Marquise de Brinvilliersby Alexandre Dumas, PereTowards the end of the year 1665, on a fine autumn evening, there was a considerable crowd assembled on the Pont-Neuf where it makes a turn down to the rue Dauphine. The object of this crowd and the centre of attraction was a closely shut, carriage. A police official was trying to force open the door, and two out of the four sergeants who were with him were holding the horses back and the other two stopping the driver, who paid no attention to t
2003年12月25日,圣诞节晚九点,上晚自习归来,我便接到来自工商银行总行人事部的电话。期盼已久的offer姗姗来迟,放下电话后,百感交集。三个月来的寻寻觅觅,从中学到很多,人也现实了许多,明白即使是“皇帝女儿”也有愁嫁的时候。我的专业是风险管理和保险学,但这并没有局限我的择业方向。决定就业于银行也很令许多本专业的师弟师妹们感到疑惑。是什么让我做这样的选择呢?一我实习的第一个单位是国家开发银行总行,简称开行。2002年陈元行长提出的实习生计划,对北大和清华的学生来说是非常宝贵的机会。开行实习生是通过学校的勤工助学中心招聘的,消息发布在bbs的sso版上。当时我读大二,看到这个消息后马上告诉了同学。因为开行是一家政策性银行,不同于在城市随处可见网点的商业银行,在普通人中知名度不高,所以最后只有我一个人跑去交了平生第一份简历。我想既然是个机会,那就试一试吧。...
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The Amateur Cracksmanby E. W. HornungTO A. C. D. THIS FORM OF FLATTERYTHE AMATEUR CRACKSMANTHE IDES OF MARCHIIt was half-past twelve when I returned to the Albany as a last desperate resort. The scene of my disaster was much as I had left it. The baccarat-counters still strewed the table, with the empty glasses and the loaded ash-trays. A window had been opened to let the smoke out, and was letting in the fog instead. Raffles himself had merely discarded his dining jacket for one of his inn
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Evolution and Ethics and Other Essaysby Thomas H. HuxleyEVOLUTION AND ETHICS. PROLEGOMENAEVOLUTION AND ETHICSSCIENCE AND MORALSCAPITALTHE MOTHER OF LABOURSOCIAL DISEASES AND WORSE REMEDIESThe Struggle for Existence in Human SocietyLetters to the TimesLegal OpinionsThe Articles of War of the Salvation ArmyPREFACETHE discourse on "Evolution and Ethics," reprinted in the first half ofthe present volume, was delivered before the University of Oxford, as...
A Millionaire of Rough-and-Readyby Bret HartePROLOGUEThere was no mistake this time: he had struck gold at last!It had lain there before him a moment agoa misshapen piece ofbrown-stained quartz, interspersed with dull yellow metal; yieldingenough to have allowed the points of his pick to penetrate itshoneycombed recesses, yet heavy enough to drop from the point ofhis pick as he endeavored to lift it from the red earth.He was seeing all this plainly, although he found himself, he knew...
THE TWO BOOKS OF FRANCIS BACON,OF THE PROFICIENCE AND ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING,DIVINE AND HUMAN.THE FIRST BOOKTo the King1. THERE were under the law, excellent King, both daily Sacrifices and free-will offerings; the one proceeding upon ordinary Observance, the other upon a devout cheerfulness: in like manner there belongeth to Kings from their servants both tribute of duty and presents of affection. In the former of these I hope I shall not live to be wanting, according to my most humble duty,
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The Diary of a Man of Fiftyby Henry JamesFlorence, April 5th, 1874.They told me I should find Italy greatlychanged; and in seven-and-twenty years there is room for changes.But to me everything is so perfectly the same that I seem to beliving my youth over again; all the forgotten impressions of thatenchanting time come back to me. At the moment they were powerfulenough; but they afterwards faded away. What in the world became ofthem? Whatever becomes of such things, in the long intervals of.