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1、AlexanderGrin.THESHIPSINLISStranslatedbyBarryScherrPROGRESSPUBLISHINGHOUSEMoscow1978Fromcompilation:AlexanderGrin,"TheSeekerofAdventure,SelectedStories",ITherearepeoplewhoremindyouofanold-fashionedsnuffbox.Whenyoupickupsuchanobject,youponderitfruitfully.Itisanentiregenera
2、tion,andwearealientoit.Thesnuffboxisplacedamongotherappropriatelittleobjectsandisshowntoguests,butrarelydoesitsowneruseitasaneverydayitem.Why?Dothecenturiesdaunthim?Oraretheformsofanothertime,sodeceptivelysimilartomodernformsgeometrically,sodifferentinessencethattoseethem
3、constantly,tobeinconstantcontactwiththem,meanstoliveimperceptiblyinthepast?Isthisperhapsashallowthoughtaboutacomplexdisparity?Hardtotell.But,asIbegantosay,therearepeoplewhoremindyouofanancienteverydayitem,andthespiritualessenceofthesepeopleisasalientothemanneroflifearound
4、themastheabove-mentionedsnuffboxtoapricegougerfromtheHotelLisbon.Whetherinchildhood,oratoneofthoseturningpointsinlifewhenthedevelopingcharacterseemstobelikealiquidsaturatedwithamineralsolution—disturbitjustalittleanditwillallirreversiblycongealintocrystalsthatformwiththes
5、peedoflightning-maybeatsuchaturningpoint,thankstoachanceimpressionorsomethingelse,theirsouladoptsasteadfastformonceandforall.Itsneedsarenaiveandpoetic:theintegrity,completeness,andthecharmofthehabitual,wheredaydreamsdwellsoserenelyandcomfortably,freeofthemoment'scavils.Su
6、chapersonprefershorsestotrains,candlestoelectricbulbs,thedownyplaitofagirltoherartfulcoiffurewithitssmellofburningandmusk,rosestochrysanthemums,andtheungainlysailingvesselwithitsloftymassofwhitesailsthatremindsyouofajawlyfacewithaclearbrowaboveblueeyes,tothesteamshipprett
7、yasatoy.Hisinnerlifeisofnecessityguarded,whilehisexternallifeconsistsofmutualrepulsions.IIJustastherearesuchpeople,soaretherefamilieshouses,andevencitiesandharboursthatareguidedbyaspiritalltheirown.ThereisnoportmoredisorderlyandmarvellousthanLiss,exceptofcourseZurbagan.Th
8、einternational,multilingualcitystronglyremindsoneofatrampwhohasfinallydecidedtoburyhimselfinthef
