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1、MasterHumphrey'sClockMasterHumphrey'sClockbyCharlesDickens1MasterHumphrey'sClockCHAPTERIMASTERHUMPHREY,FROMHISCLOCK-SIDEINTHECHIMNEYCORNERTHEreadermustnotexpecttoknowwhereIlive.Atpresent,itistrue,myabodemaybeaquestionoflittleornoimporttoanybody;butifIshouldcarrymyre
2、aderswithme,asIhopetodo,andthereshouldspringupbetweenthemandmefeelingsofhomelyaffectionandregardattachingsomethingofinteresttomatterseversoslightlyconnectedwithmyfortunesormyspeculations,evenmyplaceofresidencemightonedayhaveakindofcharmforthem.Bearingthispossiblecon
3、tingencyinmind,Iwishthemtounderstand,intheoutset,thattheymustneverexpecttoknowit.Iamnotachurlisholdman.FriendlessIcanneverbe,forallmankindaremykindred,andIamonilltermswithnoonememberofmygreatfamily.ButformanyyearsIhaveledalonely,solitarylife;-whatwoundIsoughttoheal,
4、whatsorrowtoforget,originally,mattersnotnow;itissufficientthatretirementhasbecomeahabitwithme,andthatIamunwillingtobreakthespellwhichforsolongatimehassheditsquietinfluenceuponmyhomeandheart.IliveinavenerablesuburbofLondon,inanoldhousewhichinbygonedayswasafamousresor
5、tformerryroysterersandpeerlessladies,longsincedeparted.Itisasilent,shadyplace,withapavedcourtyardsofullofechoes,thatsometimesIamtemptedtobelievethatfaintresponsestothenoisesofoldtimeslingerthereyet,andthattheseghostsofsoundhauntmyfootstepsasIpaceitupanddown.Iamthemo
6、reconfirmedinthisbelief,because,oflateyears,theechoesthatattendmywalkshavebeenlessloudandmarkedthantheywerewontto2MasterHumphrey'sClockbe;anditispleasantertoimagineinthemtherustlingofsilkbrocade,andthelightstepofsomelovelygirl,thantorecogniseintheiralterednotethefai
7、lingtreadofanoldman.Thosewholiketoreadofbrilliantroomsandgorgeousfurniturewouldderivebutlittlepleasurefromaminutedescriptionofmysimpledwelling.Itisdeartomeforthesamereasonthattheywouldholditinslightregard.Itsworm-eatendoors,andlowceilingscrossedbyclumsybeams;itswall
8、sofwainscot,darkstairs,andgapingclosets;itssmallchambers,communicatingwitheachotherbywindingpassagesornarrowsteps;itsmanynooks,scarcelarge
