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1、TheFurtherAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoeCHAPTERI-REVISITSISLANDTHAThomelyproverb,usedonsomanyoccasionsinEngland,viz."Thatwhatisbredinthebonewillnotgooutoftheflesh,"wasnevermoreverifiedthaninthestoryofmyLife.Anyonewouldthinkthatafterthirty-fiv
2、eyears'affliction,andavarietyofunhappycircumstances,whichfewmen,ifany,everwentthroughbefore,andafternearsevenyearsofpeaceandenjoymentinthefulnessofallthings;grownold,andwhen,ifever,itmightbeallowedmetohavehadexperienceofeverystateofmiddlelife,andtokno
3、wwhichwasmostadaptedtomakeamancompletelyhappy;Isay,afterallthis,anyonewouldhavethoughtthatthenativepropensitytoramblingwhichIgaveanaccountofinmyfirstsettingoutintheworldtohavebeensopredominantinmythoughts,shouldbewornout,andImight,atsixtyoneyearsofage
4、,havebeenalittleinclinedtostayathome,andhavedoneventuringlifeandfortuneanymore.Nay,farther,thecommonmotiveofforeignadventureswastakenawayinme,forIhadnofortunetomake;Ihadnothingtoseek:ifIhadgainedtenthousandpoundsIhadbeennoricher;forIhadalreadysufficie
5、ntforme,andforthoseIhadtoleaveitto;andwhatIhadwasvisiblyincreasing;for,havingnogreatfamily,IcouldnotspendtheincomeofwhatIhadunlessIwouldsetupforanexpensivewayofliving,suchasagreatfamily,servants,equipage,gaiety,andthelike,whichwerethingsIhadnonotionof
6、,orinclinationto;sothatIhadnothing,indeed,todobuttositstill,andfullyenjoywhatIhadgot,andseeitincreasedailyuponmyhands.Yetallthesethingshadnoeffectuponme,oratleastnotenoughtoresistthestronginclinationIhadtogoabroadagain,whichhungaboutmelikeachronicdist
7、emper.Inparticular,thedesireofseeingmynewplantationintheisland,andthecolonyIleftthere,raninmyheadcontinually.Idreamedofitallnight,andmyimaginationranuponitallday:itwasuppermostinallmythoughts,andmyfancyworkedsosteadilyandstronglyuponitthatItalkedofiti
8、nmysleep;inshort,nothingcouldremoveitoutofmymind:itevenbrokesoviolentlyintoallmydiscoursesthatitmademyconversationtiresome,forIcouldtalkofnothingelse;allmydiscourseranintoit,eventoimpertinence;andIsawitmyself.Ihaveoftenheardpersonsofgoodjudgme