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1、Lesson60Tooearlyandtoolate太平和太牝Punctualityisanecessaryhabitinallpublicaffairsincivilizedsociety.Withoutit,nothingcouldeverbebroughttoaconelusion;everythinqwouldbeinastateofchaos.Onlyinasparsely-populatedruralcommunityisitpossibletodisregardit.Inordinaryl
2、iving,therecanbesometoleranceofunpunctuality.Theintellectual,whoisworkingonsomeabstruseproblem,haseverythingcoordinatedandorganizedforthematterinhand・Heisthereforeforgiven,iflateforadinnerparty.Butpeopleareoftenreproachedforunpunctualitywhentheironlyfaul
3、tiscuttingthingsfine.Itishardforenergetic,quick-mindedpeopletowastetime,sotheyareoftentemptedtofinishajobbeforesettingouttokeepanappointment.Ifnoaccidentsoccurontheway,likepuncturedtyres,diversionsoftraffic,suddendescentoffog,theywillbeontime・Theyareofte
4、nmoreindustrious,usefulcitizensthanthosewhoareneverlate.Theover・punctualcanbeasmuchatrialtoothersastheunpunctuol.Theguestwhoarriveshalfanhourtoosoonisthegreatestnuisance・Somefriendsofmyfamilyhadthisirritatinghabit.Theonlythingtodowasaskthemtocomehalfanho
5、urlaterthantheotherquests.Thentheyarrivedjustwhenwewantedthem・Ifyouarecatchingatrain,itisalwaysbettertobecomfortablyearlythanevenafractionofaminutetoolate・Althoughbeingearlymaymeanwastingalittletime,thiswillbelessingoodtimeforatrainandstilltoseeitgooffwi
6、thoutyou.Suchanexperiencebefellacertainyounggirlthefirsttimeshewastravellingalone.Sheenteredthestationtwentyminutesbeforethetrainwasdue,sinceherparentshadimpresseduponherthatitwouldbeunforgivabletomissitandcausethefriendswithwhomshewasgoingtostaytomaketw
7、ojourneystomeether.Shegaveherluggagetoaporterandshowedhimherticket.Toherhorrorhesaidthatshewastwohourstoosoon.Shefeltinherhandbagforthepieceofpaperonwhichherfatherhadwrittendownallthedetailsofthejourneyandgaveittotheporter.Heagreedthatatraindidcomeintoth
8、estationatthetimeonthepaperandthatitdidstop,butonlytotakeonmail,notpassengers.Theqirlaskedtoseeatimetable,feelingsurethatherfathercouldnothavemadesuchamistake.Theporterwenttofetchoneandarrivedbackwiththestationmaster,whopr
