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1、THELIFEANDPERAMBULATIONSOFAMOUSE(1783-1784)THELIFEANDPERAMBULATIONSOFAMOUSE(1783-1784)byDorothyKilner1THELIFEANDPERAMBULATIONSOFAMOUSE(1783-1784)INTRODUCTIONDuringaremarkablyseverewinter,whenaprodigiousfallofsnowconfinedeverybodytotheirhabitations,whowerehap
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3、ributetorenderpleasantthatconfinementwhichwewereallequallyobligedtoshare.Norwerethosefurtheradvancedinlifelessanxioustocontributetothegeneralsatisfactionandentertainment.Afterthemoreseriousemploymentofreadingeachmorningwasconcluded,wedanced,wesung,weplayedat
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5、theratalosswhattosaynext,asprightlygirlincompanyproposedthateveryoneshouldrelatethehistoryoftheirownlives;'anditmustbestrangeindeed,'addedshe,'ifthatwillnothelpusoutofthisdifficulty,andfurnishconversationforsomedayslonger;andbythattime,perhaps,thefrostwillbr
6、eak,thesnowwillmelt,andsetusallatliberty.Butletitbreakwhenitwill,Imakealaw,thatnooneshallgofromMeadowHalltilltheyhavetoldtheirownhistory:sotakenotice,ladiesandgentlemen,takenotice,everybody,whatyouhavetotrustto.Andbecause,'continuedshe,'Iwillnotbeunreasonabl
7、e,andrequiremorefromyouthanyoucanperform,Iwillgiveallyouwhomayperhapshaveforgottenwhatpassedsomanyyearsago,atthebeginningofyourlives,twodaystorecollectanddigestyourstory;bywhichtimeifyoudonotproducesomethingprettyandentertaining,wewillneveragainadmityoutodan
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