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1、SOUTHSEATALESSOUTHSEATALESbyJackLondon1SOUTHSEATALESTHEHOUSEOFMAPUHIDespitetheheavyclumsinessofherlines,theAoraihandledeasilyinthelightbreeze,andhercaptainranherwellinbeforehehovetojustoutsidethesuckofthesurf.TheatollofHikuerulaylowonthewater,acircleofpoundedcoralsandahundredyardswide,twentymil
2、esincircumference,andfromthreetofivefeetabovehigh-watermark.Onthebottomofthehugeandglassylagoonwasmuchpearlshell,andfromthedeckoftheschooner,acrosstheslenderringoftheatoll,thediverscouldbeseenatwork.Butthelagoonhadnoentranceforevenatradingschooner.Withafavoringbreezecutterscouldwininthroughthet
3、ortuousandshallowchannel,buttheschoonerslayoffandonoutsideandsentintheirsmallboats.TheAoraiswungoutaboatsmartly,intowhichspranghalfadozenbrown-skinnedsailorscladonlyinscarletloincloths.Theytooktheoars,whileinthesternsheets,atthesteeringsweep,stoodayoungmangarbedinthetropicwhitethatmarkstheEurop
4、ean.ThegoldenstrainofPolynesiabetrayeditselfinthesun-giltofhisfairskinandcastupgoldensheensandlightsthroughtheglimmeringblueofhiseyes.Raoulhewas,AlexandreRaoul,youngestsonofMarieRaoul,thewealthyquarter-caste,whoownedandmanagedhalfadozentradingschoonerssimilartotheAorai.Acrossaneddyjustoutsideth
5、eentrance,andinandthroughandoveraboilingtide-rip,theboatfoughtitswaytothemirroredcalmofthelagoon.YoungRaoulleapedoutuponthewhitesandandshookhandswithatallnative.Theman'schestandshouldersweremagnificent,butthestumpofarightarm,beyondthefleshofwhichtheage-whitenedboneprojectedseveralinches,atteste
6、dtheencounterwithasharkthathadputanendtohisdivingdaysandmadehimafawnerandanintriguerforsmallfavors."Haveyouheard,Alec?"werehisfirstwords."Mapuhihasfoundapearl--suchapearl.NeverwasthereonelikeiteverfishedupinHikueru,norinallthePaumotus,norinalltheworld.Buyitfromhim.Hehasitnow.AndrememberthatItol
7、dyoufirst.Heisafoolandyoucangetitcheap.Haveyouanytobacco?"2SOUTHSEATALESStraightupthebeachtoashackunderapandanustreeRaoulheaded.Hewashismother'ssupercargo,andhisbusinesswastocomballthePaumotusforthewealthofcopra,shell,andpearlstha
