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1、MartinEdenCHAPTERITheoneopenedthedoorwithalatch-keyandwentin,followedbyayoungfellowwhoawkwardlyremovedhiscap.Heworeroughclothesthatsmackedofthesea,andhewasmanifestlyoutofplaceinthespacioushallinwhichhefoundhimself.Hedidnotknowwhattodowithhiscap,andwasstuffingitintohiscoatpocketwhentheo
2、thertookitfromhim.Theactwasdonequietlyandnaturally,andtheawkwardyoungfellowappreciatedit."Heunderstands,"washisthought."He'llseemethroughallright."Hewalkedattheother'sheelswithaswingtohisshoulders,andhislegsspreadunwittingly,asifthelevelfloorsweretiltingupandsinkingdowntotheheaveandlun
3、geofthesea.Thewideroomsseemedtoonarrowforhisrollinggait,andtohimselfhewasinterrorlesthisbroadshouldersshouldcollidewiththedoorwaysorsweepthebric-a-bracfromthelowmantel.Herecoiledfromsidetosidebetweenthevariousobjectsandmultipliedthehazardsthatinrealitylodgedonlyinhismind.Betweenagrandp
4、ianoandacentre-tablepiledhighwithbookswasspaceforahalfadozentowalkabreast,yetheessayeditwithtrepidation.Hisheavyarmshunglooselyathissides.Hedidnotknowwhattodowiththosearmsandhands,andwhen,tohisexcitedvision,onearm第1页共268页http://www.en8848.com.cn/原版英语阅读网seemedliabletobrushagainstthebook
5、sonthetable,helurchedawaylikeafrightenedhorse,barelymissingthepianostool.Hewatchedtheeasywalkoftheotherinfrontofhim,andforthefirsttimerealizedthathiswalkwasdifferentfromthatofothermen.Heexperiencedamomentarypangofshamethatheshouldwalksouncouthly.Thesweatburstthroughtheskinofhisforehead
6、intinybeads,andhepausedandmoppedhisbronzedfacewithhishandkerchief."Holdon,Arthur,myboy,"hesaid,attemptingtomaskhisanxietywithfacetiousutterance."Thisistoomuchallatonceforyourstruly.Givemeachancetogetmynerve.YouknowIdidn'twanttocome,an'Iguessyourfam'lyain'thankerin'toseemeneither.""That
7、'sallright,"wasthereassuringanswer."Youmustn'tbefrightenedatus.We'rejusthomelypeople-Hello,there'saletterforme."Hesteppedbacktothetable,toreopentheenvelope,andbegantoread,givingthestrangeranopportunitytorecoverhimself.Andthestrangerunderstoodandappreciated.Hiswasthegiftofsympathy,und
