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2、downthevalleys,andawindblowssobitterlythattheorphanageboyswhotakethemilktwicedailytothebabycottagereachthedoorwithfingersstiffinanagonyofnumbness.在卡罗来纳的山地里，有一座孤儿院坐落在高处。隆冬时节，风雪交加，有时候积雪堆得老高，将孤儿院与山下的村庄乃至整个外界完全隔断。云雾遮蔽了重重峰峦，雪花飞旋着冲人山谷。在呼啸的寒风中，孤儿院的男孩们将一份份牛奶端到育婴房去，一天得跑两趟呢。当他们走到育婴
3、房门口的时候，手指冻得僵硬，一点儿都不听使唤了。Iwasthereintheautumn.Iwantedquiet,isolation,todosometroublesomewriting.Iwantedmountainairtoblowoutthemalariafromtoolongatimeinthesubtropics.Iwashomesick,too,fortheflamingofmaplesinOctober,andforcornshocksandpumpkinsandblack-walnuttreesandtheliftofh
4、ills.Ifoundthemall,livinginacabinthatbelongedtotheorphanage,halfamilebeyondtheorphanagefarm.WhenItookthecabin,Iaskedforaboyormantocomeandchopwoodforthefireplace.Thefirstfewdayswerewarm,IfoundwhatwoodIneededaboutthecabin,noonecame,andIforgottheorder.我秋天就到了那里。我需要安静，与世隔绝，好从事
5、艰辛的创作。我需要山里的清风，把久居亚热带地区染上的疟疾吹散。我还想起家来，老惦着那十月间的枫叶似火，那一垛垛玉米秫秸，南瓜成堆，黑胡桃林子，还有隆起的山丘。我住在孤儿院的一间小屋里，距院农场有半英里，这一切尽收眼底。我住进去的时候，要求派个男孩或者男人帮我劈柴烧壁炉。头几天还算暖和，我在小屋的四周捡了点木柴，没见人来，也就把这话给忘了。Ilookedupfrommytypewriteronelateafternoon,alittlestartled.Aboystoodatthedoor,andmypointerdog,mycompani
6、on,wasathissideandhadnotbarkedtowarnme.Theboywasprobablytwelveyearsold,butundersized.Heworeoverallsandatornshirt,andwasbarefooted.一天傍晚，我正在打字，猛抬头不禁吃了一惊：有个男孩站在房门口，而跟我做伴的猎狗竟在他身边默默呆着，连个招呼也没跟我打一声。这孩子大概有12岁，不过个子没那么大，他穿着一条工装裤，一件破旧的衬衣，光着两脚。Hesaid,"Icanchopsomewoodtoday."他说：“我今天可以
7、劈点儿木柴。”Isaid,"ButIhaveaboycomingfromtheorphanage."我说：“可我请了孤儿院的孩子来劈。”"I'mtheboy."“我就是。”"You?Butyou'resmall."“是你？可你还小呢。”"Sizedon'tmatter,choppingwood,"hesaid."Someofthebigboysdon'tchopgood.I'vebeenchoppingwoodattheorphanagealongtime."“劈柴火可不论个头儿，”他说，“有的大孩子还劈不好呢。我在孤儿院劈了好长一阵了。
8、”Ivisualizedmangledandinadequatebranchesformyfires.Iwaswellintomyworkandnotinclinedtoconversatio
