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1、CONDENSEDNOVELSCONDENSEDNOVELSbyBRETHARTE1CONDENSEDNOVELSHANDSOMEISASHANDSOMEDOES.BYCH--SR--DE.2CONDENSEDNOVELSCHAPTERI.TheDoddsweredead.FortwentyyeartheyhadsleptunderthegreengravesofKitterychurchyard.Thetownfolkstillspokeofthemkindly.Thekeeperofthealehou
2、se,whereDavidhadsmokedhispipe,regrettedhimregularly,andMistressKitty,Mrs.Dodd'smaid,whosetrimfigurealwayslookedwellinhermistress'sgowns,wasinconsolable.TheHardinswereinAmerica.Rabywasaristocraticallygouty;Mrs.Raby,religious.Briefly,then,wehavedisposedof--
3、1.Mr.andMrs.Dodd(dead).2.Mr.andMrs.Hardin(translated).3.Raby,baronetfemme.(YetIdon'tknowabouttheformer;hecameofalong-livedfamily,andthegoutisanuncertaindisease.)Wehaveactiveatthepresentwriting(placeauxdames)--1.LadyCarolineCoventry,nieceofSirFrederick.2.F
4、aradayHuxleyLittle,sonofHenryandGraceLittle,deceased.Sequiturtotheabove,AHEROANDHEROINE.3CONDENSEDNOVELSCHAPTERII.Onthedeathofhisparents,FaradayLittlewastakentoRabyHall.Inacceptinghisguardianship,Mr.Rabystruggledstoutlyagainsttwoprejudices:Faradaywasplain
5、-lookingandsceptical."Handsomeisashandsomedoes,sweetheart,"pleadedJael,intercedingfortheorphanwitharmsthatwerestillbeautiful."Dearknows,itisnothisfaultifhedoesnotlooklike--hisfather,"sheaddedwithagreatgulp.Jaelwasawoman,andvindicatedherwomanhoodbyneverent
6、irelyforgivingaformerrival."It'snotthatalone,madam,"screamedRaby,"but,d--mit,thelittlerascal'sascientist,--anatheist,aradical,ascoffer!DisbelievesintheBible,ma'am;isfullofthisDarwinianstuffaboutnaturalselectionanddescent.Descent,forsooth!Inmyday,madam,gen
7、tlemenwerecontenttotracetheirancestorsbacktogentlemen,andnotto--monkeys!""Dearheart,theboyisclever,"urgedJael."Clever!"roaredRaby;"whatdoesagentlemanwantwithcleverness?"4CONDENSEDNOVELSCHAPTERIII.YoungLittleWASclever.Atsevenhehadconstructedatelescope;atni
8、ne,aflying-machine.Attenhesavedavaluablelife.NorwoodParkwastheadjacentestate,--alordlydomaindottedwithreddeerandblacktrunks,butscrupulouslykeptwithgravelledroadsashardandblueassteel.ThereLittlewasstrollingonesummerm
