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1、TOBEREADATDUSKTOBEREADATDUSKbyCharlesDickens1TOBEREADATDUSKOne,two,three,four,five.Therewerefiveofthem.Fivecouriers,sittingonabenchoutsidetheconventonthesummitoftheGreatSt.BernardinSwitzerland,lookingattheremoteheights,stainedbythesettingsunasifamighty
2、quantityofredwinehadbeenbroacheduponthemountaintop,andhadnotyethadtimetosinkintothesnow.Thisisnotmysimile.Itwasmadefortheoccasionbythestoutestcourier,whowasaGerman.Noneoftheotherstookanymorenoticeofitthantheytookofme,sittingonanotherbenchontheotherside
3、oftheconventdoor,smokingmycigar,likethem,and-alsolikethem-lookingatthereddenedsnow,andatthelonelyshedhardby,wherethebodiesofbelatedtravellers,dugoutofit,slowlywitheraway,knowingnocorruptioninthatcoldregion.Thewineuponthemountaintopsoakedinaswelooked;th
4、emountainbecamewhite;thesky,averydarkblue;thewindrose;andtheairturnedpiercingcold.Thefivecouriersbuttonedtheirroughcoats.Therebeingnosafermantoimitateinallsuchproceedingsthanacourier,Ibuttonedmine.Themountaininthesunsethadstoppedthefivecouriersinaconve
5、rsation.Itisasublimesight,likelytostopconversation.Themountainbeingnowoutofthesunset,theyresumed.NotthatIhadheardanypartoftheirpreviousdiscourse;forindeed,IhadnotthenbrokenawayfromtheAmericangentleman,inthetravellers'parlouroftheconvent,who,sittingwith
6、hisfacetothefire,hadundertakentorealisetomethewholeprogressofeventswhichhadledtotheaccumulationbytheHonourableAnaniasDodgerofoneofthelargestacquisitionsofdollarsevermadeinourcountry.'MyGod!'saidtheSwisscourier,speakinginFrench,whichIdonothold(assomeaut
7、horsappeartodo)tobesuchanall-sufficientexcuseforanaughtyword,thatIhaveonlytowriteitinthatlanguagetomakeitinnocent;'ifyoutalkofghosts-''ButIDON'Ttalkofghosts,'saidtheGerman.'Ofwhatthen?'askedtheSwiss.2TOBEREADATDUSK'IfIknewofwhatthen,'saidtheGerman,'Ish
8、ouldprobablyknowagreatdealmore.'Itwasagoodanswer,Ithought,anditmademecurious.So,Imovedmypositiontothatcornerofmybenchwhichwasnearesttothem,andleaningmybackagainsttheconventwall,heardperfectly,withoutappearingtoattend.'Thunderandlightnin
