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1、Alexander'sBridgeAlexander'sBridgebyWillaCather1Alexander'sBridgeCHAPTERILateonebrilliantAprilafternoonProfessorLuciusWilsonstoodattheheadofChestnutStreet,lookingabouthimwiththepleasedairofamanoftastewhodoesnotveryoftengettoBoston.Hehadlivedthereasastudent,butfortwentyye
2、arsandmore,sincehehadbeenProfessorofPhilosophyinaWesternuniversity,hehadseldomcomeEastexcepttotakeasteamerforsomeforeignport.Wilsonwasstandingquitestill,contemplatingwithawhimsicalsmiletheslantingstreet,withitswornpaving,itsirregular,gravelycoloredhouses,andtherowofnaked
3、treesonwhichthethinsunlightwasstillshining.Thegleamoftheriveratthefootofthehillmadehimblinkalittle,notsomuchbecauseitwastoobrightasbecausehefounditsopleasant.Thefewpassers-byglancedathimunconcernedly,andeventhechildrenwhohurriedalongwiththeirschool-bagsundertheirarmsseem
4、edtofinditperfectlynaturalthatatallbrowngentlemanshouldbestandingthere,lookingupthroughhisglassesatthegrayhousetops.Thesunsankrapidly;thesilverylighthadfadedfromthebareboughsandthewaterytwilightwassettinginwhenWilsonatlastwalkeddownthehill,descendingintocoolerandcoolerde
5、pthsofgrayishshadow.Hisnostril,longunusedtoit,wasquicktodetectthesmellofwoodsmokeintheair,blendedwiththeodorofmoistspringearthandthesaltinessthatcameuptheriverwiththetide.HecrossedCharlesStreetbetweenjanglingstreetcarsandshelvinglumberdrays,andafteramomentofuncertaintywo
6、undintoBrimmerStreet.Thestreetwasquiet,deserted,andhungwithathinbluishhaze.Hehadalreadyfixedhissharpeyeuponthehousewhichhereasonedshouldbehisobjectivepoint,whenhenoticedawomanapproachingrapidlyfromtheoppositedirection.Alwaysaninterestedobserverofwomen,Wilsonwouldhaveslac
7、kenedhispaceanywheretofollowthisonewithhisimpersonal,appreciativeglance.Shewasapersonofdistinctionhesawatonce,and,moreover,veryhandsome.Shewastall,carriedherbeautifulheadproudly,andmovedwitheaseandcertainty.Oneimmediatelytookforgrantedthecostly2Alexander'sBridgeprivilege
8、sandfinespacesthatmustlieinthebackgroundfromwhichsuchafigurecouldemergewiththisrapidandelegantgait.Wils
