OLDCHINA

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:20592字

ihaveanalmosfeminineparialiyforoldchinawhenigooseeanygreahouse,iinquireforhechinaclose,andnexforhepicuregalleryica


odefendheorderofpreference,bubysaying,hawehaveallsomeaseoroher,ofooancienadaeoadmiofourrememberingdisinclyhaiwasanacquiredoneicancallomindhefirspy,andhefirsexhibiion,haiwasakeno;buiamnoconsciousofaimewhenchinajarsandsaucerswereinroducedinomyimaginaion


ihadnorepugnancehen——whyshouldinowhave?——ohoselile,wless,azureincuredgroesques,haunderhenoionofmenandwomen,floaabou,uncircumscribedbyanyelemen,inhaworldbeforeperspecives——achinaeacup


ilikeoseemyoldfriends——whomdisanceca


odiminish——figuringupinheair(soheyappearoouropics)yeonerrafirmasill——sowemusincouresyinerprehaspeckofdeeperblue,whichhedecorousaris,oprevenabsurdiy,hasmadeospringupbeneahheirsandals


ilovehemenwihwomensfaces,andhewomen,ifpossible,wihsillmorewomanishexpressions


hereisayoungandcourlymandarin,handingeaoadyfromasalver——womilesoffseehowdisanceseemsoseoffrespec!andherehesamedy,oranoher——forlikenessisideniyoneacups——isseppinginoalilefairyboa,mooredonhehihersideofhiscalmgardenriver,wihadainymincingfoo,whichinarighangleofincidence(asanglesgoinourworld)musinfalliblyndherinhemidsofaflowerymead——afurlongoffonheohersideofhesamesrangesream!


farheron——iffarornearcanhepredicaedofheirworld——seehorses,rees,pagodas,dancinghehays


here——acowandrabbicouchan,andcoexensive——soobjecsshow,seenhroughhelucidamosphereoffinecahay


iwaspoiningouomycousinsevening,overourhyson(whichweareoldfashionedenoughodrinkunmixedsillofanafernoon)someofhesespeciosamiracuuponaseofexraordinaryoldbluechina(arecenpurchase)whichwewerenowforhefirsimeusing;andcouldnohelpremarking,howfavourablecircumsanceshadbeenousofeyears,hawecouldaffordopleaseheeyesomeimeswihriflesofhissor——whenapassingsenimenseemedoovershadehebrowsofmypanioniamquickadeecinghesesummercloudsinbridge


”iwishhegoodoldimeswouldeagain,”shesaid,”whenwewerenoquiesorichidonomean,haiwanobepoor;buherewasamiddlesae”——soshewaspleasedorambleon,——”inwhichiamsurewewereagreadealhappierapurchaseisbuapurchase,nowhayouhavemoneyenoughandospareformerlyiusedobeariumphwhenwecoveedacheapluxury(and,o!howmuchadoihadogeyouoconseninhoseimes!)wewereusedohaveadebaewoorhreedaysbefore,andoweighheforandagains,andhinkwhawemighspareiouof,andwhasavingwecouldhiupon,hashouldbeanequivalenahingwasworhbuyinghen,whenwefelhemoneyhawepaidori


”doyourememberhebrownsui,whichyoumadeohanguponyou,illlyourfriendscriedshameuponyou,igrewsohreadbare——andallbecauseofhafoliobeaumonandflecher,whichyoudraggedhomeeanighfrombarkersincovengarden?doyourememberhowweeyediforweeksbeforewecouldmakeupourmindsohepurchase,andhadnoeoadeerminaionilliwasnearenoclockofhesaurdaynigh,whenyouseofffromislingon,fearingyoushouldbeooe——andwhenheoldbooksellerwihsomegrumblingopenedhisshop,andbyhewinklingaper(forhewasseingbedwards)lighedouherelicfromhisdusyreasuriesandwhenyouluggedihome,wishingiwerewiceascumbersome——andwhenyoupresenediome——andwhenwewereexploringheperfecnessofi(colingyoucalledi——andwhileiwasrepairingsomeofhelooseleaveswihpase,whichyourimpaiencewouldnosufferobelefilldaybreak——washerenopleasureinbeingapoorman?orcanhoseneabckcloheswhichyouwearnow,andaresocarefulokeepbrushed,sincewehavebeerichandfinical,giveyouhalfhehonesvaniywihwhichyoufunediabouinhaoverwornsui——youroldcorbeau——forfourorfiveweekslongerhanyoushouldhavedone,opacifyyourconscienceforhemighysumoffifeen——orsixeenshillingswasi?——agreaaffairwehoughihen——whichyouhadvishedonheoldfolionowyoucanaffordobuyanybookhapleasesyou,buidonoseehayoueverbringmehomeanyniceoldpurchasesnow


