CAPTAINJACKSON

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:14882字

amonghedeahsinourobiuary——orhismonh,iobservewihconcern”ahiscoageonhebahroad,capainjackson”henameandaribuionaremonenough;buafeelinglikereproachpersuadesme,hahiscouldhavebee


ooherinfachanmydearoldfriend,whosomefiveandwenyyearsagorenedaenemen,whichhewaspleasedodignifywihheappelionhereused,abouamilefromwesbourngreenack,howgoodmen,andhegoodurnsheydous,slideouofmemory,andarerecalledbubyhesurpriseofsomesuchsadmemenoashawhichnowliesbeforeus!


hewhomimeanwasareiredhalfpayofficer,wihawifeandwogrownupdaughers,whomhemainainedwihheporandnoionsofgenlewomenuponhaslenderprofessionallowancecomelygirlsheywereoo


andwasiindangerofforgeinghisman?——hischeerfulsuppers——henobleoneofhospialiy,whenfirsyouseyourfooinhecoage——heanxiousminiseringsabouyou,wherelileornohing(godknows)wasobeminisered——alheashorninapoorper——hepowerofselfenchanmen,bywhich,inhismagnificenwishesoenerainyou,hemulipliedhismeansobounies


yousawwihyourbodilyeyesindeedwhaseemedabarescrag——coldsavingsfromheforegonemeal——remnanhardlysufficienosendamendicanfromhedoorconenedbuinhecopiouswill——herevellingimaginaionofyourhos——he”mind,hemind,masershallow,”wholebeeveswerespreadbeforeyou——hecaombs——noendappearedoheprofusion


iwashewidowscruse——heloavesandfishes;carvingcouldnolesse


orhelpingdiminishi——hesaminawerelef——heelemenalbonesillflourished,divesedofisaccidens


”leuslivewhilewecan,”mehinksihearheopenhandedcreaureexcim;”whilewehave,leusnowan,””hereisplenylef;””wanfornohing”——wihmanymoresuchhospiablesayings,hespursofappeie,andoldconiansofsmoakingboards,andfeasoppressedchargershenslidingaslenderraioofsingleglouceseruponhiswifespe,orhedaughers,hewouldconveyheremanenrindinohisown,wihamerryquirkof”henearerhebone,”&c,anddecringhaheuniversallypreferredheousideforwehadourabledisincions,youareoknow,andsomeofusinama


ersaeabovehesalnonebuhisguesorguessdreamedofasingfleshluxuriesanigh,hefragmenswereverehospiibussacrabuofohingoranoherherewasalwaysenough,andleavings:onlyhewouldsomeimesfinishheremaindercrus,oshowhahewishednosavings


winehehadnone;nor,exceponveryrareoccasions,spiris;buhesensaionofwinewasheresomehinkindofaleiremember——”briishbeverage,”hewouldsay!”pushabou,myboys;””drinkoyoursweehears,girls”aeverymeagredraughaoasmusensue,orasongallheformsofgoodliquorwerehere,wihnoneofheeffecswaningshuyoureyes,andyouwouldswearacapaciousbowlofpunchwasfoaminginhecenre,wihbeamsofgenerousporormadeiraradiaingoifromeachofheablecornersyougoflusered,wihouknowingwhence;ipsyuponwords;andreeledunderheofhisunperformingbacchanalianencouragemens


wehadoursongs——”why,soldiers,why”——andhe”briishgrenadiers”——inwhichswewereallobligedobearchorusbohhedaugherssangheirproficiencywasanighlyheme——hemasershehadgivenhem——he”noexpence”whichhesparedoacplishheminascience”sonecessaryoyoungwomen”buhen——heycouldnosing”wihouheinsrumen”


sacred,andbyme,neverobevioed,secresofpoveryshouldidiscloseyourhonesaimsagrandeur,yourmakeshifefforsofmagnificence?sleep,sleep,wihallhybrokenkeys,ifoneofhebunchbeexan;hrummedbyahousandancesralhumbs;dear,crackedspi


eofdearerlouisa!wihoumenionofmine,bedumb,houhinacpanierofherhi


erwarble!aveilbespreadoverhedeardelighedfaceofhewelldeludedfaher,whonowhaplyliseningocherubicnoes,scarcefeelssincererpleasurehanwhensheawakenedhyimeshakenchordsresponsiveohewieringsofhaslenderimageofavoice


