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1、THEMAKE-BELIEVEMANTHEMAKE-BELIEVEMANByRichardHardingDavis1THEMAKE-BELIEVEMANIIhadmadeupmymindthatwhenmyvacationcameIwouldspenditseekingadventures.Ihavealwayswishedforadventures,but,thoughIamoldenough--Iwastwenty-fivelastOctober--andhavealwaysgonehalf-waytomeetthem,adve
2、nturesavoidme.Kinneysaysitismyfault.Heholdsthatifyouwantadventuresyoumustgoafterthem.KinneysitsnexttomeatJoyce&Carboy's,thewoollenmanufacturers,whereIamastenographer,andKinneyisaclerk,andwebothhaveroomsatMrs.Shaw'sboarding-house.Kinneyisonlyayearolderthanmyself,butheis
3、alwaysmeetingwithadventures.Atnight,whenIhavesatuplatereadinglaw,sothatImayfitmyselfforcourtreporting,andinthehopethatsomedayImaybecomeamemberofthebar,hewillknockatmydoorandtellmesomesurprisingthingthathasjusthappenedtohim.Sometimeshehasfollowedafire-engineandhelpedpeo
4、plefromafire-escape,orhehaspulledtheshieldoffapoliceman,oratthebaroftheHotelKnickerbockerhasmadefriendswithastranger,whoturnsouttobenolessthananoblemanoranactor.Andwomen,especiallybeautifulwomen,arealwayspursuingKinneyintaxicabsandcallinguponhimforassistance.Justtolook
5、atKinney,withoutknowinghowcleverheisatgettingpeopleoutoftheirdifficulties,hedoesnotappeartobeamantowhomyouwouldturnintimeoftrouble.Youwouldthinkwomenindistresswouldappealtosomeonebiggerandstronger;wouldsooneraskapoliceman.But,onthecontrary,itistoKinneythatwomenalwaysru
6、n,especially,asIhavesaid,beautifulwomen.Nothingofthesorteverhappenstome.Isuppose,asKinneysays,itisbecausehewasbornandbroughtupinNewYorkCityandlooksandactslikeaNewYorkman,whileI,untilayearago,havealwayslivedatFairport.Fairportisaveryprettyharbor,butitdoesnottrainonefora
7、dventures.Wearrangedtotakeourvacationatthesametime,andtogether.AtleastKinneysoarrangedit.Iseeagooddealofhim,andinlookingforwardtomyvacation,nottheleastpleasantfeatureofitwasthateverythingconnectedwithJoyce&2THEMAKE-BELIEVEMANCarboyandMrs.Shaw'sboarding-housewouldbeleft
8、behindme.ButwhenKinneyproposedweshouldgotogether,Icouldnotseehow,withoutbeingrude,Icouldrefusehiscompany,andwhenhepoi
