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1、THEANGELANDTHEAUTHOR--ANDOTHERSTHEANGELANDTHEAUTHOR--ANDOTHERSbyJeromeK.Jerome1THEANGELANDTHEAUTHOR--ANDOTHERSCHAPTERIIhadavexingdreamonenight,notlongago:itwasaboutafortnightafterChristmas.IdreamtIflewoutofthewindowinmynightshirt.Iwentupandup.IwasgladthatIwasgoingup."Theyhavebeenno

2、ticingme,"Ithoughttomyself."Ifanything,Ihavebeenabittoogood.AlittlelessvirtueandImighthavelivedlonger.Butonecannothaveeverything."Theworldgrewsmallerandsmaller.ThelastIsawofLondonwasthelonglineofelectriclampsborderingtheEmbankment;laternothingremainedbutafaintluminosityburiedbeneat

3、hdarkness.ItwasatthispointofmyjourneythatIheardbehindmetheslow,throbbingsoundofwings.Iturnedmyhead.ItwastheRecordingAngel.Hehadawearylook;Ijudgedhimtobetired."Yes,"heacknowledged,"itisatryingperiodforme,yourChristmastime.""Iamsureitmustbe,"Ireturned;"thewondertomeishowyougetthrough

4、itall.YouseeatChristmastime,"Iwenton,"allwemenandwomenbecomegenerous,quitesuddenly.Itisreallyadelightfulsensation.""Youaretobeenvied,"heagreed."ItisthefirstChristmasnumberthatstartsmeoff,"Itoldhim;"thosebeautifulpictures--thesweetchildlookingsoprettyinherfurs,givingBovrilwithherown

5、dearlittlehandstotheshiveringstreetarab;thegoodoldred-facedsquireshovellingoutplumpuddingtothecrowdofgratefulvillagers.Itmakesmeyearntoborrowacollectingboxandgorounddoinggoodmyself."Anditisnotonlyme--IshouldsayI,"Icontinued;"Idon'twantyoutorunawaywiththeideathatIamtheonlygoodmanint

6、heworld.That'swhatIlikeaboutChristmas,itmakeseverybodygood.Thelovelysentimentswegoaboutrepeating!thenobledeedswedo!fromalittlebeforeChristmasupto,say,theendofJanuary!whynotingthemdownmustbeacomforttoyou."2THEANGELANDTHEAUTHOR--ANDOTHERS"Yes,"headmitted,"nobledeedsarealwaysagreatjoy

7、tome.""Theyaretoallofus,"Isaid;"IlovetothinkofallthegooddeedsImyselfhavedone.Ihaveoftenthoughtofkeepingadiary--jottingthemdowneachday.Itwouldbesoniceforone'schildren."Heagreedtherewasanideainthis."Thatbookofyours,"Isaid,"Isuppose,now,itcontainsallthegoodactionsthatwemenandwomenhave

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