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1、更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgTheCruiseoftheDolphinTheCruiseoftheDolphinbyThomasBaileyAldrich1更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgTheCruiseoftheDolphin(1AnepisodefromTheStoryofaBadBoy,thenarratorbeingTomBailey,theheroofthetale.)EveryRivermouthboylooksupontheseaasbeinginsomewaymixedupwithhisd
2、estiny.Whileheisyetababylyinginhiscradle,hehearsthedull,far-offboomofthebreakers;whenheisolder,hewandersbythesandyshore,watchingthewavesthatcomeplungingupthebeachlikewhite-manedsea-horses,asThoreaucallsthem;hiseyefollowsthelesseningsailasitfadesintothebluehorizon,
3、andheburnsforthetimewhenheshallstandonthequarter-deckofhisownship,andgosailingproudlyacrossthatmysteriouswasteofwaters.Thenthetownitselfisfullofhintsandflavorsofthesea.Thegablesandroofsofthehousesfacingeastwardarecoveredwithredrust,liketheflukesofoldanchors;asalty
4、smellpervadestheair,anddensegrayfogs,theverybreathofOcean,periodicallycreepupintothequietstreetsandenvelopeverything.Theterrificstormsthatlashthecoast;thekelpandspars,andsometimesthebodiesofdrownedmen,tossedonshorebythescornfulwaves;theshipyards,thewharves,andthet
5、awnyfleetoffishing-smacksyearlyfittedoutatRivermouth--thesethings,andahundredother,feedtheimaginationandfillthebrainofeveryhealthyboywithdreamsofadventure.Helearnstoswimalmostassoonashecanwalk;hedrawsinwithhismother'smilktheartofhandlinganoar:heisbornasailor,whate
6、verhemayturnouttobeafterwards.Toownthewholeoraportionofarowboatishisearliestambition.NowonderthatI,borntothislife,andcomingbacktoitwithfreshestsympathies,shouldhavecaughttheprevailinginfection.NowonderIlongedtobuyapartofthetrimlittlesailboatDolphin,whichchancedjus
7、tthentobeinthemarket.ThiswasinthelatterpartofMay.Threeshares,atfiveorsixdollarseach,Iforgetwhich,hadalreadybeentakenbyPhilAdams,FredLangdon,andBinnyWallace.Thefourthandremainingsharehungfire.Unlessapurchasercouldbefoundforthis,thebargainwastofallthrough.IamafraidI
8、requiredbutslighturgingtojoinintheinvestment.Ihadfourdollarsandfiftycentsonhand,andthetreasureroftheCentipedes(12更多好书请点击www.uus8.orgTheCruiseoftheDolphi
