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1、TheChimesTheChimes1TheChimesCHAPTERI-FirstQuarter.HEREarenotmanypeople-andasitisdesirablethatastory-tellerandastory-readershouldestablishamutualunderstandingassoonaspossible,IbegittobenoticedthatIconfinethisobservationneithertoyoungpeoplenortolittlepeople,butextendittoa
2、llconditionsofpeople:littleandbig,youngandold:yetgrowingup,oralreadygrowingdownagain-therearenot,Isay,manypeoplewhowouldcaretosleepinachurch.Idon'tmeanatsermon-timeinwarmweather(whenthethinghasactuallybeendone,onceortwice),butinthenight,andalone.Agreatmultitudeofpersons
3、willbeviolentlyastonished,Iknow,bythisposition,inthebroadboldDay.ButitappliestoNight.Itmustbearguedbynight,andIwillundertaketomaintainitsuccessfullyonanygustywinter'snightappointedforthepurpose,withanyoneopponentchosenfromtherest,whowillmeetmesinglyinanoldchurchyard,bef
4、oreanoldchurch-door;andwillpreviouslyempowermetolockhimin,ifneedfultohissatisfaction,untilmorning.Forthenight-windhasadismaltrickofwanderingroundandroundabuildingofthatsort,andmoaningasitgoes;andoftrying,withitsunseenhand,thewindowsandthedoors;andseekingoutsomecrevicesb
5、ywhichtoenter.Andwhenithasgotin;asonenotfindingwhatitseeks,whateverthatmaybe,itwailsandhowlstoissueforthagain:andnotcontentwithstalkingthroughtheaisles,andglidingroundandroundthepillars,andtemptingthedeeporgan,soarsuptotheroof,andstrivestorendtherafters:thenflingsitself
6、despairinglyuponthestonesbelow,andpasses,muttering,intothevaults.Anon,itcomesupstealthily,andcreepsalongthewalls,seemingtoread,inwhispers,theInscriptionssacredtotheDead.Atsomeofthese,itbreaksoutshrilly,aswithlaughter;andatothers,moansandcriesasifitwerelamenting.Ithasagh
7、ostlysoundtoo,lingeringwithinthealtar;whereitseemstochaunt,initswildway,ofWrongandMurderdone,andfalseGodsworshipped,indefianceoftheTablesoftheLaw,whichlooksofairandsmooth,butaresoflawedandbroken.Ugh!Heavenpreserveus,sittingsnuglyround2TheChimesthefire!Ithasanawfulvoice,
8、thatwindatMidnight,singinginachurch!But,highupinthesteeple!Therethefoulblastroarsandwhistles!Highupinthesteepl
