99集 Scarcely were these words uttered

association [əˌsəʊsiˈeɪʃn]  联系

afresh [əˈfreʃ]  adv.重新; 重新开始

peruse /pəˈruːz/ 细读;研读

monotonous [məˈnɒtənəs]  单调的

Scarcely were these words uttered, whenI recollected the association of Heathcliff’s with Catherine’s name in thebook,--which had completely slipped from my memory, till thus awakened. Iblushed at my inconsideration; but, without showing further consciousness ofthe offence, I hastened to add--`The truth is, sir, I passed the first part ofthe night in’--Here I stopped afresh--I was about to say perusing those oldvolumes’, then it would have revealed my knowledge of their written, as well astheir printed, contents: so, correcting myself, I went on, `in spelling overthe name scratched on that window-ledge. A monotonous occupation, calculated toset me asleep, like counting, or--’