唄診窮徨慕 > 哂猟圻广窮徨慕 > the lazy tour of two idle apprentices(曾倖椀鬼予宮議唾佩) >

及17嫗

the lazy tour of two idle apprentices(曾倖椀鬼予宮議唾佩)-及17嫗


梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ○ 賜 ★ 辛酔堀貧和鍬匈��梓囚徒貧議 Enter 囚辛指欺云慕朕村匈��梓囚徒貧圭�鮗� ● 辛指欺云匈競何��
!!!!隆堋響頼��紗秘慕禰厮宴和肝写偬堋響��




him  asleep�察 �and   wake   him�察 �he   looks�察 �in   coming to�察 �wonderfully  like   the 

stranger at Doncaster�察�as he raised himself in the bed on that memorable 

night� �

     The   Doctor   paused。     Mr。  Goodchild�察  �who   had been   following   every 

word that fell from his lips up to this time�察�leaned forward eagerly to ask a 

question。     Before he could say a word�察�the latch of the door was raised�察�

without any warning sound of footsteps in the passage outside。                    A long�察�

white�察�bony hand appeared through the opening�察�gently pushing the door�察�

which was prevented from working freely on   its hinges by a fold in   the 



                                               47 


´ Page 48´

                     THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES 



carpet under it。 

    'That hand�    �Look at that hand�察�Doctor��' said Mr。 Goodchild�察�touching 

him。 

    At   the  same   moment�察   �the  Doctor  looked   at  Mr。  Goodchild�察  �and 

whispered to him�察�significantly�此�

    'Hush� �he has come back。' 



                                        48 


´ Page 49´

                         THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES 



                               CHAPTER III 



     The   Cumberland   Doctor's   mention   of   Doncaster   Races�察  �inspired   Mr。 

Francis   Goodchild   with   the  idea   of   going   down   to   Doncaster  to   see   the 

races。    Doncaster being a good way off�察�and quite out of the way of the 

Idle Apprentices ��if anything could be out of their way�察�who had no way���察�

it necessarily followed that Francis perceived Doncaster in the race´week 

to    be�察  �of   all  possible    idleness�察   �the    particular    idleness    that   would 

completely satisfy him。 

     Thomas�察      �with    an   enforced     idleness    grafted    on   the   natural    and 

voluntary power of his disposition�察�was not of this mind�察�objecting that a 

man compelled to lie on his back on a floor�察�a sofa�察�a table�察�a line of chairs�察�

or anything he could get to lie upon�察�was not in racing condition�察�and that 

he   desired   nothing   better   than   to   lie   where   he   was�察  �enjoying   himself   in 

looking at the flies on the ceiling。         But�察�Francis Goodchild�察�who had been 

walking   round   his   companion   in   a   circuit   of   twelve   miles   for   two   days�察�

and had begun to doubt whether it was reserved for him ever to be idle in 

his life�察�not only overpowered this objection�察�but even converted Thomas 

Idle   to   a   scheme   he   formed   ��another   idle   inspiration���察  �of   conveying   the 

said Thomas to the sea´coast�察�and putting his injured leg under a stream of 

salt´water。 

     Plunging      into  this  happy     conception     headforemost�察      �Mr。   Goodchild 

immediately referred to the county´map�察�and ardently discovered that the 

most delicious piece of sea´coast to be found within the limits of England�察�

Ireland�察  �Scotland�察  �Wales�察  �the   Isle   of   Man�察  �and   the   Channel   Islands�察  �all 

summed   up   together�察  �was Allonby   on   the   coast   of   Cumberland。            There 

was   the   coast   of   Scotland   opposite  to Allonby�察  �said   Mr。   Goodchild   with 

enthusiasm�察  �there   was   a   fine   Scottish   mountain   on   that   Scottish   coast�察�

there were Scottish lights to be seen shining across the glorious Channel�察�

and    at  Allonby     itself  there   was    every    idle  luxury    ��no   doubt��    that   a 

watering´place could offer to the heart of idle man。                 Moreover�察�said Mr。 

Goodchild�察      �with    his   finger   on    the   map�察   �this   exquisite    retreat   was 

approached   by   a   coach´road�察  �from   a   railway´station   called   Aspatria   ´   a 



