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1、TheBabBalladsTheBabBalladsW.S.Gilbert1TheBabBalladsBallad:CaptainReeceOfalltheshipsupontheblue,NoshipcontainedabettercrewThanthatofworthyCAPTAINREECE,CommandingofTHEMANTELPIECE.Hewasadoredbyallhismen,ForworthyCAPTAINREECE,R.N.,DidallthatlaywithinhimtoPromotethecomfortofhiscrew.Ifevertheyweredull
2、orsad,Theircaptaindancedtothemlikemad,Ortold,tomakethetimepassby,Drolllegendsofhisinfancy.Afeatherbedhadeveryman,Warmslippersandhot-watercan,Brownwindsorfromthecaptain'sstore,Avalet,too,toeveryfour.Didtheywiththirstinsummerburn,Lo,seltzogenesateveryturn,AndonallverysultrydaysCreamiceshandedround
3、ontrays.ThencurrantwineandgingerpopsStoodhandilyonallthe"tops;"Andalso,withamusementrife,A"Zoetrope,orWheelofLife."NewvolumescameacrosstheseaFromMISTERMUDIE'Slibraree;THETIMESandSATURDAYREVIEWBeguiledtheleisureofthecrew.Kind-heartedCAPTAINREECE,R.N.,Wasquitedevotedtohismen;Inpointoffact,goodCAPT
4、AINREECEBeatifiedTHEMANTELPIECE.Onesummereve,athalf-pastten,Hesaid(addressingallhismen):"Come,tellme,please,whatIcandoTopleaseandgratifymycrew."ByanyreasonableplanI'llmakeyouhappyifIcan;MyownconveniencecountasNIL:Itismyduty,andIwill."ThenupandansweredWILLIAMLEE(Thekindlycaptain'scoxswainhe,Anerv
5、ous,shy,low-spokenman),Heclearedhisthroatandthusbegan:"Youhaveadaughter,CAPTAINREECE,Tenfemalecousinsandaniece,AMa,ifwhatI'mtoldistrue,Sixsisters,andanauntortwo."Now,somehow,sir,itseemstome,Morefriendly-likeweallshouldbe,Ifyouunitedof'emtoUnmarriedmembersofthecrew."Ifyou'dameliorateourlife,Letea
6、chselectfromthemawife;Andasfornervousme,oldpal,Givemeyourownenchantinggal!"GoodCAPTAINREECE,thatworthyman,Debatedonhiscoxswain's2TheBabBalladsplan:"Iquiteagree,"hesaid,"OBILL;Itismyduty,andIwill."Mydaughter,thatenchantinggurl,HasjustbeenpromisedtoanEarl,AndallmyotherfamileeTopeersofvariousdegree
7、."ButwhataredukesandviscountstoThehappinessofallmycrew?ThewordIgaveyouI'llfulfil;Itismyduty,andIwill."Asyoudesireitshallbefall,I'llsettlethousandsonyouall,AndIshallbe,despitemyhoard,Theonlybacheloronboard."TheboatswainofTHEM
