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1、MEMORIESANDPORTRAITSMEMORIESANDPORTRAITSByR.L.Stevenson1MEMORIESANDPORTRAITSCHAPTERI.THEFOREIGNERATHOME"Thisisnomyainhouse;Ikenbythebiggin'o't."Tworecentbooks(1)onebyMr.GrantWhiteonEngland,oneonFrancebythediabolicallycleverMr.Hillebrand,maywellhavesetpeopleth
2、inkingonthedivisionsofracesandnations.SuchthoughtsshouldarisewithparticularcongruityandforcetoinhabitantsofthatUnitedKingdom,peopledfromsomanydifferentstocks,babblingsomanydifferentdialects,andofferinginitsextentsuchsingularcontrasts,fromthebusiestover-popula
3、tiontotheunkindliestdesert,fromtheBlackCountrytotheMoorofRannoch.Itisnotonlywhenwecrosstheseasthatwegoabroad;thereareforeignpartsofEngland;andtheracethathasconqueredsowideanempirehasnotyetmanagedtoassimilatetheislandswhenceshesprang.Ireland,Wales,andtheScotti
4、shmountainsstillcling,inpart,totheiroldGaelicspeech.ItwasbuttheotherdaythatEnglishtriumphedinCornwall,andtheystillshowinMousehole,onSt.Michael'sBay,thehouseofthelastCornish-speakingwoman.Englishitself,whichwillnowfrankthetravellerthroughthemostofNorthAmerica,
5、throughthegreaterSouthSeaIslands,inIndia,alongmuchofthecoastofAfrica,andintheportsofChinaandJapan,isstilltobeheard,initshomecountry,inhalfahundredvaryingstagesoftransition.YoumaygoallovertheStates,and-settingasidetheactualintrusionandinfluenceofforeigners,neg
6、ro,French,orChinese-youshallscarcemeetwithsomarkedadifferenceofaccentasinthefortymilesbetweenEdinburghandGlasgow,orofdialectasinthehundredmilesbetweenEdinburghandAberdeen.BookEnglishhasgoneroundtheworld,butathomewestillpreservetheracyidiomsofourfathers,andeve
7、rycounty,insomepartseverydale,hasitsownqualityofspeech,vocalorverbal.Inlikemanner,localcustomandprejudice,evenlocalreligionandlocallaw,lingeron2MEMORIESANDPORTRAITSintothelatterendofthenineteenthcentury-IMPERIAINIMPERIO,foreignthingsathome.Inspiteofthesepromp
8、tingstoreflection,ignoranceofhisneighboursisthecharacterofthetypicalJohnBull.Hisisadomineeringnature,steadyinfight,imperioustocommand,butneithercuriousnorquickaboutthelifeofothers.InFrenc
