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1、MartinEdenbyJackLondonCHAPTERITheoneopenedthedoorwithalatch-keyandwentin,followedbyayoungfellowwhoawkwardlyremovedhiscap.Heworeroughclothesthatsmackedofthesea,andhewasmanifestlyoutofplaceinthespacioushallinwhichhefoundhimself.Hedidnotknowwhattodowithhiscap,andwasstuffingitintohis
2、coatpocketwhentheothertookitfromhim.Theactwasdonequietlyandnaturally,andtheawkwardyoungfellowappreciatedit."Heunderstands,"washisthought."He'llseemethroughallright."Hewalkedattheother'sheelswithaswingtohisshoulders,andhislegsspreadunwittingly,asifthelevelfloorsweretiltingupandsin
3、kingdowntotheheaveandlungeofthesea.Thewideroomsseemedtoonarrowforhisrollinggait,andtohimselfhewasinterrorlesthisbroadshouldersshouldcollidewiththedoorwaysorsweepthebric-a-bracfromthelowmantel.Herecoiledfromsidetosidebetweenthevariousobjectsandmultipliedthehazardsthatinrealitylodg
4、edonlyinhismind.Betweenagrandpianoandacentre-tablepiledhighwithbookswasspaceforahalfadozentowalkabreast,yetheessayeditwithtrepidation.Hisheavyarmshunglooselyathissides.Hedidnotknowwhattodowiththosearmsandhands,andwhen,tohisexcitedvision,onearmseemedliabletobrushagainstthebooksont
5、hetable,helurchedawaylikeafrightenedhorse,barelymissingthepianostool.Hewatchedtheeasywalkoftheotherinfrontofhim,andforthefirsttimerealizedthathiswalkwasdifferentfromthatofothermen.Heexperiencedamomentarypangofshamethatheshouldwalksouncouthly.Thesweatburstthroughtheskinofhisforehe
6、adintinybeads,andhepausedandmoppedhisbronzedfacewithhishandkerchief."Holdon,Arthur,myboy,"hesaid,attemptingtomaskhisanxietywithfacetiousutterance."Thisistoomuchallatonceforyourstruly.Givemeachancetogetmynerve.YouknowIdidn'twanttocome,an'Iguessyourfam'lyain'thankerin'toseemeneithe
7、r.""That'sallright,"wasthereassuringanswer."Youmustn'tbefrightenedatus.We'rejusthomelypeople-Hello,there'saletterforme."Hesteppedbacktothetable,toreopentheenvelope,andbegantoread,givingthestrangeranopportunitytorecoverhimself.Andthestrangerunderstoodandappreciated.Hiswasthegiftof
8、sympathy,understanding;andbeneathhisalar