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1、TheCircusBoysAcrossTheContinent(OrWinningNewLaurelsontheTanbark)TheCircusBoysAcrossTheContinent(OrWinningNewLaurelsontheTanbark)EdgarB.P.Darlington1TheCircusBoysAcrossTheContinent(OrWinningNewLaurelsontheTanbark)CHAPTERITHEBOYSHEARGOODNEWS"Younevercanguessit--you
2、nevercanguessthenews,Teddy,"criedPhilForrest,rushingintothegymnasium,hisfaceflushedwithexcitement.TeddyTucker,cladinapairoflinenworkingtrunksandaragged,sleevelessshirt,bothgarmentsmuchtheworsefortheirwinter'swear,waslazilyswingingapairofIndianclubs."Whatisit,some
3、kindofriddle,Phil?"hequestioned,bringingtheclubsdowntohissides."Dobeseriousforaminute,won'tyou?""Me,serious?Why,Inevercrackedasmile.Isn'tanythingtosmileat.Besides,doyouknow,sinceI'vebeeninthecircusbusiness,everytimeIwanttolaughIcheckmyselfsosuddenlythatithurts?""
4、How'sthat?""BecauseIthinkI'vestillgotmymakeuponandthatI'llcrackitifIlaugh.""What,yourface?""Myface?No!Mymakeup.BythetimeIrememberthatIhaven'tanymakeuponI'veusuallyforgottenwhatitwasIwantedtolaughabout.ThenIdon'tlaugh."TeddyshiedanIndianclubataratthatwasscurryinga
5、crossthefarendoftheirgymnasium,missinghimbyhalfthewidthofthebuilding."Ifyoudon'tcare,ofcourseIshan'ttellyou.Butit'sgoodnews,Teddy.Youwouldsaysoifyouknewit.""Whatnews?Haven'theardanythingthatsoundslikenews,"hiseyesfixedontheholeintowhichtherathaddisappeared."Youca
6、n'tguesswherewearegoingthissummer?""Going?Don'thavetoguess.Iknow,"answeredtheladwithanemphasizingnod."Wheredoyouthink?""We'regoingoutwiththeGreatSparlingCombinedShows,ofcourse.2TheCircusBoysAcrossTheContinent(OrWinningNewLaurelsontheTanbark)Didn'twesignoutforthes
7、easonbeforeweclosedwiththeshowlastfall?""Yes,yes;butwhere?"urgedPhil,showinghimtheletterhehadjustbroughtfromthepostoffice."Youcouldn'tguessifyoutried.""No.Neverwasagoodguesser.ThatletterfromMr.Sparling?"hequestioned,ashiseyescaughtthefamiliarredandgoldheadingused
8、bytheowneroftheshow."Yes.""What'shewant?""YouknowIwrotetohimaskingthatwebeallowedtoskiptherehearsalsbeforetheshowstartsout,sothatwecouldstayhereandtakeourschoo