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1、TheTreesofPrideTheTreesofPridebyGilbertK.Chesterton1TheTreesofPrideI.THETALEOFTHEPEACOCKTREESSquireVanewasanelderlyschoolboyofEnglisheducationandIrishextraction.HisEnglisheducation,atoneofthegreatpublicschools,hadpreservedhisintellectperfectlyandpermanentlyat

2、thestageofboyhood.ButhisIrishextractionsubconsciouslyupsetinhimthepropersolemnityofanoldboy,andsometimesgavehimbackthebrighteroutlookofanaughtyboy.Hehadabodilyimpatiencewhichplayedtricksuponhimalmostagainsthiswill,andhadalreadyrenderedhimrathertooradiantafail

3、ureincivilanddiplomaticservice.ThusitistruethatcompromiseisthekeyofBritishpolicy,especiallyaseffectinganimpartialityamongthereligionsofIndia;butVane'sattempttomeettheMoslemhalfwaybykickingoffonebootatthegatesofthemosque,wasfeltnotsomuchtoindicatetrueimpartial

4、ityassomethingthatcouldonlybecalledanaggressiveindifference.Again,itistruethatanEnglisharistocratcanhardlyenterfullyintothefeelingsofeitherpartyinaquarrelbetweenaRussianJewandanOrthodoxprocessioncarryingrelics;butVane'sideathattheprocessionmightcarrytheJewasw

5、ell,himselfavenerableandhistoricrelic,wasmisunderstoodonbothsides.Inshort,hewasamanwhoparticularlypridedhimselfonhavingnononsenseabouthim;withtheresultthathewasalwaysdoingnonsensicalthings.Heseemedtobestandingonhisheadmerelytoprovethathewashard-headed.Hehadju

6、stfinishedaheartybreakfast,inthesocietyofhisdaughter,atatableunderatreeinhisgardenbytheCornishcoast.For,havingagloriouscirculation,heinsistedonasmanyoutdoormealsaspossible,thoughspringhadbarelytouchedthewoodsandwarmedtheseasroundthatsouthernextremityofEngland

7、.HisdaughterBarbara,agood-lookinggirlwithheavyredhairandafaceasgraveasoneofthegardenstatues,stillsatalmostmotionlessasastatuewhenherfatherrose.Afinetallfigureinlightclothes,withhiswhitehairandmustacheflyingbackwardsratherfiercelyfromafacethatwasgood-humoreden

8、ough,forhecarriedhisverywidePanamahatinhishand,hestrodeacrossthe2TheTreesofPrideterracedgarden,downsomestonestepsflankedwitholdornamentalurnstoamorewoodlandpathfringedwithlittletrees,ands