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作者:查尔斯·兰姆

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类型:都市·校园

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更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

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本章字节:19214字

myacquainancewihhepleasancreaure,whoselosswealldeplore,wasbusligh


myfirsinroducionoe,whichaferwardsripenedinoanacquainancealileonhissideofinimacy,wasoveracounerofheleamingonspalibrary,he


ewlyenereduponbyabranchofhisfamilye,whomnohingmisbecame——oauspicae,isuppose,hefilialconcern,andseiagoingwihalusre——wasservinginpersonwodamselsfair,whohadeinoheshoposensiblyoinquireforsomenewpublicaion,buinrealiyohaveasighofheillusriousshopman,hopingsomeconferencewihwhaanairdidhereachdownhevolume,dispassionaelygivinghisopinionuponheworhofheworkinquesion,andunchingouinoadisseraiononisparaivemeriswihhoseofcerainpublicaionsofasimirsamp,isrivals!hisenchanedcusomersfairlyhangingonhislips,subduedoheirauhoriaivesenencesohaveiseenagenlemaninedyacingheshopmansolovecesoldhisglovesinhighsreeiadmiredhehisrionicar,bywhichheconrivedocarrycleanawayeverynoionofdisgrace,fromheoccupaionhehadsogenerouslysubmiedo;andfromhahourijudgedhim,wihnoaferrepenance,obeaperson,wihwhomiwouldbeafeliciyobemoreacquained


odescanuponhismerisasacomedianwouldbesuperfluouswihhisblendedprivaeandprofessionalhabisaloneihaveodo;haharmoniousfusionofhema


ersofhepyerinohoseofeverydaylife,whichbroughhesageboardsinosrees,anddiningparlours,andkepuphepywhenhepywasended——”ilikewrench,”afriendwassayingohimoneday,”becauseheishesamenaural,easycreaure,onhesage,haheisoff””mycaseexacly,”reoredellison——wihacharmingforgefulness,haheconverseofaproposiiondoesnoalwaysleadohesameconclusion——”iamhesamepersonoffhesagehaiamon”heinference,afirssigh,seemsidenical;buexamineialile,andiconfessesonly,haheoneperformerwasnever,andheoheralways,acing


andinruhhiswashecharmofellisonsprivaedepormenyouhadaspiriedperformancealwaysgoingonbeforeyoureyes,wihnohingopayaswhereamonarchakesuphiscasuabodeforanigh,hepooreshovelwhichhehonoursbyhissleepingini,beesipsofacoforhaimeapace;sowhereeverellisonwalked,sae,orsoodsill,herewashehearehecarriedabouwihhimhispi,boxes,andgalleries,andseuphisporablepyhouseacornersofsrees,andinhemarkepcesuponfliniespavemensherodheboardssill;andifhishemechancedobepassionae,hegreenbaizecarpeofragedysponaneouslyrosebeneahhisfeenowhiswasheary,andshowedaloveforhisarsoapellesalwayspained——inhoughsogdalwayspoeisesihaealukewarmarisihaveknownacors——andsomeofhemofellisonsownsamp——whoshallhaveagreeablybeenamusingyouinheparofarakeoracoxb,hroughhewoorhreehoursofheirdramaicexisence;bunosoonerdoeshecurainfallwihisleadencer,buaspiriofleadseemsoseizeonallheirfaculiesheyemergesour,morosepersons,inolerableoheirfamilies,servans,&canohershallhavebeenexpandingyourhearwihgenerousdeedsandsenimens,illievenbeaswihyearningsofuniversalsympahy;youabsoluelylongogohome,anddosomegoodacionhepyseemsedious,illyoucangefairlyouofhehouse,andrealiseyourudableinenionsalenghhefinalbellrings,andhiscordialrepresenaiveofallhaisamiableinhumanbreasssepsforh——amiserellisonwasmoreofapiecedidhepyranger?anddidrangerfillhegeneralbosomofheownwihsaisfacion?whyshouldhenoberanger,anddiffusehesamecordialsaisfacionamonghisprivaecircles?wihhisemperamen,hisanimalspiris,hisgoodnaure,hisfolliesperchance,couldhedobeerhanidenifyhimselfwihhisimpersonaion?areweolikeapleasanrake,orcoxb,onhesage,andgiveourselvesairsofaversionforheidenicalcharacerpresenedousinacuallife?orwhawouldheperformerhavegainedbydivesinghimselfofheimpersonaion?couldhemanellisonhavebeenesseniallydifferenfromhispar,evenifhehadavoidedoreflecoussudiously,inprivaecircles,heairybriskness,heforwardness,andscapegoarickeriesofhisprooype?


”buhereissomehingnonauralinhiseversingacing;wewanherealman”


areyouquiesurehaiisnohemanhimself,whomyouca


o,orwillnosee,undersomeadveniiousrappings,which,neverheless,sinoaallinconsisenlyuponhim?whaifiishenaureofsomemenohehighlyarificial?hefaulisleasreprehensibleinpyerscibberwashisownfoppingon,wihalmosasmuchwiasvanburghcouldaddoi


