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1、THEWHITEPEOPLETHEWHITEPEOPLEBYFRANCESHODGSONBURNETTTOLIONEL"Thestarscomenightlytothesky;Thetidalwaveuntothesea;Nortime,norspace,nordeep,norhighCankeepmyownawayfromme."1THEWHITEPEOPLECHAPTERIPerhapsthethingswhichhappenedcouldonlyhavehappenedtome.Idonotknow.Ineverheard
2、ofthingslikethemhappeningtoanyoneelse.ButIamnotsorrytheydidhappen.Iaminsecretdeeplyandstrangelyglad.Ihaveheardotherpeoplesaythings--andtheywerenotalwayssadpeople,either--whichmademefeelthatiftheyknewwhatIknowitwouldseemtothemasthoughsomeawesome,heavyloadtheyhadalways
3、draggedaboutwiththemhadfallenfromtheirshoulders.Tomostpeopleeverythingissouncertainthatiftheycouldonlyseeorhearandknowsomethingcleartheywoulddropupontheirkneesandgivethanks.ThatwaswhatIfeltmyselfbeforeIfoundoutsostrangely,andIwasonlyagirl.ThatiswhyIintendtowritethisd
4、ownaswellasIcan.Itwillnotbeverywelldone,becauseIneverwascleveratall,andalwaysfounditdifficulttotalk.Isaythatperhapsthesethingscouldonlyhavehappenedtome,because,asIlookbackovermylife,Irealizethatithasalwaysbeenarathercuriousone.EvenwhenthosewhotookcareofmedidnotknowIw
5、asthinkingatall,IhadbeguntowonderifIwerenotdifferentfromotherchildren.Thatwas,ofcourse,largelybecauseMuircarrieCastlewasinsuchawildandremotepartofScotlandthatwhenmyfewrelationsfelttheymustpaymeavisitasamerematterofduty,theirjourneyfromLondon,ortheirpleasantplacesinth
6、esouthofEngland,seemedtothemlikeapilgrimagetoasortofsavageland;andwhenaconscientiousonebroughtachildtoplaywithme,thelittlecivilizedcreaturewasasfrightenedofmeasIwasofit.Myshynessandfearofitsstrangenessmadeusbothdumb.NodoubtIseemedlikeanewbreedofinoffensivelittlebarba
7、rian,knowingnotonguebutitsown.Acertainclannishetiquettemadeitseemnecessarythatarelationshouldpaymeavisitsometimes,becauseIwasinawayimportant.Thehuge,frowningfeudalcastlestandinguponitsbattlementedrockwasmine;Iwasagreatheiress,andIwas,sotospeak,thechieftainessofthecla
8、n.ButIwasaplain,undersizedlittlechild,andhadnoattractionforanyonebutJeanBraidfute,adistantcousin,whotookcareofme,andAngus2THEWHITEP
