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1、MajorieDawMajorieDawbyThomasBaileyAldrich1MajorieDawCHAPTERI.DR.DILLONTOEDWARDDELANEY,ESQ.,ATTHEPINES.NEARRYE,N.H.August8,1872.MyDearSir:Iamhappytoassureyouthatyouranxietyiswithoutreason.Flemmingwillbeconfinedtothesofaforthreeorfourweeks,andwillhavetobeca
2、refulatfirsthowheuseshisleg.Afractureofthiskindisalwaysatediousaffair.FortunatelythebonewasveryskilfullysetbythesurgeonwhochancedtobeinthedrugstorewhereFlemmingwasbroughtafterhisfall,andIapprehendnopermanentinconveniencefromtheaccident.Flemmingisdoingperf
3、ectlywellphysically;butImustconfessthattheirritableandmorbidstateofmindintowhichhehasfallencausesmeagreatdealofuneasiness.Heisthelastmanintheworldwhooughttobreakhisleg.Youknowhowimpetuousourfriendisordinarily,whatasoulofrestlessnessandenergy,nevercontentu
4、nlessheisrushingatsomeobject,likeasportivebullataredshawl;butamiablewithal.Heisnolongeramiable.Histemperhasbecomesomethingfrightful.MissFannyFlemmingcameupfromNewport,wherethefamilyarestayingforthesummer,tonursehim;buthepackedheroffthenextmorningintears.H
5、ehasacompletesetofBalzac'sworks,twenty-sevenvolumes,piledupnearhissofa,tothrowatWatkinswheneverthatexemplaryserving-manappearswithhismeals.YesterdayIveryinnocentlybroughtFlemmingasmallbasketoflemons.Youknowitwasastripoflemonpeelonthecurbstonethatcausedour
6、friend'smischance.Well,henosoonersetiseyesuponthoselemonsthanhefellintosucharageasIcannotadequatelydescribe.Thisisonlyoneofmoods,andtheleastdistressing.Atothertimeshesitswithbowedheadregardinghissplinteredlimb,silent,sullen,despairing.Whenthisfitisonhim--
7、anditsometimeslastsallday--nothingcandistracthismelancholy.Herefusestoeat,doesnotevenreadthenewspapers;books,exceptasprojectilesforWatkins,havenocharmsforhim.Hisstateistrulypitiable.2MajorieDawNow,ifhewereapoorman,withafamilydependingonhisdailylabor,thisi
8、rritabilityanddespondencywouldbenaturalenough.Butinayoungfellowoftwenty-four,withplentyofmoneyandseeminglynotacareintheworld,thethingismonstrous.Ifhecontinuestogivewaytohisvagariesinthismanner,hewillendbybringingona
