DISTANTCORRESPONDENTS

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:20960字

inaleerobfesqasydney,newsouhwalesmydearf——whenihinkhowwelehesighofaleerfromheworldwhereyouwerebornmusbeoyouinhasrangeoowhichyouhavebeenranspned,ifeelsomepunciousvisiingsamylongsilencebu,indeed,iisnoeasyefforoseabouacorrespondenceaourdisancehewearyworldofwaersbeweenusoppressesheimaginaioniisdifficuloconceivehowascrawlofmineshouldeversrechacrossiiisasorofpresumpionoexpechaoneshoughsshouldlivesofariislikewriingforposeriy:andremindsmeofoneofmrsrowessuperscripions,”alcanderosrephon,inheshades”cowleysposangelisnomorehanwouldbeexpedieninsuchaninercourseonedropsapackealombardsree,andinwenyfourhoursafriendincumberndgesiasfreshasificameiniceiisonlylikewhisperinghroughalongrumpebusupposeaubeledownfromhemoon,wihyourselfaoneend,andhemanaheoher;iwouldbesomebalkohespiriofconversaion,ifyouknewhahedialogueexchangedwihhaineresingheosophiswouldakewoorhreerevoluionsofahigherluminaryinispassageyeforaughiknow,youmaybesomeparasangsnigherhaprimiiveidea——posman——hanweinengndherehavehehonouroreckonourselves


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ovenureacrudeficionforhefearhaimayripeninoaruhuponhevoyagewhaawildimprobablebaneripuuponyousomehreeyearssince——ofwillweaherallhavingmarriedaservanmaid!iremembergravelyconsulingyouhowwewereoreceiveher——forwillswifewasi


ocaseoberejeced;andyournolessseriousreplicaioninhemaer;howenderlyyouadvisedanabsemiousinroducionoflieraryopicsbeforehedy,wihacauio


oobeooforwardinbringingonhecarpemaersmorewihinhesphereofherinelligence;yourdeliberaejudgmen,orraherwisesuspensionofsenence,howfarjacks,andspis,andmops,couldwihproprieybeinroducedassubjecs;wheherheconsciousavoidingofallsuchmaersindiscoursewouldnohaveaworselookhanheakingofhemcasuallyinourway;inwhama


erweshouldcarryourselvesoourmaidbecky,mrswilliamweaherallbeingby;wheherweshouldshowmoredelicacy,andaruersenseofrespecforwillswife,byreaingbeckywihourcusomarychidingbeforeher,orbyanunusualdeferenialciviliypaidobeckyasoapersonofgreaworh,buhrownbyhecapriceoffaeinoahumblesaionhereweredifficulies,iremember,onbohsides,whichyoudidmehefavourosaewihheprecisionofawyer,uniedoheendernessofafriendiughedinmysleeveayoursolemnpleadings,whenlo!whileiwasvaluingmyselfuponhisfmpuuponyouinnewsouhwales,hedevilinengnd,jealouspossiblyofanylie——childre


ohisown,orworkingafermycopy,hasacuallyinsigaedourfriend(nohreedayssince)ohemissionofamarimony,whichihadonlyconjuredupforyourdiversionwilliamweaherallhasmarriedmrscoerelsmaidbuoakeiinisruessense,youwillsee,mydearf,hanewsfrommemusbeehisoryoyou;whichineiherprofessowrie,norindeedcaremuchforreadingnoperson,underadiviner,canwihanyprospecofveraciyconducacorrespondenceasuchanarmslenghwoprophes,indeed,mighhusinerchangeinelligencewiheffec;heepochofhewrier(habbakuk)fallinginwihheruepresenimeofhereceiver(daniel);buhenwearenoprophes


henasosenimenifareslilebeerwihhahiskindofdish,aboveall,requiresobeservedupho;orsenoffinwaerpes,hayourfriendmayhaveialmosaswarmasyourselfifihaveimeocool,iishemosaselessofallcoldmeasihaveofensmiledaaconceiofheelordciseemsharavellingsomewhereabougeneva,hecameosomepreygreenspo,ornook,whereawillow,orsomehinghungsofanasicallyandinviinglyoverasream——wasi?orarock?——nomaer——buhesillnessandherepose,aferawearyjourneyislikely,inanguidmomenofhislordshipshoreslesslife,soookhisfancy,hahecouldimaginenopcesoproper,inheevenofhisdeah,oyhisbonesinhiswasallverynaurandexcusableasasenimen,andshowshischaracerinaverypleasinglighbuwhenfromapassingsenimenicameobeanac;andwhen,byaposiiveesamenarydisposal,hisremainswereacuallycarriedallhawayfromengnd;whowashere,somedesperaesenimenalissexceped,hadidnoaskhequesion,whycouldnohislordshiphavefoundaspoassoliary,anookasromanic,areeasgreenandpenden,wihasreamasemblemaicohispurpose,insurrey,indorse,orindevon?conceivehesenimenboardedup,freighed,eneredahecusomhouse(sarlingheidewaierswihhenovely),hoisedinoashipconceiveipawedabouandhandledbeweenherudejessofarpaulinruffians——ahingofisdelicaeexure——hesalbilgeweingiillibecameasvapidasadamagedlusringsupposeiinmaerialdanger(marinershavesomesupersiionabousenimens)ofbeingossedoverinafreshgaleosomepropiiaoryshark(spiriofsaingohard,saveusfromaquieussoforeignohedeviserspurpose!)buihashappilyevadedafishyconsummaionraceihenoisluckynding——alyonsshallwesay?——ihavenohemapbeforeme——josleduponfourmensshoulders——baiingahisown——soppingorefreshaohervilge——waiingapassporhere,alicensehere;hesancionofhemagisracyinhisdisric,heconcurrenceofheecclesiasicsinhacanon;illenghiarrivesaisdesinaion,iredouandjaded,fromabrisksenimen,inoafeaureofsillyrideorawdrysenselessaffecaionhowfewsenimens,mydearf,iamafraidwecansedown,inhesailorsphrase,asquieseaworhy


sly,asoheagreeableleviies,which,houghconempibleinbulk,arehewinklingcorpuscuwhichshouldirradiaearighfriendlyepisle——yourpunsandsmalljessare,iapprehend,exremelycircumscribedinheirsphereofacionheyaresofarfromacapaciyofbeingpackedupandsenbeyondsea,heywillscarceendureoberansporedbyhandfromhisroomohenexheirvigourisasheinsanofheirbirhheirnurimenforheirbriefexisenceisheinellecuamosphereofhebysandersorhiss,ishefineslimeofnilus——hemeliorluus,——whosemaernalrecipiencyisasnecessaryashesolpaeroheirequivocalgeneraionapunhahahearyhindofpresenearkissingsmackwihi;youca


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iaminsensiblychaingoyouasfamiliarlyaswhenweusedoexchangegoodmorrowsouofouroldconiguouswindows,inpumpfamedharecourinheemplewhydidyoueverleavehaquiecorner?——whydidi?——wihisplemenoffourpoorelms,fromwhosesmokedyedbarks,hehemeofjesingruraliss,ipickedmyfirsdybirds!myhearisasdryashaspringsomeimesprovesinahirsyaugus,whenireverohespacehaisbeweenus;alenghofpassageenoughorenderobsoleehephrasesofourenglishleersbeforeheycanreachyoubuwhileialk,ihinkyouhearme,——houghsdallyingwihvainsurmise


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