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1、YouthbyJosephConrad"...ButtheDwarfanswered:No;somethinghumanisdearertomethanthewealthofalltheworld."GRIMM'STALES.TOMYWIFEYOUTH:ANARRATIVETHIScouldhaveoccurrednowherebutinEngland,wheremenandseainterpenetrate,sotospeak--theseaenteringintothelifeofmostmen,andthemenknow-ingsomethingoreverythingabout
2、thesea,inthewayofamusement,oftravel,orofbread-winning.Weweresittingroundamahoganytablethatreflectedthebottle,theclaret-glasses,andourfacesasweleanedonourelbows.Therewasadirectorofcompanies,anaccountant,alawyer,Marlow,andmyself.Thedirec-torhadbeenaCONWAYboy,theaccountanthadservedfouryearsatsea,th
3、elawyer--afinecrustedTory,HighChurchman,thebestofoldfellows,thesoulofhonor--hadbeenchiefofficerintheP.&O.serviceinthegoodolddayswhenmail-boatsweresquare-riggedatleastontwomasts,andusedtocomedowntheChinaSeabeforeafairmonsoonwithstun'-sailssetalowandaloft.Weallbeganlifeinthemerchantservice.Between
4、thefiveofustherewasthestrongbondofthesea,andalsothefellowshipofthecraft,whichnoamountofenthusiasmforyachting,cruising,andsooncangive,sinceoneisonlytheamusementoflifeandtheotherislifeitself.Marlow(atleastIthinkthatishowhespelthisname)toldthestory,orratherthechronicle,ofavoyage:"Yes,Ihaveseenalitt
5、leoftheEasternseas;butwhatIrememberbestismyfirstvoyagethere.Youfellowsknowtherearethosevoyagesthatseemorderedfortheillustrationoflife,thatmightstandforasymbolofexistence.Youfight,work,sweat,nearlykillyourself,sometimesdokillyourself,tryingtoaccomplishsome-thing--andyoucan't.Notfromanyfaultofyour
6、s.Yousimplycandonothing,neithergreatnorlittle--notathingintheworld--notevenmarryanoldmaid,orgetawretched600-toncargoofcoaltoitsportofdesti-nation."Itwasaltogetheramemorableaffair.ItwasmyfirstvoyagetotheEast,andmyfirstvoyageassecondmate;itwasalsomyskipper'sfirstcommand.You'lladmititwastime.Hewass
7、ixtyifaday;alittleman,withabroad,notverystraightback,withbowedshoul-dersandonelegmorebandythantheother,hehadthatqueertwisted-aboutappearanceyouseesoofteninmenwhoworkinthefields.Hehadanut-crackerface--chinandnosetryingtocomet
