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1、simonarmitageWalkingHomeTravelsTroubadourawithonPenninetheWay24229.indd302/05/201215:19Firstpublishedin2012byFaberandFaberLtdBloomsburyHouse74–77GreatRussellStreetLondonwc1b3daTypesetbyRefineCatchLimited,Bungay,SuffolkPrintedintheUKbyCPIGroup(UK)Ltd,Croydon,cr04yyAllrightsreserved©Simo
2、nArmitage,2012TherightofSimonArmitagetobeidentifiedasauthorofthisworkhasbeenassertedinaccordancewithSection77oftheCopyright,DesignsandPatentsAct1988ACIPrecordforthisbookisavailablefromtheBritishLibraryMap©EleanorCrow,2012isbn978–0–571–24988–62468109753124229.indd402/05/201215:19Mapofth
3、ePennineWayfromKirkYetholmtoEdale24229.indd502/05/201215:1924229.indd602/05/201215:1924229.indd702/05/201215:19APreambleIntheWestYorkshirevillageofMarsdenwhereIwasbornandgrewup,apeculiarphenomenontookplaceeveryyear.StartingroundaboutMay,usuallyinthelateevenings,foreigncreaturesinbiglea
4、therbootsandmud-splatteredover-trousersbegandescendingfromthemoortothesouth.Theycarriedontheirbacksthecarapacesofhugerucksacksand,fromadistance,silhouettedonthehorizon,theylookedlikeastronauts.Upclose,theysmeltofdubbin,KendalMintCakeandsweat.Andhavingjustcompletedthefirstandarguablymos
5、tdauntingsectionofthePennineWay,theyworeontheirfacesavarietyofexpressions.WhenIwasachildthisregulararrivalofhikerswasasourceofcuriosityandentertainment.SometimestheywerelookingforthenowdefunctYouthHostel,aformerCo-opwithaboutadozenbedsandapooltable,whichalsooperatedasahang-outforboredl
6、ocalteenagers.Butmoreoftentheywerelookingforsomewheretopitchtheirtent.Intheabsenceofanycampsite,thiswasusuallythefootballfield,orsomebody’sgarden,or,ononeoccasion,theroundaboutatthetopofFallLane.AcoupleofladsfromEastKilbridelikedMarsdensomuchtheydroppedtheirplantohikenorthandcampedatth
7、ebackoftheallotmentsforthewholesummer,occasionallyopeningtheflapstoemitgreatwaftsofpungentsmoke,toputtheiremptycider[1]24229.indd102/05/201215:19APreamblebottlesoutandtoallowsomeofthevillagegirlsin.Oneoldboywhoknockedatmyparents’houseindesperateneedofwaterstillsendsaChristmascardthir
