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1、AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAAMESSAGEFROMTHESEAByCharlesDickens1AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAI--THEVILLAGE"Andamightysing'larandprettyplaceitis,aseverIsawinallthedaysofmylife!"saidCaptainJorgan,lookingupatit.CaptainJorganhadtolookhightolookatit,forthevillagewasbuiltsheerupthefaceofastee
2、pandloftycliff.Therewasnoroadinit,therewasnowheeledvehicleinit,therewasnotalevelyardinit.Fromthesea-beachtothecliff-toptwoirregularrowsofwhitehouses,placedoppositetooneanother,andtwistinghereandthere,andthereandhere,rose,likethesidesofalongsuccessionofstagesofcrook
3、edladders,andyouclimbedupthevillageorclimbeddownthevillagebythestavesbetween,somesixfeetwideorso,andmadeofsharpirregularstones.Theoldpack-saddle,longlaidasideinmostpartsofEnglandasoneoftheappendagesofitsinfancy,flourishedhereintact.Stringsofpack-horsesandpack-donke
4、ystoiledslowlyupthestavesoftheladders,bearingfish,andcoal,andsuchothercargoaswasunshippingatthepierfromthedancingfleetofvillageboats,andfromtwoorthreelittlecoastingtraders.Asthebeastsofburdenascendedladen,ordescendedlight,theygotsolostatintervalsinthefloatingclouds
5、ofvillagesmoke,thattheyseemedtodivedownsomeofthevillagechimneys,andcometothesurfaceagainfaroff,highaboveothers.Notwohousesinthevillagewerealike,inchimney,size,shape,door,window,gable,roof-tree,anything.Thesidesoftheladdersweremusicalwithwater,runningclearandbright.
6、Thestavesweremusicalwiththeclatteringfeetofthepack-horsesandpack-donkeys,andthevoicesofthefishermenurgingthemup,mingledwiththevoicesofthefishermen'swivesandtheirmanychildren.Thepierwasmusicalwiththewashofthesea,thecreakingofcapstansandwindlasses,andtheairyflutterin
7、goflittlevanesandsails.Therough,sea-bleachedbouldersofwhichthepierwasmade,andthewhiterbouldersoftheshore,werebrownwithdryingnets.Thered-browncliffs,richlywoodedtotheirextremestverge,hadtheirsoftenedandbeautifulformsreflectedinthebluestwater,undertheclearNorthDevons
8、hireskyofaNovemberdaywithoutacloud.Thevillageitself2AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAwassosteepedinautumnalfoliage,fromthehouseslyingonthepiertothetopmostroundo