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1、THECHILDRENTHECHILDREN1THECHILDRENFELLOWTRAVELLERSWITHABIRD,I.Toattendtoalivingchildistobebaffledinyourhumour,disappointedofyourpathos,andsetfreshlyfreefromallthepre-occupations.Youcannotanticipatehim.Blackbirds,overheardyearbyyear,donotcomposethesamephrases;nevertwoleitmotifsalike.No
2、tthetone,butthenotealters.Sowiththeuncovenatedwaysofachildyoukeepnotryst.Theymeetyouatanotherplace,afterfailingyouwhereyoutarried;yourformerexperiences,yourdocumentsareatfault.Youarethefellowtravellerofabird.Thebirdalightsandescapesoutoftimetoyourfooting.Noman'sfancycouldbebeforehand,
3、forinstance,withagirloffouryearsoldwhodictatedalettertoadistantcousin,withthesweetandunimaginablemessage:"Ihopeyouenjoyyourselfwithyourlovingdolls."Aboy,stillyounger,persuadinghismothertocomedownfromtheheightsandplaywithhimonthefloor,butsensible,perhaps,thattherewasadignitytobeobserve
4、dnonetheless,entreatedher,"Mother,dobealadyfrog."Noneeversaidtheirgoodthingsbeforetheseindeliberateauthors.Eventheirownkind--children--havenotprecededthem.Nochildinthepasteverfoundthesamerepliesasthegirloffivewhosefathermadethatappealtofeelingwhichisdoomedtoadifferent,perverse,andunfo
5、reseensuccess.Hewasrathertiredwithwriting,andhadamindtosnaresomeoftheyetuncapturedflockofhersympathies."Doyouknow,Ihavebeenworkinghard,darling?Iworktobuythingsforyou.""Doyouwork,"sheasked,"tobuythelovelypuddin's?"Yes,evenforthese.Thesubjectmusthaveseemedtohertobeworthpursuing."Anddoyo
6、uworktobuythefat?Idon'tlikefat."Thesympathies,nevertheless,arethere.ThesamechildwastobesoothedatnightafteraweepingdreamthataskaterhadbeendrownedintheKensingtonRoundPond.Itwassuggestedtoherthatsheshouldforgetitbythinkingabouttheoneunfailingandgaysubject--herwishes.2THECHILDREN"Doyoukno
7、w,"shesaid,withoutlossoftime,"whatIshouldlikebestinalltheworld?Athundreddollsandawhistle!"Hermotherwassoovercomebythistremendousnumeral,thatshecouldmakenoofferastothedolls.Butthewhistleseemedpracticable."Itisformetowhistleforcabs,"saidthechild,withasuddenmoderation,"whenIgotoparties."
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