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1、TANGLEWOODTALESTANGLEWOODTALESbyNATHANIELHAWTHORNE1TANGLEWOODTALESTHEWAYSIDE.INTRODUCTORY.Ashorttimeago,IwasfavoredwithaflyingvisitfrommyyoungfriendEustaceBright,whomIhadnotbeforemetwithsincequittingthebreezymountainsofBerkshire.Itbeingthewintervacationathiscollege,Eustacewasallowinghimselfalitt
2、lerelaxation,inthehope,hetoldme,ofrepairingtheinroadswhichsevereapplicationtostudyhadmadeuponhishealth;andIwashappytoconclude,fromtheexcellentphysicalconditioninwhichIsawhim,thattheremedyhadalreadybeenattendedwithverydesirablesuccess.HehadnowrunupfromBostonbythenoontrain,partlyimpelledbythefrien
3、dlyregardwithwhichheispleasedtohonorme,andpartly,asIsoonfound,onamatterofliterarybusiness.ItdelightedmetoreceiveMr.Bright,forthefirsttime,underaroof,thoughaveryhumbleone,whichIcouldreallycallmyown.NordidIfail(asisthecustomoflandedproprietorsallabouttheworld)toparadethepoorfellowupanddownovermyha
4、lfadozenacres;secretlyrejoicing,nevertheless,thatthedisarrayoftheinclementseason,andparticularlythesixinchesofsnowthenupontheground,preventedhimfromobservingtheraggedneglectofsoilandshrubberyintowhichtheplacehadlapsed.Itwasidle,however,toimaginethatanairyguestfromMonumentMountain,BaldSummit,ando
5、ldGraylock,shaggywithprimevalforests,couldseeanythingtoadmireinmypoorlittlehillside,withitsgrowthoffrailandinsect-eatenlocusttrees.Eustaceveryfranklycalledtheviewfrommyhilltoptame;andso,nodoubt,itwas,afterrough,broken,rugged,headlongBerkshire,andespeciallythenorthernpartsofthecounty,withwhichhis
6、collegeresidencehadmadehimfamiliar.Buttomethereisapeculiar,quietcharminthesebroadmeadowsandgentleeminences.Theyarebetterthanmountains,becausetheydonotstampandstereotypethemselvesintothebrain,andthusgrowwearisomewiththesamestrongimpression,repeateddayafterday.Afewsummerweeksamongmountains,alifeti
7、meamonggreenmeadowsandplacidslopes,withoutlinesforevernew,becausecontinuallyfadingoutofthememory--2TANGLEWOODTALESsuchwouldbemysoberchoice.IdoubtwhetherEustacedidnotinternallypronouncethewholethingabore,untilIledhimtomyprede
