°Ëϲµç×ÓÊé > ÎÄѧÃûÖøµç×ÓÊé > gs.earthabides >

µÚ66²¿·Ö

gs.earthabides-µÚ66²¿·Ö

С˵£º gs.earthabides ×ÖÊý£º ÿҳ4000×Ö

°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·­Ò³£¬°´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ£¬°´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿£¡
¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ªÎ´ÔĶÁÍꣿ¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©ÒѱãÏ´μÌÐøÔĶÁ£¡



¡¡¡¡Then¡¡where¡¡there¡¡had¡¡been¡¡three£»¡¡now¡¡there¡¡was¡¡only¡¡one£»¡¡for¡¡Death¡¡had¡¡gone¡¡and¡¡she¡¡too¡£¡¡He¡¡sat¡¡there¡¡bowed¡¡and¡¡dry¡­eyed¡£¡¡That¡¡too¡¡was¡¡finished¡£¡¡They¡¡would¡¡bury¡¡her£»¡¡Mother¡¡of¡¡Nations£»¡¡and¡¡place¡¡no¡¡marker£»¡¡for¡¡that¡¡was¡¡their¡¡custom¡£¡¡And£»¡¡as¡¡it¡¡was¡¡in¡¡the¡¡beginning£»¡¡since¡¡love¡¡first¡¡and¡¡sorrow¡¡with¡¡it¡¡came¡¡to¡¡the¡¡world£»¡¡he¡¡sat¡¡with¡¡his¡¡dead¡£¡¡And¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡that¡¡greatness¡¡had¡¡passed¡¡from¡¡them¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡Yet¡¡still¡¡the¡¡years¡¡flowed£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡sun¡¡swung¡¡from¡¡north¡¡of¡¡the¡¡mountain¡£¡¡south¡¡past¡¡the¡¡Golden¡¡Gate£»¡¡and¡¡back¡¡again¡£¡¡More¡¡years¡¡were¡¡carved¡¡into¡¡the¡¡rock¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡One¡¡spring¡¡Molly¡¡died¡¡suddenly¡¡of¡¡what¡¡they¡¡took¡¡to¡¡be¡¡heart¡­failure¡£¡¡That¡¡same¡¡year¡¡a¡¡great¡¡tumor¡¡grew¡¡within¡¡Jean¡­swiftly£»¡¡like¡¡a¡¡nightmare¡¡growth¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡no¡¡one¡¡who¡¡knew¡¡how¡¡to¡¡help¡¡her£»¡¡and¡¡when¡¡she¡¡had¡¡died¡¡by¡¡her¡¡own¡¡hand£»¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡one¡¡who¡¡blamed¡¡her¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨We¡¡are¡¡going£»¡¡we¡¡are¡¡going£¡¡¨¡¡thought¡¡Ish¡£¡¡¡¨We¡¡Americans¡¡are¡¡old£»¡¡and¡¡are¡¡dropping¡¡like¡¡last¡¡spring's¡¡leaves¡£¡¨¡¡So¡¡sometimes¡¡he¡¡was¡¡sad¡£¡¡Yet£»¡¡as¡¡he¡¡walked¡¡along¡¡the¡¡hillside£»¡¡he¡¡saw¡¡many¡¡children¡¡playing¡¡busily£»¡¡and¡¡young¡¡men¡¡shouting¡¡to¡¡one¡¡another£»¡¡and¡¡mothers¡¡nursing¡¡their¡¡babies¡­and¡¡little¡¡sadness£»¡¡and¡¡much¡¡merriment¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡One¡¡day¡¡Ezra¡¡came¡¡to¡¡him£»¡¡saying£º¡¡¡¨You¡¡should¡¡take¡¡another¡¡wife¡£¡¨¡¡Ish¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡him¡¡with¡¡questioning¡¡eyes¡£¡¡¡¨No£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡Ezra£»¡¡¡¨I¡¡am¡¡too¡¡old¡£¡¡You¡¡are¡¡younger¡£¡¡There¡¡is¡¡a¡¡young¡¡woman¡¡of¡¡The¡¡Others£»¡¡and¡¡no¡¡man¡¡to¡¡marry¡¡her¡£¡¡Except¡¡for¡¡an¡¡old¡¡man£»¡¡it¡¡is¡¡better¡¡not¡¡to¡¡be¡¡alone¡£¡¡And¡¡there¡¡should¡¡be¡¡more¡¡children¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡He¡¡felt¡¡no¡¡love£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡took¡¡her¡£¡¡She¡¡forted¡¡him¡¡in¡¡the¡¡long¡¡nights£»¡¡for¡¡he¡¡was¡¡still¡¡a¡¡man¡¡in¡¡his¡¡strength¡£¡¡She¡¡bore¡¡him¡¡children£»¡¡though¡¡the¡¡children¡¡seemed¡¡always¡¡a¡¡little¡¡strange¡¡to¡¡him¡­scarcely¡¡his£»¡¡because¡¡they¡¡were¡¡not¡¡also¡¡Em's¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡More¡¡years¡¡were¡¡carved¡¡in¡¡the¡¡rock¡£¡¡Except¡¡for¡¡Ish¡¡and¡¡Ezra£»¡¡all¡¡the¡¡Americans¡¡now¡¡were¡¡gone£»¡¡and¡¡Ezra¡¡was¡¡a¡¡little¡¡dried¡­up¡¡wrinkled¡¡man¡¡who¡¡coughed¡¡and¡¡grew¡¡thinner¡¡and¡¡thinner¡£¡¡Ish¡¡himself¡¡was¡¡wholly¡¡gray¡­haired¡¡now¡£¡¡Though¡¡he¡¡was¡¡not¡¡heavy£»¡¡his¡¡paunch¡¡stuck¡¡out£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡was¡¡thin¡­legged¡¡in¡¡the¡¡manner¡¡of¡¡old¡¡men¡£¡¡His¡¡side¡¡hurt¡¡him¡¡where¡¡the¡¡mountain¡­lion¡¡had¡¡clawed¡¡him¡¡years¡¡back£»¡¡so¡¡he¡¡walked¡¡little¡£¡¡Yet¡¡still¡¡his¡¡young¡¡wife¡¡bore¡¡him¡¡a¡¡child¡¡in¡¡the¡¡Year¡¡42¡£¡¡He¡¡was¡¡not¡¡greatly¡¡interested¡¡in¡¡that¡¡child£»¡¡and¡¡also¡¡now¡¡he¡¡had¡¡great¡­grandchildren¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡On¡¡the¡¡day¡¡when¡¡the¡¡Year¡¡43¡¡had¡¡ended£»¡¡Ish¡¡did¡¡not¡¡feel¡¡like¡¡walking¡¡as¡¡far¡¡as¡¡the¡¡flat¡¡rock¡¡where¡¡they¡¡carved¡¡the¡¡numerals£»¡¡and¡¡Ezra¡¡was¡¡too¡¡frail¡£¡¡So¡¡they¡¡put¡¡off¡¡carving¡¡the¡¡date¡¡in¡¡the¡¡rock¡¡or¡¡giving¡¡a¡¡name¡£¡¡They¡¡said¡¡to¡¡each¡¡other¡¡now¡¡and¡¡then¡¡that¡¡really¡¡they¡¡must¡¡do¡¡it£»¡¡or¡¡else¡¡arrange¡¡with¡¡some¡¡of¡¡the¡¡younger¡¡men¡¡to¡¡carve¡¡the¡¡numerals£»¡¡and¡¡sometimes¡¡also¡¡the¡¡younger¡¡men¡¡