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Olda
查尔斯·兰姆CharlesLamb
Ihaveanalmostfemiialityforolda.WhenIgotoseeahouse,Iiheadhepicturegallery.Iotdefendtheorderofpreferebysayingthatwehaveallsometasteorother,oftooaetoadmitofourrememberingdistinctlythatitwasanae.Iiplay,aexhibition,thatIwastakento;butIamnotsewhenajarsandsaucerswereiomyimagination.
Ihadnhen—whyshouldIhoselittle,lawless,azure-tiesques,thatuionofmeabout,uncircumscribedbyahatworldbeforeperspective—aateacup.
Iliketoseemyoldfriends—whomdistadiminish—f?iguringupintheair(sotheyappeartoouroptics),yetonterraf?irmastill—forsowemustierpretthatspeckofdeeperblue,whichthedecorousartist,topreventabsurdity,hadmadetupbeheirsandals.
Ilovethemenwithwomehewomen,ifpossible,withstillmoreressions.
Hereisayoungandandarin,haoaladyfromasalver—twomilesoff.Seehowdistaoffrespedherethesamelady,oranother—forlikenessisidentityonteacups—issteppingintoalittlefairyboat,mooredohersideofthiscalmgardehadaintymingfoot,whiarightangleofinglesgoinourworld)mustinfalliblylahemidstofaf?lowerymead—furlongoffohersideofthesamestraream!
Fartheron—iffarornearbepredicatedoftheirworld—seehodas,dangthehays.
Here—adrabbitt,aensive—soobjectsshow,seenthroughthelucidatmosphereoff?ihay.
Iointingouttomylastevening,overourHyson(whichweareold-fashioodriillofanafternoohesespeiraasetofextraordinaryoldbluea(aretpurchase)forthef?irsttimeusing;andhowfavorableceshadbeentousoflateyearsthatwecouldaffordtopleasetheeyesometimeswithtrif?lesofthissort—assiseemedtoovershadethebrowsofmyquickatdetegthesesummerBridget.
“Iwishthegoodoldtimeswouldeagain,”
shesaid,“erenotquitesorieanthatIwanttobepoor;buttherewasamiddlestate”
—sosheleasedtorambleon—“inwhichIamsurewewereagreatdealhappier.Apurchaseisbutapurowthatyouhavemoneyenoughandtospare.Formerlyitusedtobeatriumph.Wheedacheapluxury(and,O!
HowmuchadoIhadtogetyoutothosetimes!
)—wewereusedtohaveadebatetwoorthreedaysbefore,ahefainst,andthispareitoutof,andwhatsavingwecouldhitupon,thatshouldbeahingwaswthehemowepaidforit.
“Doyourememberthebrownsuit,whiadetohanguponyou,tillallyourfriendscriedshameuponyou,itgrewsothreadbare—andallbecauseofthatfolioBeaumontacher,whichyedhomelateatnightfromBarker’siGarden?Doyourememberhowweeyeditforweeksbeforeweakeupourmindstothepurdhaderminationtillitwaseno’clockoftheSaturdaytyoushouldbetoolate—aheoldbooksellerwithsopenedhisshop,awinklingtaper(forhewassettingbedwards)lightedouttherelihisdustytreasures—andwhenyouluggedithome,wishiwicease—andwhetome—andereexpltheperfeessofit(g,youcalledit)—andairiheselooseleaveswithpaste,whipatienotsuffertobelefttilldaybreak—wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman?Orthoseblackclotheswhichyouwearnow,andaresocarefultokeepbrushed,sincewehavebeeridf?inical,giveyouhalfthehoywithwhichyouf?lauaboutinthatoverwornsuit—youroldcorbeau—forfourorf?iveweekslohanyoushouldhavedoopacifyyourightysumoff?ifteen—orsixteenshillingswasit?—agreataffairwethoughtitthen—whichyouhadlavishedontheoldfolio.Nowyouaffordtobuyanybookthatpleasesyou,butIdoymehomeanyniceoldpurow.
“WhehtoloutalessnumberofshillingsuponthatprintafterLeonardo,whichweedthe‘LadyBlanyoulookatthepurdthoughtofthemohoughtofthemoney,andlookedagaiure—wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman?Now,youhavenothingtodobuttowalkintoaghi’s,andbuyawildernessofLeodoyou?
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