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1、PrefaceTHEungentlelawsandcustomstoucheduponinthistalearehistorical,andtheepisodeswhichareusedtoillustratethemarealsohistorical.ItisnotpretendedthattheselawsandcustomsexistedinEnglandinthesixthcentury;no,itisonlypretendedthatinasmuchastheyexistedintheEnglishandothercivilizationsoffarlaterti
2、mes,itissafetoconsiderthatitisnolibeluponthesixthcenturytosupposethemtohavebeeninpracticeinthatdayalso.Oneisquitejustifiedininferringthatwhateveroneoftheselawsorcustomswaslackinginthatremotetime,itsplacewascompetentlyfilledbyaworseone.Thequestionastowhetherthereissuchathingasdivinerightofk
3、ingsisnotsettledinthisbook.Itwasfoundtoodifficult.Thattheexecutiveheadofanationshouldbeapersonofloftycharacterandextraordinaryability,wasmanifestandindisputable;thatnonebuttheDeitycouldselectthatheadunerringly,wasalsomanifestandindisputable;thattheDeityoughttomakethatselection,then,waslike
4、wisemanifestandindisputable;consequently,thatHedoesmakeit,asclaimed,wasanunavoidablededuction.Imean,untiltheauthorofthisbookencounteredthePompadour,andLadyCastlemaine,andsomeotherexecutiveheadsofthatkind;thesewerefoundsodifficulttoworkintothescheme,thatitwasjudgedbettertotaketheothertackin
5、thisbook(whichmustbeissuedthisfall),andthengointotrainingandsettlethequestioninanotherbook.Itis,ofcourse,athingwhichoughttobesettled,andIamnotgoingtohaveanythingparticulartodonextwinteranyway.MARKTWAIN.ACONNECTICUTYANKEEINKINGARTHUR'SCOURTAWORDOFEXPLANATIONITwasinWarwickCastlethatIcameacro
6、ssthecuriousstrangerwhomIamgoingtotalkabout.Heattractedmebythreethings:hiscandidsimplicity,hismarvelousfamiliaritywithancientarmor,andtherestfulnessofhiscompany--forhedidallthetalking.Wefelltogether,asmodestpeoplewill,inthetailoftheherdthatwasbeingshownthrough,andheatoncebegantosaythingswh
7、ichinterestedme.Ashetalkedalong,softly,pleasantly,flowingly,heseemedtodriftawayimperceptiblyoutofthisworldandtime,andintosomeremoteeraandoldforgottencountry;andsohegraduallywovesuchaspellaboutmethatIseemedtomoveamongthespectersandshadowsanddustandmoldofagrayan