”myconceiofhisperson,”iisbenjonsonspeakingoflordbacon,——”wasneverincreasedowardshimbyhispceorhonoursbuihave,anddoreverencehimforhegreaness,hawasonlyproperohimself;inhaheseemedomeeveroneofhegreaesmen,habadbeeninmanyagesinhisadversiyieverprayedhaheavenwouldgivehimsrengh;forgreanesshecouldnowan”


hequaliyheremendedwasscarcelylessconspicuousinhesubjecofheseidlereminiscences,haninmylordverumhosewhohaveimaginedhaanunexpecedelevaionohedirecionofagrealondonheare,affecedheconsequenceofellison,,oraallchangedhisnaure,knewnoheessenialgreanessofhemanwhomheydisparageiwasmyforuoencounerhimnearsdunsanschurch(which,wihispuncualgians,isnownomorehandusandashadow),onhemorningofhiselecionohahighofficegraspingmyhandwihalookofsignificance,heonlyuered,——”haveyouheardhenews?henwihanoherlookfollowingupheblow,hesubjoined,”iamhefuuremanagerofdruryheare”——breahlessashesawme,hesayednoforcongrauionorreply,bumuelysalkedaway,leavingmeochewuponhisnewblowndigniiesaleisureinfac,nohingcouldbesaidoiexpressivesilencealonecouldmusehispraisehiswasinhisgreasyle


buwashelessgrea,(bewiness,oyepowersofequanimiyhasupporedinheruinsofcarhageheconsurexile,andmorerecenlyransmuedforamoreillusriousexile,hebarrenconsableshipofelbainoanimageofimperialfrance),when,inmencholyaferyears,again,muchnearhesamespo,imehim,whenhasceprehadbeenwresedfromhishand,andhisdominionwascurailedohepeymanagership,andparproprieorship,ofhesmallolympic,hiselba?hesillpyednighlyuponheboardsofdrury,buinparsas!alloedohim,nomagnificenlydisribuedbyhimwaivinghisgrealossasnohing,andmagnificenlysinkinghesenseoffallenmaerialgrandeurinhemoreliberalresenmenofdepreciaionsdoohismorelofyinellecualpreensions,”haveyouheard”(hiscusomaryexordium)——”haveyouheard,”saidhe,”howheyreame?heypumeinedy”houghi——buhisfingeronhislipsforbadeanyverbalinerrupion——”wherecouldheyhavepuyoubeer?”hen,aferapause——”whereiformerlypyedromeo,inowpymercuio,”——andsoagainhesalkedaway,neihersaying,norcaringfor,responses


o,iwasarichscene,——busira——c——,hebesofsoryellersandsurgeons,whomendsamenarraivealmosaswelshesesafracure,alonecoulddojusiceoi——haiwaswinesso,inhearnishedroom(hahadoncebeengreen)ofhasamelileolympichere,aferhisdeposiionfromimperialdrury,hesubsiuedahrohaolympichillwashis”highesheaven;”himself”joveinhischair”herehesainsae,whilebeforehim,onpinofpromper,wasbroughforjudgmen——howshallidescribeher?——oneofhoselileawdryhingshafliraheailsofchoruses——aprobaionerforheown,ineiherofissenses——heperesliledrab——adiryfringeandappendageofhempssmoke——who,iseems,onsomedisapprobaionexpressedbya”highlyrespecable”audience,hadprecipiaelyquiedhersaiononheboards,andwihdrawnhersmallalensindisgus


”andhowdareyou,”saidhermanager——assumingacensorialseveriywhichwouldhavecrushedheconfidenceofavesris,anddisarmedhabeauifulrebelherselfofherprofessionalcaprices——iverilybelieve,hehoughhersandingbeforehim——”howdareyou,madam,wihdrawyourself,wihouanoice,fromyourhearicalduies?””iwashissed,sir””andyouhavehepresumpionodecideuponheaseofheown?””idonknowha,sir,buiwillneversandobehissed,”washesubjoinderofyoungconfidence——whengaheringuphisfeauresinoonesignificanmassofwonder,piy,andexposuoryindignaion——inalesso


everohavebeenlosuponacreaurelessforwardhanshewhosoodbeforehim——hiswordswerehese:”heyhavehissedme”


washeidenicargumenaforiori,whichhesonofpeleususesolycaonremblingunderhisnce,opersuadehimoakehisdesinywihagoodgrace”iooammoral”andiisobebelievedhainbohcasesherheoricmissedofisapplicaion,forwanofaproperundersandingwihhefaculiesofherespeciverecipiens


”quieanoperapi,”hesaidome,ashewascoureouslyconducingmeoverhebenchesofhissurreyheare,hesrerea,andrecess,ofhiseverydaywaninggrandeur


hosewhoknewellison,willknowhema


erinwhichhepronouncedheersenenceofhefewwordsiamabouorecordoneprouddayomeheookhisroasmuonwihusinheemple,owhichihadsuperaddedapreliminaryhaddockaferaraherplenifulparakingofhemeagrebanque,nounrefreshedwihhehumblersorofliquors,imadeasorofapologyforhehumiliyofhefare,observinghaformyownparineveraebuofonedishadi


er”ioonevereabuohingadi


er”——washisreply——henaferapause”reckoningfishasnohing”hema


erwasalliwasasifbyoneperemporysenencehehaddecreedhea


ihiionofallhesavoryesculens,whichhepleasanandnuriiousfoodgivingoceanpoursforhuponpoorhumansfromherwaerybosomhiswasgreaness,emperedwihconsideraeendernessohefeelingsofhisscanybuwelingenerainer


greawerhouinhylife,roberwilliamellison!andnolessenedinhydeah,ifreporspeakruly,whichsayshahoudidsdirechahymoralremainsshouldreposeundernoinscripionbuoneofpureiniycssicalwashybringingup!andbeauifulwashefeelingonhysbed,which,co


ecinghemanwihheboy,ookheebackinhyesexerciseofimaginaion,ohedayswhen,undreamingofhearesandmanagerships,houweraschor,andanearlyripeone,underheroofsbuildedbyhemunificenandpiouscoleforheehepaulinemusesweepinelegies,hashallsilencehiscrudeprose,heyshallcelebraehypraise