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1、TheOldCuriosityShopbyCharlesDickensAPennStateElectronicClassicSeriesPublicationTheOldCuriosityShopbyCharlesDickensisapubli-cationofthePennsylvaniaStateUniversity.ThisPor-tableDocumentfileisfurnishedfreeandwithoutanychargeofanykind.Anypersonusingthisdocumentfile,foranypurpose,andinanywaydoessoat
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4、nnsylvaniaStateUniversityThePennsylvaniaStateUniversityisanequalopportunityUniversity.DickensTheOldCuriosityShopByCharlesDickensCHAPTER1NIGHTISGENERALLYMYTIMEFORWALKING.InthesummerIoftenleavehomeearlyinthemorning,androamaboutfieldsandlanesallday,orevenescapefordaysorweekstogether;but,savinginth
5、ecountry,Iseldomgooutuntilafterdark,though,Heavenbethanked,Iloveitslightandfeelthecheerfulnessitshedsupontheearth,asmuchasanycreatureliving.Ihavefalleninsensiblyintothishabit,bothbecauseitfavoursmyinfirmityandbecauseitaffordsmegreateropportunityofspeculatingonthecharactersandoccupationsofthosew
6、hofillthestreets.Theglareandhurryofbroadnoonarenotadaptedtoidlepursuitslikemine;aglimpseofpassingfacescaughtbythelightofastreet-lamporashopwindowisoftenbetterformypurposethantheirfullrevelationinthedaylight;and,ifImustaddthetruth,nightiskinderinthisrespectthanday,whichtoooftendestroysanair-buil
7、tcastleatthemomentofitscompletion,withouttheleastceremonyorremorse.Thatconstantpacingtoandfro,thatnever-endingrestlessness,thatincessanttreadoffeetwearingtheroughstonessmoothandglossy¾isitnotawonderhowthedwellersinnarrowswayscanbe
