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1、AGentleSpirit1ChapterIChapterIIChapterIIIChapterIVChapterVChapterVIChapterIChapterIIChapterIIIChapterIVAGentleSpiritAFantasticStorybyFyodorDostoevskyTranslatedbyConstanceGarnettbyFyodorDostoevsky2ChapterI:WhoIwasandwhoshewas">PartIChapterI:WhoIwasandwhoshewa
2、sOh,whilesheisstillhere,itisstillallright;Igoupandlookathereveryminute;buttomorrowtheywilltakeheraway-andhowshallIbeleftalone?Nowsheisonthetableinthedrawing-room,theyputtwocardtablestogether,thecoffinwillbeheretomorrow-white,purewhite"grosdeNaples"-butthat's
3、notit...Ikeepwalkingabout,tryingtoexplainittomyself.Ihavebeentryingforthelastsixhourstogetitclear,butstillIcan'tthinkofitallasawhole.ThefactisIwalktoandfro,andtoandfro.Thisishowitwas.Iwillsimplytellitinorder.(Order!)Gentlemen,Iamfarfrombeingaliterarymanandyo
4、uwillseethat;butnomatter,I'lltellitasIunderstanditmyself.ThehorrorofitformeisthatIunderstanditall!Itwas,ifyoucaretoknow,thatistotakeitfromthebeginning,thatsheusedtocometomesimplytopawnthings,topayforadvertisingintheVOICEtotheeffectthatagovernesswasquitewilli
5、ngtotravel,togivelessonsathome,andsoon,andsoon.Thatwasattheverybeginning,andI,ofcourse,madenodifferencebetweenherandtheothers:"Shecomes,"Ithought,"likeanyoneelse,"andsoon.ChapterI3ButafterwardsIbegantoseeadifference.Shewassuchaslender,fairlittlething,rathert
6、all,alwaysalittleawkwardwithme,asthoughembarrassed(Ifancyshewasthesamewithallstrangers,andinhereyes,ofcourse,Iwasexactlylikeanybodyelse-thatis,notasapawnbrokerbutasaman).Assoonasshereceivedthemoneyshewouldturnroundatonceandgoaway.Andalwaysinsilence.Otherwome
7、nargueso,entreat,haggleformetogivethemmore;thisonedidnotaskformore....IbelieveIammuddlingitup.Yes;Iwasstruckfirstofallbythethingsshebrought:poorlittlesilvergiltearrings,atrashylittlelocket,thingsnotworthsixpence.Sheknewherselfthattheywereworthnexttonothing,b
8、utIcouldseefromherfacethattheyweretreasurestoher,andIfoundoutafterwardsasafactthattheywereallthatwasleftherbelongingtoherfatherandmother.OnlyonceIallowedmyselftoscoffatherthings.YouseeIneverallo