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1、DREAMDAYSDREAMDAYSBYKENNETHGRAHAME1DREAMDAYSTHETWENTY-FIRSTOFOCTOBERInthematterofgeneralcultureandattainments,weyoungstersstoodonprettylevelground.True,itwasalwayshappeningthatoneofuswouldbesingledoutatanymoment,freakishly,andwithoutregardtohisownpreferences,towrestlewiththeinflect
2、ionsofsomeidioticlanguagelongrightlydead;whileanother,fromsomefanciedartistictendencywhichalwaysfailedtojustifyitself,mightbetoldoffwithoutwarningtohammeroutscalesandexercises,andtobedewthesenselesskeyswithtearsofwearinessorofrevolt.Butinsubjectscommontoeithersex,andheldtobenecessa
3、ryevenforhimwhoseambitionsoarednohigherthantocrackawhipinacircus-ring--ingeography,forinstance,arithmetic,orthewearydoingsofkingsandqueens--eachwouldhavescornedtoexcel.And,indeed,whateverourindividualgifts,ageneraldoggeddeterminationtoshirkandtoevadekeptusallatmuchthesamedeadlevel,
4、--alevelofignorancetemperedbyinsubordination.Fortunatelythereexistedawiderangeofsubjects,ofhealthiertonethanthosealreadyenumerated,inwhichwewerefreetochooseforourselves,andwhichwewouldhavescornedtoconsidereducation;andinthesewefreelyfollowedeachhisownparticularline,oftenattainingan
5、amountofspecialknowledgewhichstruckourignoranteldersassimplyuncanny.ForEdward,theuniforms,accoutrements,colours,andmottoesoftheregimentscomposingtheBritishArmyhadaspecialglamour.Inthematteroffacingshewassimplyfaultless;amongchevrons,badges,medals,andstars,hemovedfamiliarly;heevenkn
6、ewthenamesofmostofthecolonelsincommand;andhewouldsquandersunnyhoursproneonthelawn,heedlessofchallengefrombirdorbeast,poringoveratatteredArmyList.Myownaccomplishmentwasofanothercharacter--took,asitseemedtome,awiderandamoreuntrammelledrange.DragoonsmighthaveswaggeredinLincolngreen,ri
7、flemenmighthavedonnedsporransovertartantrews,withoutexcitingnoticeorcommentfromme.2DREAMDAYSButdidyouseekpreciseinformationastothefaunaoftheAmericancontinent,thenyouhadcometotherightshop.Whereandwhythebison"wallowed";howbeaverweretobetrappedandwildturkeysstalked;thegrizzlyandhowtoh
8、andlehim,andtheprettypress
