XI.--THATWEMUSTNOTLOOKAGIFT-HORSEINTHEM

作者:查尔斯·兰姆

|

类型:都市·校园

|

更新时间:2019-10-06 20:36

|

本章字节:7654字

noradysageinheparishregiserwehopewehavemoredelicacyhanodoeiher:busomefacesspareusheroubleofhesedenalinquiriesandwhaifhebeas,whichmyfriendwouldforceuponmyaccepance,prove,uponhefaceofi,asorryrozinane,alean,illfavouredjade,whomnogenlemancouldhinkofseingupinhissables?musi,raherha


obeobligedomyfriend,makeherapanionoeclipseorlighfoo?ahorsegiver,nomorehanahorseseller,hasarighopalmhisspavinedaricleuponusforgoodwareanequivalenisexpecedineihercase;and,wihmyowngoodwill,iwouldnomorebecheaedouofmyhanks,hanouofmymoneysomepeoplehaveaknackofpuinguponyougifsofnorealvalue,oengageyouosubsanialgraiudewehankhemfornohingourfriendmiiscarrieshishumourofneverrefusingapresen,oheverypoinofabsurdiy——ifiwerepossibleocoupleheridiculouswihsomuchmisakendelicacy,andrealgoodnaure[p262]noanaparmeninhisfinehouse(andhehasarueaseinhouseholddecoraions),buissuffedupwihsomepreposerousprinormirror——heworsadapedohispa


elshaamayhe——hepresensofhisfriendshaknowhisweakness;whilehisnoblevandykesaredispced,omakeroomforaseofdaubs,heworkofsomewrechedarisofhisacquainance,who,havinghadhemreurneduponhishandsforbadlikenesses,findshisaccouninbesowinghemheregraishegoodcreaurehasnohehearomorifyhepaineraheexpenseofanhonesrefusaliispleasan(ifididnovexoneahesameime)oseehimsiinginhisdiningparlour,surroundedwihobscureaunsandcousinsogodknowswhom,whileheruedymarysanddybeysofhisownhonourablefamily,infavouroheseadopedfrighs,areconsignedohesaircaseandhelumberroominlikema


erhisgoodlyshelvesareonebyonesripofhisfavourieoldauhors,ogivepceoacollecionofpresenaioncopies——heflowerandbranofmodernpoeryapresenaioncopy,reader——ifhaplyyouareyei


ocensuchfavours——isacopyofabookwhichdoesnosell,senyoubyheauhor,wihhisfoolishauographahebegi


ingofi;forwhich,ifasranger,heonlydemandsyourfriendship;ifabroherauhor,heexpecsfromyouabookofyourswhichdoessell,inreurnwecanspeakoexperience,havingbyusaolerableassormenofhesegifhorsesnoorideameaphorodeah——wearewillingoacknowledge,hainsomegifshereissenseaduplicaeouofafriendslibrary(wherehehasmorehanonecopyofarareauhor)isinelligibleherearefavours,shorofhepecuniary——ahingnofiobehinedaamonggenlemen——whichconferasmuch——graceuponheacceporasheofferer;hekind,weconfess,whichismosoourpae,isofhoselileconciliaorymissives,whichforheirvehiclegenerallychooseahamper——lileoddpresensofgame,frui,perhapswine——houghiisessenialohedelicacyofheerhaibehomemadeweloveohaveourfriendinhecounrysiinghusaourablebyproxy;oapprehendhispresence(houghahundredmilesmaybebeweenus)byaurkey,——whosegoodlyaspecreflecsoushis”plumpcorpusculum;”oasehimingrouseorwoodcock;ofeelhimaidingdowninheoaspeculiaroheer;oconcorporaehiminasliceofcanerburybrawnhisisindeedohavehimwihinourselves;——oknowhiminimaely:suchparicipaionismehinksuniive,asheoldheologiansphraseiforheseconsideraionsweshouldbesorryifcerainresricivereguions,whicharehoughobearharduponhepeasanryofhiscounry,wereenirelydoneawaywihahare,ashewnowsands,makesmanyfriendscaiusconciliaesiius(knowinghisgou)wihaleashofparridges[p263]iius(suspecinghisparialiyforhem)passeshemolucius;whoinhisurn,preferringhisfriendsrelishohisown,makeshemoveromarcius;illinheireverwideningprogress,androundofunconsciouscircummigraion,heydisribueheseedsofharmonyoverhalfaparishwearewelldisposedohiskindofsensibleremembrances;andarehelessapobeakenbyhoselileairyokens——inpalpableohepae——which,underhenamesofrings,lockes,keepsakes,amusesomepeoplesfancymighilywecouldneverawaywihheseindigesibleriflesheyareheverykickshawsandfopperyoffriendship