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1、TALESFROMTWOHEMISPHERES.TALESFROMTWOHEMISPHERES.BYHJALMARHJORTHBOYSEN.THEMANWHOLOSTHISNAME.IONtheseconddayofJune,186--,ayoungNorseman,HalfdanBjerkbyname,landedonthepieratCastleGarden.Hepassedthroughthestraightandnarrowgatewherehewasaskedhisname,birth
2、place,andhowmuchmoneyhehad,--atwhichhegrewverymuchfrightened."Andyourdestination?"--demandedthegruff-lookingfunctionaryatthedesk."America,"saidtheyouth,andtouchedhishatpolitely."DoyouthinkIhavetimeforjoking?"roaredtheofficial,withanoath.TheNorsemanra
3、nhishandthroughhishair,smiledhistimidlyconciliatorysmile,andtriedhisbesttolookbrave;buthishandtrembledandhisheartthumpedawayatanalarminglyquickenedtempo."PuthimdownforNebraska!"criedastoutred-cheekedindividual(inwrappedinthemingledfumesoftobaccoandwh
4、isky)whosefunctionitwastoopenandshutthegate.1TALESFROMTWOHEMISPHERES."ThereaintmanyasgotoNebraska.""Allright,Nebraska."Thegateswungopenandthepressurefrombehindurgedthetimidtraveleron,whileanextrapushfromthegate-keepersenthimflyinginthedirectionofaboa
5、rdfence,wherehesatdownandtriedtorealizethathewasnowinthelandofliberty.HalfdanBjerkwasatall,slender-limbedyouthofverydelicateframe;hehadapairofwonderfullycandid,unreflectingblueeyes,asmooth,clear,beardlessface,andsoft,wavylighthair,whichwaspushedbackf
6、romhisforeheadwithoutparting.Hismouthandchinwerewellcut,buttheirlineswere,perhaps,ratherweakforaman.Wheninrepose,theensembleofhisfeatureswasexceedinglypleasingandsomehowremindedoneofCorreggio'sSt.John.Hehadlefthisnativelandbecausehewasanardentrepubli
7、canandwasabstractlyconvincedthatman,genericallyandindividually,livesmorehappilyinarepublicthaninamonarchy.Hehadanticipatedwithkeenpleasurethelarge,freelybreathinglifehewastoleadinalandwhereeverymanwashisneighbor'sbrother,wherenosenselesstraditionskep
8、tajealouswatchoverobsoletesystemsandshrines,andnochillingprejudiceblightedthespontaneousblossomingofthesoul.Halfdanwasanonlychild.Hisfather,apoorgovernmentofficial,haddiedduringhisinfancy,andhismotherhadgivenmusiclessons,andkeptboarders,inordertogain
