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1、PRINCEOTTO-AROMANCETONELLYVANDEGRIFT(MRS.ADULFOSANCHEZ,OFMONTEREY)ATlast,aftersomanyyears,Ihavethepleasureofre-introducingyouto`PrinceOtto,'whomyouwillrememberaverylittlefellow,nobiggerinfactthanafewsheetsofmemorandawrittenformebyyourkindhand.Thesightofhisna
2、mewillcarryyoubacktoanoldwoodenhouseemboweredincreepers;ahousethatwasfargoneintherespectablestagesofantiquityandseemedindissolublefromthegreengardeninwhichitstood,andthatyetwasasea-travellerinitsyoungerdays,andhadcomeroundtheHornpiecemealinthebellyofaship,an
3、dmighthaveheardtheseamenstampingandshoutingandthenoteoftheboatswain'swhistle.Itwillrecalltoyouthenondescriptinhabitantsnowsowidelyscattered:--thetwohorses,thedog,andthefourcats,someofthemstilllookinginyourfaceasyoureadtheselines;--thepoorlady,sounfortunately
4、marriedtoanauthor;--theChinaboy,bythistime,perhaps,baitinghislinebythebanksofariverintheFloweryLand;--andinparticulartheScotwhowasthensickapparentlyuntodeath,andwhomyoudidsomuchtocheerandkeepingoodbehaviour.Youmayrememberthathewasfullofambitionsanddesigns:so
5、soonashehadhishealthagaincompletely,youmayrememberthefortunehewastoearn,thejourneyshewastogoupon,thedelightshewastoenjoyandconfer,and(amongothermatters)themasterpiecehewastomakeof`PrinceOtto'!Well,wewillnotgiveinthatwearefinallybeaten.Wereadtogetherinthoseda
6、ysthestoryofBraddock,andhow,ashewascarrieddyingfromthesceneofhisdefeat,hepromisedhimselftodobetteranothertime:astorythatwillalwaystouchabraveheart,andadyingspeechworthyofamorefortunatecommander.ItrytobeofBraddock'smind.Istillmeantogetmyhealthagain;Istillpurp
7、ose,byhookorcrook,thisbookorthenext,tolaunchamasterpiece;andIstillintend--somehow,sometimeorother--toseeyourfaceandtoholdyourhand.Meanwhile,thislittlepapertravellergoesforthinstead,crossesthegreatseasandthelongplainsandthedarkmountains,andcomesatlasttoyourdo
8、orinMonterey,chargedwithtendergreetings.Prayyou,takehimin.Hecomesfromahousewhere(evenasinyourown)therearegatheredtogethersomeofthewaifsofourcompanyatOakland:ahouse--forallitsoutlandishGaelicname
