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1、TheLostWorldBySIRARTHURCONANDOYLECOPYRIGHT,1912PreparedandPublishedby:EbdE-BooksDirectory.comForewordMr.E.D.MalonedesirestostatethatboththeinjunctionforrestraintandthelibelactionhavebeenwithdrawnunreservedlybyProfessorG.E.Challenger,who,beingsatisfiedthatno
2、criticismorcommentinthisbookismeantinanoffensivespirit,hasguaranteedthathewillplacenoimpedimenttoitspublicationandcirculation.EbdE-BooksDirectory.comCHAPTERI"ThereAreHeroismsAllRoundUs"Mr.Hungerton,herfather,reallywasthemosttactlesspersonuponearth,—afluffy,
3、feathery,untidycockatooofaman,perfectlygood-natured,butabsolutelycentereduponhisownsillyself.IfanythingcouldhavedrivenmefromGladys,itwouldhavebeenthethoughtofsuchafather-in-law.IamconvincedthathereallybelievedinhisheartthatIcameroundtotheChestnutsthreedaysa
4、weekforthepleasureofhiscompany,andveryespeciallytohearhisviewsuponbimetallism,asubjectuponwhichhewasbywayofbeinganauthority.ForanhourormorethateveningIlistenedtohismonotonouschirrupaboutbadmoneydrivingoutgood,thetokenvalueofsilver,thedepreciationoftherupee,
5、andthetruestandardsofexchange."Suppose,"hecriedwithfeebleviolence,"thatallthedebtsintheworldwerecalledupsimultaneously,andimmediatepaymentinsistedupon,—whatunderourpresentconditionswouldhappenthen?"Igavetheself-evidentanswerthatIshouldbearuinedman,uponwhich
6、hejumpedfromhischair,reprovedmeformyhabituallevity,whichmadeitimpossibleforhimtodiscussanyreasonablesubjectinmypresence,andbouncedoffoutoftheroomtodressforaMasonicmeeting.AtlastIwasalonewithGladys,andthemomentofFatehadcome!AllthateveningIhadfeltlikethesoldi
7、erwhoawaitsthesignalwhichwillsendhimonaforlornhope;hopeofvictoryandfearofrepulsealternatinginhismind.Shesatwiththatproud,delicateprofileofhersoutlinedagainsttheredcurtain.Howbeautifulshewas!Andyethowaloof!Wehadbeenfriends,quitegoodfriends;butnevercouldIgetb
8、eyondthesamecomradeshipwhichImighthaveestablishedwithoneofmyfellow-reportersupontheGazette,—perfectlyfrank,perfectlykindly,andperfectlyunsexual.Myinstinctsareallagainstawomanbeingtoofrankandathereasewi
