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1、JOHNBARLEYCORNbyJackLondonCHAPTERIItallcametomeoneelectionday.ItwasonawarmCaliforniaafternoon,andIhadriddendownintotheValleyoftheMoonfromtheranchtothelittlevillagetovoteYesandNotoahostofproposedamendmentstotheConstitutionoftheStateofCalifornia.Becauseoft
2、hewarmthofthedayIhadhadseveraldrinksbeforecastingmyballot,anddiversdrinksaftercastingit.ThenIhadriddenupthroughthevine-cladhillsandrollingpasturesoftheranch,andarrivedatthefarm-houseintimeforanotherdrinkandsupper."Howdidyouvoteonthesuffrageamendment?"Cha
3、rmianasked."Ivotedforit."Sheutteredanexclamationofsurprise.For,beitknown,inmyyoungerdays,despitemyardentdemocracy,Ihadbeenopposedtowomansuffrage.InmylaterandmoretolerantyearsIhadbeenunenthusiasticinmyacceptanceofitasaninevitablesocialphenomenon."Nowjustw
4、hydidyouvoteforit?"Charmianasked.Ianswered.Iansweredatlength.Iansweredindignantly.ThemoreIanswered,themoreindignantIbecame.(No;Iwasnotdrunk.ThehorseIhadriddenwaswellnamed"TheOutlaw."I'dliketoseeanydrunkenmanrideher.)Andyet--howshallIsay?--Iwaslightedup,I
5、wasfeeling"good,"Iwaspleasantlyjingled."Whenthewomengettheballot,theywillvoteforprohibition,"Isaid."Itisthewives,andsisters,andmothers,andtheyonly,whowilldrivethenailsintothecoffinofJohnBarleycorn----""ButIthoughtyouwereafriendtoJohnBarleycorn,"Charmiani
6、nterpolated."Iam.Iwas.Iamnot.Ineveram.IamneverlesshisfriendthanwhenheiswithmeandwhenIseemmosthisfriend.Heisthekingofliars.Heisthefrankesttruthsayer.Heistheaugustcompanionwithwhomonewalkswiththegods.HeisalsoinleaguewiththeNoselessOne.Hiswayleadstotruthnak
7、ed,andtodeath.Hegivesclearvision,andmuddydreams.Heistheenemyoflife,andtheteacherofwisdombeyondlife'swisdom.Heisared-handedkiller,andheslaysyouth."AndCharmianlookedatme,andIknewshewonderedwhereIhadgotit.Icontinuedtotalk.AsIsay,Iwaslightedup.Inmybrainevery
8、thoughtwasathome.Everythought,initslittlecell,crouchedready-dressedatthedoor,likeprisonersatmidnightajail-break.Andeverythoughtwasavision,bright-imaged,sharp-cut,unmistakable.Mybrainwasilluminatedbytheclear,whitelightofalc