wewerenowihouourlieraryalkeiherididnoexendfar,buasfarasiwen,iwasgoodiwasboomedwell;hadgoodgroundsogouponinhecoagewasaroom,whichradiionauhenicaedohavebeenhesameinwhichglover,inhisoccasionalreiremens,hadpe


edhegreaerparofhisleonidashiscircumsancewasnighlyquoed,houghnoneofhepreseninmaes,haicoulddiscover,appearedeverohavemewihhepoeminquesionbuhawasnomaergloverhadwrienhere,andheanecdoewaspressedinoheaccounofhefamilyimporanceidiffusedalearnedairhroughheaparmen,helilesidecasemenofwhich(hepoessudywindow),openinguponasuperbviewasfarasohepreyspireofharrow,overdomainsandparimoniacres,noaroodnorsquareyardwhereofourhoscouldcallhisown,yegaveoccasionoanimmoderaeexpansionofvaniyshallicalli?——inhisbosom,asheshowedheminaglowingsummereveningiwasallhis,heookiallin,andmunicaedrichporionsofiohisguessiwasaparofhisrgess,hishospialiy;iwasgoingoverhisgrounds;hewaslordforheimeofshowinghem,andyouheimplicilookersupohismagnificence


hewasajuggler,whohrewmissbeforeyoureyes——youhadnoimeodeechisfalcieshewouldsay”handmehesilversugarongs;”and,beforeyoucoulddiscoveriwasasinglespoon,andhaped,hewoulddisurbandcapivaeyourimaginaionbyamisnomerof”heurn”foraeakele;orbycallingahomelybenchasofarichmendirecyouoheirfurniure,pooronesdiveryoufromi;heneiherdidonenorheoher,bubysimplyassuminghaeveryhingwashandsomeabouhim,youwereposiivelyaademurwhayoudid,ordidnosee,ahecoagewihnohingoliveon,heseemedoliveoneveryhinghehadasockofwealhinhismind;nohawhichisproperlyermedconen,forinruhhewasnoobeconainedaall,buoverflowedallboundsbyheforceofamagnificenselfdelusion


enhusiasmiscaching;andevenhiswife,asobernaiveofnorhbriain,whogenerallysawhingsmoreasheywere,wasnoproofagainsheconinualcollisionofhiscreduliyherdaugherswereraionanddiscreeyoungwomen;inhemain,perhaps,noinsensibleoheirruecircumsancesihaveseenhemassumeahoughfuiraimesbusuchwashepreponderaingopulenceofhisfancy,haiampersuadednoforanyhalfhourogeher,didheyeverlookheirownprospecsfairlyinhefaceherewasnoresisinghevorexofhisemperamenhisrioousimaginaionconjureduphandsomeselemensbeforeheireyes,whichkephemupinheeyeofheworldoo,andseemasohaverealisedhemselves;forheybohhavemarriedsince,iamold,morehanrespecably


iislongsince,andmymemorywaxesdimonsomesubjecs,orishouldwishoconveysomenoionofhema


erinwhichhepleasancreauredescribedhecircumsancesofhisownweddingdayifainlyremembersomehingofachaiseandfour,inwhichhemadehisenryinogsgowonhamorningofechhebridehome,orcarryherhiher,iforgewhichisopleelymadeouhesanzaofheoldbald——


whenwecamedownhroughgsgowown,


wewereaelysighosee;


mylovewascdinbckvelve,


andimyselfincramasie


isupposeiwasheonlyoccasion,uponwhichhisownacualsplendouraallcorrespondedwihheworldsnoionsonhasubjecinhomelycar,orravellingcaravan,bywhaeverhumblevehicleheychancedoberansporedinlessprosperousdays,heridehroughgsgowcamebackuponhisfancy,noasahumiliaingconras,buasafairoccasionforreveringohaonedayssaeiseemedan”equipageeern”fromwhichnopoweroffaeorforune,oncemouned,hadpowerhereaferodislodgehim


hereissomemeriinpuingahandsomefaceuponindigencircumsancesobulndswaggerawayhesenseofhembeforesrangersmaybenoalwaysdismendableibbs,andbobadil,evenwhendeeced,havemoreofouradmiraionhanconempbuforamanopuhecheauponhimself;opyhebobadihome;and,seepedinpoveryupohelips,ofancyhimselfallhewhilechindeepinriches,isasrainofconsiuionalphilosophy,andamaseryoverforune,whichwasreservedformyoldfriendcapainjackson