ult meaning jerk, idiot or perhaps dumbshit. Hilly, help him with that mess. "Mess" is an important word for disorder that can refer to food or papers or a situation in general. Hopefully, the rest of the trip will be less exhilarating. Another way to say exciting or stimulating. I was putting my nose into stuff that was none of my business. If something is "none of your business," it does not concern you and you should not be looking into it! George and Sweet have a talk, and soon the real identities of the Professor and Sweet himself are made quite clear. What are you up to, lover boy? Another term that you might say to a man you think just had sex with a woman he doesn't know very well. When we reach that tunnel, I intend to be higher. Here, meaning "high on drugs," or perhaps very drunk. That's the fellow. Professor Schreiner. A somewhat old fashioned way to say guy. More common in England. I found this little weasel of a guy. A small brown mammal, but the description as a whole implies someone who is sneaky, dangerous and manipulative. He's a huge mountain with a gold mine stuck in his gums. A very colorful way to describe Rease, the huge bully with bad teeth. The man I saw was a hallucination. This means a delusion or false perception of reality, often resulting from the use of drugs. The guy you saw is a fake. A "fake" is an imposter or imitation, as opposed to the real thing. The word can be applied to objects (such as paintings), or even people. I'm a federal agent. A term used to describe a person with police powers working for the national government (such as an FBI agent). I'm tailing Devereau. A good verb meaning to follow and spy on. Yeah, come up and keep a look-out. Grammatically, an interesting noun meaning "a careful eye to make sure there is no danger." It was hooked on a protruding bolt. "To be hooked" on something is to be physically caught on it. If something is "protruding," it is sticking out, or thrust forward, and a "bolt" is a metal bar or fastener, often small and designed to fit through a device called a nut (i.e...."nuts and bolts" is a common term used by people who construct things like buildings). I bet Devereau had the body picked up and placed in cold storage. Note that "bet" is very commonly used to mean believe (and not just to gamble). Something that is placed "in cold storage" is literally put in a freezer, or perhaps just eliminated. He was going to be embarrassed by the findings in the professor's book. An official noun for discoveries made by a serious investigation. The Rembrandts bought and authenticated by Devereau would be proved as forgeries. "To authenticate" a work of art is to prove that it’s valid or genuine. A "for
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