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1、TheCircusBoysontheFlyingRingsTheCircusBoysontheFlyingRingsEdgarB.P.Darlington1TheCircusBoysontheFlyingRingsCHAPTERITHELUREOFTHECIRCUS"Isay,Phil,Icandothat.""Dowhat,Teddy?""Acartwheelintheairlikethatfellowisdoinginthepictureonthebillboardthere.""Oh,pshaw!Youonlythinkyoucan.Beside
2、s,that'snotacartwheel;that'sadoublesomersault.It'sarealstunt,letmetellyou.Why,Icandoacartwheelmyself.Butupintheairlikethat--well,Idon'tknow.Iguessnot.I'dbewillingtotryit,though,ifIhadsomethingbelowtocatchme,"addedthelad,criticallysurveyingthefiguresontheposterbeforethem."How'dyo
3、uliketobeacircusman,Phil?"Phil'sdarkeyesglowedwithanewlight,hisslenderfigurestraighteninguntiltheladappearedfullyhalfaheadtaller."Morethananythingelseintheworld,"hebreathed."Wouldyou?""Goingtobe,"noddedTeddydecisively,asifthematterwerealreadysettled."Oh,youare,eh?""Uh-huh!""When
4、?""Idon'tknow.Someday--somedaywhenIgetoldenough,maybe."PhilForrestsurveyedhiscompanionwithahalfcriticalsmileonhisface."Whatareyougoingtodo--beatrapezeperformerorwhat?""Well,"reflectedtheladwisely,"maybeIshallbean'OrWhat.'I'mnotsure.SometimesIthinkIshouldliketobethefellowwhocrack
5、sthewhipwiththelonglashandmakestheclownshoparoundononefoot--""Youmeantheringmaster?""Iguessthat'sthefellow.Hemakes'emallgetaroundlively.Then,sometimes,IthinkIwouldratherbeaclown.Icanskinacatontheflyingringstobeattheband,now.Whatwouldyouratherbe,Phil?""Me?Oh,somethingupintheair--
6、highupnearthepeakofthetent--somethingthrillingthatwouldmakethepeoplesitupontheboardseatsandgasp,when,alldressedinpinkandspangles,I'dgoflyingthroughtheair--""Justlikeabird?"questionedTeddy,witharisinginflectioninhisvoice."Yes.That'swhatI'dlikemosttodo,Teddy,"concludedthelad,hisfa
7、ceflushedwiththethoughtofthetriumphsthatmightbehis.TeddyTuckerutteredasoft,long-drawnwhistle."My,you'vegotitbad,haven'tyou?Neverthoughtyouwerethatsetonthecircus.Wouldn'titbefine,now,ifwebothcouldgetwithashow?""Great!"agreedPhil,withanemphatic2TheCircusBoysontheFlyingRingsnod."So
8、metimesIthinkmyunclewouldbegladtohavemegoaway--