and¡¡even¡¡the¡¡children¡¡talked¡¡of¡¡it¡£¡¡But¡¡in¡¡a¡¡way¡¡that¡¡such¡¡things¡¡go£»¡¡once¡¡it¡¡had¡¡been¡¡put¡¡off£»¡¡still¡¡it¡¡was¡¡put¡¡off¡¡again¡£¡¡¡¨Today¡¡is¡¡rainy£»¡¨¡¡or¡¡¡¨It¡¡is¡¡too¡¡cold£»¡¨¡¡or¡¡¡¨We¡¡are¡¡going¡¡fishing£»¡¡and¡¡shall¡¡do¡¡it¡¡later¡£¡¨¡¡So¡¡the¡¡numerals¡¡were¡¡not¡¡carved£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡name¡¡was¡¡not¡¡given£»¡¡and¡¡life¡¡went¡¡on¡¡with¡¡no¡¡one¡¡caring¡¡greatly¡£¡¡After¡¡that£»¡¡no¡¡one¡¡knew¡¡how¡¡many¡¡years¡¡passed¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡Now¡¡no¡¡more¡¡children¡¡were¡¡born¡¡to¡¡Ish's¡¡young¡¡wife¡£¡¡Then¡¡one¡¡day¡¡she¡¡came¡¡to¡¡him¡¡with¡¡a¡¡younger¡¡man£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡two¡¡asked£»¡¡respectfully£»¡¡that¡¡Ish¡¡should¡¡give¡¡her¡¡to¡¡that¡¡one¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡Then¡¡at¡¡last¡¡Ish¡¡realized¡¡that¡¡in¡¡this¡¡his¡¡curious¡¡life£»¡¡he¡¡had¡¡now¡¡e¡¡close¡¡to¡¡the¡¡last¡¡stage¡¡of¡¡all¡£¡¡More¡¡and¡¡more¡¡often£»¡¡after¡¡that£»¡¡he¡¡and¡¡Ezra¡¡sat¡¡together¡¡as¡¡two¡¡old¡¡men¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡There¡¡was¡¡nothing¡¡strange¡¡that¡¡two¡¡old¡¡men¡¡should¡¡sit¡¡together¡¡and¡¡talk£»¡¡but¡¡what¡¡was¡¡strange¡¡here¡¡was¡¡that¡¡there¡¡were¡¡no¡¡other¡¡old¡¡people¡¡at¡¡all¡£¡¡Elsewhere¡¡everything¡¡was¡¡youth£»¡¡at¡¡least¡¡by¡¡parison¡£¡¡There¡¡were¡¡births¡¡and¡¡there¡¡were¡¡deaths£»¡¡but¡¡always¡¡there¡¡were¡¡more¡¡births¡¡than¡¡deaths£»¡¡and¡¡because¡¡everyone¡¡was¡¡youthful£»¡¡there¡¡was¡¡much¡¡laughter¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡As¡¡the¡¡quick¡¡years¡¡passed¡¡and¡¡the¡¡two¡¡old¡¡men¡¡sat¡¡on¡¡the¡¡hillside¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sun£»¡¡they¡¡began¡¡to¡¡talk¡¡more¡¡and¡¡more¡¡about¡¡what¡¡had¡¡happened¡¡long¡¡ago¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡little¡¡that¡¡anyone¡­they£»¡¡at¡¡least¡­could¡¡talk¡¡about¡¡as¡¡far¡¡as¡¡these¡¡years¡¡now¡¡were¡¡concerned¡£¡¡Some¡¡years¡¡were¡¡called¡¡good¡¡years¡¡and¡¡some¡¡were¡¡called¡¡bad¡¡years£»¡¡but¡¡there¡¡was¡¡not¡¡much¡¡difference¡£¡¡So¡¡chiefly¡¡the¡¡two¡¡old¡¡men¡¡talked¡¡about¡¡things¡¡of¡¡long