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1、TheLostWorldSirArthurConanDoyleThiseBookwasdesignedandpublishedbyPlanetPDF.FormorefreeeBooksvisitourWebsiteathttp://www.planetpdf.com/.TohearaboutourlatestreleasessubscribetothePlanetPDFNewsletter.TheLostWorldIhavewroughtmysimpleplanIfIgiveonehourofjoyTotheboywho’shalfaman,Orthe
2、manwho’shalfaboy.2of353TheLostWorldForewordMr.E.D.MalonedesirestostatethatboththeinjunctionforrestraintandthelibelactionhavebeenwithdrawnunreservedlybyProfessorG.E.Challenger,who,beingsatisfiedthatnocriticismorcommentinthisbookismeantinanoffensivespirit,hasguaranteedthathewillpl
3、acenoimpedimenttoitspublicationandcirculation.3of353TheLostWorldCHAPTERI‘ThereAreHeroismsAllRoundUs’Mr.Hungerton,herfather,reallywasthemosttactlesspersonuponearth,—afluffy,feathery,untidycockatooofaman,perfectlygood-natured,butabsolutelycentereduponhisownsillyself.Ifanythingcoul
4、dhavedrivenmefromGladys,itwouldhavebeenthethoughtofsuchafather-in-law.IamconvincedthathereallybelievedinhisheartthatIcameroundtotheChestnutsthreedaysaweekforthepleasureofhiscompany,andveryespeciallytohearhisviewsuponbimetallism,asubjectuponwhichhewasbywayofbeinganauthority.Foran
5、hourormorethateveningIlistenedtohismonotonouschirrupaboutbadmoneydrivingoutgood,thetokenvalueofsilver,thedepreciationoftherupee,andthetruestandardsofexchange.‘Suppose,’hecriedwithfeebleviolence,‘thatallthedebtsintheworldwerecalledupsimultaneously,andimmediatepaymentinsistedupon,
6、—whatunderourpresentconditionswouldhappenthen?’4of353TheLostWorldIgavetheself-evidentanswerthatIshouldbearuinedman,uponwhichhejumpedfromhischair,reprovedmeformyhabituallevity,whichmadeitimpossibleforhimtodiscussanyreasonablesubjectinmypresence,andbouncedoffoutoftheroomtodressfor
7、aMasonicmeeting.AtlastIwasalonewithGladys,andthemomentofFatehadcome!AllthateveningIhadfeltlikethesoldierwhoawaitsthesignalwhichwillsendhimonaforlornhope;hopeofvictoryandfearofrepulsealternatinginhismind.Shesatwiththatproud,delicateprofileofhersoutlinedagainsttheredcurtain.Howbea
8、utifulshewas!Andyethowaloof!Wehadbeenfriends,qu