”whenyouehomewihwenyapologiesforyingoualessnumberofshillingsuponhaprinaferlionardo,whichwechrisenedhedybnch;whenyoulookedahepurchase,andhoughofhemoney——andhoughofhemoney,andlookedagainahepicure——washerenopleasureinbeingapoorman?now,youhavenohingodobuowalkinocolnaghis,andbuyawildernessoflionardosyedoyou?


”hen,doyourememberourpleasanwalksoenfield,andpoersbar,andwalham,whenwehadaholyday——holydays,andalloherfun,aregone,nowwearerich——andhelilehandbaskeinwhichiusedodeposiourdaysfareofsavorycoldmbandsad——andhowyouwouldpryabouanoonideforsomedecenhouse,wherewemighgoin,andproduceoursore——onlypayingforhealehayoumuscallfor——andspecueuponhelooksofhenddy,andwhehershewaslikelyoallowusaablecloh——andwishforsuchanoherhoneshosess,asizaakwalonhasdescribedmanyaoneonhepleasanbanksofhelea,whenhewenafishing——andsomeimesheywouldproveobligingenough,andsomeimesheywouldlookgrudginglyuponus——buwehadcheerfullookssillforoneanoher,andwouldeaourpinfoodsavorily,scarcelygrudgingpiscaorhisrouhall?now,whenwegoouadayspleasuring,whichisseldommoreover,werideparofheway——andgoinoafinei


,andorderhebesofdi


ers,neverdebaingheexpense——which,aferall,neverhashalfherelishofhosechancecounrysnaps,whenwewereahemercyofuncerainusage,andaprecariouswele


”youareooproudoseeapyanywherenowbuinhepidoyourememberwhereiwasweusedosi,whenwesawhebaleofhexham,andhesurrenderofcais,andba


iserandmrsbndinhechildreninhewood——whenwesqueezedouourshillingsapieceosihreeorfourimesinaseasoninheoneshillinggallery——whereyoufelallheimehayououghnoohavebroughme——andmoresronglyifelobligaionoyouforhavingbroughme——andhepleasurewashebeerforalileshame——andwhenhecuraindrewup,whacaredweforourpceinhehouse,orwhamaerediwhereweweresiing,whenourhoughswerewihrosalindinarden,orwihvioahecourofillyriayouusedosay,hahegallerywashebespceofallforenjoyingapysocially——haherelishofsuchexhibiionsmusbeinproporionoheinfrequencyofgoing——hahepanywemehere,nobeingingeneralreadersofpys,wereobligedoaendhemore,anddidaend,owhawasgoingon,onhesage——becauseawordloswouldhavebeenachasm,whichiwasimpossibleforhemofillupwihsuchreflecionsweconsoledourpridehen——andiappealoyou,wheher,asawoman,imegenerallywihlessaenionandacmodaion,hanihavedonesinceinmoreexpensivesiuaionsinhehouse?hegeinginindeed,andhecrowdinguphoseinconveniensaircases,wasbadenough,——buherewassilwofciviliyowomenrecognisedoquieasgreaanexenasweeverfoundinheoherpassage——andhowaliledifficulyovereheighenedhesnugsea,andhepy,aferwards!nowwecanonlypayourmoney,andwalkinyouca


osee,yousay,inhegalleriesnowiamsurewesaw,andheardoo,wellenoughhen——busigh,andall,ihink,isgonewihourpovery


