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1、DaisyMillerbyHenryJamesINTWOPARTSPARTIAtthelittletownofVevey,inSwitzerland,thereisaparticularlycomfortablehotel.Thereare,indeed,manyhotels,fortheentertainmentoftouristsisthebusinessoftheplace,which,asmanytravelerswillremember,isseatedupontheedgeofaremarkablybluela
2、ke--alakethatitbehooveseverytouristtovisit.Theshoreofthelakepresentsanunbrokenarrayofestablishmentsofthisorder,ofeverycategory,fromthe"grandhotel"ofthenewestfashion,withachalk-whitefront,ahundredbalconies,andadozenflagsflyingfromitsroof,tothelittleSwisspensionofan
3、elderday,withitsnameinscribedinGerman-lookingletteringuponapinkoryellowwallandanawkwardsummerhouseintheangleofthegarden.OneofthehotelsatVevey,however,isfamous,evenclassical,beingdistinguishedfrommanyofitsupstartneighborsbyanairbothofluxuryandofmaturity.Inthisregio
4、n,inthemonthofJune,Americantravelersareextremelynumerous;itmaybesaid,indeed,thatVeveyassumesatthisperiodsomeofthecharacteristicsofanAmericanwateringplace.Therearesightsandsoundswhichevokeavision,anecho,ofNewportandSaratoga.Thereisaflittinghitherandthitherof"stylis
5、h"younggirls,arustlingofmuslinflounces,arattleofdancemusicinthemorninghours,asoundofhigh-pitchedvoicesatalltimes.Youreceiveanimpressionofthesethingsattheexcellentinnofthe"TroisCouronnes"andaretransportedinfancytotheOceanHouseortoCongressHall.Butatthe"TroisCouronne
6、s,"itmustbeadded,thereareotherfeaturesthataremuchatvariancewiththesesuggestions:neatGermanwaiters,wholooklikesecretariesoflegation;Russianprincessessittinginthegarden;littlePolishboyswalkingaboutheldbythehand,withtheirgovernors;aviewofthesunnycrestoftheDentduMidia
7、ndthepicturesquetowersoftheCastleofChillon.IhardlyknowwhetheritwastheanalogiesorthedifferencesthatwereuppermostinthemindofayoungAmerican,who,twoorthreeyearsago,satinthegardenofthe"TroisCouronnes,"lookingabouthim,ratheridly,atsomeofthegracefulobjectsIhavementioned.
8、Itwasabeautifulsummermorning,andinwhateverfashiontheyoungAmericanlookedatthings,theymusthaveseemedtohimcharming.HehadcomefromGenevathedaybeforebythelitt