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1、IntheSouthSeasbyRobertLouisStevensonPART1:THEMARQUESASCHAPTERI-ANISLANDLANDFALLFORnearlytenyearsmyhealthhadbeendeclining;andforsomewhilebeforeIsetforthuponmyvoyage,IbelievedIwascometotheafterpieceoflife,andhadonlythenurseandundertakertoexpect.ItwassuggestedthatIs
2、houldtrytheSouthSeas;andIwasnotunwillingtovisitlikeaghost,andbecarriedlikeabale,amongscenesthathadattractedmeinyouthandhealth.IcharteredaccordinglyDr.Merrit'sschooneryacht,theCASCO,seventy-fourtonsregister;sailedfromSanFranciscotowardstheendofJune1888,visitedthee
3、asternislands,andwasleftearlythenextyearatHonolulu.Hence,lackingcouragetoreturntomyoldlifeofthehouseandsick-room,Isetforthtoleewardinatradingschooner,theEQUATOR,ofalittleoverseventytons,spentfourmonthsamongtheatolls(lowcoralislands)oftheGilbertgroup,andreachedSam
4、oatowardsthecloseof'89.Bythattimegratitudeandhabitwerebeginningtoattachmetotheislands;Ihadgainedacompetencyofstrength;Ihadmadefriends;Ihadlearnednewinterests;thetimeofmyvoyageshadpassedlikedaysinfairyland;andIdecidedtoremain.Ibegantopreparethesepagesatsea,onathir
5、dcruise,inthetradingsteamerJANETNICOLL.Ifmoredaysaregrantedme,theyshallbepassedwhereIhavefoundlifemostpleasantandmanmostinteresting;theaxesofmyblackboysarealreadyclearingthefoundationsofmyfuturehouse;andImustlearntoaddressreadersfromtheuttermostpartsofthesea.That
6、IshouldthushavereversedtheverdictofLordTennyson'sheroislesseccentricthanappears.Fewmenwhocometotheislandsleavethem;theygrowgreywheretheyalighted;thepalmshadesandthetrade-windfansthemtilltheydie,perhapscherishingtothelastthefancyofavisithome,whichisrarelymade,more
7、rarelyenjoyed,andyetmorerarelyrepeated.Nopartoftheworldexertsthesameattractivepoweruponthevisitor,andthetaskbeforemeistocommunicatetofiresidetravellerssomesenseofitsseduction,andtodescribethelife,atseaandashore,ofmanyhundredthousandpersons,someofourownbloodandlan
8、guage,allourcontemporaries,andyetasremoteinthoughtandhabitasRobRoyorBarbarossa,theApostlesortheCaesars.Thefirstexperiencecanneverberepeated.Thefirstlove,thefir
