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1、TOMSWIFTINTHELANDOFWONDERSTOMSWIFTINTHELANDOFWONDERSBYVICTORAPPLETON1TOMSWIFTINTHELANDOFWONDERSCHAPTERIAWONDERFULSTORYTomSwift,whohadbeenslowlylookingthroughthepagesofamagazine,inthecontentsofwhichheseemedtobedeeplyinterested,turnedthefinalfolio,ruffledth
2、esheetsbackagaintolookatacertainmapanddrawing,andthen,slappingthebookdownonatablebeforehim,withanoisenotunlikethatofashot,exclaimed:"Well,thatiscertainlyonewonderfulstory!""What'sitabout,Tom?"askedhischum,NedNewton."Somethingaboutinsidebaseball,oranewsubm
3、arinethatcanbeconvertedintoanairshiponshortnotice?""Neitherone,you--youunscientificheathen,"answeredTom,withalaughatNed."Thoughthatisn'tsayingsuchamachinecouldn'tbeinvented.""Ibelieveyou--thatisifyougotonitstrail,"returnedNed,andtherewaswarmadmirationinhi
4、svoice."Asforinsidebaseball,oroutside,forthatmatter,IhardlybelieveI'dbeabletotellthirdbasefromthesecondbase,it'ssolongsinceIwenttoagame,"proceededTom."I'vebeentoobusyonthatnewairshipstabilizerdadgavemeanideafor.I'vebeenworkingtoohard,that'safact.Ineedavac
5、ation,andmaybeagoodbaseballgame----"Hestoppedandlookedatthemagazinehehadsohastilyslappeddown.Somethinghehadreadinitseemedtofascinatehim."Iwonderifitcanpossiblybetrue,"hewenton."Itsoundslikethewildestdreamofaprofessionalsleep-walker;andyet,whenIstoptothink
6、,itisn'tmuchworsethansomeofthethingswe'vegonethroughwith,Ned.""Say,fortheloveofrice-pudding!willyougetdowntobrasstacksandstrikeatrialbalance?Whatareyoutalkingof,anyhow?Isitajoke?""Ajoke?""Yes.Whatyoujustreadinthatmagazinewhichseemstocauseyousomuchexciteme
7、nt."2TOMSWIFTINTHELANDOFWONDERS"Well,itmaybeajoke;andyettheprofessorseemsverymuchinearnestaboutit,"repliedTom."Itcertainlyisonewonderfulstory!""Soyousaidbefore.Comeon--the`fillium'isbusted.Spliceit,orelseputinanewreelandonwiththeshow.I'dliketoknowwhat'sdo
8、ing.Whatprofessorareyoutalkingof?""ProfessorSwyingtonBumper.""SwyingtonBumper?"andNed'svoiceshowedthathismemorywasabithazy."Yes.Yououghttorememberhim.HewasonthesteamerwhenIwentdowntoPerutohelptheTitusBrothersdigtheb
