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1、TheDiaryofaGooseGirlTheDiaryofaGooseGirlbyKateDouglasWiggin1TheDiaryofaGooseGirlTHORNYCROFTFARM,nearBarburyGreen,July1,190-.InalludingtomyselfasaGooseGirl,Iamusingonlythemostmodestofmytitles;forIamalsoapoultry-maid,atenderofBelgianharesandrabbits,andashepherd
2、ess;butIparticularlyfancytheroleofGooseGirl,becauseitrecallstheGermanfairytalesofmyearlyyouth,whenIalwaysyearned,butneverhoped,tobepreciselywhatInowam.AsIwasjoltingalongthesecharmingSussexroadstheotherday,afatbuffponyandatippycartbeingmymannerofprogression,Ic
3、hanceduponthevillageofBarburyGreen.Oneglancewasenoughforanywoman,who,havingeyestosee,couldseewiththem;butImadeassurancedoublysurebydrivingaboutalittle,strugglingtoconcealmynew-bornpassionfromthestable-boywhowasmyescort.Then,itbeinghighnoonofacloudlessday,Ides
4、cendedfromthetrapandsaidtotheastonishedyokel:"YoumaygobacktotheHydropathic;Iamspendingamonthortwohere.Waitamoment--I'llsendamessage,please!"Ithenscribbledawordortwotothosehavingmeincustody."Iamverytiredofpeople,"thenoteran,"andwanttorestmyselfbylivingawhilewi
5、ththings.Addressme(ifyoumust)atBarburyGreenpost-office,oratalleventssendmeaboxofsimpleclothingthere--nothingbutshirtsandskirts,please.IcannotforgetthatIamonlytwentymilesfromOxenbridge(thoughitmightbeonehundredandtwenty,whichisthereasonIadoreit),butIrelyuponyo
6、utokeepanhonourabledistanceyourselves,andnottodivulgemyplaceofretreattoothers,especiallyto--youknowwhom!Donotpursueme.Iwillneverbetakenalive!"Havingcut,thus,thecablethatboundmetocivilisation,andhavingseenthebuffponyandthedazedyokeldisappearinacloudofdust,Iloo
7、kedaboutmewithwhatStevensoncallsa"fine,dizzy,muddle-headedjoy,"thejoyofasuccessfulrebeloraliberatedserf.Plentyofmoneyin2TheDiaryofaGooseGirlmypurse--thatwasunromantic,ofcourse,butitsimplifiedmatters--andninehoursofdaylightremaininginwhichtofindalodging.Thevil
8、lageisoneoftheoldest,andIamsureitmustbeoneofthequaintest,inEngland.Itistoosmalltobeprintedonthemap(anhonourthathasspoiledmorethanoneArcadia),sopraydonotlookthere,butjustbelieveinit,andsom
