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1、MYBURIEDTREASUREMYBURIEDTREASUREbyRichardHardingDavisMYBURIEDTREASUREThisisatruestoryofasearchforburiedtreasure.TheonlypartthatisnottrueisthenameofthemanwithwhomIsearchedforthetreasure.UnlessIkeephisnameoutofithewillnotletmewritethestory,and,asitwashisexpe
2、ditionandasmyshareofthetreasureisonlywhatIcanmakebywritingthestory,Imustwriteashedictates.Ithinkthestoryshouldbetold,becauseourexperiencewasunique,andmightbeofbenefittoothers.And,besides,Ineedthemoney.Thereis,however,noagreementpreventingmefromdescribinghi
3、masIthinkheis,orreporting,asaccuratelyasIcan,whathesaidanddidashesaidanddidit.ForpurposesofidentificationIshallcallhimEdgarPowell.Thelastnamehasnosignificance;butthefirstnameisnotchosenatrandom.Theleaderofourexpedition,theheadandbrainsofit,wasandisthesorto
4、fmanonewouldaddressasEdgar.Noonewouldthinkofcallinghim"Ed,"or"Eddie,"anymorethanhewouldconsiderslappinghimontheback.Weweretogetheratcollege;but,assixhundredotherboyswerethereatthesametime,thatgivesnoclewtohisidentity.Sincethosedays,untilhecametoseemeaboutt
5、hetreasure,wehadnotmet.AllIknewofhimwasthathehadsucceededhisfatherinmanufacturingunshrinkableflannels.Ofcourse,thereaderunderstandsthatisnotthearticleofcommercehemanufactures;butitisnearenough,anditsuggeststhelineofbusinesstowhichhegiveshislife'sblood.Itis
6、notsimilartomyownlineofwork,andinconsequence,whenhewroteme,ontheunshrinkableflannelsofficialwriting-paper,thathewishedtoseemeinreferencetoamatterofbusinessof"mutualbenefit,"Iwasconsiderablypuzzled.Afewdayslater,atnineinthemorning,anhourofhisownchoosing,hec
7、ametomyroomsinNewYorkCity.Exceptthathehadgrownabeard,hewasasIrememberedhim,thinandtall,butwithnochest,andstoopingshoulders.Heworeeye-glasses,andasofoldthroughtheseheregardedyoudisapprovinglyandwarilyasthoughhesuspectedyoumighttrytoborrowmoney,orevenjokewit
8、hMYBURIEDTREASUREhim.AswithEdgarIhadneverfeltanytemptationtodoeither,thiswasirritating.Butfromforceofformerhabitwegreetedeachotherbyourfirstnames,andhesuspiciouslyacceptedacigar.Then,afterfixingmebothwithhise
