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1、THEDOORINTHEWALLAndOtherStoriesTHEDOORINTHEWALLAndOtherStoriesBYH.G.WELLS1THEDOORINTHEWALLAndOtherStoriesTHEDOORINTHEWALLIOneconfidentialevening,notthreemonthsago,LionelWallacetoldmethisstoryoftheDoorintheWall.AndatthetimeIthoughtthatsofarashewasconcerneditwasatruestory.Hetoldi

2、tmewithsuchadirectsimplicityofconvictionthatIcouldnotdootherwisethanbelieveinhim.Butinthemorning,inmyownflat,Iwoketoadifferentatmosphere,andasIlayinbedandrecalledthethingshehadtoldme,strippedoftheglamourofhisearnestslowvoice,denudedofthefocussedshadedtablelight,theshadowyatmosp

3、herethatwrappedabouthimandthepleasantbrightthings,thedessertandglassesandnaperyofthedinnerwehadshared,makingthemforthetimeabrightlittleworldquitecutofffromevery-dayrealities,Isawitallasfranklyincredible."Hewasmystifying!"Isaid,andthen:"Howwellhedidit!.....Itisn'tquitethethingIs

4、houldhaveexpectedhim,ofallpeople,todowell."Afterwards,asIsatupinbedandsippedmymorningtea,Ifoundmyselftryingtoaccountfortheflavourofrealitythatperplexedmeinhisimpossiblereminiscences,bysupposingtheydidinsomewaysuggest,present,convey--Ihardlyknowwhichwordtouse--experiencesitwasot

5、herwiseimpossibletotell.Well,Idon'tresorttothatexplanationnow.Ihavegotovermyinterveningdoubts.Ibelievenow,asIbelievedatthemomentoftelling,thatWallacedidtotheverybestofhisabilitystripthetruthofhissecretforme.Butwhetherhehimselfsaw,oronlythoughthesaw,whetherhehimselfwasthepossess

6、orofaninestimableprivilege,orthevictimofafantasticdream,Icannotpretendtoguess.Eventhefactsofhisdeath,whichendedmydoubtsforever,thrownolightonthat.Thatmuchthereadermustjudgeforhimself.Iforgetnowwhatchancecommentorcriticismofminemovedsoreticentamantoconfideinme.Hewas,Ithink,defen

7、dinghimselfagainst2THEDOORINTHEWALLAndOtherStoriesanimputationofslacknessandunreliabilityIhadmadeinrelationtoagreatpublicmovementinwhichhehaddisappointedme.Butheplungedsuddenly."Ihave"hesaid,"apreoccupation--""Iknow,"hewenton,afterapausethathedevotedtothestudyofhiscigarash,"Iha

8、vebeennegligent.Thefactis--itisn'tacaseofghostsorappar