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1、AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAAMESSAGEFROMTHESEAByCharlesDickens1AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAI--THEVILLAGE"Andamightysing'larandprettyplaceitis,aseverIsawinallthedaysofmylife!"saidCaptainJorgan,lookingupatit.CaptainJorganhadtolookhightolookatit,forthevillagewasbuiltsheerupthefaceofasteepandloftycliff.Therewasnoroa
2、dinit,therewasnowheeledvehicleinit,therewasnotalevelyardinit.Fromthesea-beachtothecliff-toptwoirregularrowsofwhitehouses,placedoppositetooneanother,andtwistinghereandthere,andthereandhere,rose,likethesidesofalongsuccessionofstagesofcrookedladders,andyouclimbedupthevillageorclimbeddownthevilla
3、gebythestavesbetween,somesixfeetwideorso,andmadeofsharpirregularstones.Theoldpack-saddle,longlaidasideinmostpartsofEnglandasoneoftheappendagesofitsinfancy,flourishedhereintact.Stringsofpack-horsesandpack-donkeystoiledslowlyupthestavesoftheladders,bearingfish,andcoal,andsuchothercargoaswasunsh
4、ippingatthepierfromthedancingfleetofvillageboats,andfromtwoorthreelittlecoastingtraders.Asthebeastsofburdenascendedladen,ordescendedlight,theygotsolostatintervalsinthefloatingcloudsofvillagesmoke,thattheyseemedtodivedownsomeofthevillagechimneys,andcometothesurfaceagainfaroff,highaboveothers.N
5、otwohousesinthevillagewerealike,inchimney,size,shape,door,window,gable,roof-tree,anything.Thesidesoftheladdersweremusicalwithwater,runningclearandbright.Thestavesweremusicalwiththeclatteringfeetofthepack-horsesandpack-donkeys,andthevoicesofthefishermenurgingthemup,mingledwiththevoicesofthefis
6、hermen'swivesandtheirmanychildren.Thepierwasmusicalwiththewashofthesea,thecreakingofcapstansandwindlasses,andtheairyflutteringoflittlevanesandsails.Therough,sea-bleachedbouldersofwhichthepierwasmade,andthewhiterbouldersoftheshore,werebrownwithdryingnets.Thered-browncliffs,richlywoodedtotheire
7、xtremestverge,hadtheirsoftenedandbeautifulformsreflectedinthebluestwater,undertheclearNorthDevonshireskyofaNovemberdaywithoutacloud.Thevillageitself2AMESSAGEFROMTHESEAwassosteepedinautumnalfoliage,fromthehouseslyingonthepiertothetopmostroundo
