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1、TheKingInYellowbyRobertW.ChambersTheKingInYellowbyRobertW.ChambersE-textpreparedbySuzanneShell,BethTrapaga,CharlesFranks,andtheOnlineDistributedProofreadingTeamTHEKINGINYELLOWBYROBERTW.CHAMBERSOriginalpublicationdate:1895THEKINGINYELLOWISDEDICATEDTOMYBROTHERAlongtheshorethecloudwavesbreak,pag
2、e1/343Thetwinsunssinkbeneaththelake,TheshadowslengthenInCarcosa.Strangeisthenightwhereblackstarsrise,AndstrangemoonscirclethroughtheskiesButstrangerstillisLostCarcosa.SongsthattheHyadesshallsing,WhereflapthetattersoftheKing,MustdieunheardinDimCarcosa.Songofmysoul,myvoiceisdead;Diethou,unsung,
3、astearsunshedShalldryanddieinLostCarcosa.Cassilda'sSongin"TheKinginYellow,"Acti,Scene2.THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONSIpage2/343"Neraillonspaslesfous;leurfoliedurepluslongtempsquelanotre....Voilatouteladifference."Towardtheendoftheyear1920theGovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompletedtheprogr
4、amme,adoptedduringthelastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.EverybodyknowshowtheTariffandLabourquestionsweresettled.ThewarwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolk
5、bytheinvadingarmyhadbeenforgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictories,andthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercentandtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.Thecountrywasinasuperbstate
6、ofdefence.Everycoastcityhadbeenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;thearmyundertheparentaleyeoftheGeneralStaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedto300,000men,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisersandbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenav
7、igableseas,leavingasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasasnecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;consequentlywewerenolongerr