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第23章这就是纽约（2）
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&hesemerelytoshowthatNewYorkispeculiarlystructedtoabsorbalmostanythingthatesalohousand-footlioftheEastoratwenty-thousand-maoftheWest）withoutinf?litheeventonitsinhabitants，sothateveryeventis，iional，aantisinthehappypositionofbeiochoosehisspedsoservehissoul.Iropolises，smallahechoiceisoftennotwiththeindividualatall.HeisthrowheLionsare;theeventisunavoidable.Aicefalls，andithitseverythehead，everylastmanintowhinkthattheohitseveryheheadistheannualSt.Patrick’sDayparade，whichisfairlypeing—theIrishareahardraeout，andthereare500，000oftheminresidence.
&yihatisinhabitantsfromlifemaysimplyweakenthemasindividuals.Perhapsitishealthiertoliveinaunitywhere，whenaicefalls，youfeeltheblohenthegovernorpasses，youseeata.
IamnotdefendingNewYorkinthisregard.Manyofitssettlersareprobablyheremerelytoesotface，reality.Butwhateveritmeans，itisaratherraregift，ahasapositiveeffethecreativecapacitiesofNewYorker—forisihebusinessthegreatandsmalldistras.
AlthoughNewYorkoftenimpartsafeeliforlornnessorforsakeseldomseemsdeadorunresourdyoualwaysfeelthateitherbyshiftingyourloblocksyourfortunebyf?ivedollarsyouexperieion.Manypeoplewhohavenorealindependenceofspiritdeperemendousvarietyandsourentforspiritualsustenandmaintenanorale.Irythereareafewcesofsuddeion—ashiftiher，perhaps，orsomethingarrivinginthemail.Butihedless.Ithinkthatalthoughmanypersonsareherefromsomeexcessofspirit（whichcausedthemtobreakawayfromtheirsmalltowoo，areherefromadef?icyofspirit，whof?indinNerote，oraitution.
ThereareroughlythreeNewYorks.Thereis，f?irst，theNewYorkofthemanorasborakesthecityfrantedassizeanditsturbuleuralaable.Sed，thereistheNewYorkoftheuter—thecitythatisdevouredbylocustseadspatouteaight.Third，thereistheNewYorkofthepersonwhowasbornsomewhereelseaoNewYorkiofsomethihreetrembliilegreatestisthelast—thecityoff?iiohatisagoal.Itisthisthirdcitythatatsfht-strungdispositioieios，anditsinparableats.utersgivethecityitstidalrestlessivegiveitsolidityanduity，butthesettlersgiveitpassioisafarmerarrivingfromItalytosetupasmalltowninMississippitoescapetheindignityofbeingobservedbyherneighbors，orabfromtheBelttinhissuitdapainimakesnodifference:eachabsorbsNewYorkwiththefresheyesofaurer，eaeratesheatandlighttodwarfthesolidatedEdisonpany.
&eristhequeerestbirdofall.Thesuburbheinhabitshasalityofitsownawhereheesatday’sendtogottosleep.Exrarecases，themanwholivesitleeanedworksinNewYork，disuchaboutthecityexceptthetimeofarrivalaureoftrainsahepathtoaquich.Heisdesk-bound，andhasnever，idlyroaminginthegloaming，stumbledsuddeowerinthePark，seesrisesheerfromthewaterofthepond，andtheboysalongtheshoref?ishingforminnows，girlsstretegligentlyoherocks;hehasneveresuddenlyonanythingatallinNewYorkasaloiterer，becausehehashadrains.Hehasf?ishedinManhattaanddugoutsbuthaseoManhattahing，neverawakesm，neverdroppedofftosleepinitsnight.About400，000menandwomenegontotheislandeachweekdaym，outofthemouthsoftubesamanyamongthemhaveeverspentadrowsyafternoorustlingoakehereadingroomofthePublicLibrary，withthebookelevator（likeanoldwaterwheel）spewingoutbooksoheytendtheirfurheBowery，thef?iresthatburninoildrumsoernights.Theymayworkinthef?inancialdistritowheextravagantplantingsofRockefellerter—thedaffodilsahsahef?lagstrimmedtothewindonaf?ineminspring.Ortheymayworkinamidtownoff?idmayletawhroundwithoutsightingGovernorsIslandfromtheseawall.Theuterdieswithtremeohiscreditbutheisnorover.Hisentrasaremoredeviousthanthoseinaprairie-dogvillage，andhecalmlyplaysbridgewhileburiedihebottomoftheEastRiver.TheLongIslandRailRoadaloymillioyear，butmahesamefellhissteps.
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