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1、AMountainWomanAMountainWomanByEliaWilkinsonPeattieToMybestFriend,andkindestCritic,MyHusband.1AMountainWomanIFLeroyBrainardhadnothadsucharespectforliterature,hewouldhavewrittenabook.Asitwas,heplayedatbeinganarchitect--andsucceededinbeingacharmingfellow.MysisterJessicane
2、verlostanopportunityoflaughingathisendeavorsasanarchitect."Youcanbuildanenchantingvilla,butwhatwouldyoudowithacathedral?""Ishallneverhaveachanceatacathe-dral,"hewouldreply."And,besides,italwaysseemstomesomaterialandsoim-pertinenttobuildalittlestructureofstoneandwoodinw
3、hichtoworshipGod!"Youseewhathewaslike?Hewasfrivo-lous,yetonecouldnevertellwhenhewouldbecomeeloquentlyearnest.BrainardwentoffsuddenlyWestwardoneday.IsuspectedthatJessicawasatthebottomofit,butIaskednoquestions;andIdidnothearfromhimformonths.ThenIgotaletterfromColorado."I
4、havemarriedamountainwoman,"hewrote."Noneofyourpunybreedofmodernfemininity,butaremnantleftoverfromtheheroicages,--aprimitivewoman,grandandvastofspirit,capableoftrueandsteadfastwifehood.Nosophistryabouther;noknowledgeeventhatthereissophistry.Heavens!man,doyourememberther
5、on-deauxandtrioletsIusedtowritetothoseprettycreaturesbackEast?ItwouldtakeaSagamanoftheoldNorselandtowriteformymountainwoman.IfIwereanartist,Iwouldpaintherwiththenorthstarinherlocksandherfeetonpurplecloud.IsupposeyouareatthePier.Iknowyouusuallyareatthisseason.Atanyrate,
6、Ishalldirectthisletterthither,andwillfollowcloseafterit.Iwantmywifetoseesome-thingoflife.AndIwanthertomeetyoursister.""Dearme!"criedJessica,whenIreadthelettertoher;"Idon'tknowthatIcaretomeetanythingquitesogiganticasthatmountainwoman.I'moneofthepunybreedofmodernfeminini
7、ty,youknow.Idon'tthinkmynervescanstandtheencounter.""Why,Jessica!"Iprotested.Sheblushedalittle.2AMountainWoman"Don'tthinkbadofme,Victor.But,yousee,I'vealittlescrap-bookofthosetrioletsupstairs."Thensheburstintoapealofirresistiblelaughter."I'mnotlaughingbecauseIampiqued,
8、"shesaidfrankly."Thoughanyonewilladmitthatitisratherirritatingtohaveamanwholeftyouinablastedconditionrecoverwithsuche