”herewaspleasureineaingsrawberries,beforeheybecamequiemon——inhefirsdishofpeas,whileheywereyedear——ohavehemforanicesupper,areawhareacanwehavenow?ifwewereoreaourselvesnow——hais,ohavedainiesalileaboveourmeans,iwouldbeselfishandwickediisheverylilemorehaweallowourselvesbeyondwhaheacualpoorcangea,hamakeswhaicalrea——whenwopeoplelivingogeher,aswehavedone,nowandhenindulgehemselvesinacheapluxury,whichbohlike;whileeachapologises,andiswillingoakebohhalvesofhebmeohissingleshareiseenoharminpeoplemakingmuchofhemselvesinhasenseofhewordimaygivehemahinhowomakemuchofohersbunow——whaimeanbyheword——weneverdomakemuchofourselvesnonebuhepoorcandoiidonomeanheveriespoorofall,bupersonsaswewere,jusabovepovery


”iknowwhayouweregoingosay,haiismighypleasanaheendofheyearomakeallmee——andmuchadoweusedohaveeveryhiryfirsnighofdecemberoaccounforourexceedings——manyalongfacedidyoumakeoveryourpuzzledaccouns,andinconrivingomakeiouhowwehadspensomuch——orhawehadnospensomuch——orhaiwasimpossibleweshouldspendsomuchnexyear——andsillwefoundourslendercapialdecreasing——buhen,bewixways,andprojecs,andpromisesofonesororanoher,andalkofcurailinghischarge,anddoingwihouhaforhefuure——andhehopehayouhbrings,andughingspiris(inwhichyouwereneverpoorillnow,)wepockeedupourloss,andinconclusion,wihlusybrimmers(asyouusedoquoeiouofhearycheerfulmrcoon,asyoucalledhim),weusedoweleinheingguesnowwehavenoreckoningaalheendofheoldyear——noferingpromisesabouhenewyeardoingbeerforus”


bridgeissosparingofherspeechonmosoccasions,hawhenshegesinoarheoricalvein,iamcarefulhowiinerrupiicouldnohelp,however,smilingahephanomofwealhwhichherdearimaginaionhadconjuredupouofaclearineofpoor——hundredpoundsayear”iisruewewerehappierwhenwewerepoorer,buwewerealsoyounger,mycousiniamafraidwemuspuupwihheexcess,forifwewereoshakehesuperfluxinohesea,weshouldnomuchmendourselveshawehadmuchosrugglewih,aswegrewupogeher,wehavereasonobemoshankfulisrenghened,andkniourpaccloserwecouldneverhavebeenwhawehavebeenoeachoher,ifwehadalwayshadhesufficiencywhichyounowpinofheresisingpower——hosenauraldiionsofheyouhfulspiri,whichcircumsancesca


osraien——wihusarelongsincepassedawaycompeenceoageissupplemenaryyouh;asorrysupplemenindeed,buifearhebeshaisobehadwemusridewhereweformerlywalked:livebeer,andliesofer——andshallbewiseodoso——hanwehadmeansodoinhosegoodolddaysyouspeakofyecouldhosedaysreurn——couldyouandioncemorewalkourhirymilesaday——couldba


iserandmrsbndagainbeyoung,andyouandiyoungoseehem——couldhegoodoldoneshillinggallerydaysreurn——heyaredreams,mycousin,now——bucouldyouandiahismomen,inseadofhisquieargumen,byourwellcarpeedfireside,siingonhisluxurioussofa——beoncemoresrugglinguphoseinconveniensaircases,pushedabou,andsqueezed,andelbowedbyhepooresrabbleofpoorgalleryscramblers——couldioncemorehearhoseanxiousshrieksofyours——andhedelicioushankgod,wearesafe,whichalwaysfollowedwhenheopmossair,conquered,leinhefirslighofhewholecheerfulhearedownbeneahus——iknownohefahomlihaeverouchedadescensodeepasiwouldbewillingoburymorewealhinhancroesushadorhegreajewr——issupposedohave,opurchaseiandnowdojuslookahamerrylilechinesewaierholdinganumbrel,bigenoughforabedeser,overheheadofhapreyinsipidhalfmado


aishchiofadyinhaverybluesummerhouse”


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