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1、THEFIRSTMENINTHEMOONbyH.G.WellsChapter1Mr.BedfordMeetsMr.CavoratLympneAsIsitdowntowritehereamidsttheshadowsofvine-leavesundertheblueskyofsouthernItaly,itcomestomewithacertainqualityofastonishmentthatmyparticipationintheseamazingadventuresofMr.Cavorwas,afterall,theoutcomeofthepurestaccident.Itmighth
2、avebeenanyone.IfellintothesethingsatatimewhenIthoughtmyselfremovedfromtheslightestpossibilityofdisturbingexperiences.IhadgonetoLympnebecauseIhadimagineditthemostuneventfulplaceintheworld."Here,atanyrate,"saidI,"Ishallfindpeaceandachancetowork!"Andthisbookisthesequel.Soutterlyatvarianceisdestinywith
3、allthelittleplansofmen.ImayperhapsmentionherethatveryrecentlyIhadcomeanuglycropperincertainbusinessenterprises.Sittingnowsurroundedbyallthecircumstancesofwealth,thereisaluxuryinadmittingmyextremity.Icanadmit,even,thattoacertainextentmydisasterswereconceivablyofmyownmaking.Itmaybetherearedirectionsi
4、nwhichIhavesomecapacity,buttheconductofbusinessoperationsisnotamongthese.ButinthosedaysIwasyoung,andmyyouthamongotherobjectionableformstookthatofaprideinmycapacityforaffairs.Iamyoungstillinyears,butthethingsthathavehappenedtomehaverubbedsomethingoftheyouthfrommymind.Whethertheyhavebroughtanywisdomt
5、olightbelowitisamoredoubtfulmatter.ItisscarcelynecessarytogointothedetailsofthespeculationsthatlandedmeatLympne,inKent.Nowadaysevenaboutbusinesstransactionsthereisastrongspiceofadventure.Itookrisks.Inthesethingsthereisinvariablyacertainamountofgiveandtake,anditfelltomefinallytodothegiving.Reluctant
6、lyenough.EvenwhenIhadgotoutofeverything,onecantankerouscreditorsawfittobemalignant.Perhapsyouhavemetthatflamingsenseofoutragedvirtue,orperhapsyouhaveonlyfeltit.Heranmehard.Itseemedtome,atlast,thattherewasnothingforitbuttowriteaplay,unlessIwantedtodrudgeformylivingasaclerk.Ihaveacertainimagination,a
7、ndluxurioustastes,andImeanttomakeavigorousfightforitbeforethatfateovertookme.Inadditiontomybeliefinmypowersasabusinessman,IhadalwaysinthosedayshadanideathatIwasequaltowritingaverygoodplay.Itisnot,Ibelieve,a
