资源描述：
《Lord God Made Them All - James Herriot》由会员上传分享，免费在线阅读，更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、TheLordGodMadeThemAllJamesHerriotTOZOElatestbeautifulgrandchildAllthingsbrightandbeautiful,Allcreaturesgreatandsmall,Allthingswiseandwonderful,TheLordGodmadethemall.—CECILFRANCESALEXANDER,1818-1895CONTENTSChapter1Chapter2Chapter3Chapter4Chapter5Chapter
2、6Chapter7Chapter8Chapter9Chapter10Chapter11Chapter12Chapter13Chapter14Chapter15Chapter16Chapter17Chapter18Chapter19Chapter20Chapter21Chapter22Chapter23Chapter24Chapter25Chapter26Chapter27Chapter28Chapter29Chapter30Chapter31Chapter32Chapter33Chapter34Ch
3、apter35Chapter36Chapter37Chapter38Chapter1WHENTHEGATEFELLontopofmeIknewIwasreallybackhome.MyminddriftedeffortlesslybacktothedaysbeforemyspellintheR.A.F.,andIrecalledthelasttimeIhadvisitedtheRipleys.Itwasto“nipsomecalves,”asMr.Ripleysaidoverthephone,orm
4、orecorrectlytoemasculatethembymeansoftheBurdizzobloodlesscastrator,andwithhissummonsIrealisedthatalargepartofmymorninghadgone.ItwasalwayssomethingofasafaritovisitAnsonHall,becausetheoldhouselayattheendofaridgedandruttedtrackthattwistedacrossthefieldsth
5、roughnofewerthansevengates.Gatesareoneofthecursesofacountryvet’slifeandintheYorkshireDales,beforethecomingofcattlegrids,wesufferedmorethanmost.Wewereresignedtoopeningtwoorthreeonmanyfarmsbutsevenwasabitmuch.AndattheRipleys’itwasn’tjustthenumberbutthech
6、aracter.Thefirstone,whichledoffthenarrowroad,wasreasonablynormal—anancientthingofrustyiron—butwhenunlatched,itdidatleastswinground,groaningonitshinges.Itwastheonlyonethatswung;theotherswereofwoodandofthetypeknownintheDalesas“shouldergates.”Icouldseehow
7、theygottheirnameasIhoistedeachoneup,balancedthetopsparonmyshoulderanddraggeditround.Thesehadnohingesbutweretiedatoneendwithbindertwine,topandbottom.Evenwithanordinarygatethereisafairamountofworkinvolved.Youhavetostopthecar,getout,openthegate,drivethrou
8、gh,stopthecaragain,dismountandclosethethingbehindyou.ButtheroadtoAnsonHallwashardlabour.ThegatesdeterioratedprogressivelyasIapproachedthefarm,andIwaspuffingwithmyeffortsasIbumpedandrattledmywayuptonumberseven.Thiswasthelastandthemostfor
