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1、ONCE,INAHOUSEONEGYPTSTREET,therelivedarabbitwhowasmadealmostentirelyofchina.Hehadchinaarmsandchinalegs,chinapawsandachinahead,achinatorsoandachinanose.Hisarmsandlegswerejointedandjoinedbywiresothathischinaelbowsandchinakneescouldbebent,givinghimmuchfreedomofmovement.Hisearsweremadeofrealrabbitfur,
2、andbeneaththefur,therewerestrong,bendablewires,whichallowedtheearstobearrangedintoposesthatreflectedtherabbit’smood—jaunty,tired,fullofennui.Histail,too,wasmadeofrealrabbitfurandwasfluffyandsoftandwellshaped.Therabbit’snamewasEdwardTulane,andhewastall.Hemeasuredalmostthreefeetfromthetipofhisearsto
3、thetipofhisfeet;hiseyeswerepaintedapenetratingandintelligentblue.Inall,EdwardTulanefelthimselftobeanexceptionalspecimen.Onlyhiswhiskersgavehimpause.Theywerelongandelegant(astheyshouldbe),buttheywereofuncertainorigin.Edwardfeltquitestronglythattheywerenotthewhiskersofarabbit.Whomthewhiskershadbelon
4、gedtoinitially—whatunsavoryanimal—wasaquestionthatEdwardcouldnotbeartoconsiderfortoolong.Andsohedidnot.Hepreferred,asarule,nottothinkunpleasantthoughts.Edward’smistresswasaten-year-old,dark-hairedgirlnamedAbileneTulane,whothoughtalmostashighlyofEdwardasEdwardthoughtofhimself.Eachmorningaftershedre
5、ssedherselfforschool,AbilenedressedEdward.Thechinarabbitwasinpossessionofanextraordinarywardrobecomposedofhandmadesilksuits,customshoesfashionedfromthefinestleatheranddesignedspecificallyforhisrabbitfeet,andawidearrayofhatsequippedwithholessothattheycouldeasilyfitoverEdward’slargeandexpressiveears
6、.Eachpairofwell-cutpantshadasmallpocketforEdward’sgoldpocketwatch.Abilenewoundthiswatchforhimeachmorning.“Now,Edward,”shesaidtohimaftershewasdonewindingthewatch,“whenthebighandisonthetwelveandthelittlehandisonthethree,Iwillcomehometoyou.”SheplacedEdwardonachairinthediningroomandpositionedthechairs
7、othatEdwardwaslookingoutthewindowandcouldseethepaththatleduptotheTulanefrontdoor.Abilenebalancedthewatchonhisleftleg.Shekissedthetipsofhisears,andthensheleftandEdwardspentthedaystaringoutatEgyptStreet,listeningto
