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1、THEVISIONSPLENDIDTHEVISIONSPLENDIDWilliamMacLeodRaine1THEVISIONSPLENDIDCHAPTER1Ofalltheremotestreamsofinfluencethatpourbothbeforeandafterbirthintothechannelofourbeing,whataninsignificantfew--andtheseonlythemoreobvious--aretraceableatall.Weswiminaseaofenvi
2、ronmentandheredity,aretossedhitherandthitherbyweknownotwhatcrosscurrentsofFate,aretuggedatbyathousandeddiesofwhichweneverdream.ThesumofitallmakesLife,ofwhichweknowsolittleandguesssomuch,intowhichwedivesosurelyinthosebuoyantdaysbeforetimeandtidehaveshakenc
3、onfidenceinourpowertosnatchsuccessandhappinessfromitsmysteriousdepths.--FromtheNoteBookofaDreamer.AREBELINTHEMAKINGPART1Theairwasmellowwiththewarmthoftheyoungspringsun.Locustswhirredinrhapsody.Bluebirdsthrobbedtheirlovesongsjoyously.Thedroneofinsects,thes
4、himmerofhear,wereintheatmosphere.Onecouldalmostseegreenthingsgrow.Toconfineyouthwithinfourwallsonsuchadaywasanoutrageagainsthumannature.Alean,wiryboy,hatchet-faced,staredwithdreamyeyesoutofthewindowofhisprison.Byraisinghimselfinhisseatwhiletheteacherwasno
5、tlookinghecouldcatchasilverygleamoftheriverthroughthegreatfirs.Histhoughtswerefarafield.TheywerenotconcernedwiththecapitalsoftheStateshewassupposedtobelearning,buthadfaredforthtotherebornearth,tothestirandmovementofcreepingthings.Thecallofnatureawakeningf
6、romitslongwintersleepdrummedinhisheart.Hecouldsympathizewiththebluebottlebuzzingagainstthesunnywindowpaneinitseffortstoreachthefreeworldoutside.Recess!Withthesoundofthegonghisheartleaped,buthekepthisplaceinthelinewithperfectdecorum.Itwouldneverdotobecalle
7、dbacknowforamomentaryindiscretion.Fromtheschoolyardheslippedthebackwayanddivedintoabankofgreatferns.Intheheartofthishelay2THEVISIONSPLENDIDuntilthebellhadcalledhisclassmatesbacktowork.Cautiouslyhecreptfromhishidingplaceandrandowntotheriver.Flinginghimself
8、onBigRock,withhischinovertheedge,helookedintothedeepholesunderthebankwherethetroutlayclosetothestringsofshinymoss,theirnosestothecurrent,motionlesssaveforthefanningtails.Idlyheenjoyedhimselfforahappyhour,lettingthou
