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1、TheTragedyofPudd'nheadWilsonbyMarkTwainAWHISPERTOTHEREADERThereisnocharacter,howsoevergoodandfine,butitcanbedestroyedbyridicule,howsoeverpoorandwitless.Observetheass,forinstance:hischaracterisaboutperfect,heisthechoicestspiritamongallthehumbleranimals,yetsee
2、whatridiculehasbroughthimto.Insteadoffeelingcomplimentedwhenwearecalledanass,weareleftindoubt.--Pudd'nheadWilson'sCalendarApersonwhoisignorantoflegalmattersisalwaysliabletomakemistakeswhenhetriestophotographacourtscenewithhispen;andsoIwasnotwillingtoletthela
3、wchaptersinthisbookgotopresswithoutfirstsubjectingthemtorigidandexhaustingrevisionandcorrectionbyatrainedbarrister--ifthatiswhattheyarecalled.Thesechaptersareright,now,ineverydetail,fortheywererewrittenundertheimmediateeyeofWilliamHicks,whostudiedlawpartofaw
4、hileinsouthwestMissourithirty-fiveyearsagoandthencameoverheretoFlorenceforhishealthandisstillhelpingforexerciseandboardinMacaroniVermicelli'shorse-feedshed,whichisupthebackalleyasyouturnaroundthecorneroutofthePiazzadelDuomojustbeyondthehousewherethatstonetha
5、tDanteusedtositonsixhundredyearsagoisletintothewallwhenheletontobewatchingthembuildGiotto'scampanileandyetalwaysgottiredlookingasBeatricepassedalongonherwaytogetachunkofchestnutcaketodefendherselfwithincaseofaGhibellineoutbreakbeforeshegottoschool,atthesameo
6、ldstandwheretheysellthesameoldcaketothisdayanditisjustaslightandgoodasitwasthen,too,andthisisnotflattery,farfromit.Hewasalittlerustyonhislaw,butherubbedupforthisbook,andthosetwoorthreelegalchaptersarerightandstraight,now.Hetoldmesohimself.Givenundermyhandthi
7、sseconddayofJanuary,1893,attheVillaViviani,villageofSettignano,threemilesbackofFlorence,onthehills--thesamecertainlyaffordingthemostcharmingviewtobefoundonthisplanet,andwithitthemostdreamlikeandenchantingsunsetstobefoundinanyplanetoreveninanysolarsystem--and
8、given,too,intheswellroomofthehouse,withthebustsofCerretanisenatorsandothergrandeesofthislinelookingapprovinglydownuponme,astheyusedtolookdownuponDante,andmutelyaskingmetoadoptthemintomyfamily,wh
