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1、ADVENTUREADVENTUREbyJackLondon1ADVENTURECHAPTERI--SOMETHINGTOBEDONEHewasaverysickwhiteman.Herodepick-a-backonawoolly-headed,black-skinnedsavage,thelobesofwhoseearshadbeenpiercedandstretcheduntilonehadtornout,whiletheothercarriedacircularblockofcarvedwoodthreeinchesindiameter.Thetornearha
2、dbeenpiercedagain,butthistimenotsoambitiously,fortheholeaccommodatednomorethanashortclaypipe.Theman-horsewasgreasyanddirty,andnakedsaveforanexceedinglynarrowanddirtyloin-cloth;butthewhitemanclungtohimcloselyanddesperately.Attimes,fromweakness,hisheaddroopedandrestedonthewoollypate.Atothe
3、rtimesheliftedhisheadandstaredwithswimmingeyesatthecocoanutpalmsthatreeledandswungintheshimmeringheat.Hewascladinathinundershirtandastripofcottoncloth,thatwrappedabouthiswaistanddescendedtohisknees.OnhisheadwasabatteredStetson,knowntothetradeasaBaden-Powell.Abouthismiddlewasstrappedabelt
4、,whichcarriedalarge-calibredautomaticpistolandseveralspareclips,loadedandreadyforquickwork.Therearwasbroughtupbyablackboyoffourteenorfifteen,whocarriedmedicinebottles,apailofhotwater,andvariousotherhospitalappurtenances.Theypassedoutofthecompoundthroughasmallwickergate,andwentonundertheb
5、lazingsun,windingaboutamongnew-plantedcocoanutsthatthrewnoshade.Therewasnotabreathofwind,andthesuperheated,stagnantairwasheavywithpestilence.Fromthedirectiontheyweregoingaroseawildclamour,asoflostsoulswailingandofmenintorment.Along,lowshedshowedahead,grass-walledandgrass-thatched,anditwa
6、sfromherethatthenoiseproceeded.Therewereshrieksandscreams,someunmistakablyofgrief,othersunmistakablyofunendurablepain.Asthewhitemandrewcloserhecouldhearalowandcontinuousmoaningandgroaning.Heshudderedat2ADVENTUREthethoughtofentering,andforamomentwasquitecertainthathewasgoingtofaint.Fortha
7、tmostdreadedofSolomonIslandscourges,dysentery,hadstruckBerandeplantation,andhewasallalonetocopewithit.Also,hewasafflictedhimself.Bystoopingclose,stillonman-back,hemanagedtopassthroughthelowdoorway.Hetookasmallbottlefromhisfollower,andsniffedstrongammoniatoclearhissensesfo