                                                49 


´ Page 50´

                         THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES 



name�察     �in   a  manner�察     �suggestive      of   the   departed     glories    of   Greece�察�

associated   with   one   of   the   most   engaging   and   most   famous   of   Greek 

women。        On this point�察�Mr。 Goodchild continued at intervals to breathe a 

vein of classic fancy and eloquence exceedingly irksome to Mr。 Idle�察�until 

it   appeared     that  the   honest    English    pronunciation       of  that   Cumberland 

country      shortened      Aspatria     into   'Spatter。'    After     this   supplementary 

discovery�察�Mr。 Goodchild said no more about it。 

     By   way   of   Spatter�察  �the   crippled   Idle   was   carried�察  �hoisted�察  �pushed�察�

poked�察�and packed�察�into and out of carriages�察�into and out of beds�察�into and 

out of tavern resting´places�察�until he was brought at length within sniff of 

the sea。     And now�察�behold the apprentices gallantly riding into Allonby in 

a one´horse fly�察�bent upon staying in that peaceful marine valley until the 

turbulent   Doncaster   time   shall   come   round   upon   the   wheel�察  �in   its   turn 

among what are in sporting registers called the 'Fixtures' for the month。 

     'Do you see Allonby��' asked Thomas Idle。 

     'I don't see it yet��' said Francis�察�looking out of window。 

     'It must be there��' said Thomas Idle。 

     'I don't see it��' returned Francis。 

     'It must be there��' repeated Thomas Idle�察�fretfully。 

     'Lord bless me��' exclaimed Francis�察�drawing in his head�察�'I suppose this 

is it��' 

     'A    watering´place��'        retorted    Thomas       Idle�察   �with    the    pardonable 

sharpness of an invalid�察�'can't be five gentlemen in straw hats�察�on a form 

on   one   side   of   a   door�察  �and   four   ladies   in   hats   and   falls�察  �on   a   form   on 

another side of a door�察�and three geese in a dirty little brook before them�察�

and a boy's legs hanging over a bridge ��with a boy's body I suppose on the 

other   side   of   the   parapet���察  �and   a   donkey   running   away。      What   are   you 

talking about��' 

     'Allonby�察  �gentlemen��'   said   the   most   comfortable   of   landladies   as   she 

opened      one   door    of   the  carriage�察   �'Allonby�察    �gentlemen��'     said   the   most 

attentive of landlords�察�as he opened the other。 

     Thomas Idle yielded   his arm  to the ready  Goodchild�察�and   descended 

from  the   vehicle。       Thomas�察  �now   just   able   to   grope   his   way  along�察 �in   a 

doubled´up        condition�察    �with   the   aid   of  two    thick   sticks�察  �was    no   bad 



                                                  50 


´ Page 51´

                        THE LAZY TOUR OF TWO IDLE APPRENTICES 



embodiment   of   Commodore   Trunnion�察  �or   of   one   of   those   many   gallant 

Admirals   of   the   stage�察  �who   have   all   ample   fortunes�察  �gout�察  �thick   sticks�察�

tempers�察�wards�察�and nephews。             With this distinguished naval appearance 

upon him�察�Thomas made a crab´like progress up a clean little bulk´headed 

staircase�察�into a clean little bulk´headed room�察�where he slowly deposited 

himself on a sofa�察�with a stick on either hand of him�察�looking exceedingly 

grim。 

     'Francis��' said Thomas Idle�察�'what do you think of this place��' 

     'I think��' returned Mr。 Goodchild�察�in a glowing way�察�'it is everything we 

expected。' 

     'Hah��' said Thomas Idle。 

     'There is the sea��' cried Mr。 Goodchild�察�pointing out of window�察�'and 

here��' pointing to the lunch on the table�察�'are shrimps。              Let us ´ ' here Mr。 

Goodchild looked out of window�察�as if in search of something�察�and looked 

in again�察 � 'let us eat 'em。' 

     The shrimps eaten and the dinner ordered�察�Mr。 Goodchild went out to 

survey     the  watering´place。       As    Chorus     of  the  Drama�察    �without    whom 

Thomas   could   make   nothing   of   the   scenery�察  �he   by´and´by   returned�察  �to 

have the following report screwed out of him。 

     In brief�察�it was the most delightful place ever seen。 

     'But��' Thomas Idle asked�察�'where is it��' 

     'It's  

卦指朕村 貧匯匈 和匯匈 指欺競何 壘��2�� 家��2��

低辛嬬浪散議