dreams(梦)-第5章
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troubled me until the sweet reflection came: 〃Ah! well; it's only a
dream。〃
And I made up my mind that I would wake up as soon as uncle found
out about the engagement; and leave him and Aunt Jane to fight the matter
out between themselves。
It is a very great comfort; when the dream grows troubled and
alarming; to feel that it is only a dream; and to know that we shall awake
soon and be none the worse for it。 We can dream out the foolish
perplexity with a smile then。
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Dreams
Sometimes the dream of life grows strangely troubled and perplexing;
and then he who meets dismay the bravest is he who feels that the fretful
play is but a dreama brief; uneasy dream of three score years and ten; or
thereabouts; from which; in a little while; he will awakeat least; he
dreams so。
How dull; how impossible life would be without dreamswaking
dreams; I meanthe dreams that we call 〃castles in the air;〃 built by the
kindly hands of Hope! Were it not for the mirage of the oasis; drawing
his footsteps ever onward; the weary traveler would lie down in the desert
sand and die。 It is the mirage of distant success; of happiness that; like
the bunch of carrots fastened an inch beyond the donkey's nose; seems
always just within our reach; if only we will gallop fast enough; that
makes us run so eagerly along the road of Life。
Providence; like a father with a tired child; lures us ever along the way
with tales and promises; until; at the frowning gate that ends the road; we
shrink back; frightened。 Then; promises still more sweet he stoops and
whispers in our ear; and timid yet partly reassured; and trying to hide our
fears; we gather up all that is left of our little stock of hope and; trusting
yet half afraid; push out our groping feet into the darkness。
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Hyphens have been left in the text only where it was the clear intention of
the author。 For example; throughout the text; 〃tonight〃 and 〃tomorrow〃
appear as 〃to…night〃 and 〃to…morrow〃。 This is intentional; and is not
simply a legacy of words having been broken across lines in the printed
text。 3。 The pound (currency) symbol has been replaced by the word
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