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1、TheGolembyAvramDavidsonThegrey-facedpersoncamealongthestreetwhereoldMr.andMrs.Gumbeinerlived.Itwasafternoon,itwasautumn,thesunwaswarmandsoothingtotheirancientbones.Anyonewhoattendedthemoviesinthetwentiesortheearlythirtieshasseenthatstreetathousandtimes.
2、Pastthesebungalowswiththeirhalf-doubleroofsEdmundLowewalkedarm-in-armwithLeatriceJoyandHaroldLloydwaschasedbyChinamenwavinghatchets.UnderthesesquamouspalmtreesLaurelkickedHardyandWoolseybeatWheelerupontheheadwithacodfish.Acrossthesepocket-handkerchief-s
3、izedlawnsthejuvenilesoftheOurGangcomediespursuedoneanotherandwerepursuedbyangryfatmeningolfknickers.Onthissamestreet—orperhapsonsomeotheroneoffivehundredstreetsexactlylikeit.Mrs.Gumbeinerindicatedthegrey-facedpersontoherhusband."Youthinkmaybehe'sgotsome
4、thingthematter?"sheasked."Hewalkskindoffunny,tome.""Walkslikeagolem,,"Mr.Gumbeinersaidindifferently.Theoldwomanwasnettled."Oh,Idon'tknow,"shesaid."IthinkhewalkslikeyourcousinMendel."Theoldmanpursedhismouthangrilyandchewedonhispipestem.Thegrey-facedperso
5、nturneduptheconcretepath,walkedupthestepstotheporch,satdowninachair.OldMr.Gumbeinerignoredhim.Hiswifestaredatthestranger."Mancomesinwithoutahello,goodbye,orhowareyou,sitshimselfdown,andrightawayhe'sathome…Thechairiscomfortable?"sheasked."Wouldyoulikemay
6、beaglassoftea?"Sheturnedtoherhusband."Saysomething,Gumbeiner!"shedemanded."Whatareyou,madeofwood?"Theoldmansmiledaslow,wicked,triumphantsmile."WhyshouldIsayanything?"heaskedtheair."WhoamI?Nothing,that'swho."Thestrangerspoke.Hisvoicewasharshandmonotonous
7、."Whenyoulearnwho—or,rather,what—Iam,thefleshwillmeltfromyourbonesinterror."Hebaredporcelainteeth."Nevermindaboutmybones!"theoldwomancried."You'vegotalotofnervetalkingaboutmybones!""Youwillquakewithfear,"saidthestranger.OldMrs.Gumbeinersaidthatshehopedh
8、ewouldlivesolong.Sheturnedtoherhusbandonceagain."Gumbeiner,whenareyougoingtomowthelawn?""Allmankind—"thestrangerbegan."Shah!I'mtalkingtomyhusband…Hetalkseppiskindoffunny,Gumbeiner,no?""Probablyaforeigner,"Mr.Gumbeinersaidcomplace
