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1、CHAPTERONEDescriptionofFarmerOak-AnIncidentWhenFarmerOaksmiled,thecornersofhismouthspreadtilltheywerewithinanunimportantdistanceofhisears,hiseyeswerereducedtochinks,anddivergingwrinklesappearedroundthem,extendinguponhiscountenanceliketheraysinarudimentarysketchoftherisingsun.HisCh
2、ristiannamewasGabriel,andonworkingdayshewasayoungmanofsoundjudgement,easymotions,properdress,andgeneralgoodcharacter.OnSundayshewasamanofmistyviews,rathergiventopostponing,andhamperedbyhisbestclothesandumbrella:uponthewhole,onewhofelthimselftooccupymorallythatvastmiddlespaceofLaod
3、iceanneutralitywhichlaybetweentheCommunionpeopleoftheparishandthedrunkensection,-thatis,hewenttochurch,butyawnedprivatelybythetimethecongregationreachedtheNicenecreed,andthoughtofwhattherewouldbefordinnerwhenhemeanttobelisteningtothesermon.Or,tostatehischaracterasitstoodinthescale
4、ofpublicopinion,whenhisfriendsandcriticswereintantrums,hewasconsideredratherabadman;whentheywerepleased,hewasratheragoodman;whentheywereneither,hewasamanwhosemoralcolourwasakindofpepper-and-saltmixture.SincehelivedsixtimesasmanyworkingdaysasSundays,Oak'sappearanceinhisoldclotheswa
5、smostpeculiarlyhisown-thementalpictureformedbyhisneighboursinimagininghimbeingalwaysdressedinthatway.Heworealow-crownedfelthat,spreadoutatthebasebytightjammingupontheheadforsecurityinhighwinds,andacoatlikeDrJohnson's;hislowerextremitiesbeingencasedinordinaryleatherleggingsandboots
6、emphaticallylarge,affordingtoeachfootaroomyapartmentsoconstructedthatanywearermightstandinariveralldaylongandknownothingofdamp-theirmakerbeingaconscientiousmanwhoendeavouredtocompensateforanyweaknessinhiscutbyunstinteddimensionandsolidity.MrOakcarriedabouthim,bywayofwatch,whatmayb
7、ecalledasmallsilverclock;inotherwords,itwasawatchastoshapeandintention,andasmallclockastosic.ThisinstrumentbeingseveralyearsolderthanOak'sgrandfather,hadthepeculiarityofgoingeithertoofastornotatall.Thesmallerofitshands,too,occasionallyslippedroundonthepivot,andthus,thoughtheminute
8、sweretoldwithprecision,nobodycoul
