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《THE LION AND THE UNICORN(獅子與獨(dú)角獸) 》由會(huì)員上傳分享,免費(fèi)在線(xiàn)閱讀,更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在學(xué)術(shù)論文-天天文庫(kù)。
1、THELIONANDTHEUNICORNTHELIONANDTHEUNICORNbyRICHARDHARDINGDAVIS1THELIONANDTHEUNICORNINMEMORYOFMANYHOTDAYSANDSOMEHOTCORNERSTHISBOOKISDEDICATEDTOLT.-COL.ARTHURH.LEE,R.A.BritishMilitaryAttachewiththeUnitedStatesArmy2THELIONANDTHEUNICORNPrentisshadalongleaseonthehouse,andbecauseitstoodinJermynStree
2、ttheupperfloorswere,asamatterofcourse,turnedintolodgingsforsinglegentlemen;andbecausePrentisswasaFloristtotheQueen,heplacedalionandunicornoverhisflowershop,justinfrontofthemiddlewindowonthefirstfloor.Bystretchingalittle,eachofthemcouldseeintothewindowjustbeyondhim,andcouldhearallthatwassaidin
3、side;andsuchthingsastheysawandheardduringthereignofCaptainCarrington,whomovedinatthesametimetheydid!Bydaythetableinthecentreoftheroomwascoveredwithmaps,andtheCaptainsatwithaboxofpins,withdifferent-coloredflagswrappedaroundthem,andamusedhimselfbystickingtheminthemapsandmeasuringthespacesinbetw
4、een,swearingmeanwhiletohimself.Itwasaselfishamusement,butitappearedtobetheCaptain'sonlyintellectualpursuit,foratnight,themapswererolledup,andagreenclothwasspreadacrossthetable,andtherewasmuchcompanyandpoppingofsoda-bottles,andlittleheapsofgoldandsilverweremovedthiswayandthatacrossthecloth.The
5、smokedriftedoutoftheopenwindows,andthelaughteroftheCaptain'sguestsrangoutloudlyintheemptystreet,sothatthepolicemanhaltedandraisedhiseyesreprovinglytothelightedwindows,andcabmendrewupbeneaththemandlayinwait,dozingontheirfoldedarms,fortheCaptain'sgueststodepart.TheLionandtheUnicornwereratherash
6、amedofthescandalofit,andtheyweregladwhen,oneday,theCaptainwentawaywithhistinboxesandgun-casespiledhighonafour-wheeler.Prentissstoodonthesidewalkandsaid:"Iwishyougoodluck,sir."AndtheCaptainsaid:"I'mcomingbackaMajor,Prentiss."Buthenevercameback.Andoneday--theLionrememberedthedayverywell,foronth
7、atsamedaythenewsboysranupanddownJermynStreetshoutingoutthenewsof"a'orribledisaster"totheBritisharms.Itwasthenthatayoungladycametothedoorinahansom,andPrentisswentouttomeetherandledherupstairs.TheyheardhimunlocktheCaptain'sdoorandsay,"Thisishis