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1、TOBEREADATDUSKTOBEREADATDUSKbyCharlesDickens1TOBEREADATDUSKOne,two,three,four,five.Therewerefiveofthem.Fivecouriers,sittingonabenchoutsidetheconventonthesummitoftheGreatSt.BernardinSwitzerland,lookingattheremoteheights,stainedbythesettingsunasifamightyquantityofredwinehadbeenbroachedupon
2、themountaintop,andhadnotyethadtimetosinkintothesnow.Thisisnotmysimile.Itwasmadefortheoccasionbythestoutestcourier,whowasaGerman.Noneoftheotherstookanymorenoticeofitthantheytookofme,sittingonanotherbenchontheothersideoftheconventdoor,smokingmycigar,likethem,and-alsolikethem-lookingatthere
3、ddenedsnow,andatthelonelyshedhardby,wherethebodiesofbelatedtravellers,dugoutofit,slowlywitheraway,knowingnocorruptioninthatcoldregion.Thewineuponthemountaintopsoakedinaswelooked;themountainbecamewhite;thesky,averydarkblue;thewindrose;andtheairturnedpiercingcold.Thefivecouriersbuttonedthe
4、irroughcoats.Therebeingnosafermantoimitateinallsuchproceedingsthanacourier,Ibuttonedmine.Themountaininthesunsethadstoppedthefivecouriersinaconversation.Itisasublimesight,likelytostopconversation.Themountainbeingnowoutofthesunset,theyresumed.NotthatIhadheardanypartoftheirpreviousdiscourse
5、;forindeed,IhadnotthenbrokenawayfromtheAmericangentleman,inthetravellers'parlouroftheconvent,who,sittingwithhisfacetothefire,hadundertakentorealisetomethewholeprogressofeventswhichhadledtotheaccumulationbytheHonourableAnaniasDodgerofoneofthelargestacquisitionsofdollarsevermadeinourcountr
6、y.'MyGod!'saidtheSwisscourier,speakinginFrench,whichIdonothold(assomeauthorsappeartodo)tobesuchanall-sufficientexcuseforanaughtyword,thatIhaveonlytowriteitinthatlanguagetomakeitinnocent;'ifyoutalkofghosts-''ButIDON'Ttalkofghosts,'saidtheGerman.'Ofwhatthen?'askedtheSwiss.2TOBEREADATDUSK'I
7、fIknewofwhatthen,'saidtheGerman,'Ishouldprobablyknowagreatdealmore.'Itwasagoodanswer,Ithought,anditmademecurious.So,Imovedmypositiontothatcornerofmybenchwhichwasnearesttothem,andleaningmybackagainsttheconventwall,heardperfectly,withoutappearingtoattend.'Thunderandlightnin
