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1、TONO-BUNGAYbyH.GWellsBOOKTHEFIRSTTHEDAYSBEFORETONO-BUNGAYWASINVENTEDCHAPTERTHEFIRSTOFBLADESOVERHOUSE,ANDMYMOTHER;ANDTHECONSTITUTIONOFSOCIETYIMostpeopleinthisworldseemtolive"incharacter";theyhaveabeginning,amiddleandanend,andthethreearecongruousonewithanotherandtruetotherulesoftheirtype.Yo
2、ucanspeakofthemasbeingofthissortofpeopleorthat.Theyare,astheatricalpeoplesay,nomore(andnoless)than"characteractors."Theyhaveaclass,theyhaveaplace,theyknowwhatisbecominginthemandwhatisduetothem,andtheirpropersizeoftombstonetellsatlasthowproperlytheyhaveplayedthepart.Butthereisalsoanotherki
3、ndoflifethatisnotsomuchlivingasamiscellaneoustastingoflife.Onegetshitbysomeunusualtransverseforce,oneisjerkedoutofone'sstratumandlivescrosswisefortherestofthetime,and,asitwere,inasuccessionofsamples.Thathasbeenmylot,andthatiswhathassetmeatlastwritingsomethinginthenatureofanovel.Ihavegotan
4、unusualseriesofimpressionsthatIwantveryurgentlytotell.Ihaveseenlifeatverydifferentlevels,andatalltheselevelsIhaveseenitwithasortofintimacyandingoodfaith.Ihavebeenanativeinmanysocialcountries.Ihavebeentheunwelcomeguestofaworkingbaker,mycousin,whohassincediedintheChathaminfirmary;Ihaveeaten
5、illegalsnacks--theunjustifiablegiftsoffootmen--inpantries,andbeendespisedformywantofstyle(andsubsequentlymarriedanddivorced)bythedaughterofagasworksclerk;and--togotomyotherextreme--Iwasonce--oh,glitteringdays!--aniteminthehouse-partyofacountess.Shewas,Iadmit,acountesswithafinancialaspect,
6、butstill,youknow,acountess.I'veseenthesepeopleatvariousangles.Atthedinner-tableI'vemetnotsimplythetitledbutthegreat.Ononeoccasion--itismybrightestmemory--Iupsetmychampagneoverthetrousersofthegreateststatesmanintheempire--HeavenforbidIshouldbesoinvidiousastonamehim!--inthewarmthofourmutual
7、admiration.Andonce(thoughitisthemostincidentalthinginmylife)Imurderedaman....Yes,I'veseenacuriousvarietyofpeopleandwaysoflivingaltogether.Oddpeopletheyallaregreatandsmall,verymuchalikeatbottomandcuriouslydifferentontheirsurfaces.IwishIhadrangedjustalittlefurtherboth
