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1、TheTragedyofPudd'nheadWilson,by1TheTragedyofPudd'nheadWilson,byMarkTwain(SamuelClemens)ThiseBookisfortheuseofanyoneanywhereatnocostandwithalmostnorestrictionswhatsoever.Youmaycopyit,giveitawayorre-useitunderthetermsoftheProjectGutenbergLicenseincludedwiththiseBookoronlineatwww.gutenberg
2、.orgTitle:TheTragedyofPudd'nheadWilsonAuthor:MarkTwain(SamuelClemens)LastUpdated:December23,2008PostingDate:August20,2006[EBook#102]ReleaseDate:January,1994Language:EnglishCharactersetencoding:ASCIITheTragedyofPudd'nheadWilson,by2***STARTOFTHISPROJECTGUTENBERGEBOOKTHETRAGEDYOFPUDD'NHEAD
3、WILSON***ProducedbyAnAnonymousVolunteerTHETRAGEDYOFPUDD'NHEADWILSONbyMarkTwainAWHISPERTOTHEREADERThereisnocharacter,howsoevergoodandfine,butitcanbedestroyedbyridicule,howsoeverpoorandwitless.Observetheass,forinstance:hischaracterisaboutperfect,heisthechoicestspiritamongallthehumbleranim
4、als,yetseewhatridiculehasbroughthimto.Insteadoffeelingcomplimentedwhenwearecalledanass,weareleftindoubt.--Pudd'nheadWilson'sCalendarApersonwhoisignorantoflegalmattersisalwaysliabletomakemistakeswhenhetriestophotographacourtscenewithhispen;andsoIwasnotwillingtoletthelawchaptersinthisbook
5、gotopresswithoutfirstsubjectingthemtorigidandexhaustingrevisionandcorrectionbyatrainedbarrister--ifthatiswhattheyarecalled.Thesechaptersareright,now,ineverydetail,fortheywererewrittenundertheimmediateeyeofWilliamHicks,whostudiedlawpartofawhileinsouthwestMissourithirty-fiveyearsagoandthe
6、ncameoverheretoFlorenceforhishealthandisstillhelpingforexerciseandboardinMacaroniVermicelli'shorse-feedshed,whichisupthebackalleyasyouturnaroundthecorneroutofthePiazzadelDuomojustbeyondthehousewherethatstonethatDanteusedtositonsixhundredyearsagoisletintothewallwhenheletontobewatchingthe
7、mbuildGiotto'scampanileandyetalwaysgottiredlookingasBeatricepassedalongonherwaytogetachunkofchestnutcaketodefendherselfwithincaseofaGhibellineoutbreakbeforeshegottoschool,atthesameoldstandwheretheysellthesameoldcaketothisdayanditisjustaslightandgoodasitwasthen,too,andthisisnotf
