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1、THEPRINCESSBRIDES.Morgenstern’sClassicTaleofTrueLoveandHighAdventureThe‘goodparts’versionabridgedbyWILLIAMGOLDMANCONTENTSOne-THEBRIDETwo-THEGROOMThree-THECOURTSHIPFour-THEPREPARATIONSFive-THEANNOUNCEMENTSix-THEFESTIVITIESSeven-THEWEDDINGEight-HONEYMOONForHiramHay
2、dnTHEPRINCESSBRIDEThisismyfavoritebookinalltheworld,thoughIhaveneverreadit.Howissuchathingpossible?I’lldomybesttoexplain.Asachild,Ihadsimplynointerestinbooks.Ihatedreading,Iwasverybadatit,andbesides,howcouldyoutakethetimetoreadwhenthereweregamesthatshriekedforpla
3、ying?Basketball,baseball,marbles—Icouldnevergetenough.Iwasn’tevengoodatthem,butgivemeafootballandanemptyplaygroundandIcouldinventlast-secondtriumphsthatwouldbringtearstoyoureyes.Schoolwastorture.MissRoginski,whowasmyteacherforthethirdthroughfifthgrades,wouldhavem
4、eetingaftermeetingwithmymother.“Idon’tfeelBillyisperhapsextendinghimselfquiteasmuchashemight.”Or,“Whenwetesthim,Billydoesreallyexceptionallywell,consideringhisclassstanding.”Or,mostoften,“Idon’tknow,Mrs.Goldman;whatarewegoingtodoaboutBilly?”Whatarewegoingtodoabou
5、tBilly?Thatwasthephrasethathauntedmethosefirsttenyears.Ipretendednottocare,butsecretlyIwaspetrified.Everyoneandeverythingwaspassingmeby.Ihadnorealfriends,nosinglepersonwhosharedanequalinterestinallgames.Iseemedbusy,busy,busy,butIsuppose,ifpressed,Imighthaveadmitt
6、edthat,forallmyfrenzy,Iwasverymuchalone.“Whatarewegoingtodoaboutyou,Billy?”“Idon’tknow,MissRoginski.”“Howcouldyouhavefailedthisreadingtest?I’veheardyouuseeverywordwithmyownears.”“I’msorry,MissRoginski.Imustnothavebeenthinking.”“You’realwaysthinking,Billy.Youjustw
7、eren’tthinkingaboutthereadingtest.”Icouldonlynod.“Whatwasitthistime?”“Idon’tknow.Ican’tremember.”“WasitStanleyHackagain?”(StanHackwastheCubs’thirdbasemanfortheseandmanyotheryears.Isawhimplayoncefromableacherseat,andevenatthatdistancehehadthesweetestsmileIhadevers
8、eenandtothisdayIswearhesmiledatmeseveraltimes.Ijustworshippedhim.Hecouldalsohitaton.)“BronkoNagurski.He’safootballplayer.Agreatfootballplayer,andthepaperlastni
