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1、THEHAUNTEDBOOKSHOPTHEHAUNTEDBOOKSHOPBYCHRISTOPHERMORLEY1THEHAUNTEDBOOKSHOPChapterITheHauntedBookshopIfyouareeverinBrooklyn,thatboroughofsuperbsunsetsandmagnificentvistasofhusband-propelledbaby-carriages,itistobehopedyoumaychanceuponaquietby-streetwherethereisaveryremarkablebook
2、shop.Thisbookshop,whichdoesbusinessundertheunusualname"ParnassusatHome,"ishousedinoneofthecomfortableoldbrown-stonedwellingswhichhavebeenthejoyofseveralgenerationsofplumbersandcockroaches.Theownerofthebusinesshasbeenatpainstoremodelthehousetomakeitamoresuitableshrineforhistrade
3、,whichdealsentirelyinsecond-handvolumes.Thereisnosecond-handbookshopintheworldmoreworthyofrespect.Itwasaboutsixo'clockofacoldNovemberevening,withgustsofrainsplatteringuponthepavement,whenayoungmanproceededuncertainlyalongGissingStreet,stoppingnowandthentolookatshopwindowsasthou
4、ghdoubtfulofhisway.AtthewarmandshiningfaceofaFrenchrotisseriehehaltedtocomparethenumberenamelledonthetransomwithamemoranduminhishand.Thenhepushedonforafewminutes,atlastreachingtheaddresshesought.Overtheentrancehiseyewascaughtbythesign:PARNASSUSATHOMER.ANDH.MIFFLINBOOKLOVERSWELC
5、OME!THISSHOPISHAUNTEDHestumbleddownthethreestepsthatledintothedwellingofthemuses,loweredhisovercoatcollar,andlookedabout.Itwasverydifferentfromsuchbookstoresashehadbeenaccustomedtopatronize.Twostoriesoftheoldhousehadbeenthrownintoone:thelowerspacewasdividedintolittlealcoves;abo
6、ve,agalleryranroundthewall,whichcarriedbookstotheceiling.Theairwasheavywiththedelightfulfragranceofmellowedpaperandleathersurchargedwitha2THEHAUNTEDBOOKSHOPstrongbouquetoftobacco.Infrontofhimhefoundalargeplacardinaframe:THISSHOPISHAUNTEDbytheghostsOfallgreatliterature,inhosts;W
7、esellnofakesortrashes.Loversofbooksarewelcomehere,Noclerkswillbabbleinyourear,Pleasesmoke--butdon'tdropashes!----Browseaslongasyoulike.Pricesofallbooksplainlymarked.Ifyouwanttoaskquestions,you'llfindtheproprietorwherethetobaccosmokeisthickest.Wepaycashforbooks.Wehavewhatyouwant
8、,thoughyoumaynotknowyouwantit.Malnutritionofthereading
