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1、DADDY-LONG-LEGS---ByJEANWEBSTERCopyright1912byTheCenturyCompanyTOYOUBlueWednesdayThefirstWednesdayineverymonthwasaPerfectlyAwfulDay--adaytobeawaitedwithdread,enduredwithcourageandforgottenwithhaste.Everyfloormustbespotless,everychairdustless,andeverybedwithoutawrinkle.Ninety-sevensquirminglit
2、tleorphansmustbescrubbedandcombedandbuttonedintofreshlystarchedginghams;andallninety-sevenremindedoftheirmanners,andtoldtosay,'Yes,sir,''No,sir,'wheneveraTrusteespoke.Itwasadistressingtime;andpoorJerushaAbbott,beingtheoldestorphan,hadtobearthebruntofit.ButthisparticularfirstWednesday,likeitsp
3、redecessors,finallydraggeditselftoaclose.Jerushaescapedfromthepantrywhereshehadbeenmakingsandwichesfortheasylum'sguests,andturnedupstairstoaccomplishherregularwork.HerspecialcarewasroomF,whereelevenlittletots,fromfourtoseven,occupiedelevenlittlecotssetinarow.Jerushaassembledhercharges,straigh
4、tenedtheirrumpledfrocks,wipedtheirnoses,andstartedtheminanorderlyandwillinglinetowardsthedining-roomtoengagethemselvesforablessedhalfhourwithbreadandmilkandprunepudding.Thenshedroppeddownonthewindowseatandleanedthrobbingtemplesagainstthecoolglass.Shehadbeenonherfeetsincefivethatmorning,doinge
5、verybody'sbidding,scoldedandhurriedbyanervousmatron.Mrs.Lippett,behindthescenes,didnotalwaysmaintainthatcalmandpompousdignitywithwhichshefacedanaudienceofTrusteesandladyvisitors.Jerushagazedoutacrossabroadstretchoffrozen3.(地面)结冰的lawn,beyondthetallironpalingthatmarkedtheconfinesoftheasylum,dow
6、nundulating波状的ridgessprinkled用…点缀withcountryestates2.(通常指农村的)大片私有土地，庄园,tothespiresofthevillagerisingfromthemidstofbaretrees.Thedaywasended--quitesuccessfully,sofarassheknew.TheTrusteesandthevisitingcommitteehadmadetheirrounds一系列常规活动;惯常的活动,andreadtheirreports,anddrunktheirtea,andnowwerehurryin
7、ghometotheirowncheerfulfiresides炉边,toforgettheirbothersomelittlecharges8.被照管的人，受照料者foranothermonth.Jerushaleanedforwardwatchingwithcuriosity--andatouchofwistfulness--thestreamofcarriagesandautomobilesthatrolledoutoftheasylumgates.Inimaginatio
