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1、TheCruiseoftheDolphinTheCruiseoftheDolphinbyThomasBaileyAldrich1TheCruiseoftheDolphin(1AnepisodefromTheStoryofaBadBoy,thenarratorbeingTomBailey,theheroofthetale.)EveryRivermouthboylooksupontheseaasbeinginsomewaymixedupwithhisdestiny.Whileheisyetababy
2、lyinginhiscradle,hehearsthedull,far-offboomofthebreakers;whenheisolder,hewandersbythesandyshore,watchingthewavesthatcomeplungingupthebeachlikewhite-manedsea-horses,asThoreaucallsthem;hiseyefollowsthelesseningsailasitfadesintothebluehorizon,andheburns
3、forthetimewhenheshallstandonthequarter-deckofhisownship,andgosailingproudlyacrossthatmysteriouswasteofwaters.Thenthetownitselfisfullofhintsandflavorsofthesea.Thegablesandroofsofthehousesfacingeastwardarecoveredwithredrust,liketheflukesofoldanchors;as
4、altysmellpervadestheair,anddensegrayfogs,theverybreathofOcean,periodicallycreepupintothequietstreetsandenvelopeverything.Theterrificstormsthatlashthecoast;thekelpandspars,andsometimesthebodiesofdrownedmen,tossedonshorebythescornfulwaves;theshipyards,
5、thewharves,andthetawnyfleetoffishing-smacksyearlyfittedoutatRivermouth--thesethings,andahundredother,feedtheimaginationandfillthebrainofeveryhealthyboywithdreamsofadventure.Helearnstoswimalmostassoonashecanwalk;hedrawsinwithhismother'smilktheartofhan
6、dlinganoar:heisbornasailor,whateverhemayturnouttobeafterwards.Toownthewholeoraportionofarowboatishisearliestambition.NowonderthatI,borntothislife,andcomingbacktoitwithfreshestsympathies,shouldhavecaughttheprevailinginfection.NowonderIlongedtobuyapart
7、ofthetrimlittlesailboatDolphin,whichchancedjustthentobeinthemarket.ThiswasinthelatterpartofMay.Threeshares,atfiveorsixdollarseach,Iforgetwhich,hadalreadybeentakenbyPhilAdams,FredLangdon,andBinnyWallace.Thefourthandremainingsharehungfire.Unlessapurcha
8、sercouldbefoundforthis,thebargainwastofallthrough.IamafraidIrequiredbutslighturgingtojoinintheinvestment.Ihadfourdollarsandfiftycentsonhand,andthetreasureroftheCentipedes(12TheCruiseoftheDolphinAsecretsociety,composedoftwelveboysoftheTempleGrammarSch
