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1、THELOSTCITYTHELOSTCITYBYJOSEPHE.BADGER,JR.1THELOSTCITYCHAPTERI.NATUREINTRAVAIL."Isay,professor?""Verywell,Waldo;proceed.""Wonderifthisisn'taportionofthegloriousclimate,brokenloosefromitsnativeCalifornia,anddriftingupthiswayonalark?""Ifso,saidlarkmustberoastedtoaturn,"declaredthethird(andlast)member
2、ofthatlittleparty,drawingacurvedforefingeracrosshisforehead,thenflirtingasidesundrydropsofmoisture."Ican'trecallsuchanothermuggyafternoon,andifwewereonlybackinwhatthescientiststermthecyclonebelt--""Wewouldbeallatsea,"quicklyinterposedtheprofessor,thefingersofonehandvigorouslystirringhisgraypompadou
3、r,whiletheotherwasliftedinadeprecatorymanner."Atsea,literallyaswellasmetaphorically,mydearBruno;for,correctlyspeaking,theoceanalonecangivebirthtothecyclone.""Whycan'tyourememberanything,boy?"sternlycutintheroguish-eyedyoungster,withadmonitoryforefinger,comingtothefront."HowmanytimeshaveItoldyouneve
4、rtosaybluewhenyoumeangreen?Whydon'tyousayKansaszephyr?Orwindy-auger?Ortwister?Orwhirly-gustonacorkscrewwiggle-waggle?Or--well,almostanyotheroldthingthatyoucan'tthinkofattherighttime?W-h-e-w!Whomentionedsittingonasnowdrift,andsuckingatanicicle?Hot?Well,now,ifthisisn'tagenuineoldcyclonebreeder,thenIw
5、ouldn'taskacent!"WaldoGillespielethisfeetslipfrombeneathhim,sittingdownwithgreaterforcethangrace,backsupportedagainstagnarledjuniper,looseningtheclothesathisneckwhileusinghisotherhandtoplyhiscrumpledhatasafan.Brunolaughedoutrightatthischaracteristicanticlimax,whileProfessorFeatherwitwasobligedtosmi
6、le,evenwhilecompelledtocorrect."Tornado,please,nephew;notcyclone.""Well,unclePhaeton,haveityourownway.Undereithername,I2THELOSTCITYfancythething-a-ma-jigwouldkickupahigholdbobberywithaman'spoliticaleconomyshoulditchancetogobu'strightthere!And,besides,whenIwasaweentylittlefellowIwastaughtnevertocall
7、amanafooloraliar--""Waldo!"sharplywarnedhisbrother,turningagain."SolongasIknewmyselftobeinthewrong,"coollyfinishedtheyoungster,facegrave,buteyestwinkling,astheyturnedtowardshismistakenmentor."Whatisit,mydea
