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1、THESILVERCHAIRByC.S.LewisCHAPTERONEBEHINDTHEGYMITwasadullautumndayandJillPolewascryingbehindthegym.Shewascryingbecausetheyhadbeenbullyingher.Thisisnotgoingtobeaschoolstory,soIshallsayaslittleaspossibleaboutJill'sschool,whichisnotapleasantsubject.Itwas"Co-educational,"aschoolforbothboysandgi
2、rls,whatusedtobecalleda"mixed"school;somesaiditwasnotnearlysomixedasthemindsofthepeoplewhoranit.Thesepeoplehadtheideathatboysandgirlsshouldbeallowedtodowhattheyliked.Andunfortunatelywhattenorfifteenofthebiggestboysandgirlslikedbestwasbullyingtheothers.Allsortsofthings,horridthings,wentonwhi
3、chatanordinaryschoolwouldhavebeenfoundoutandstoppedinhalfaterm;butatthisschooltheyweren't.Oreveniftheywere,thepeoplewhodidthemwerenotexpelledorpunished.TheHeadsaidtheywereinterestingpsychologicalcasesandsentforthemandtalkedtothemforhours.AndifyouknewtherightsortofthingstosaytotheHead,themai
4、nresultwasthatyoubecameratherafavouritethanotherwise.ThatwaswhyJillPolewascryingonthatdullautumndayonthedamplittlepathwhichrunsbetweenthebackofthegymandtheshrubbery.Andshehadn'tnearlyfinishedhercrywhenaboycameroundthecornerofthegymwhistling,withhishandsinhispockets.Henearlyranintoher."Can't
5、youlookwhereyou'regoing?"saidJillPole."Allright,"saidtheboy,"youneedn'tstart-"andthenhenoticedherface."Isay,Pole,"hesaid,"what'sup?"Jillonlymadefaces;thesortyoumakewhenyou'retryingtosaysomethingbutfindthatifyouspeakyou'llstartcryingagain."It'sThem,Isuppose-asusual,"saidtheboygrimly,diggingh
6、ishandsfartherintohispockets.Jillnodded.Therewasnoneedforhertosayanything,evenifshecouldhavesaidit.Theybothknew."Now,lookhere,"saidtheboy,"there'snogoodusall-"Hemeantwell,buthedidtalkratherlikesomeonebeginningalecture.Jillsuddenlyflewintoatemper(whichisquitealikelythingtohappenifyouhavebeen
7、interruptedinacry)."Oh,goawayandmindyourownbusiness,"shesaid."Nobodyaskedyoutocomebargingin,didthey?Andyou'reanicepersontostarttellinguswhatwealloughttodo,aren'tyou?IsupposeyoumeanweoughttospendallourtimesuckinguptoThem,andcurryingfavour,anddancingattend
