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1、Ole, the Tower-Keeper 守塔人奥列“Intheworldit'salwaysgoingupanddown;andnowIcan'tgoupanyhigher!”SosaidOlethetower-keeper.“Mostpeoplehavetotryboththeupsandthedowns;and,rightlyconsidered,weallgettobewatchmenatlast,andlookdownuponlifefromaheight.”SuchwasthespeechofOle,myfriend,theoldt
2、ower-keeper,astrange,talkativeoldfellow,whoseemedtospeakouteverythingthatcameintohishead,andwhoforallthathadmanyaseriousthoughtdeepinhisheart.Yes,hewasthechildofrespectablepeople,andtherewereevensomewhosaidthathewasthesonofaprivycouncillor,orthathemighthavebeen.Hehadstudied,t
3、oo,andhadbeenassistantteacheranddeputyclerk;butofwhatservicewasallthattohim?Inthosedayshelivedintheclerk'shouse,andwastohaveeverythinginthehouse–tobeatfreequarters,asthesayingis;buthewasstill,sotospeak,afineyounggentleman.Hewantedtohavehisbootscleanedwithpatentblacking,andthe
4、clerkcouldonlyaffordordinarygrease;anduponthatpointtheysplit.Onespokeofstinginess,theotherofvanity,andtheblackingbecametheblackcauseofenmitybetweenthem,andatlasttheyparted.Thisiswhathedemandedoftheworldingeneral,namely,patentblacking,andhegotnothingbutgrease.Accordingly,heatl
5、astdrewbackfromallmen,andbecameahermit;butthechurchtoweristheonlyplaceinagreatcitywherehermitage,officeandbreadcanbefoundtogether.Sohebetookhimselfupthither,andsmokedhispipeashemadehissolitaryrounds.Helookedupwardanddownward,andhadhisownthoughts,andtoldinhisownwayofwhatheread
6、inbooksandinhimself.Ioftenlenthimbooks–goodbooks;andyoumayknowbythecompanyhekeeps.HelovedneithertheEnglishgovernessnovelsnortheFrenchones,whichhecalledamixtureofemptywindandraisin-stalks:hewantedbiographies,anddescriptionsofthewondersof,theworld.Ivisitedhimatleastonceayear,ge
7、nerallydirectlyafterNewYear'sday,andthenhealwaysspokeofthisandthatwhichthechangeoftheyearhadputintohishead.Iwilltellthestoryofthreeofthesevisits,andwillreproducehisownwordswheneverIcanrememberthem.FirstVisitAmongthebookswhichIhadlatelylentOle,wasonewhichhadgreatlyrejoicedando
8、ccupiedhim.Itwasageologicalbook,containinganaccountoftheboulders.“Ye
