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1、The Gardener and the Family 园丁和主人FOURorfivemilesfromthecapitalstoodanoldmanor,withthickwalls,tower,andpointedgables.Herelived,butonlyinthesummer-time,anoblefamily:thismanorwasthebestandmostbeautifulofalltheestatestheypossessed:outside,itlookedasifitwerenewlybuilt,andinsidewasverycomfortablean
2、dcosy.Thefamilycoatofarmswascarvedinstoneoverthedoor,lovelyrosestwinedthemselvesoverthecoatofarmsandoverthebalcony,andabeautifullawnstretchedoutbeforethehouse:therewereredthornsandwhitethorns,andrareflowersevenoutsideofthehot-house.Thefamilyhadaverygoodgardener;itwasatreattoseetheflowergarden
3、,thefruitandkitchengardens.Uptothistimetherewasstillapartoftheoriginaloldgarden,withsomeboxhedges,cutintheshapesofcrownsandpyramids.Behindthesestoodtwooldtrees:theywerenearlyalwaysleafless,andonecouldeasilybelievethatawindstormorawater-spouthadstrewnthemoverwithgreatclumpsofmanure,buteveryclu
4、mpwasabird’snest.Herefromtimeimmemorialaswarmofscreamingcrowsandrookshadbuilttheirnests.Itwasawholebirdtownandthebirdsweretheproprietors,theeldestbranchofthe.family,therealmastersoftheestate.Noneofthepeopledownthereconcernedthem,buttheytoleratedtheselowwalkingcreatures,althoughtheysometimessh
5、otwithguns,sothatitgavethebirdsshiversalongthespine,andeverybirdflewupinafrightandshrieked“Rak!Rak!”Thegardenertalkedoftentohismasteraboutcuttingdowntheoldtrees,theydidnotlookwell,andiftheyweretakenaway,onewouldmostprobablybefreefromthescreamingbirds-theywouldsearchforanotherplacethen.Butthem
6、asterwouldneitherbefreefromthetreesnortheswarmsofbirds-itwassomethingwhichtheestatecouldnotlose,itwassomethingfromtheoldtimes,andoneoughtnottowipethatoutentirely.“Thetreesarenowthebirds’inheritance,letthemkeepit,mygoodLarsen!”ThegardenerwascalledLarsen,butthatisofnofurtherimportance.“Haveyou,
7、littleLarsen,notenoughroomforworkingthewholeoftheflowergarden,thegreenhouses,thefruitandkitchengardens?”Thesehehad,andnursedthem,lovedthem,andcaredforthemwithearnestnessandcapability,andthefamilyknewthat,buttheydidnothidefromhimthatwhenvisiti