¡¡ago£»¡¡and¡¡occasionally¡¡they¡¡speculated¡¡about¡¡life¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡Often£»¡¡when¡¡they¡¡talked£»¡¡Ish¡¡realized¡¡that¡¡there¡¡was¡¡still¡¡wisdom¡¡and¡¡help¡¡in¡¡Ezra¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨A¡¡tribe¡¡is¡¡like¡¡a¡¡child£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said¡¡once£»¡¡in¡¡that¡¡thin¡¡piping¡¡old¡­man's¡¡voice£»¡¡which¡¡every¡¡day¡¡seemed¡¡more¡¡like¡¡a¡¡bird's¡­and¡¡then¡¡he¡¡coughed¡£¡¡When¡¡he¡¡recovered£»¡¡he¡¡spoke¡¡again£»¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¡a¡¡tribe¡¡is¡¡like¡¡a¡¡child¡£¡¡You¡¡can¡¡show¡¡it¡¡the¡¡way¡¡by¡¡which¡¡it¡¡should¡¡grow¡¡up£»¡¡and¡¡perhaps¡¡you¡¡can¡¡direct¡¡it¡¡a¡¡little£»¡¡but¡¡in¡¡the¡¡end¡¡the¡¡child¡¡will¡¡go¡¡his¡¡own¡¡way£»¡¡and¡¡so¡¡will¡¡the¡¡tribe¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said¡¡again¡¡on¡¡some¡¡other¡¡day£»¡¡¡¨time¡¡makes¡¡all¡¡things¡¡clear¡£¡¡Everything¡¡seems¡¡plainer¡¡to¡¡me¡¡now¡¡than¡¡it¡¡once¡¡did£»¡¡and¡¡if¡¡I¡¡should¡¡live¡¡for¡¡a¡¡hundred¡¡years¡¡more£»¡¡perhaps¡¡everything¡¡that¡¡has¡¡happened¡¡so¡¡far¡¡would¡¡seem¡¡very¡¡plain¡¡and¡¡simple¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡Often¡¡they¡¡talked¡¡of¡¡the¡¡other¡¡Americans£»¡¡those¡¡who¡¡now¡¡were¡¡gone¡£¡¡They¡¡laughed£»¡¡remembering¡¡good¡¡old¡¡George£»¡¡and¡¡Maurine¡¡with¡¡her¡¡fine¡¡radio¡¡that¡¡would¡¡never¡¡play¡£¡¡They¡¡smiled¡¡when¡¡they¡¡recalled¡¡Jean£»¡¡and¡¡her¡¡refusal¡¡to¡¡go¡¡to¡¡church¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡Ezra£»¡¡¡¨it¡¡is¡¡all¡¡clearer¡¡now¡¡with¡¡time¡£¡¡Why¡¡each¡¡of¡¡them¡¡survived¡¡the¡¡Great¡¡Disaster¡­that¡¡I¡¡still¡¡do¡¡not¡¡know¡£¡¡But¡¡I¡¡think¡¡I¡¡can¡¡see¡¡why¡¡each¡¡of¡¡them¡¡survived¡¡the¡¡shock¡¡that¡¡came¡¡afterwards£»¡¡when¡¡so¡¡many¡¡went¡¡under¡£¡¡George¡¡and¡¡Maurine£»¡¡and¡¡perhaps¡¡Molly¡¡too£»¡¡they¡¡lived¡¡on¡¡and¡¡did¡¡not¡¡go¡¡crazy¡¡because¡¡they¡¡were¡¡stolid¡¡and¡¡had¡¡no¡¡imagination¡£¡¡And¡¡Jean¡¡survived¡¡because¡¡she¡¡had¡¡her¡¡temper¡¡and¡¡fought¡¡back¡¡at¡¡life£»¡¡and¡¡I£»¡¡because¡¡I¡¡went¡¡out¡¡from¡¡myself¡¡and¡¡shared¡¡the¡¡lives¡¡of¡¡other¡¡people¡£¡¡And¡¡you¡¡and¡¡Em¡£¡£¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡But¡¡here¡¡Ezra¡¡paused£»¡¡so¡¡that¡¡Ish¡¡himself¡¡could¡¡speak¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡said¡¡Ish£»¡¡¡¨you¡¡are¡¡right£»¡¡I¡¡think¡£¡£¡£¡£¡¡And¡¡I£»¡¡I¡¡could¡¡live¡¡because¡¡I¡¡stood¡¡at¡¡one¡¡side¡¡and¡¡watched¡¡what¡¡was¡¡happening¡£¡¡And¡¡as¡¡for¡¡Em¡£¡£¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡There¡¡he¡¡too¡¡paused£»¡¡and¡¡Ezra¡¡spoke¡¡again¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡¡¨Well£»¡¡as¡¡we¡¡were£»¡¡so¡¡The¡¡Tribe¡¡will¡¡be¡£¡¡It¡¡will¡¡not¡¡be¡¡brilliant¡¡because¡¡we¡¡were¡¡not¡¡like¡¡that¡£¡¡Perhaps¡¡the¡¡brilliant¡¡ones¡¡were¡¡not¡¡suited¡¡to¡¡survive¡£¡£¡£¡£¡¡But¡¡as¡¡for¡¡Em£»¡¡there¡¡is¡¡no¡¡need¡¡to¡¡explain£»¡¡for¡¡we¡¡know¡¡that¡¡she¡¡was¡¡the¡¡strongest¡¡of¡¡us¡¡all¡£¡¡Yes£»¡¡we¡¡needed¡¡many¡¡things¡£¡¡We¡¡needed¡¡George¡¡and¡¡his¡¡carpentry£»¡¡and¡¡we¡¡needed¡¡your¡¡foresight£»¡¡and¡¡perhaps¡¡we¡¡needed¡¡my¡¡knack¡¡of¡¡making¡¡one¡¡person¡¡work¡¡better¡¡with¡¡another£»¡¡even¡¡though¡¡I¡¡did¡¡little¡¡by¡¡myself¡£¡¡But¡¡most¡¡of¡¡all£»¡¡I¡¡think£»¡¡we¡¡needed¡¡Em£»¡¡for¡¡she¡¡gave¡¡us¡¡courage£»¡¡and¡¡without¡¡courage¡¡there¡¡is¡¡only¡¡a¡¡slow¡¡dying£»¡¡not¡¡life¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡Almost¡¡while¡¡they¡¡sat¡¡there£»¡¡it¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡Ish£»¡¡a¡¡fast¡­growing¡¡tree¡¡sprang¡¡up¡¡on¡¡the¡¡hillside¡¡below¡¡them£»¡¡and¡¡grew¡¡until¡¡it¡¡cut¡¡off¡¡the¡¡view¡¡across¡¡the¡¡Bay£»¡¡where¡¡the¡¡rust¡­red¡¡towers¡¡of¡¡the¡¡great¡¡bridge¡¡still¡¡stood¡¡high¡£¡¡And¡¡then¡¡after¡¡a¡¡while¡¡the¡¡tree¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡sicken¡¡and¡¡die¡¡and¡¡fall¡£¡¡Again£»¡¡from¡¡where¡¡he¡¡liked¡¡to¡¡sit¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sun¡¡on¡¡the¡¡hillside£»¡¡he¡¡could¡¡look¡¡out¡¡and¡¡see¡¡the¡¡bridge¡£¡¡And¡¡once£»¡¡as¡¡he¡¡looked£»¡¡there¡¡was¡¡great¡¡fire¡¡raging¡¡in¡¡the¡¡ruinous¡¡city¡¡beyond¡¡the¡¡Bay£»¡¡and¡¡he¡¡remembered¡¡that¡¡far£»¡¡far¡¡back¡­even¡¡before¡¡he¡¡had¡¡been¡¡born¡­that¡¡city¡¡had¡¡burned¡¡before¡£¡¡Now¡¡it¡¡burned¡¡for¡¡a¡¡week£»¡¡with¡¡the¡¡dry¡¡north¡¡wind¡¡driving¡¡the¡¡