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1、THEHERITAGEOFDEDLOWMARSHandOtherTalesTHEHERITAGEOFDEDLOWMARSHandOtherTalesByBretHarte1THEHERITAGEOFDEDLOWMARSHandOtherTalesTHEHERITAGEOFDEDLOWMARSH.I.ThesunwasgoingdownontheDedlowMarshes.Thetidewasfollowingitfastasiftomeetthereddeninglinesofskyandwaterin
2、thewest,leavingtheforegroundtogrowblackerandblackereverymoment,andtobringoutinstartlingcontrastthefewhalf-filledandhalf-litpoolsleftbehindandforgotten.ThestrongbreathofthePacificfanningtheirsurfacesattimeskindledthemintoadullglowlikedyingembers.Acloudofs
3、and-pipersrosewhitefromoneofthenearerlagoons,sweptinalongeddyingringagainstthesunset,andbecameablackanddroppingraintoseaward.Thelongsinuouslineofchannel,fadingwiththelightandebbingwiththetide,begantogiveoffhereandtherelightpuffsofgray-wingedbirdslikesudd
4、enexhalations.Highinthedarkeningskythelongarrow-headedlinesofgeeseand'brant'pointedtowardstheupland.Asthelightgrewmoreuncertaintheairattimeswasfilledwiththerushofviewlessandmelancholywings,orbecameplaintivewithfar-offcriesandlamentations.AstheMarshesgrew
5、blackerthefar-scatteredtussocksandaccretionsonitslevelsurfacebegantoloominexaggeratedoutline,andtwohumanfigures,suddenlyemergingerectonthebankofthehiddenchannel,assumedtheproportionofgiants.Whentheyhadmooredtheirunseenboat,theystillappearedforsomemoments
6、tobemovingvaguelyandaimlesslyroundthespotwheretheyhaddisembarked.Butastheeyebecamefamiliarwiththedarknessitwasseenthattheywerereallyadvancinginland,yetwithaslownessofprogressionanddeviousnessofcoursethatappearedinexplicabletothedistantspectator.Presently
7、itwasevidentthatthisseeminglyeven,vast,blackexpansewastraversedandintersectedbyinkycreeksandsmall2THEHERITAGEOFDEDLOWMARSHandOtherTaleschannels,whichmadehumanprogressiondifficultanddangerous.Astheyappearednearerandtheirfigurestookmorenaturalproportions,i
8、tcouldbeseenthateachcarriedagun;thatonewasayounggirl,althoughdressedsolikehercompanioninshaggypea-jacketandsou'westerastobescarcelydistinguishedfromhimabovetheshortskirtthatcamehalfwaydownherhighindia-rubberfishing-boots.B
