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1、DREAMDAYSDREAMDAYSBYKENNETHGRAHAME1DREAMDAYSTHETWENTY-FIRSTOFOCTOBERInthematterofgeneralcultureandattainments,weyoungstersstoodonprettylevelground.True,itwasalwayshappeningthatoneofuswouldbesingledoutatanymoment,freakishly,andwithoutregardtohisownprefere
2、nces,towrestlewiththeinflectionsofsomeidioticlanguagelongrightlydead;whileanother,fromsomefanciedartistictendencywhichalwaysfailedtojustifyitself,mightbetoldoffwithoutwarningtohammeroutscalesandexercises,andtobedewthesenselesskeyswithtearsofwearinessorof
3、revolt.Butinsubjectscommontoeithersex,andheldtobenecessaryevenforhimwhoseambitionsoarednohigherthantocrackawhipinacircus-ring--ingeography,forinstance,arithmetic,orthewearydoingsofkingsandqueens--eachwouldhavescornedtoexcel.And,indeed,whateverourindividu
4、algifts,ageneraldoggeddeterminationtoshirkandtoevadekeptusallatmuchthesamedeadlevel,--alevelofignorancetemperedbyinsubordination.Fortunatelythereexistedawiderangeofsubjects,ofhealthiertonethanthosealreadyenumerated,inwhichwewerefreetochooseforourselves,a
5、ndwhichwewouldhavescornedtoconsidereducation;andinthesewefreelyfollowedeachhisownparticularline,oftenattaininganamountofspecialknowledgewhichstruckourignoranteldersassimplyuncanny.ForEdward,theuniforms,accoutrements,colours,andmottoesoftheregimentscompos
6、ingtheBritishArmyhadaspecialglamour.Inthematteroffacingshewassimplyfaultless;amongchevrons,badges,medals,andstars,hemovedfamiliarly;heevenknewthenamesofmostofthecolonelsincommand;andhewouldsquandersunnyhoursproneonthelawn,heedlessofchallengefrombirdorbea
7、st,poringoveratatteredArmyList.Myownaccomplishmentwasofanothercharacter--took,asitseemedtome,awiderandamoreuntrammelledrange.DragoonsmighthaveswaggeredinLincolngreen,riflemenmighthavedonnedsporransovertartantrews,withoutexcitingnoticeorcommentfromme.2DRE
8、AMDAYSButdidyouseekpreciseinformationastothefaunaoftheAmericancontinent,thenyouhadcometotherightshop.Whereandwhythebison"wallowed";howbeaverweretobetrappedandwildturkeysstalked;thegrizzlyandhowtohandlehim,andtheprettypress
