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Olda
查尔斯·兰姆CharlesLamb
Ihaveanalmostfemiialityforolda.WhenIgotoseeahouse，Iiheadhepicturegallery.Iotdefendtheorderofpreferebysayingthatwehaveallsometasteorother，oftooaetoadmitofourrememberingdistinctlythatitwasanae.Iiplay，aexhibition，thatIwastakento；butIamnotsewhenajarsandsaucerswereiomyimagination.
Ihadnhen—whyshouldIhoselittle，lawless，azure-tiesques，thatuionofmeabout，uncircumscribedbyahatworldbeforeperspective—aateacup.
Iliketoseemyoldfriends—whomdistadiminish—f？iguringupintheair（sotheyappeartoouroptics），yetonterraf？irmastill—forsowemustierpretthatspeckofdeeperblue，whichthedecorousartist，topreventabsurdity，hadmadetupbeheirsandals.
Ilovethemenwithwomehewomen，ifpossible，withstillmoreressions.
Hereisayoungandandarin，haoaladyfromasalver—twomilesoff.Seehowdistaoffrespedherethesamelady，oranother—forlikenessisidentityonteacups—issteppingintoalittlefairyboat，mooredohersideofthiscalmgardehadaintymingfoot，whiarightangleofinglesgoinourworld）mustinfalliblylahemidstofaf？lowerymead—furlongoffohersideofthesamestraream！
Fartheron—iffarornearbepredicatedoftheirworld—seehodas，dangthehays.
Here—adrabbitt，aensive—soobjectsshow，seenthroughthelucidatmosphereoff？ihay.
Iointingouttomylastevening，overourHyson（whichweareold-fashioodriillofanafternoohesespeiraasetofextraordinaryoldbluea（aretpurchase）forthef？irsttimeusing；andhowfavorableceshadbeentousoflateyearsthatwecouldaffordtopleasetheeyesometimeswithtrif？lesofthissort—assiseemedtoovershadethebrowsofmyquickatdetegthesesummerBridget.
“Iwishthegoodoldtimeswouldeagain，”
shesaid，“erenotquitesorieanthatIwanttobepoor；buttherewasamiddlestate”
—sosheleasedtorambleon—“inwhichIamsurewewereagreatdealhappier.Apurchaseisbutapurowthatyouhavemoneyenoughandtospare.Formerlyitusedtobeatriumph.Wheedacheapluxury（and，O！
HowmuchadoIhadtogetyoutothosetimes！
）—wewereusedtohaveadebatetwoorthreedaysbefore，ahefainst，andthispareitoutof，andwhatsavingwecouldhitupon，thatshouldbeahingwaswthehemowepaidforit.
“Doyourememberthebrownsuit，whiadetohanguponyou，tillallyourfriendscriedshameuponyou，itgrewsothreadbare—andallbecauseofthatfolioBeaumontacher，whichyedhomelateatnightfromBarker’siGarden？Doyourememberhowweeyeditforweeksbeforeweakeupourmindstothepurdhaderminationtillitwaseno’clockoftheSaturdaytyoushouldbetoolate—aheoldbooksellerwithsopenedhisshop，awinklingtaper（forhewassettingbedwards）lightedouttherelihisdustytreasures—andwhenyouluggedithome，wishiwicease—andwhetome—andereexpltheperfeessofit（g，youcalledit）—andairiheselooseleaveswithpaste，whipatienotsuffertobelefttilldaybreak—wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman？Orthoseblackclotheswhichyouwearnow，andaresocarefultokeepbrushed，sincewehavebeeridf？inical，giveyouhalfthehoywithwhichyouf？lauaboutinthatoverwornsuit—youroldcorbeau—forfourorf？iveweekslohanyoushouldhavedoopacifyyourightysumoff？ifteen—orsixteenshillingswasit？—agreataffairwethoughtitthen—whichyouhadlavishedontheoldfolio.Nowyouaffordtobuyanybookthatpleasesyou，butIdoymehomeanyniceoldpurow.
“WhehtoloutalessnumberofshillingsuponthatprintafterLeonardo，whichweedthe‘LadyBlanyoulookatthepurdthoughtofthemohoughtofthemoney，andlookedagaiure—wastherenopleasureinbeingapoorman？Now，youhavenothingtodobuttowalkintoaghi’s，andbuyawildernessofLeodoyou？
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