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1、BILLYBUDDbyHermanMelvilleCHAPTER1INTHEtimebeforesteamships,orthenmorefrequentlythannow,astrolleralongthedocksofanyconsiderablesea-portwouldoccasionallyhavehisattentionarrestedbyagroupofbronzedmariners,man-of-war'smenormerchant-sailorsinholidayattireashoreonliberty.Incertaininstancestheywouldfla
2、nk,or,likeabody-guardquitesurroundsomesuperiorfigureoftheirownclass,movingalongwiththemlikeAldebaranamongthelesserlightsofhisconstellation.Thatsignalobjectwasthe"HandsomeSailor"ofthelessprosaictimealikeofthemilitaryandmerchantnavies.Withnoperceptibletraceofthevaingloriousabouthim,ratherwiththeo
3、ff-handunaffectednessofnaturalregality,heseemedtoacceptthespontaneoushomageofhisshipmates.Asomewhatremarkableinstancerecurstome.InLiverpool,nowhalfacenturyago,Isawundertheshadowofthegreatdingystreet-wallofPrince'sDock(anobstructionlongsinceremoved)acommonsailor,sointenselyblackthathemustneedsha
4、vebeenanativeAfricanoftheunadulteratebloodofHam.Asymmetricfiguremuchabovetheaverageheight.Thetwoendsofagaysilkhandkerchiefthrownlooseabouttheneckdanceduponthedisplayedebonyofhischest;inhisearswerebighoopsofgold,andaScotchHighlandbonnetwithatartanbandsetoffhisshapelyhead.ItwasahotnooninJuly;andh
5、isface,lustrouswithperspiration,beamedwithbarbaricgoodhumor.Injovialsalliesrightandleft,hiswhiteteethflashingintoherollickedalong,thecentreofacompanyofhisshipmates.TheseweremadeupofsuchanassortmentoftribesandcomplexionsaswouldhavewellfittedthemtobemarchedupbyAnacharsisClootsbeforethebarofthefir
6、stFrenchAssemblyasRepresentativesoftheHumanRace.Ateachspontaneoustributerenderedbythewayfarerstothisblackpagodofafellow-thetributeofapauseandstare,andlessfrequentanexclamation,-themotleyretinueshowedthattheytookthatsortofprideintheevokerofitwhichtheAssyrianpriestsdoubtlessshowedfortheirgrandscu
7、lpturedBullwhenthefaithfulprostratedthemselves.Toreturn.IfinsomecasesabitofanauticalMuratinsettingforthhispersonashore,theHandsomeSailoroftheperiodinquestionevincednothingofthedandifiedBilly-be-Damn,anamusingcharacterallbutextinct
