dream days-第21章

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counted　for　nothing；　had　to　snuggle　down　where　best　they　might；

only　a　little　less　crowded　than　in　their　native　Ark。



The　earth　was　shovelled　in　and　stamped　down；　and　I　was　glad　that

no　orisons　were　said　and　no　speechifying　took　place。　　The　whole

thing　was　natural　and　right　and　self…explanatory；　and　needed　no

justifying　or　interpreting　to　our　audience　of　stars　and　flowers。　

The　connexion　was　not　entirely　broken　nowone　link　remained

between　us　and　them。　　The　Noah's　Ark；　with　its　cargo　of　sad…faced

emigrants；　might　be　hull　down　on　the　horizon；　but　two　of　its

passengers　had　missed　the　boat　and　would　henceforth　be　always

near　us；　and；　as　we　played　above　them；　an　elephant　would

understand；　and　a　beetle　would　hear；　and　crawl　again　in

spirit　along　a　familiar　floor。　　Henceforth　the　spotty　horse　would

scour　along　far…distant　plains　and　know　the　homesickness　of　alien

stables；　but　Potiphar；　though　never　again　would　he　paw　the　arena

when　bull…fights　were　on　the　bill；　was　spared　maltreatment　by

town…bred　strangers；　quite　capable　of　mistaking　him　for　a　cow。　

Jerry　and　Esmeralda　might　shed　their　limbs　and　their　stuffing；　by

slow　or　swift　degrees；　in　uttermost　parts　and　unguessed　corners

of　the　globe；　but　Rosa's　book　was　finally　closed；　and　no　worse

fate　awaited　her　than　natural　dissolution　almost　within　touch　and

hail　of　familiar　faces　and　objects　that　had　been　friendly　to　her

since　first　she　opened　her　eyes　on　a　world　where　she　had　never

been　treated　as　a　stranger。



As　we　turned　to　go；　the　man　in　the　moon；　tangled　in　elm…boughs；

caught　my　eye　for　a　moment；　and　I　thought　that　never　had　he

looked　so　friendly。　　He　was　going　to　see　after　them；　it　was

evident；　for　he　was　always　there；　more　or　less；　and　it　was　no

trouble　to　him　at　all；　and　he　would　tell　them　how　things　were

still　going；　up　here；　and　throw　in　a　story　or　two　of　his　own

whenever　they　seemed　a　trifle　dull。　　It　made　the　going　away

rather　easier；　to　know　one　had　left　somebody　behind　on　the　spot；

a　good　fellow；　too；　cheery；　comforting；　with　a　fund　of　anecdote；

a　man　in　whom　one　had　every　confidence。







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