chapter one~

vocabularies

primeval	原始的，初级的
whereupon	于是
arithmetic	算数
time and again	屡次
clear-sighted	有洞察力的
scarcely	稀有地，几乎不
thunderstruck	惊愕的。吓坏的
portrait	肖像
apparition	幽灵，精怪
fountain pen	钢笔
astound	使惊愕
cumbersome	笨重的
indulgent indulge	溺爱的沉溺于
ram	拟声词，山羊
dismantle mantle	拆除地幔，斗篷，覆盖物
break into a lovely peal of laughter
whilst	与此同时
reverie	幻想
contemplate	沉思
wistfully	渴望地，沉思地
attire	服装，打扮
shrug their shoulders	耸耸肩
elapse	消逝
exert	发挥
dormant	休眠
timid	胆小的
sprig	小树枝
radish	小萝卜
infested	为患的，大批滋生的

And since there was neither a machanic nor a passenger with me， I prepared myself for a difficult, but what I hoped would be a successful repair.
When a mystery is too overpowering one dare not disobey.