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1、TheLostWorldbyArthurConanDoyleIhavewroughtmysimpleplanIfIgiveonehourofjoyTotheboywho'shalfaman,Orthemanwho'shalfaboy.ForewordMr.E.D.MalonedesirestostatethatboththeinjunctionforrestraintandthelibelactionhavebeenwithdrawnunreservedlybyProfessorG.E.Challenger,who,beingsatisfiedthatno
2、criticismorcommentinthisbookismeantinanoffensivespirit,hasguaranteedthathewillplacenoimpedimenttoitspublicationandcirculation.CHAPTERI"ThereAreHeroismsAllRoundUs"Mr.Hungerton,herfather,reallywasthemosttactlesspersonuponearth,--afluffy,feathery,untidycockatooofaman,perfectlygood-na
3、tured,butabsolutelycentereduponhisownsillyself.IfanythingcouldhavedrivenmefromGladys,itwouldhavebeenthethoughtofsuchafather-in-law.IamconvincedthathereallybelievedinhisheartthatIcameroundtotheChestnutsthreedaysaweekforthepleasureofhiscompany,andveryespeciallytohearhisviewsuponbime
4、tallism,asubjectuponwhichhewasbywayofbeinganauthority.ForanhourormorethateveningIlistenedtohismonotonouschirrupaboutbadmoneydrivingoutgood,thetokenvalueofsilver,thedepreciationoftherupee,andthetruestandardsofexchange."Suppose,"hecriedwithfeebleviolence,"thatallthedebtsintheworldwe
5、recalledupsimultaneously,andimmediatepaymentinsistedupon,--whatunderourpresentconditionswouldhappenthen?"Igavetheself-evidentanswerthatIshouldbearuinedman,uponwhichhejumpedfromhischair,reprovedmeformyhabituallevity,whichmadeitimpossibleforhimtodiscussanyreasonablesubjectinmypresen
6、ce,andbouncedoffoutoftheroomtodressforaMasonicmeeting.AtlastIwasalonewithGladys,andthemomentofFatehadcome!AllthateveningIhadfeltlikethesoldierwhoawaitsthesignalwhichwillsendhimonaforlornhope;hopeofvictoryandfearofrepulsealternatinginhismind.Shesatwiththatproud,delicateprofileofher
7、soutlinedagainsttheredcurtain.Howbeautifulshewas!Andyethowaloof!Wehadbeenfriends,quitegoodfriends;butnevercouldIgetbeyondthesamecomradeshipwhichImighthaveestablishedwithoneofmyfellow-reportersupontheGazette,--perfectlyfrank,perfectlykindly,andperfectlyunsexual.Myinstinctsareallaga
8、instawomanbeingtoofrankandatherea
