She said the words in a tone so bitter, so hollow, that they stifled the remonstrances of my passion.
她说这些话的语气如此尖刻,如此空洞,以至于它们扼杀了我的激情抗议。
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He acquitted his task with characteristic serenity, and invariably replied to the remonstrances of his fair companion, who was confused by his patience and generosity: " It is in the interest of my journey—a part of my programme" .
Then I have a confused recollection of snatching at a paper, of the remonstrance of the man, whom I had not paid, and, finally, of standing in the doorway of a chemist's shop while I turned up the fateful paragraph.
The Grand Remonstrance was a list of grievances presented to King Charles I of England by the English Parliament on 1 December 1641, but passed by the House of Commons on 22 November 1641, during the Long Parliament; it was one of the chief events which were to precipitate the English Civil War.