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1、DOLLYDIALOGUESDOLLYDIALOGUESbyAnthonyHope1DOLLYDIALOGUESALIBERALEDUCATION"There'singratitudeforyou!"MissDollyFosterexclaimedsuddenly."Where!"Iasked,rousingmyselffrommeditation.Shepointedtoayoungmanwhohadjustpassedwherewesat.Hewasdressedverysmartly,andwaswalkingwithaladyattire
2、dintheheightofthefashion."Imadethatman,"saidDolly,"andnowhecutsmedeadbeforethewholeoftheRow!It'satrocious.Why,butforme,doyousupposehe'dbeatthismomentengagedtothreethousandayearand--andtheplainestgirlinLondon?""Notthat,"Ipleaded;"thinkof--""Well,veryplainanyhow.Iwasquitereadyt
3、obowtohim.Ialmostdid.""Infactyoudid?""Ididn't.IdeclareIdidn't.""Oh,well,youdidn'tthen.Itonlylookedlikeit.""Imethim,"saidMissDolly,"threeyearsago.Atthattimehewas--oh,quiteunpresentable.Hewaseverythingheshouldn'tbe.Hewasateetotaler,youknow,andhedidn'tsmoke,andhewasalwaysgoingto
4、concerts.Oh,andheworehishairlong,andhistrousersshort,andhishatonthebackofhishead.Andhisumbrella--""Wheredidhewearthat?""Hecarriedthat,Mr.Carter.Don'tbesilly!Carrieditunrolled,youknow,andgenerallyapaperparcelintheotherhand;andhehadspectaclestoo.""Hehascertainlychanged,outwardl
5、yatleast."Yes,Iknow;well,Ididthat.Itookhiminhand,andIjusttaughthim,andnow--!""Yes,Iknowthat.Buthowdidyouteachhim?GivehimSaturdayeveninglectures,orwhat?""Oh,every-eveninglectures,andmost-morningwalks.AndItaughthimtodance,andbrokehiswretchedfiddlewithmyownhands!"2DOLLYDIALOGUES
6、"Whatveryarbitrarydistinctionsyoudraw!""Idon'tknowthatyoumean.Idolikeamantobesmart,anyhow.Don'tyou,Mr.Carter?You'renotsosmartasyoumightbe.Now,shallItakeyouinhand?"Andshesmileduponme."Let'shearyourmethod.Whatdidyoudotohim.?""ToPhilMeadows?Oh,nothing.Ijustslippedinaremarkherean
7、dthere,wheneverhetalkednonsense.Iusedtospeakjustattherighttime,youknow.""Buthowhadyourwordssuchinfluence,MissFoster?""Oh,well,youknow,Mr.Carter,ImadeitaconditionthatheshoulddojustwhatIwantedinlittlethingslikethat.DidhethinkIwasgoingtowalkaboutwithamancarryingabrownpaperparcel
8、--asifwehadbeentotheshopforapoundoftea?""Still,Idon'tseewhyheshoulda