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1、TheFurtherAdventuresofRobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe1CHAPTERI-REVISITSISLANDTHAThomelyproverb,usedonsomanyoccasionsinEngland,viz."Thatwhatisbredinthebonewillnotgooutoftheflesh,"wasnevermoreverifiedthaninthestoryofmyLife.Anyonewouldthinkthatafterthirty-fiveyears'affliction,andavarietyofunh
2、appycircumstances,whichfewmen,ifany,everwentthroughbefore,andafternearsevenyearsofpeaceandenjoymentinthefulnessofallthings;grownold,andwhen,ifever,itmightbeallowedmetohavehadexperienceofeverystateofmiddlelife,andtoknowwhichwasmostadaptedtomakeamancompletelyhappy;Isay,afterallthis,anyon
3、ewouldhavethoughtthatthenativepropensitytoramblingwhichIgaveanaccountofinmyfirstsettingoutintheworldtohavebeensopredominantinmythoughts,shouldbewornout,andImight,atsixtyoneyearsofage,havebeenalittleinclinedtostayathome,andhavedoneventuringlifeandfortuneanymore.Nay,farther,thecommonmoti
4、veofforeignadventureswastakenawayinme,forIhadnofortunetomake;Ihadnothingtoseek:ifIhadgainedtenthousandpoundsIhadbeennoricher;forIhadalreadysufficientforme,andforthoseIhadtoleaveitto;andwhatIhadwasvisiblyincreasing;for,havingnogreatfamily,IcouldnotspendtheincomeofwhatIhadunlessIwouldset
5、upforanexpensivewayofliving,suchasagreatfamily,servants,equipage,gaiety,andthelike,whichwerethingsIhadnonotionof,orinclinationto;sothatIhadnothing,indeed,todobuttositstill,andfullyenjoywhatIhadgot,andseeitincreasedailyuponmyhands.Yetallthesethingshadnoeffectuponme,oratleastnotenoughtor
6、esistthestronginclinationIhadtogoabroadagain,whichhungaboutmelikeachronicdistemper.Inparticular,thedesireofseeingmynewplantationintheisland,andthecolonyIleftthere,raninmyheadcontinually.Idreamedofitallnight,andmyimaginationranuponitallday:itwasuppermostinallmythoughts,andmyfancyworkeds
7、osteadilyandstronglyuponitthatItalkedofitinmysleep;inshort,nothingcouldremoveitoutofmymind:itevenbrokesoviolentlyintoallmydiscoursesthatitmademyconversationtiresome,forIcouldtalkofnothingelse;allmydiscourseranintoit,eventoimpertinence;andIsawitmyself.Ihaveoftenheardpersonsofgoodjudgm