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1、THEHOUSEOFPRIDETHEHOUSEOFPRIDEByJackLondon1THEHOUSEOFPRIDEPercivalFordwonderedwhyhehadcome.Hedidnotdance.Hedidnotcaremuchforarmypeople.Yetheknewthemall--glidingandrevolvingthereonthebroadlanaioftheSeaside,theofficersintheirfresh-starcheduniformsofwhite,the
2、civiliansinwhiteandblack,andthewomenbareofshouldersandarms.AftertwoyearsinHonolulutheTwentiethwasdepartingtoitsnewstationinAlaska,andPercivalFord,asoneofthebigmenoftheIslands,couldnothelpknowingtheofficersandtheirwomen.Butbetweenknowingandlikingwasavastgul
3、f.Thearmywomenfrightenedhimjustalittle.Theywereinwaysquitedifferentfromthewomenhelikedbest--theelderlywomen,thespinstersandthebespectacledmaidens,andtheveryseriouswomenofallageswhomhemetonchurchandlibraryandkindergartencommittees,whocamemeeklytohimforcontr
4、ibutionsandadvice.Heruledthosewomenbyvirtueofhissuperiormentality,hisgreatwealth,andthehighplaceheoccupiedinthecommercialbaronageofHawaii.Andhewasnotafraidofthemintheleast.Sex,withthem,wasnotobtrusive.Yes,thatwasit.Therewasinthemsomethingelse,ormore,thanth
5、eassertivegrossnessoflife.Hewasfastidious;heacknowledgedthattohimself;andthesearmywomen,withtheirbareshouldersandnakedarms,theirstraight-lookingeyes,theirvitalityandchallengingfemaleness,jarreduponhissensibilities.Nordidhegetonbetterwiththearmymen,whotookl
6、ifelightly,drinkingandsmokingandswearingtheirwaythroughlifeandassertingtheessentialgrossnessoffleshnolessshamelesslythantheirwomen.Hewasalwaysuncomfortableinthecompanyofthearmymen.Theyseemeduncomfortable,too.Andhefelt,always,thattheywerelaughingathimupthei
7、rsleeves,orpityinghim,ortoleratinghim.Then,too,theyseemed,bymerecontiguity,toemphasizealackinhim,tocallattentiontothatinthemwhichhedidnotpossessandwhichhethankedGodhedidnotpossess.Faugh!Theywereliketheirwomen!Infact,PercivalFordwasnomoreawoman'smanthanhewa
8、saman'sman.Aglanceathimtoldthereason.Hehadagoodconstitution,neverwasonintimatetermswithsickness,norevenmild2THEHOUSEOFPRIDEdisorders;buthelackedvitality.Hiswasanegativeorganism.Nobloodwithafermentinitcouldhav
