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1、VanityFairbyWilliamMakepeaceThackerayBEFORETHECURTAINAsthemanagerofthePerformancesitsbeforethecurtainontheboardsandlooksintotheFair,afeelingofprofoundmelancholycomesoverhiminhissurveyofthebustlingplace.Thereisagreatquantityofeatinganddrinking,makingloveandjilting,laughingandthecontrar
2、y,smoking,cheating,fighting,dancingandfiddling;therearebulliespushingabout,bucksoglingthewomen,knavespickingpockets,policemenonthelook-out,quacks(OTHERquacks,plaguetakethem!)bawlinginfrontoftheirbooths,andyokelslookingupatthetinselleddancersandpooroldrougedtumblers,whilethelight-finge
3、redfolkareoperatingupontheirpocketsbehind.Yes,thisisVANITYFAIR;notamoralplacecertainly;noramerryone,thoughverynoisy.Lookatthefacesoftheactorsandbuffoonswhentheycomeofffromtheirbusiness;andTomFoolwashingthepaintoffhischeeksbeforehesitsdowntodinnerwithhiswifeandthelittleJackPuddingsbehi
4、ndthecanvas.Thecurtainwillbeuppresently,andhewillbeturningoverheadandheels,andcrying,"Howareyou?"Amanwithareflectiveturnofmind,walkingthroughanexhibitionofthissort,willnotbeoppressed,Itakeit,byhisownorotherpeople'shilarity.Anepisodeofhumourorkindnesstouchesandamuseshimhereandthere--ap
5、rettychildlookingatagingerbreadstall;aprettygirlblushingwhilstherlovertalkstoherandchoosesherfairing;poorTomFool,yonderbehindthewaggon,mumblinghisbonewiththehonestfamilywhichlivesbyhistumbling;butthegeneralimpressionisonemoremelancholythanmirthful.Whenyoucomehomeyousitdowninasober,con
6、templative,notuncharitableframeofmind,andapplyyourselftoyourbooksoryourbusiness.Ihavenoothermoralthanthistotagtothepresentstoryof"VanityFair."SomepeopleconsiderFairsimmoralaltogether,andeschewsuch,withtheirservantsandfamilies:verylikelytheyareright.Butpersonswhothinkotherwise,andareof
7、alazy,orabenevolent,orasarcasticmood,mayperhapsliketostepinforhalfanhour,andlookattheperformances.Therearescenesofallsorts;somedreadfulcombats,somegrandandloftyhorse-riding,somescenesofhighlife,andsomeofverymiddlingindeed;somelove-makingforthesentimental,andsomelightcomicbusiness;thew
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