by Thersites Junior, now doubtlessextremelyscarce, but



producible to the demands of patience and perseverance, I should

imagine, if anybody will be so obliging as to pass a week or so



over the catalogue of the British Museum. My fertile pencil has

• agreeable [ə´gri:əbəl] a.适合的；符合的 (初中英语单词)


• remarkable [ri´mɑ:kəbl] a.值得注意的；显著的 (初中英语单词)


• succession [sək´seʃən] n.继任；继承(权) (初中英语单词)


• stomach [´stʌmək] n.胃；胃口，食欲 (初中英语单词)


• suffering [´sʌfəriŋ] n.痛苦；灾害 (初中英语单词)


• absolute [´æbsəlu:t] a.绝对的 n.绝对 (初中英语单词)


• medical [´medikəl] a.医学的；医疗的 (初中英语单词)


• profession [prə´feʃən] n.职业；声明；表白 (初中英语单词)


• convenient [kən´vi:niənt] a.方便的 (初中英语单词)


• faculty [´fækəlti] n.才干；天赋；院，系 (初中英语单词)


• allowance [ə´lauəns] n.津贴；配给量；考虑 (初中英语单词)


• coarse [kɔ:s] a.粗(糙)的；粗鲁的 (初中英语单词)


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


• treatment [´tri:tmənt] n.待遇；对待；治疗 (初中英语单词)


• professional [prə´feʃənəl] a.职业的 n.自由职业 (初中英语单词)


• admiration [,ædmə´reiʃən] n.赞赏，钦佩 (初中英语单词)


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


• handwriting [´hænd,raitiŋ] n.笔迹；书法 (初中英语单词)


• violence [´vaiələns] n.猛烈；暴力(行) (初中英语单词)


• useless [´ju:sləs] a.无用的，无价值的 (初中英语单词)


• violent [´vaiələnt] a.强暴的；猛烈的 (初中英语单词)


• passion [´pæʃən] n.激情；激怒；恋爱 (初中英语单词)


• pardon [´pɑ:dən] n.&vt.原谅；饶恕；赦免 (初中英语单词)


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


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


• obviously [´ɔbviəsli] ad.明显地；显而易见地 (初中英语单词)


• peaceful [´pi:sfəl] a.和平的；平静的 (初中英语单词)


• expensive [ik´spensiv] a.费钱的，昂贵的 (初中英语单词)


• character [´kæriktə] n.特性；性质；人物；字 (初中英语单词)


• patience [´peiʃəns] n.忍耐(力)；耐心；坚韧 (初中英语单词)


• advantage [əd´vɑ:ntidʒ] n.优势；利益 (初中英语单词)


• dislike [dis´laik] vt.&n.不喜爱，厌恶 (初中英语单词)


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


• consequence [´kɔnsikwəns] n.结果；后果；推断 (初中英语单词)


• reflection [ri´flekʃən] n.反射；映象；想法 (初中英语单词)


• junior [´dʒu:niə] a.年少的 n.年少者 (初中英语单词)


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


• glorious [´glɔ:riəs] a.光荣的；辉煌的 (初中英语单词)


• absurd [əb´sə:d] a.荒谬的，可笑的 (初中英语单词)


• forgive [fə´giv] vt.原谅，谅解，宽恕 (初中英语单词)


• beloved [bi´lʌvd] a.为….所爱的 n.爱人 (初中英语单词)


• softly [´sɔftli] ad.软化地；柔和地 (初中英语单词)


• physician [fi´ziʃən] n.(内科)医生 (初中英语单词)


• series [´siəri:z] n.连续；系列；丛书 (初中英语单词)


• previous [´pri:viəs] a.先，前，以前的 (初中英语单词)


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


• doubtless [´dautlis] ad.无疑地；大概，多半 (初中英语单词)


• scarce [skeəs, skers] a.缺乏的；稀有的 (初中英语单词)


• respectable [ri´spektəbəl] a.可敬的；有身价的 (高中英语单词)


• mighty [´maiti] a.强有力的 ad.很 (高中英语单词)


• mutton [´mʌtn] n.羊肉 (高中英语单词)


• continually [kən´tinjuəli] ad.不断地，频繁地 (高中英语单词)


• theirs [ðeəz] pron.他们的 (高中英语单词)


• inevitable [i´nevitəbəl] a.不可避免的 (高中英语单词)


• assail [ə´seil] vt.猛击；困扰 (高中英语单词)


• endurance [in´djuərəns] n.忍受(耐)；耐力 (高中英语单词)


• regularly [´regjuləli] ad.有规律地；经常地 (高中英语单词)


• extravagant [ik´strævəgənt] a.奢侈的；过度的 (高中英语单词)


