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1、WHENGODLAUGHS,ANDOTHERSTORIESWHENGODLAUGHS,ANDOTHERSTORIESByJackLondon1WHENGODLAUGHS,ANDOTHERSTORIES2WHENGODLAUGHS,ANDOTHERSTORIESWHENGODLAUGHS(withcomplimentstoHarryCowell)"Thegods,thegodsarestronger;timeFallsdownbeforethem,allmen'skneesBow,allmen'sprayersan
2、dsorrowsclimbLikeincensetowardthem;yea,fortheseAregods,Felise."Carquinezhadrelaxedfinally.Hestoleaglanceattherattlingwindows,lookedupwardatthebeamedroof,andlistenedforamomenttothesavageroarofthesouth-easterasitcaughtthebungalowinitsbellowingjaws.Thenheheldhis
3、glassbetweenhimandthefireandlaughedforjoythroughthegoldenwine."Itisbeautiful,"hesaid."Itissweetlysweet.Itisawoman'swine,anditwasmadeforgray-robedsaintstodrink.""Wegrowitonourownwarmhills,"Isaid,withpardonableCaliforniapride."Yourodeupyesterdaythroughthevinesf
4、romwhichitwasmade."ItwasworthwhiletogetCarquineztoloosenup.Norwasheeverreallyhimselfuntilhefeltthemellowwarmthofthevinesinginginhisblood.Hewasanartist,itistrue,alwaysanartist;butsomehow,sober,thehighpitchandliltwentoutofhisthought-processesandhewaspronetobeas
5、deadlydullasaBritishSunday--notdullasothermenaredull,butdullwhenmeasuredbythesprightlywightthatMonteCarquinezwaswhenhewasreallyhimself.FromallthisitmustnotbeinferredthatCarquinez,whoismydearfriendanddearercomrade,wasasot.Farfromit.Herarelyerred.AsIhavesaid,he
6、wasanartist.Heknewwhenhehadenough,andenough,withhim,wasequilibrium--theequilibriumthatisyoursandminewhenwearesober.HiswasawiseandinstinctivetemperatenessthatsavouredoftheGreek.YethewasfarfromGreek."IamAztec,IamInca,IamSpaniard,"Ihaveheardhimsay.Andintruthhelo
7、okedit,acompound3WHENGODLAUGHS,ANDOTHERSTORIESofstrangeandancientraces,whatwithhisswarthyskinandtheasymmetryandprimitivenessofhisfeatures.Hiseyes,undermassivelyarchedbrows,werewideapartandblackwiththeblacknessthatisbarbaric,whilebeforethemwasperpetuallyfallin
8、gdownagreatblackmopofhairthroughwhichhegazedlikearoguishsatyrfromathicket.Heinvariablyworeasoftflannelshirtunderhisvelvet-corduroyjacket,andhisnecktiewasred.Thislatterstoodfortheredflag(h
