There was a long, pregnant silence, which Mrs. Madrigal punctuated by reaching for the cheque.

马德里加尔太太伸手去拿那支票，打破了那一阵长时间的、耐人寻味的沉默。

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Mrs Brown, how long can books from the school library be kept?

布朗太太，学校图书馆的书可以借多久？

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Mrs Long was a Jersey plant and wildlife expert and was the secretary of the Botany Section of the Societe Jersiaise, a Jersey heritage study group.

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"I am calling on the Secretary of State, Owen Paterson, to convene talks as soon as possible amongst parties here to get started on agreeing a way forward, " said Mrs Long.

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Nevertheless, the Philippines' attempts to mete out justice to Mrs Marcos have long been hampered by a remarkable tendency to forgive and forget.

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