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1、TheChimesTheChimes1TheChimesCHAPTERI-FirstQuarter.HEREarenotmanypeople-andasitisdesirablethatastory-tellerandastory-readershouldestablishamutualunderstandingassoonaspossible,IbegittobenoticedthatIconfinethisobservationneithertoyoungpeoplenortolittlepeople,butextendittoallconditi
2、onsofpeople:littleandbig,youngandold:yetgrowingup,oralreadygrowingdownagain-therearenot,Isay,manypeoplewhowouldcaretosleepinachurch.Idon'tmeanatsermon-timeinwarmweather(whenthethinghasactuallybeendone,onceortwice),butinthenight,andalone.Agreatmultitudeofpersonswillbeviolentlyast
3、onished,Iknow,bythisposition,inthebroadboldDay.ButitappliestoNight.Itmustbearguedbynight,andIwillundertaketomaintainitsuccessfullyonanygustywinter'snightappointedforthepurpose,withanyoneopponentchosenfromtherest,whowillmeetmesinglyinanoldchurchyard,beforeanoldchurch-door;andwill
4、previouslyempowermetolockhimin,ifneedfultohissatisfaction,untilmorning.Forthenight-windhasadismaltrickofwanderingroundandroundabuildingofthatsort,andmoaningasitgoes;andoftrying,withitsunseenhand,thewindowsandthedoors;andseekingoutsomecrevicesbywhichtoenter.Andwhenithasgotin;ason
5、enotfindingwhatitseeks,whateverthatmaybe,itwailsandhowlstoissueforthagain:andnotcontentwithstalkingthroughtheaisles,andglidingroundandroundthepillars,andtemptingthedeeporgan,soarsuptotheroof,andstrivestorendtherafters:thenflingsitselfdespairinglyuponthestonesbelow,andpasses,mutt
6、ering,intothevaults.Anon,itcomesupstealthily,andcreepsalongthewalls,seemingtoread,inwhispers,theInscriptionssacredtotheDead.Atsomeofthese,itbreaksoutshrilly,aswithlaughter;andatothers,moansandcriesasifitwerelamenting.Ithasaghostlysoundtoo,lingeringwithinthealtar;whereitseemstoch
7、aunt,initswildway,ofWrongandMurderdone,andfalseGodsworshipped,indefianceoftheTablesoftheLaw,whichlooksofairandsmooth,butaresoflawedandbroken.Ugh!Heavenpreserveus,sittingsnuglyround2TheChimesthefire!Ithasanawfulvoice,thatwindatMidnight,singinginachurch!But,highupinthesteeple!Ther
8、ethefoulblastroarsandwhistles!Highupinthesteepl
