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1、TheRoseandtheRingbyWilliamMakepeaceThackerayPRELUDEIthappenedthattheundersignedspentthelastChristmasseasoninaforeigncitywherethereweremanyEnglishchildren.Inthatcity,ifyouwantedtogiveachild'sparty,youcouldnotevengetamagic-lanternorbuyTwelfth-Nightcharacters--thosefunnypaintedpicturesofth
2、eKing,theQueen,theLover,theLady,theDandy,theCaptain,andsoon--withwhichouryoungonesarewonttorecreatethemselvesatthisfestivetime.MyfriendMissBunch,whowasgovernessofalargefamilythatlivedinthePianoNobileofthehouseinhabitedbymyselfandmyyoungcharges(itwasthePalazzoPoniatowskiatRome,andMessrs.
3、Spillmann,twoofthebestpastrycooksinChristendom,havetheirshoponthegroundfloor):MissBunch,Isay,beggedmetodrawasetofTwelfth-Nightcharactersfortheamusementofouryoungpeople.Sheisaladyofgreatfancyanddrollimagination,andhavinglookedatthecharacters,sheandIcomposedahistoryaboutthem,whichwasrecit
4、edtothelittlefolksatnight,andservedasourFIRESIDEPANTOMIME.OurjuvenileaudiencewasamusedbytheadventuresofGiglioandBulbo,RosalbaandAngelica.IamboundtosaythefateoftheHallPortercreatedaconsiderablesensation;andthewrathofCountessGruffanuffwasreceivedwithextremepleasure.Ifthesechildrenarepleas
5、ed,thoughtI,whyshouldnotothersbeamusedalso?InafewdaysDr.Birch'syoungfriendswillbeexpectedtoreassembleatRodwellRegis,wheretheywilllearneverythingthatisuseful,andundertheeyesofcarefulusherscontinuethebusinessoftheirlittlelives.But,inthemeanwhile,andforabriefholiday,letuslaughandbeaspleasa
6、ntaswecan.Andyouelderfolk--alittlejoking,anddancing,andfoolingwilldoevenyounoharm.TheauthorwishesyouamerryChristmas,andwelcomesyoutotheFiresidePantomime.W.M.THACKERAY.December1854.CONTENTSI.SHOWSHOWTHEROYALFAMILYSATEDOWNTOBREAKFASTII.HOWKINGVALOROSOGOTTHECROWN,ANDPRINCEGIGLIOWENTWITHOUT
7、III.TELLSWHOTHEFAIRYBLACKSTICKWAS,ANDWHOWEREEVERSOMANYGRANDPERSONAGESBESIDESIV.HOWBLACKSTICKWASNOTASKEDTOTHEPRINCESSANGELICA'SCHRISTENINGV.HOWPRINCESSANGELICATOOKALITTLEMAIDVI.HOWPRINCEGIGLIOBEHAVEDHIMSELFVII.HOWGIGLIOANDANGELICAHADAQUARRELVIII.HOWGRUFFANUFFPICKEDTHEFAIRYRINGUP