• critical [´kritikəl] a.批评的；关键性的 (高中英语单词)


• distinguished [di´stiŋgwiʃt] a.卓越的，著名的 (高中英语单词)


• bearing [´beəriŋ] n.举止；忍耐；关系 (高中英语单词)


• classic [´klæsik] a.第一流的 n.杰作 (高中英语单词)


• signature [´signətʃə] n.签名；盖章 (高中英语单词)


• reckless [´rekləs] a.不注意的；鲁莽的 (高中英语单词)


• crooked [´krukid] a.弯曲的；畸形的 (高中英语单词)


• indignation [,indig´neiʃən] n.愤慨；气愤 (高中英语单词)


• ordinarily [´ɔ:dinərili] ad.平常地；普通地 (高中英语单词)


• forthwith [fɔ:θ´wið] ad.立刻 (高中英语单词)


• clumsy [´klʌmzi] a.笨拙的；粗俗的 (高中英语单词)


• indies [´indiz] n.东(西)印度群岛 (高中英语单词)


• tropical [´trɔpikəl] a.热带地区的 (高中英语单词)


• decided [di´saidid] a.明显的；决定的 (高中英语单词)


• studied [´stʌdid] a.故意的；有计划的 (高中英语单词)


• advertise [´ædvətaiz] v.登(做)广告；通知 (高中英语单词)


• fertile [´fə:tail] a.肥沃的；有繁殖力的 (高中英语单词)


• delivery [di´livəri] n.送交；分娩；交货 (高中英语单词)


• esteem [i´sti:m] n.尊重 vt.认为；感到 (高中英语单词)


• faithfully [´feiθfəli] ad.忠实地；诚恳地 (高中英语单词)


• captivity [kæp´tiviti] n.囚禁；被俘；束缚 (高中英语单词)


• catalogue [´kætəlɔg] n.一览表 v.编目，归类 (高中英语单词)


• unexpectedly [´ʌniks´pektidli] ad.意外地；突然地 (英语四级单词)


• virtuous [´və:tjuəs] a.道德的；善良的 (英语四级单词)


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


• drawing [´drɔ:iŋ] n.画图；制图；图样 (英语四级单词)


• vulgar [´vʌlgə] a.粗俗的；大众的 (英语四级单词)


• daring [´deəriŋ] a.&n.勇敢(的) (英语四级单词)


• whatsoever [,wɔtsəu´evə] (强势语)=whatever (英语四级单词)


• exertion [ig´zə:ʃən] n.努力；行使；活动 (英语四级单词)


• advancement [əd´vɑ:nsmənt] n.前进；促进；提升 (英语四级单词)


• reputation [repju´teiʃən] n.名誉；名声；信誉 (英语四级单词)


• brutal [´bru:tl] a.兽性的；残暴的 (英语四级单词)


• arrant [´ærənt] a.彻头彻尾的；极恶的 (英语六级单词)


• genteel [dʒen´ti:l] a.有教养的；文雅的 (英语六级单词)


• sticky [´stiki] a.胶粘的；顽固的 (英语六级单词)


• subtlety [´sʌtlti] n.敏锐；巧妙；微妙 (英语六级单词)


• burlesque [bə:´lesk] n.&a.滑稽戏(的) (英语六级单词)


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


• enthusiastically [in,θju:zi´æstikəli] ad.热情地，热心地 (英语六级单词)


• taking [´teikiŋ] a.迷人的 n.捕获物 (英语六级单词)


• anonymous [ə´nɔniməs] a.不具名的；匿名的 (英语六级单词)


• vexation [vek´seiʃən] n.烦恼(的原因) (英语六级单词)


• august [ɔ:´gʌst] a.尊严的；威严的 (英语六级单词)


• lamentable [´læməntəbl, lə´mentəbl] a.可悲的 (英语六级单词)


• indignantly [in´dignəntli] ad.愤慨地，义愤地 (英语六级单词)


• footman [´futmən] n.侍应员；男仆 (英语六级单词)


• dexterity [dek´steriti] n.(手的)灵巧，灵活 (英语六级单词)


• habitually [hə´bitjuəli] adv.习惯地 (英语六级单词)


• pocketbook [´pɔkitbuk] n.袖珍本；皮夹子；财力 (英语六级单词)


• provocation [,prɔvə´keiʃən] n.挑衅；挑拨；激怒 (英语六级单词)


• frankness [´fræŋknis] n.坦白，直率，真诚 (英语六级单词)


• vocation [vəu´keiʃən] n.职业；使命；天职 (英语六级单词)


• perseverance [,pə:si´viərəns] n.毅力；坚持 (英语六级单词)