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1、NewsFromNowhereor,AnEpochofRestBeingSomeChaptersFromaUtopianRomancebyWilliamMorrisChapter1DiscussionandBedUpattheLeague,saysafriend,therehadbeenonenightabriskconversationaldiscussion,astowhatwouldhappenontheMorrowoftheRevolution,finallyshadingoffintoavigorousstatementbyvariousfriendsoftheirviews
2、onthefutureofthefully-developednewsociety.Saysourfriend:Consideringthesubject,thediscussionwasgood-tempered;forthosepresentbeingusedtopublicmeetingsandafter-lecturedebates,iftheydidnotlistentoeachothers'opinions(whichcouldhardlybeexpectedofthem),atalleventsdidnotalwaysattempttospeakalltogether,a
3、sisthecustomofpeopleinordinarypolitesocietywhenconversingonasubjectwhichintereststhem.Fortherest,thereweresixpersonspresent,andconsequentlysixsectionsofthepartywererepresented,fourofwhichhadstrongbutdivergentAnarchistopinions.Oneofthesections,saysourfriend,amanwhomheknowsverywellindeed,satalmost
4、silentatthebeginningofthediscussion,butatlastgotdrawnintoitandfinishedbyroaringoutveryloud,anddamningalltherestforfools;afterwhichbefellaperiodofnoise,andthenalull,duringwhichtheaforesaidsection,havingsaidgood-nightveryamicably,tookhiswayhomebyhimselftoawesternsuburb,usingthemeansoftravellingwhi
5、chcivilisationhasforceduponuslikeahabit.Ashesatinthatvapour-bathofhurriedanddiscontentedhumanity,acarriageoftheundergroundrailway,he,likeotherssteweddiscontentedly,whileinself-reproachfulmoodheturnedoverthemanyexcellentandconclusiveargumentswhichthoughtheylayathisfingers'ends,hehadforgotteninthe
6、justpastdiscussion.Butthisframeofmindhewassousedto,thatitdidn'tlasthimlong,andafterabriefdiscomfort,causedbydisgustwithhimselfforhavinglosthistemper(whichhewasalsowellusedto),hefoundhimselfmusingonthesubject-matterofdiscussion,butstilldiscontentedlyandunhappily."IfIcouldbutseeit!"Asheformedthewo
7、rds,thetrainstoppedathisstation,fiveminutes'walkfromhisownhouse,whichstoodonthebanksoftheThames,alittlewayaboveanuglysuspensionbridge.Hewentoutofthestation,stilldiscontentedandunhappy,muttering"IfIcouldbutseeit!ifIcouldbutse
