Ibegantonoddrowsilyoverthedimpage:myeyewanderedfrommanuscripttoprint.Isawaredornamentedtitle—“SeventyTimesSeven,andtheFirstoftheSeventy-First.APiousDiscoursedeliveredbytheReverendJabezBranderham,intheChapelofGimmerdenSough.”AndwhileIwas,half-consciously,worryingmybraintoguesswhatJabezBranderhamwouldmakeofhissubject,Isankbackinbed,andfellasleep.Alas,fortheeffectso...[
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鼠年将至,提前祝各位和你们的家人在新的一年中身体健康、阖家幸福、年年升高位、岁岁鼠钞票!(后面两句是我的原创哦,版权所有,欢迎转载,谢谢!)
几年前在网上看到邻国有一位民俗专家经过多年的潜心研究(注意是多年的潜心研究,不象我随随便便乱说),终于破解了为什么邻国十二生肖中有猫无兔,而中国十二生肖中有兔无猫的难题。据这位专家称,邻国的[
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CHAPTERIII
Whileleadingthewayupstairs,sherecommendedthatIshouldhidethecandle,andnotmakeanoise;forhermasterhadanoddnotionaboutthechambershewouldputmein,andneverletanybodylodgetherewillingly.Iaskedthereason.Shedidnotknow,sheanswered:shehadonlylivedthereayearortwo;andtheyhadsomanyqueergoingson,shecouldnotbegintobecurious.
Toostupefiedtobecuriousmyself,Ifastenedmydoorandgl...[
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Iimagined,foramoment,thatthispieceofeloquencewasaddressedtome;and,sufficientlyenraged,steppedtowardstheagedrascalwithanintentionofkickinghimoutofthedoor.Mrs.Heathcliff,however,checkedmebyheranswer.
“Youscandalousoldhypocrite!”shereplied.“Areyounotafraidofbeingcarriedawaybodily,wheneveryoumentionthedevil’sname?Iwarnyoutorefrainfromprovokingme,orI&rsquo...[
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Ithought,ifIhadcausedthecloud,itwasmydutytomakeanefforttodispelit.Theycouldnoteverydaysitsogrimandtaciturn;anditwasimpossible,howeverill-temperedtheymightbe,thattheuniversalscowltheyworewastheirevery-daycountenance.
“Itisstrange,”Ibegan,intheintervalofswallowingonecupofteaandreceivinganother—“itisstrangehowcustomcanmouldourtastesandideas:manycouldnoti...[
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CHAPTERII
Yesterdayafternoonsetinmistyandcold.Ihadhalfamindtospenditbymystudyfire,insteadofwadingthroughheathandmudtoWutheringHeights.
Oncomingupfromdinner,however,(N.B.—Idinebetweentwelveandoneo’clock;thehousekeeper,amatronlylady,takenasafixturealongwiththehouse,couldnot,orwouldnot,comprehendmyrequestthatImightbeservedatfive)—onmountingthestai...[
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Itookaseatattheendofthehearthstoneoppositethattowardswhichmylandlordadvanced,andfilledupanintervalofsilencebyattemptingtocaressthecaninemother,whohadlefthernursery,andwassneakingwolfishlytothebackofmylegs,herlipcurledup,andherwhiteteethwateringforasnatch.Mycaressprovokedalong,gutturalgnarl.
“You’dbetterletthedogalone,”growledMr.Heathcliffinunison,checkingfi...[
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Beforepassingthethreshold,Ipausedtoadmireaquantityofgrotesquecarvinglavishedoverthefront,andespeciallyabouttheprincipaldoor;abovewhich,amongawildernessofcrumblinggriffinsandshamelesslittleboys,Idetectedthedate“1500,”andthename“HaretonEarnshaw.”Iwouldhavemadeafewcomments,andrequestedashorthistoryoftheplacefromthesurlyowner;buthisattitudeatthedoorappearedtode...[
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WutheringHeights
byEmilyBrontë
CHAPTERI
1801—
Ihavejustreturnedfromavisittomylandlord—thesolitaryneighbourthatIshallbetroubledwith.Thisiscertainlyabeautifulcountry!InallEngland,IdonotbelievethatIcouldhavefixedonasituationsocompletelyremovedfromthestirofsociety.Aperfectmisanthropist’sHeaven—andMr.HeathcliffandIaresuchasuitablepai...[
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1970年8月3日,一支解放军拉练队伍从山西河津行军进入临猗县,经过高头村。他们从涑水河以北走来,越过小石桥,河水淙淙流着,河岸芦苇正发青。部队走到高头村北庄巷口,遇到一个丁字路口,打前站的3个战士折了一根杨树枝插在浇地的水堰边做记号,指示行军方向。听说过队伍,村里的男女老少都出来看热闹。正在生产队出羊粪的毕养功、毕成孩、毕安岗都停下了手里[
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