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1、FarFromtheMaddingCrowedCHAPTERIDESCRIPTIONOFFARMEROAK--ANINCIDENTWHENFarmerOaksmiled,thecornersofhismouthspreadtilltheywerewithinanunimportantdistanceofhisears,hiseyeswerereducedtochinks,anddivergingwrinklesappearedroundthem,extendinguponhiscountenanceliketheraysinarudi
2、mentarysketchoftherisingsun.HisChristiannamewasGabriel,andonworkingdayshewasayoungmanofsoundjudgment,easymotions,properdress,andgeneralgoodcharacter.OnSundayshewasamanofmistyviews,rathergiventopostponing,andhamperedbyhisbestclothesandumbrella:uponthewhole,onewhofelthims
3、elftooccupymorallythatvastmiddlespaceofLaodiceanneutralitywhichlaybetweentheCommunionpeopleoftheparishandthedrunkensection,--thatis,hewenttochurch,butyawnedprivatelybythetimethecon-gegationreachedtheNicenecreed,andthoughtofwhattherewouldbefordinnerwhenhemeanttobelisteni
4、ngtothesermon.Or,tostatehischaracterasitstoodinthescaleofpublicopinion,whenhisfriendsandcriticswereintantrums,hewasconsideredratherabadman;whentheywerepleased,hewasratheragoodman;whentheywereneither,hewasamanwhosemoralcolourwasakindofpepper-and-saltmixture.Sinceheliveds
5、ixtimesasmanyworking-daysasSundays,Oak'sappearanceinhisoldclotheswasmostpeculiarlyhisown--thementalpictureformedbyhisneighboursinimagininghimbeingalwaysdressedinthatway.Heworealow-crownedfelthat,spreadoutatthebasebytightjammingupontheheadforsecurityinhighwinds,andacoatl
6、ikeDr.Johnson's;hislowerextremitiesbeingencasedinordinaryleatherleggingsandbootsemphaticallylarge,affordingtoeachfootaroomyapartmentsoconstructedthatanywearermightstandinariveralldaylongandknownothingofdamp--theirmakerbeingaconscientiousmanwhoendeavouredtocompensatefora
7、nyweaknessinhiscutbyunstinteddimensionandsolidity.Mr.Oakcarriedabouthim,bywayofwatch,whatmaybecalledasmallsilverclock;inotherwords,itwasawatchastoshapeandintention,andasmallclockastosize.ThisinstrumentbeingseveralyearsolderthanOak'sgrandfather,hadthepeculiarityofgoingei
8、thertoofastornotatall.Thesmallerofitshands,too,occasionallyslippedroundonthepivot,andthus,thoughtheminuteswere
