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1、TheKinginYellowbyRobertW.Chambers(1895)AntverpiaeEditio20061Alongtheshorethecloudwavesbreak,Thetwinsunssinkbehindthelake,TheshadowslengthenInCarcosaStrangeisthenightwhereblackstarsrise,Andstrangemoonscirclethroughtheskies,ButstrangerstillisLostCarcosaSongsthattheHyadesshallsing,Whereflapthetatter
2、softheKing,MustdieunheardinDimCarcosa.Songofmysoul,myvoiceisdead,Diethough,unsung,astearsunshedShalldryanddieinLostCarcosaCassilda'sSongin"TheKinginYellow"Act1,Scene2.2THEREPAIREROFREPUTATIONSITowardtheendoftheyear1920thegovernmentoftheUnitedStateshadpracticallycompletedtheprogrammeadoptedduringt
3、helastmonthsofPresidentWinthrop'sadministration.Thecountrywasapparentlytranquil.EverybodyknowshowtheTariffandLaborquestionsweresettled.ThewarwithGermany,incidentonthatcountry'sseizureoftheSamoanIslands,hadleftnovisiblescarsupontherepublic,andthetemporaryoccupationofNorfolkbytheinvadingarmyhadbeen
4、forgotteninthejoyoverrepeatednavalvictoriesandthesubsequentridiculousplightofGeneralVonGartenlaube'sforcesintheStateofNewJersey.TheCubanandHawaiianinvestmentshadpaidonehundredpercent.,andtheterritoryofSamoawaswellworthitscostasacoalingstation.Thecountrywasinasuperbstateofdefense.Everycoastcityhad
5、beenwellsuppliedwithlandfortifications;thearmy,undertheparentaleyeofthegeneralstaff,organizedaccordingtothePrussiansystem,hadbeenincreasedtothreehundredthousandmen,withaterritorialreserveofamillion;andsixmagnificentsquadronsofcruisersandbattle-shipspatrolledthesixstationsofthenavigableseas,leavin
6、gasteamreserveamplyfittedtocontrolhomewaters.ThegentlemenfromtheWesthadatlastbeenconstrainedtoacknowledgethatacollegeforthetrainingofdiplomatswasanecessaryaslawschoolsareforthetrainingofbarristers;consequentlywewerenolongerrepresentedabroadbyincompetentpatriots.Thenationwasprosperous.Chicago,fora
7、momentparalyzedafterasecondgreatfire,hadrisenfromitsruins,whiteandimperial,andmorebeautifulthanthewhitecitywhichhadbeenbuiltforitsplaythingin1893.Everywheregoodarchitecturewasreplacingbad,andeveninNewYorkasuddencraving
