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1、CHAPTER1OutsideDorlcoteMillAWIDEplain,wherethebroadeningFlosshurriesonbetweenitsgreenbankstothesea,andthelovingtide,rushingtomeetit,checksitspassagewithanimpetuousembrace.Onthismightytidetheblackships-ladenwiththefresh-scentedfir-planks,withroundedsacksofoil-bearingse
2、ed,orwiththedarkglitterofcoal-arebornealongtothetownofStOgg's,whichshowsitsaged,flutedredroofsandthebroadgablesofitswharvesbetweenthelowwoodedhillandtheriverbrink,tingingthewaterwithasoftpurplehueunderthetransientglanceofthisFebruarysun.Farawayoneachhandstretchtherich
3、pasturesandthepatchesofdarkearth,madereadyfortheseedofbroad-leavedgreencrops,ortouchedalreadywiththetintofthetender-bladedautumn-sowncorn.Thereisaremnantstillofthelastyear'sgoldenclustersofbee-hivericksrisingatintervalsbeyondthehedgerows;andeverywherethehedge-rowsares
4、tuddedwithtrees:thedistantshipsseemtobeliftingtheirmastsandstretchingtheirred-brownsailscloseamongthebranchesofthespreadingash.Justbythered-roofedtownthetributaryRippleflowswithalivelycurrentintotheFloss.Howlovelythelittleriveriswithitsdark,changingwavelets!Itseemstom
5、elikealivingcompanionwhileIwanderalongthebankandlistentoitslowplacidvoice,astothevoiceofonewhoisdeafandloving.Irememberthoselargedippingwillows...Irememberthestonebridge...AndthisisDorlcoteMill.Imuststandaminuteortwohereonthebridgeandlookatit,thoughthecloudsarethreate
6、ning,anditisfaronintheafternoon.EveninthisleaflesstimeofdepartingFebruaryitispleasanttolookat-perhapsthechilldampseasonaddsacharmtothetrimly-kept,comfortabledwelling-house,asoldastheelmsandchestnutsthatshelteritfromthenorthernblast.Thestreamisbrimfullnow,andlieshighin
7、thislittlewithyplantation,andhalfdrownsthegrassyfringeofthecroftinfrontofthehouse.AsIlookatthefullstream,thevividgrass,thedelicatebright-greenpowdersofteningtheoutlineofthegreattrunksandbranchesthatgleamfromunderthebarepurpleboughs,Iaminlovewithmoistness,andenvythewhi
8、teducksthataredippingtheirheadsfarintothewaterhereamongthewithes-unmindfuloftheawkwardappearancetheymakeinthedrierworldabove
