the lion and the unicorn(沸徨嚥鏡叔舗)-及13嫗
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home´coming and relief and rest。 He wondered how he could have cared
to escape from it。 He found it so good to be back again that for a long
time he wept quite happily�察�until the fiery pillow was moist and cool。
The world outside of the iron bars was like a scene in a theatre set for
some great event�察 �but the actors were never ready。 He remembered
confusedly a play he had once witnessed before that same scene。 Indeed�察�
he believed he had played some small part in it�察 �but he remembered it
dimly�察�and all trace of the men who had appeared with him in it was gone。
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He had reasoned it out that they were up there behind the range of
mountains�察�because great heavy wagons and ambulances and cannon were
emptied from the ships at the wharf above and were drawn away in long
lines behind the ragged palms�察�moving always toward the passes between
the peaks。 At times he was disturbed by the thought that he should be up
and after them�察�that some tradition of duty made his presence with them
imperative。 There was much to be done back of the mountains。 Some
event of momentous import was being carried forward there�察�in which he
held a part�察�but the doubt soon passed from him�察�and he was content to lie
and watch the iron bars rising and falling between the block´house and the
white surf。
If they had been only humanely kind�察�his lot would have been bearable�察�
but they starved him and held him down when he wished to rise�察�and they
would not put out the fire in the pillow�察�which they might easily have done
by the simple expedient of throwing it over the ship's side into the sea。
He himself had done this twice�察�but the keeper had immediately brought a
fresh pillow already heated for the torture and forced it under his head。
His pleasures were very simple�察 �and so few that he could not
understand why they robbed him of them so jealously。 One was to watch
a green cluster of bananas that hung above him from the awning twirling
on a string。 He could count as many of them as five before the bunch
turned and swung lazily back again�察 �when he could count as high as
twelve�察�sometimes when the ship rolled heavily he could count to twenty。
It was a most fascinating game�察�and contented him for many hours。 But
when they found this out they sent for the cook to come and cut them
down�察�and the cook carried them away to his galley。
Then�察�one day�察�a man came out from the shore�察�swimming through the
blue water with great splashes。 He was a most charming man�察 �who
spluttered and dove and twisted and lay on his back and kicked his legs in
an excess of content and delight。 It was a real pleasure to watch him�察�not
for days had anything so amusing appeared on the other side of the prison´
bars。 But as soon as the keeper saw that the man in the water was
amusing his prisoner�察�he leaned over the ship's side and shouted�察 �Sa´ay�察�
you�察�don't you know there's sharks in there�拭─�
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And the swimming man said�察 �The hll there is� ─�and raced back to
the shore like a porpoise with great lashing of the water�察�and ran up the
beach half´way to the palms before he was satisfied to stop。 Then the
prisoner wept again。 It was so disappointing。 Life was robbed of
everything now。 He remembered that in a previous existence soldiers
who cried were laughed at and mocked。
But that was so far away and it was such an absurd superstition that he
had no patience with it。 For what could be more comforting to a man
when he is treated cruelly than to cry。 It was so obvious an exercise�察�and
when one is so feeble that one cannot vault a four´railed barrier it is
something to feel that at least one is strong enough to cry。
He escaped occasionally�察 �traversing space with marvellous rapidity
and to great distances�察�but never to any successful purpose�察�and his flight
inevitably ended in ignominious recapture and a sudden awakening in bed。
At these moments the familiar and hated palms�察�the peaks and the block´
house were more hideous in their reality than the most terrifying of his
nightmares。
These excursions afield were always predatory�察�he went forth always
to seek food。 With all the beautiful world from which to elect and choose�察�
he sought out only those places where eating was studied and elevated to
an art。 These visits were much more vivid in their detail than any he had
ever before made to these same resorts。 They invariably began in a
carriage�察 �which carried him swiftly over smooth asphalt。 One route
brought him across a great and beautiful square�察�radiating with rows and
rows of flickering lights�察�two fountains splashed in the centre of the square�察�
and six women of stone guarded its approaches。 One of the women was
hung with wreaths of mourning。 Ahead of him the late twilight darkened
behind a great arch�察�which seemed to rise on the horizon of the world�察�a
great window into the heavens beyond。 At either side strings of white
and colored globes hung among the trees�察�and the sound of music came
joyfully from theatres in the open air。 He knew the restaurant under the
trees to which he was now hastening�察�and the fountain beside it�察�and the
very sparrows balancing on the fountain's edge�察�he knew every waiter at
each of the tables�察�he felt again the gravel crunching under his feet�察�he saw
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the maitre d'hotel coming forward smiling to receive his command�察 �and
the waiter in the green apron bowing at his elbow�察 �deferential and
important�察�presenting the list of wines。 But his adventure never passed
that point�察�for he was captured again and once more bound to his cot with
a close burning sheet。
Or else�察�he drove more sedately through the London streets in the late
evening twilight�察�leaning expectantly across the doors of the hansom and
pulling carefully at his white gloves。 Other hansoms flashed past him�察�
the occupant of each with his mind fixed on one ideadinner。 He was
one of a million of people who were about to dine�察�or who had dined�察�or
who were deep in dining。
He was so famished�察 �so weak for food of any quality�察 �that the
galloping horse in the hansom seemed to crawl。 The lights of the
Embankment passed like the lamps of a railroad station as seen from the
window of an express�察 �and while his mind was still torn between the
choice of a thin or thick soup or an immediate attack upon cold beef�察�he
was at the door�察�and the chasseur touched his cap�察�and the little chasseur
put the wicker guard over the hansom's wheel。 As he jumped out he said�察�
;Give him half´a´ crown�察─ �and the driver called after him�察 �Thank you�察�
sir。;
It was a beautiful world�察�this world outside of the iron bars。 Every
one in it contrib