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1、THEPEOPLEOFTHEABYSSTHEPEOPLEOFTHEABYSSbyJackLondon1THEPEOPLEOFTHEABYSSThechiefpriestsandrulerscry:-"OLordandMaster,notourstheguilt,Webuildbutasourfathersbuilt;BeholdthineimageshowtheystandSovereignandsolethroughallourland."Ourtaskishard--withswordandf
2、lame,Toholdthineearthforeverthesame,Andwithsharpcrooksofsteeltokeep,Stillasthouleftestthem,thysheep."ThenChristsoughtoutanartisan,Alow-browed,stunted,haggardman,AndamotherlessgirlwhosefingersthinCrushedfromherfaintlywantandsin.Thesesetheinthemidstofth
3、em,AndastheydrewbacktheirgarmenthemForfearofdefilement,"Lo,here,"saidhe,"Theimagesyehavemadeofme."JAMESRUSSELLLOWELL.2THEPEOPLEOFTHEABYSSPREFACETheexperiencesrelatedinthisvolumefelltomeinthesummerof1902.Iwentdownintotheunder-worldofLondonwithanattitud
4、eofmindwhichImaybestlikentothatoftheexplorer.Iwasopentobeconvincedbytheevidenceofmyeyes,ratherthanbytheteachingsofthosewhohadnotseen,orbythewordsofthosewhohadseenandgonebefore.Further,Itookwithmecertainsimplecriteriawithwhichtomeasurethelifeoftheunder
5、-world.Thatwhichmadeformorelife,forphysicalandspiritualhealth,wasgood;thatwhichmadeforlesslife,whichhurt,anddwarfed,anddistortedlife,wasbad.ItwillbereadilyapparenttothereaderthatIsawmuchthatwasbad.YetitmustnotbeforgottenthatthetimeofwhichIwritewascons
6、idered"goodtimes"inEngland.ThestarvationandlackofshelterIencounteredconstitutedachronicconditionofmiserywhichisneverwipedout,evenintheperiodsofgreatestprosperity.Followingthesummerinquestioncameahardwinter.Greatnumbersoftheunemployedformedintoprocessi
7、ons,asmanyasadozenatatime,anddailymarchedthroughthestreetsofLondoncryingforbread.Mr.JustinMcCarthy,writinginthemonthofJanuary1903,totheNewYorkIndependent,brieflyepitomisesthesituationasfollows:-"Theworkhouseshavenospaceleftinwhichtopackthestarvingcrow
8、dswhoarecravingeverydayandnightattheirdoorsforfoodandshelter.AllthecharitableinstitutionshaveexhaustedtheirmeansintryingtoraisesuppliesoffoodforthefamishingresidentsofthegarretsandcellarsofLondonlanesandalleys.ThequartersoftheSalvationArmyinva
