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1、NEWBURLESQUESNEWBURLESQUESbyBretHarte1NEWBURLESQUESCHAPTERIRUDOLPHOFTRULYRURALANIAWhenIstatethatIwasownbrothertoLordBurleydon,hadanincomeoftwothousandayear,couldspeakallthepolitelanguagesfluently,wasapowerfulswordsman,agoodshot,andcouldrideanythingfromanelephanttoacloth
2、eshorse,IreallythinkIhavesaidenoughtosatisfyanyfemininenovel-readerofBayswaterorSouthKensingtonthatIwasahero.Mybrother'swife,however,didnotseemtoinclinetothisbelief."Amoreconceited,self-satisfiedlittlecadInevermetthanyou,"shesaid."Whydon'tyoutrytodosomethinginsteadofsne
3、eringatotherswhodo?Younevertakeanythingseriously--exceptyourself,whichisn'tworthit.YouareproudofyourredhairandpeakednosejustbecauseyoufondlybelievethatyougotthemfromthePrinceofTrulyruralania,andarewillingtothinkevilofyourancestresstosatisfyyoursnobbishlittlesoul.Letmete
4、llyou,sir,thattherewasnomoretruthaboutthatthantherewasinthatsillytalkofherpartialityforherhusband'sred-hairedgamekeeperinScotland.Ah!thatmakesyoustart--don'tit?ButIhavealwaysobservedthatamuleisapttorememberonlythehorsesideofhisancestry!"Whenevermyprettysister-in-lawtalk
5、sinthiswayIalwaystrytoforgetthatshecameofafamilyfarinferiortoourown,theRazorbills.Indeed,herpeople--oftheNonconformiststock--reallyhadnothingbutwealthandrectitude,andIthinkmybrotherBob,inhisgenuineloveforher,waswillingtooverlookthelatterforthesakeoftheformer.Myprettysis
6、ter-in-law'sinterestinmyaffairsalwaysmademebelievethatshesecretlyworshipedme--althoughitwasafact,aswillbeseenintheprogressofthisstory,thatmostwomenblushedonmyaddressingthem.Iusedtosayit"wasthereflectionofmyredhaironatransparentcomplexion,"whichwasratherneat--wasn'tit?An
7、dsubtle?Butthen,Iwasalwayssayingsuchsubtlethings."MydearRose,"Isaid,layingdownmyeggspoon(theeggspoonreallyhadnothingtodowiththisspeech,butitimpartedsuchadelightfullyrealisticflavortothescene),"I'mnottoblameifIresemble2NEWBURLESQUEStheS'helpburgs.""It'syourbeingsobeastly
8、proudofitthatIobjectto!"shereplied."AndforHeaven'ssake,trytoBEsomething,andnotmerelyresemblethings!Thefactisyo
