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1、MADAMHOWANDLADYWHYMADAMHOWANDLADYWHYByCharlesKingsley1MADAMHOWANDLADYWHYCHAPTERI—THEGLENYoufinditdullwalkinguphereuponHartfordBridgeFlatthissadNovemberday?Well,Idonotdenythatthemoorlookssomewhatdreary,thoughdullitneedneverbe.Thoughthefogisclingingtothefir-tre
2、es,andcreepingamongtheheather,tillyoucannotseeasfarasMinleyCorner,hardlyasfarasBramshillwoods--andalltheBerkshirehillsareasinvisibleasifitwasadarkmidnight--yetthereisplentytobeseenhereatourveryfeet.Thoughthereisnothingleftforyoutopick,andalltheflowersaredeada
3、ndbrown,excepthereandthereapoorhalf-witheredscrapofbottle-heath,andnothingleftforyoutocatcheither,forthebutterfliesandinsectsarealldeadtoo,exceptonepooroldDaddy-long-legs,whositsuponthatpieceofturf,boringaholewithhertailtolayhereggsin,beforethefrostcatchesher
4、andendsherliketherest:thoughallthings,Isay,seemdead,yetthereisplentyoflifearoundyou,atyourfeet,Imayalmostsayintheverystonesonwhichyoutread.Andthoughtheplaceitselfbedrearyenough,asheetofflatheatherandalittlegleninit,withbanksofdeadfern,andabrownbogbetweenthem,
5、andafewfir-treesstrugglingup--yet,ifyouonlyhaveeyestoseeit,thatlittlebitofglenisbeautifulandwonderful,--sobeautifulandsowonderfulandsocunninglydevised,thatittookthousandsofyearstomakeit;anditisnot,Ibelieve,halffinishedyet.HowdoIknowallthat?Becauseafairytoldit
6、me;afairywholivesuphereuponthemoor,andindeedinmostplaceselse,ifpeoplehavebuteyestoseeher.Whatishername?Icannottell.ThebestnamethatIcangiveher(andIthinkitmustbesomethinglikeherrealname,becauseshewillalwaysanswerifyoucallherbyitpatientlyandreverently)isMadamHow
7、.Shewillcomeingoodtime,ifsheiscalled,evenbyalittlechild.Andshewillletusseeheratherwork,and,whatismore,teachustocopyher.Butthereisanotherfairyherelikewise,whomwecanhardlyhopetosee.Verythankfulshouldwebeifsheliftedeventhesmallestcornerofherveil,andshowedusbutfo
8、ramomentifitwerebut2MADAMHOWANDLADYWHYherfingertip--sobeautifulisshe,andyetsoawfultoo.Butthatsight,Ibelieve,wouldnotmakeusproud,asifwehadhadsomegreatprivilege.No,mydearchild:itwouldmakeus
