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1、LostHorizonJamesHilton1934http://www.soilandhealth.org/02/0203cat/020304losthorizons.html1LOSTHORIZONByJAMESHILTONHawthorndenPrizeEdition1934NEWYORKWILLIAMMORROW&COMPANYCOPYRIGHT1933BYWILLIAMMORROW&COMPANY,INC.PROLOGUECIGARShadburnedlow,andwewerebeginningtosamplethedisillusion
2、mentthatusuallyafflictsoldschoolfriendswhohavemetagainasmenandfoundthemselveswithlessincommonthantheyhadbelievedtheyhad.Rutherfordwrotenovels;WylandwasoneoftheEmbassysecretaries;hehadjustgivenusdinneratTempelhof--notverycheerfully,Ifancied,butwiththeequanimitywhichadiplomatmus
3、talwayskeepontapforsuchoccasions.ItseemedlikelythatnothingbutthefactofbeingthreecelibateEnglishmeninaforeigncapitalcouldhavebroughtustogether,andIhadalreadyreachedtheconclusionthattheslighttouchofpriggishnesswhichIrememberedinWylandTertiushadnotdiminishedwithyearsandanM.V.O.Ru
4、therfordIlikedmore;hehadripenedwelloutoftheskinny,precociousinfantwhomIhadoncealternatelybulliedandpatronized.Theprobabilitythathewasmakingmuchmoremoneyandhavingamoreinterestinglifethaneitherofus,gaveWylandandmeouronemutualemotion--atouchofenvy.Theevening,however,wasfarfromdul
5、l.WehadagoodviewofthebigLuft-HansamachinesastheyarrivedattheaerodromefromallpartsofCentralEurope,andtowardsdusk,whenarc-flareswerelighted,thescenetookonarich,theatricalbrilliance.OneoftheplaneswasEnglish,anditspilot,infullflying-kit,strolledpastourtableandsalutedWyland,whodidn
6、otatfirstrecognizehim.Whenhedidsotherewereintroductionsallaround,andthestrangerwasinvitedtojoinus.Hewasapleasant,jollyyouthnamedSanders.WylandmadesomeapologeticremarkaboutthedifficultyofidentifyingpeoplewhentheywerealldressedupinSibleysandflying-helmets;atwhichSanderslaughedan
7、danswered:"Oh,rather,Iknowthatwellenough.Don'tforgetIwasatBaskul."Wylandlaughedalso,butlessspontaneously,andtheconversationthentookotherdirections.Sandersmadeanattractiveadditiontooursmallcompany,andwealldrankagreatdealofbeertogether.Aboutteno'clockWylandleftusforamomenttospea
8、ktosomeoneatatablenearby,andRutherford,intothesuddenhiatusoft
