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Chapter 13,Nadine Boynton came out of the hotel. As she hesitated uncertainly, a waiting figure sprangforward.,Mr Jefferson Cope was immediately at his lady’s side.,‘Shall we walk up this way? I think it’s the pleasantest.’,She acquiesced ¹.,They walked along and Mr Cope talked. His words came freely if a trifle monotonously ². It isnot certain whether he perceived that Nadine was not listening. As they turned aside on to thestony flower-covered hill-side, she interrupted him.,Her face had grown pale.,‘Why, certainly, my dear. Anything you like, but don’t distress ³ yourself.’,She said: ‘You’re cleverer than I thought. You know, don’t you, what I’m going to say?’,‘It is undoubtedly ⁴ true,’ said Mr Cope, ‘that circumstances alter cases. I do feel, veryprofoundly, that in the present circumstances decisions may have to be reconsidered.’ He sighed.,‘You’ve got to go right ahead, Nadine, and do just what you feel.’,After a lot of persuasion,he finally acquiesced. 经过多次劝说，他最终默许了。 来自《简明英汉词典》,The lecturer phrased monotonously. 这位讲师用词单调 。 来自《简明英汉词典》