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1、THEYANDITHEYANDIbyJeromeK.Jerome1THEYANDICHAPTERI"Itisnotalargehouse,"Isaid."Wedon'twantalargehouse.Twosparebedrooms,andthelittlethree-corneredplaceyouseemarkedthereontheplan,nexttothebathroom,andwhichwilljustdoforabachelor,willbeallweshallrequire--atallevents,forthepresent
2、.Lateron,ifIevergetrich,wecanthrowoutawing.ThekitchenIshallhavetobreaktoyourmothergently.Whatevertheoriginalarchitectcouldhavebeenthinkingof--""Nevermindthekitchen,"saidDick:"whataboutthebilliard-room?"Thewaychildrennowadayswillinterruptaparentisnothingshortofanationaldisgr
3、ace.IalsowishDickwouldnotsitonthetable,swinginghislegs.Itisnotrespectful."Why,whenIwasaboy,"asIsaidtohim,"Ishouldassoonhavethoughtofsittingonatable,interruptingmyfather--""What'sthisthinginthemiddleofthehall,thatlookslikeagrating?"demandedRobina."Shemeansthestairs,"explaine
4、dDick."Thenwhydon'ttheylooklikestairs?"commentedRobina."Theydo,"repliedDick,"topeoplewithsense.""Theydon't,"persistedRobina,"theylooklikeagrating."Robina,withtheplanspreadoutacrossherknee,wassittingbalancedonthearmofaneasy-chair.Really,Ihardlyseetheuseofbuyingchairsforthese
5、people.Nobodyseemstoknowwhattheyarefor--exceptitbeoneoranotherofthedogs.Perchesarealltheywant."Ifwethrewthedrawing-roomintothehallandcoulddoawaywiththestairs,"thoughtRobina,"weshouldbeabletogiveadancenowandthen.""Perhaps,"Isuggested,"youwouldliketoclearoutthehousealtogether
6、,leavingnothingbutthefourbarewalls.Thatwouldgiveusstillmoreroom,thatwould.Forjustlivingin,wecouldfixupashedinthegarden;or--"2THEYANDI"I'mtalkingseriously,"saidRobina:"what'sthegoodofadrawing-room?Oneonlywantsittoshowthesortofpeopleintothatonewisheshadn'tcome.They'dsitabout,
7、lookingmiserable,justaswellanywhereelse.Ifwecouldonlygetridofthestairs--""Oh,ofcourse!wecouldgetridofthestairs,"Iagreed."Itwouldbeabitawkwardatfirst,whenwewantedtogotobed.ButIdaresayweshouldgetusedtoit.Wecouldhavealadderandclimbuptoourroomsthroughthewindows.Orwemightadoptth
8、eNorwegianmethodandhavethestairsoutside.""Iwishyouwouldbesensible,"saidRobin."Iamt
