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1、Alexander'sBridgebyWillaCatherCHAPTERILateonebrilliantAprilafternoonProfessorLuciusWilsonstoodattheheadofChestnutStreet,lookingabouthimwiththepleasedairofamanoftastewhodoesnotveryoftengettoBoston.Hehadlivedthereasastudent,butfortwentyyearsandmore,sincehehadbeenProfessorofPhilosophyi
2、naWesternuniversity,hehadseldomcomeEastexcepttotakeasteamerforsomeforeignport.Wilsonwasstandingquitestill,contemplatingwithawhimsicalsmiletheslantingstreet,withitswornpaving,itsirregular,gravelycoloredhouses,andtherowofnakedtreesonwhichthethinsunlightwasstillshining.Thegleamoftheriv
3、eratthefootofthehillmadehimblinkalittle,notsomuchbecauseitwastoobrightasbecausehefounditsopleasant.Thefewpassers-byglancedathimunconcernedly,andeventhechildrenwhohurriedalongwiththeirschool-bagsundertheirarmsseemedtofinditperfectlynaturalthatatallbrowngentlemanshouldbestandingthere,
4、lookingupthroughhisglassesatthegrayhousetops.Thesunsankrapidly;thesilverylighthadfadedfromthebareboughsandthewaterytwilightwassettinginwhenWilsonatlastwalkeddownthehill,descendingintocoolerandcoolerdepthsofgrayishshadow.Hisnostril,longunusedtoit,wasquicktodetectthesmellofwoodsmokein
5、theair,blendedwiththeodorofmoistspringearthandthesaltinessthatcameuptheriverwiththetide.HecrossedCharlesStreetbetweenjanglingstreetcarsandshelvinglumberdrays,andafteramomentofuncertaintywoundintoBrimmerStreet.Thestreetwasquiet,deserted,andhungwithathinbluishhaze.Hehadalreadyfixedhis
6、sharpeyeuponthehousewhichhereasonedshouldbehisobjectivepoint,whenhenoticedawomanapproachingrapidlyfromtheoppositedirection.Alwaysaninterestedobserverofwomen,Wilsonwouldhaveslackenedhispaceanywheretofollowthisonewithhisimpersonal,appreciativeglance.Shewasapersonofdistinctionhesawaton
7、ce,and,moreover,veryhandsome.Shewastall,carriedherbeautifulheadproudly,andmovedwitheaseandcertainty.Oneimmediatelytookforgrantedthecostlyprivilegesandfinespacesthatmustlieinthebackgroundfromwhichsuchafigurecouldemergewiththisrapidandelegantgait.Wilsonnotedherdress,too,--for,inhisway
8、,hehadaneyeforsucht
