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1、ALMAYER'SFOLLYASTORYOFANEASTERNRIVERbyJosephConradCHAPTERI"Kaspar!Makan!"Thewell-knownshrillvoicestartledAlmayerfromhisdreamofsplendidfutureintotheunpleasantrealitiesofthepresenthour.Anunpleasantvoicetoo.Hehadhearditformanyyears,andwitheveryyearhelikeditless.Nomatter;therewould
2、beanendtoallthissoon.Heshuffleduneasily,buttooknofurthernoticeofthecall.Leaningwithbothhiselbowsonthebalustradeoftheverandah,hewentonlookingfixedlyatthegreatriverthatflowed--indifferentandhurried--beforehiseyes.Helikedtolookatitaboutthetimeofsunset;perhapsbecauseatthattimethesi
3、nkingsunwouldspreadaglowinggoldtingeonthewatersofthePantai,andAlmayer'sthoughtswereoftenbusywithgold;goldhehadfailedtosecure;goldtheothershadsecured--dishonestly,ofcourse--orgoldhemeanttosecureyet,throughhisownhonestexertions,forhimselfandNina.Heabsorbedhimselfinhisdreamofwealt
4、handpowerawayfromthiscoastwherehehaddweltforsomanyyears,forgettingthebitternessoftoilandstrifeinthevisionofagreatandsplendidreward.TheywouldliveinEurope,heandhisdaughter.Theywouldberichandrespected.Nobodywouldthinkofhermixedbloodinthepresenceofhergreatbeautyandofhisimmensewealt
5、h.Witnessinghertriumphshewouldgrowyoungagain,hewouldforgetthetwenty-fiveyearsofheart-breakingstruggleonthiscoastwherehefeltlikeaprisoner.Allthiswasnearlywithinhisreach.LetonlyDainreturn!Andreturnsoonhemust--inhisowninterest,forhisownshare.Hewasnowmorethanaweeklate!Perhapshewoul
6、dreturnto-night.SuchwereAlmayer'sthoughtsas,standingontheverandahofhisnewbutalreadydecayinghouse--thatlastfailureofhislife--helookedonthebroadriver.Therewasnotingeofgoldonitthisevening,forithadbeenswollenbytherains,androlledanangryandmuddyfloodunderhisinattentiveeyes,carryingsm
7、alldrift-woodandbigdeadlogs,andwholeuprootedtreeswithbranchesandfoliage,amongstwhichthewaterswirledandroaredangrily.Oneofthosedriftingtreesgroundedontheshelvingshore,justbythehouse,andAlmayer,neglectinghisdream,watcheditwithlanguidinterest.Thetreeswungslowlyround,amidthehissand
8、foamofthewater,andsoongettingfreeoftheobstructionbegan
