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1、DiaryofaPilgrimageDiaryofaPilgrimageByJeromeK.Jerome1DiaryofaPilgrimagePREFACESaidafriendofminetomesomemonthsago:"Wellnow,whydon'tyouwriteaSENSIBLEbook?Ishouldliketoseeyoumakepeoplethink.""Doyoubelieveitcanbedone,then?"Iasked."Well,try,"hereplied.Accordingly,Ihavetri
2、ed.Thisisasensiblebook.Iwantyoutounderstandthat.Thisisabooktoimproveyourmind.InthisbookItellyouallaboutGermany--atallevents,allIknowaboutGermany--andtheOber-AmmergauPassionPlay.Ialsotellyouaboutotherthings.IdonottellyouallIknowaboutalltheseotherthings,becauseIdonotwa
3、nttoswampyouwithknowledge.Iwishtoleadyougradually.Whenyouhavelearntthisbook,youcancomeagain,andIwilltellyousomemore.IshouldonlybedefeatingmyownobjectdidI,bymakingyouthinktoomuchatfirst,giveyouaperhaps,lastingdisliketotheexercise.Ihavepurposelyputthematterinalightanda
4、ttractiveform,sothatImaysecuretheattentionoftheyoungandthefrivolous.Idonotwantthemtonotice,astheygoon,thattheyarebeinginstructed;andIhave,therefore,endeavouredtodisguisefromthem,sofarasispracticable,thatthisiseitheranexceptionallycleveroranexceptionallyusefulwork.Iwa
5、nttodothemgoodwithouttheirknowingit.Iwanttodoyouallgood--toimproveyourmindsandtomakeyouthink,ifIcan.WHATyouwillthinkafteryouhavereadthebook,Idonotwanttoknow;indeed,Iwouldrathernotknow.ItwillbesufficientrewardformetofeelthatIhavedonemyduty,andtoreceiveapercentageonthe
6、grosssales.LONDON,March,1891.2DiaryofaPilgrimageMONDAY,19THMyFriendB.--InvitationtotheTheatre.--AMostUnpleasantRegulation.--YearningsoftheEmbryoTraveller.--HowtoMaketheMostofOne'sOwnCountry.--Friday,aLuckyDay.--ThePilgrimageDecidedOn.MyfriendB.calledonmethismorningan
7、daskedmeifIwouldgotoatheatrewithhimonMondaynext."Oh,yes!certainly,oldman,"Ireplied."Haveyougotanorder,then?"Hesaid:"No;theydon'tgiveorders.Weshallhavetopay.""Pay!Paytogointoatheatre!"Ianswered,inastonishment."Oh,nonsense!Youarejoking.""Mydearfellow,"herejoined,"doyou
8、thinkIshouldsuggestpayingifitwerepossibletogetinbyanyothermeans?Butthepeoplewhorunthistheatrewouldnotevenunderstandwhatwasmeantbya'
