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1、1872FAIRYTALESOFHANSCHRISTIANANDERSENACHEERFULTEMPERbyHansChristianAndersenFROMmyfatherIreceivedthebestinheritance,namelya"goodtemper.""Andwhowasmyfather?"Thathasnothingtodowiththegoodtemper;butIwillsayhewaslively,good-lookinground,andfat;hewasbothinappearanceandcharacteracompletecontradictiontoh
2、isprofession."Andpraywhatwashisprofessionandhisstandinginrespectablesociety?"Well,perhaps,ifinthebeginningofabookthesewerewrittenandprinted,many,whentheyreadit,wouldlaythebookdownandsay,"Itseemstomeaverymiserabletitle,Idon'tlikethingsofthissort."Andyetmyfatherwasnotaskin-dressernoranexecutioner;o
3、nthecontrary,hisemploymentplacedhimattheheadofthegrandestpeopleofthetown,anditwashisplacebyright.Hehadtoprecedethebishop,andeventheprincesoftheblood;healwayswentfirst,-hewasahearsedriver!There,now,thetruthisout.AndIwillown,thatwhenpeoplesawmyfatherperchedupinfrontoftheomnibusofdeath,dressedinhisl
4、ong,wide,blackcloak,andhisblack-edged,three-corneredhatonhishead,andthenglancedathisround,jocundface,roundasthesun,theycouldnotthinkmuchofsorroworthegrave.Thatfacesaid,"Itisnothing,itwillallendbetterthanpeoplethink."SoIhaveinheritedfromhim,notonlymygoodtemper,butahabitofgoingoftentothechurchyard,
5、whichisgood,whendoneinaproperhumor;andthenalsoItakeintheIntelligencer,justasheusedtodo.Iamnotveryyoung,Ihaveneitherwifenorchildren,noralibrary,but,asIsaid,IreadtheIntelligencer,whichisenoughforme;itistomeadelightfulpaper,andsoitwastomyfather.Itisofgreatuse,foritcontainsallthatamanrequirestoknow;t
6、henamesofthepreachersatthechurch,andthenewbookswhicharepublished;wherehouses,servants,clothes,andprovisionsmaybeobtained.Andthenwhatanumberofsubscriptionstocharities,andwhatinnocentverses!Personsseekinginterviewsandengagements,allsoplainlyandnaturallystated.Certainly,amanwhotakesintheIntelligence
7、rmaylivemerrilyandbeburiedcontentedly,andbytheendofhislifewillhavesuchacapitalstockofpaperthathecanlieonasoftbedofit,unlesshepreferswoodshavingsforhisresting-place.Thenewspaperandthechurchyardwerealwaysexcitingobjectst
