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1、THEFRIENDLYROADTHEFRIENDLYROADbyDOUBLEDAY,PAGE&COMPANY1THEFRIENDLYROADAWORDTOHIMWHOOPENSTHISBOOKIdidnotplanwhenIbeganwritingthesechapterstomakeanentirebook,butonlytoputdownthemoreorlessunusualimpressions,theeventsandadventures,ofcertainquietpilgrimagesincountryr
2、oads.ButwhenIhadwrittendownallofthesethings,IfoundIhadmaterialinplenty."WhatshallIcallitnowthatIhavewrittenit?"Iaskedmyself.AtfirstIthoughtIshouldcallit"AdventuresontheRoad,"or"TheCountryRoad,"orsomethingequallysimple,forIwouldnothavethetitlearouseanyappetitewhi
3、chthebookitselfcouldnotsatisfy.OnepleasanteveningIwassittingonmyporchwithmydogsleepingnearme,andHarrietnotfarawayrockingandsewing,andasIlookedoutacrossthequietfieldsIcouldseeinthedistanceacurvingbitofthetownroad.Icouldseethevalleybelowitandthegreenhillbeyond,and
4、mymindwentoutswiftlyalongthecountryroadwhichIhadsorecentlytravelledonfoot,andIthoughtwithdeepsatisfactionofallthepeopleIhadmetonmypilgrimages--theCountryMinisterwithhisproblems,thebuoyantStanleys,BillHahntheSocialist,theVeddersintheirgarden,theBrushPeddler.Ithou
5、ghtoftheWonderfulCity,andofhowforatimeIhadbeencaughtupintoitslife.IthoughtofthemenImetattheliverystable,especiallyHealy,thewit,andofthatstrangeGirloftheStreet.Anditwasgoodtothinkofthemalllivingaroundme,notsoveryfaraway,connectedwithmethroughdarknessandspacebyace
6、rtainmysterioushumancord.MostofallIlovethatwhichIcannotseebeyondthehill."Harriet,"Isaidaloud,"itgrowsmorewonderfuleveryyearhowfulltheworldisoffriendlypeople!"SoIgotupquicklyandcameinheretomyroom,andtakingafreshsheetofpaperIwrotedownthetitleofmynewbook:2THEFRIEND
7、LYROAD"TheFriendlyRoad."Iinviteyoutotravelwithmeuponthisfriendlyroad.Youmayfind,asIdid,somethingwhichwillcauseyouforatime,toforgetyourselfintocontentment.Butifyouchancetobeatrulyseriousperson,putdownmybook.Letnothingstayyourhurriedsteps,norkeepyoufromyourway.Asf
8、orthoseofuswhoremain,wewillloiterasmuchaseverweplease.We'lltaketollofthesespringdays,we'llstopwherevereveningovertakesus,we'lleatthefoodofhospitality--andmakefriendsf
