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1、THELUMLEYAUTOGRAPHTHELUMLEYAUTOGRAPHbySusanFenimoreCooper1THELUMLEYAUTOGRAPHTHELUMLEYAUTOGRAPH.BYTHEAUTHOROF"RURALHOURS,"ETC.ThemonthofNovemberoftheyearsixteenhundredand--wascheerlessanddark,asNovemberhasneverfailedtobewithinthefoggy,smokyboundsofthegreatcityofL
2、ondon.Itwasoneoftheworstdaysoftheseason;whatlighttherewasseemedanemanationfromthedullearth,theheavenswouldscarcehaveownedit,veiledastheywere,byanopaquecanopyoffogwhichweighedheavilyuponthebreathingmultitudebelow.Gloompenetratedeverywhere;nobarrierssostrong,nogoo
3、dinfluencessopotent,aswhollytowardoffthespellthrownoverthatmightytownbythespiritsofchillanddamp;theyclungtothesilkendraperiesofluxury,theywerefeltwithinthebusycircleofindustry,theycreptaboutthefamilyhearth,butabroadinthepublicways,andinthewretchedhauntsofmisery,
4、theyheldundisputedsway.AmongthethrongwhichchokedthepassageofTemple-Bartowardevening,anindividual,shabbilyclad,wasdragginghisstepswearilyalong,hispallidcountenancebearinganexpressionofmiserybeyondthemorecommoncaresofhisfellow-passengers.Turningfromthegreatthoroug
5、hfarehepassedintoanarrowlane,andreachingthedoorofameandwellingheentered,ascendedadirtystairwayfourstorieshigh,andstoodinhisgarretlodging.Ifthatgarretwasbare,cold,anddark,itwasonlylikeothers,inwhichmanyamanbeforeandsincehaspinedawayyearsofneglectandpenury,attheve
6、rymomentwhenhisgeniuswascheering,enriching,enlighteninghiscountryandhisrace.Thattheindividualwhosestepswehavefollowedwasindeedamanofgenius,couldnotbedoubtedbyonewhohadmettheglanceofthatdeep,clear,piercingeye,cloudedthoughitwasatthatmomentbymiseryofbodyandmindtha
7、tamountedtotheextremeofanguish.Thegarretofthestrangercontainednofood,nofuel,nolight;itsoccupantwassufferingfromcold,hunger,andwretchedness.Throwinghimselfonabrokenchair,heclenchedhisfingersoverthemanuscript,heldwithinapaleandemaciatedhand.2THELUMLEYAUTOGRAPH"Sha
8、llIdieofhunger--orshallImakeonemoreeffort?"heexclaimed,inavoiceinwhichbitternessgaveamomentarypowertodebility."Iwillwriteoncemoretomypatron--possibly--"withoutwaiting
