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1、LOSTHORIZONByJAMESHILTONHawthorndenPrizeEdition1934NEWYORKWILLIAMMORROW&COMPANYCOPYRIGHT1933BYWILLIAMMORROW&COMPANY,INC.PROLOGUECIGARShadburnedlow,andwewerebeginningtosamplethedisillusionmentthatusuallyafflictsoldschoolfriendswhohavemetagainasmenandfoundthemselveswithlessincommo
2、nthantheyhadbelievedtheyhad.Rutherfordwrotenovels;WylandwasoneoftheEmbassysecretaries;hehadjustgivenusdinneratTempelhof--notverycheerfully,Ifancied,butwiththeequanimitywhichadiplomatmustalwayskeepontapforsuchoccasions.ItseemedlikelythatnothingbutthefactofbeingthreecelibateEnglis
3、hmeninaforeigncapitalcouldhavebroughtustogether,andIhadalreadyreachedtheconclusionthattheslighttouchofpriggishnesswhichIrememberedinWylandTertiushadnotdiminishedwithyearsandanM.V.O.RutherfordIlikedmore;hehadripenedwelloutoftheskinny,precociousinfantwhomIhadoncealternatelybullied
4、andpatronized.Theprobabilitythathewasmakingmuchmoremoneyandhavingamoreinterestinglifethaneitherofus,gaveWylandandmeouronemutualemotion--atouchofenvy.Theevening,however,wasfarfromdull.WehadagoodviewofthebigLuft-HansamachinesastheyarrivedattheaerodromefromallpartsofCentralEurope,a
5、ndtowardsdusk,whenarc-flareswerelighted,thescenetookonarich,theatricalbrilliance.OneoftheplaneswasEnglish,anditspilot,infullflying-kit,strolledpastourtableandsalutedWyland,whodidnotatfirstrecognizehim.Whenhedidsotherewereintroductionsallaround,andthestrangerwasinvitedtojoinus.He
6、wasapleasant,jollyyouthnamedSanders.WylandmadesomeapologeticremarkaboutthedifficultyofidentifyingpeoplewhentheywerealldressedupinSibleysandflying-helmets;atwhichSanderslaughedandanswered:"Oh,rather,Iknowthatwellenough.Don'tforgetIwasatBaskul."Wylandlaughedalso,butlessspontaneous
7、ly,andtheconversationthentookotherdirections.Sandersmadeanattractiveadditiontooursmallcompany,andwealldrankagreatdealofbeertogether.Aboutteno'clockWylandleftusforamomenttospeaktosomeoneatatablenearby,andRutherford,intothesuddenhiatusoftalk,remarked:"Oh,bytheway,youmentionedBasku
8、ljustnow.Iknowtheplaceslightly.Whatwasityouwere
