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1、------------------------------------------作者xxxx------------------------------------------日期xxxxThreeMeninaBoat【精品文档】ThreeMeninaBoat(excerpt)SpeakingofoakstaircasesremindsmethatthereisamagnificentcarvedoakstaircaseinoneofthehousesinKingston.Itisashopnow,inthemarket-place,butitwase
2、videntlyoncethemansionofsomegreatpersonage.Afriendofmine,wholivesatKingston,wentintheretobuyahatoneday,and,inathoughtlessmoment,puthishandinhispocketandpaidforitthenandthere.Theshopman(heknowsmyfriend)wasnaturallyalittlestaggeredatfirst;but,quicklyrecoveringhimself,andfeelingthats
3、omethingoughttobedonetoencouragethissortofthing,askedourheroifhewouldliketoseesomefineoldcarvedoak.Myfriendsaidhewould,andtheshopman,thereupon,tookhimthroughtheshop,andupthestaircaseofthehouse.Thebalusterswereasuperbpieceofworkmanship,andthewallallthewayupwasoak-panelled,withcarvi
4、ngthatwouldhavedonecredittoapalace.Fromthestairs,theywentintothedrawing-room,whichwasalarge,brightroom,decoratedwithasomewhatstartlingthoughcheerfulpaperofablueground.Therewasnothing,however,remarkableabouttheapartment,andmyfriendwonderedwhyhehadbeenbroughtthere.Theproprietorwent
5、uptothepaper,andtappedit.Itgaveforthawoodensound."Oak,"heexplained."Allcarvedoak,rightuptotheceiling,justthesameasyousawonthestaircase.""But,greatCaesar!man,"expostulatedmyfriend;"youdon'tmeantosayyouhavecoveredovercarvedoakwithbluewall-paper?""Yes,"wasthereply:"itwasexpensivewor
6、k.Hadtomatch-boarditalloverfirst,ofcourse.Buttheroomlookscheerfulnow.Itwasawfulgloomybefore."Ican'tsayIaltogetherblametheman(whichisdoubtlessagreatrelieftohismind).Fromhispointofview,whichwouldbethatoftheaveragehouseholder,desiringtotakelifeaslightlyaspossible,andnotthatoftheold-c
7、uriosity-shopmaniac,thereisreasononhisside.Carvedoakisverypleasanttolookat,andtohavealittleof,butitisnodoubtsomewhatdepressingtolivein,forthosewhosefancydoesnotliethatway.Itwouldbelikelivinginachurch.No,whatwassadinhiscasewasthathe,whodidn'tcareforcarvedoak,shouldhavehisdrawing-r
8、oompanelledwithit,whilepeoplewhodocarefo
