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Chapter3 Butallthisisbytheway. IwasveryyoungwhenIwrotemyfirstbook.Byaluckychanceitexcitedattention,andvariouspersonssoughtmyacquaintance. ItisnotwithoutmelancholythatIwanderamongmyrecollectionsoftheworldoflettersinLondonwhenfirst,bashfulbuteager,Iwasintroducedtoit.ItislongsinceIfrequentedit,andifthenovelsthatdescribeitspresentsingularitiesareaccuratemuchinitisnowchanged.Thevenueisdi...[閱讀全文]
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ChapterII WhensomuchhasbeenwrittenaboutCharlesStrickland,itmayseemunnecessarythatIshouldwritemore.Apainter'smonumentishiswork.ItistrueIknewhimmoreintimatelythanmost:Imethimfirstbeforeeverhebecameapainter,andIsawhimnotinfrequentlyduringthedifficultyearshespentinParis;butIdonotsupposeIshouldeverhavesetdownmyrecollectionsifthehazardsofthewarhadnottakenmetoTahiti.There,asisnotorious,hes...[閱讀全文]
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PoorHaretonwassquallingandkickinginhisfather’sarmswithallhismight,andredoubledhisyellswhenhecarriedhimupstairsandliftedhimoverthebanister.Icriedoutthathewouldfrightenthechildintofits,andrantorescuehim.AsIreachedthem,Hindleyleantforwardontherailstolistentoanoisebelow;almostforgettingwhathehadinhishands.“Whoisthat?”heasked,hearingsomeoneapproachingthesta...[閱讀全文]
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Dr.Weitbrecht-Rotholzbelongstothatschoolofhistorianswhichbelievesthathumannatureisnotonlyaboutasbadasitcanbe,butagreatdealworse;andcertainlythereaderissaferofentertainmentintheirhandsthaninthoseofthewriterswhotakeamaliciouspleasureinrepresentingthegreatfiguresofromanceaspatternsofthedomesticvirtues.Formypart,IshouldbesorrytothinkthattherewasnothingbetweenAnthonyandCleopatrabutaneconomicsi...[閱讀全文]
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Thefacultyformythisinnateinthehumanrace.Itseizeswithavidityuponanyincidents,surprisingormysterious,inthecareerofthosewhohaveatalldistinguishedthemselvesfromtheirfellows,andinventsalegendtowhichitthenattachesafanaticalbelief.Itistheprotestofromanceagainstthecommonplaceoflife.Theincidentsofthelegendbecomethehero'ssurestpassporttoimmortality.TheironicphilosopherreflectswithasmilethatSirW...[閱讀全文]
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原文 楊苡譯文 拙譯 CHAPTERIX Heentered,vociferatingoathsdreadfultohear;andcaughtmeintheactofstowinghissonawayinthekitchencupboard.Haretonwasimpressedwithawholesometerrorofencounteringeitherhiswildbeast’sfondnessorhismadman’srage;forinoneheranachanceofbeingsqueezedandkissedtodeath,andintheotherofbeingflungintothefire,ordashedagainstthewall;andthepo...[閱讀全文]
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ItwasnottillfouryearsafterStrickland'sdeaththatMauriceHuretwrotethatarticleintheMercuredeFrancewhichrescuedtheunknownpainterfromoblivionandblazedthetrailwhichsucceedingwriters,withmoreorlessdocility,havefollowed.ForalongtimenocritichasenjoyedinFranceamoreincontestableauthority,anditwasimpossiblenottobeimpressedbytheclaimshemade;theyseemedextravagant;butlaterjudgmentshaveconfir...[閱讀全文]
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Nowthewarhascome,bringingwithitanewattitude.Youthhasturnedtogodsweofanearlierdayknewnot,anditispossibletoseealreadythedirectioninwhichthosewhocomeafteruswillmove.Theyoungergeneration,consciousofstrengthandtumultuous,havedonewithknockingatthedoor;theyhaveburstinandseatedthemselvesinourseats.Theairisnoisywiththeirshouts.Oftheirelderssome,byimitatingtheanticsofyouth,strivetopersuadet...[閱讀全文]
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IconfessthatwhenfirstImadeacquaintancewithCharlesStricklandIneverforamomentdiscernedthattherewasinhimanythingoutoftheordinary.Yetnowfewwillbefoundtodenyhisgreatness.Idonotspeakofthatgreatnesswhichisachievedbythefortunatepoliticianorthesuccessfulsoldier;thatisaqualitywhichbelongstotheplaceheoccupiesratherthantotheman;andachangeofcircumstancesreducesittoverydiscreetproportions.ThePr...[閱讀全文]
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原文 楊苡譯文 拙譯 Shesteppedbehindmeandwhisperedcrossly,‘Takeyourselfandyourdustersoff;whencompanyareinthehouse,servantsdon’tcommencescouringandcleaningintheroomwheretheyare!’ ‘It’sagoodopportunity,nowthatmasterisaway,’Iansweredaloud:‘hehatesmetobefidgetingoverthesethingsinhispresence.I’msureMr.Edgarwillexcusem...[閱讀全文]
