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1、Chapter1CHAPTER1IAMBORNWhetherIshallturnouttobetheheroofmyownlife,orwhetherthatstationwillbeheldbyanybodyelse,thesepagesmustshow.Tobeginmylifewiththebeginningofmylife,IrecordthatIwasborn(asIhavebeeninformedandbelieve)onaFriday,attwelveo'clockatnight.Itwasremarkedthattheclockbegantostrike,andIbegant
2、ocry,simultaneously.Inconsiderationofthedayandhourofmybirth,itwasdeclaredbythenurse,andbysomesagewomenintheneighbourhoodwhohadtakenalivelyinterestinmeseveralmonthsbeforetherewasanypossibilityofourbecomingpersonallyacquainted,first,thatIwasdestinedtobeunluckyinlife;andsecondly,thatIwasprivilegedtose
3、eghostsandspirits;boththesegiftsinevitablyattaching,astheybelieved,toallunluckyinfantsofeithergender,borntowardsthesmallhoursonaFridaynight.Ineedsaynothinghere,onthefirsthead,becausenothingcanshowbetterthanmyhistorywhetherthatpredictionwasverifiedorfalsifiedbytheresult.Onthesecondbranchofthequestio
4、n,Iwillonlyremark,thatunlessIranthroughthatpartofmyinheritancewhileIwasstillababy,Ihavenotcomeintoityet.ButIdonotatallcomplainofhavingbeenkeptoutofthisproperty;andifanybodyelseshouldbeinthepresentenjoymentofit,heisheartilywelcometokeepit.Iwasbornwithacaul,whichwasadvertisedforsale,inthenewspapers,a
5、tthelowpriceoffifteenguineas.Whethersea-goingpeoplewereshortofmoneyaboutthattime,orwereshortoffaithandpreferredcorkjackets,Idon'tknow;allIknowis,thattherewasbutonesolitarybidding,andthatwasfromanattorneyconnectedwiththebill-brokingbusiness,whoofferedtwopoundsincash,andthebalanceinsherry,butdeclined
6、tobeguaranteedfromdrowningonanyhigherbargain.Consequentlytheadvertisementwaswithdrawnatadeadloss-forastosherry,mypoordearmother'sownsherrywasinthemarketthen-andtenyearsafterwards,thecaulwasputupinaraffledowninourpartofthecountry,tofiftymembersathalf-a-crownahead,thewinnertospendfiveshillings.Iwaspr
7、esentmyself,andIremembertohavefeltquiteuncomfortableandconfused,atapartofmyselfbeingdisposedofinthatway.Thecaulwaswon,Irecollect,byanoldladywithahand-basket,who,veryreluctantly,producedfromitthestipulatedfi
