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: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