flames£»¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡one¡¡to¡¡put¡¡it¡¡out£»¡¡and¡¡no¡¡one¡¡even¡¡to¡¡care¡¡whether¡¡it¡¡burned¡£¡¡When¡¡the¡¡flames¡¡died¡¡down£»¡¡nothing¡¡was¡¡left¡¡to¡¡burn¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡There¡¡came¡¡a¡¡time¡¡when¡¡even¡¡talking¡¡seemed¡¡a¡¡labor¡£¡¡So¡¡mostly¡¡now¡¡Ish¡¡merely¡¡sat¡¡fortably¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sun£»¡¡and¡¡beside¡¡him¡¡sat¡¡an¡¡even¡¡older¡¡man¡¡who¡¡coughed¡¡and¡¡grew¡¡thinner¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡hard¡¡to¡¡tell¡¡just¡¡how¡¡the¡¡days¡¡passed¡¡and¡¡how¡¡they¡¡ran¡¡into¡¡weeks£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡the¡¡years¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡flow¡¡with¡¡a¡¡man's¡¡scarcely¡¡noticing¡¡them¡£¡¡Yet¡¡Ezra¡¡remained£»¡¡and¡¡sometimes¡¡Ish¡¡thought¡¡to¡¡himself£»¡¡¡¨Though¡¡he¡¡coughs¡¡and¡¡coughs¡¡and¡¡grows¡¡thinner£»¡¡yet¡¡he¡¡will¡¡outlive¡¡me¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡But¡¡now£»¡¡since¡¡even¡¡talking¡¡was¡¡a¡¡labor£»¡¡the¡¡mind¡¡turned¡¡inward¡¡on¡¡itself£»¡¡and¡¡Ish¡¡thought¡¡of¡¡all¡¡this¡¡strange¡¡life¡£¡¡What¡¡was¡¡the¡¡difference¡¡in¡¡the¡¡end£¿¡¡Even¡¡if¡¡there¡¡had¡¡been¡¡no¡¡Great¡¡Disaster£»¡¡he¡¡would¡¡now¡¡be¡¡a¡¡very¡¡old¡¡man¡£¡¡Now¡¡doubtless£»¡¡if¡¡it¡¡had¡¡not¡¡happened¡¡otherwise£»¡¡he¡¡would¡¡be¡¡Professor¡¡Emeritus£»¡¡puttering¡¡around£»¡¡taking¡¡some¡¡books¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Library¡¡and¡¡intending¡¡to¡¡do¡¡some¡¡research£»¡¡a¡¡little¡¡of¡¡a¡¡nuisance¡¡to¡¡the¡¡younger¡¡men¡¡in¡¡their¡¡fifties¡¡and¡¡sixties¡¡who¡¡now¡¡ran¡¡the¡¡Department¡­though¡¡they¡¡might¡¡say¡¡loyally¡¡to¡¡the¡¡graduate¡¡students£»¡¡¡¨That's¡¡Professor¡¡Williams¡­a¡¡great¡¡scholar£»¡¡once¡£¡¡We're¡¡very¡¡proud¡¡of¡¡him¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¡¡¡Now¡¡the¡¡Old¡¡Times¡¡were¡¡deeper¡¡buried¡¡than¡¡Nineveh¡¡or¡¡Mohenjodaro¡£¡¡He¡¡himself¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡everything¡¡crash¡¡and¡¡go¡¡under¡£¡¡Yet¡¡curiously£»¡¡too£»¡¡all¡¡that¡¡crash¡¡had¡¡not¡¡been¡¡able¡¡to¡¡destroy¡¡his¡¡personality¡£¡¡He¡¡was¡¡still¡¡the¡¡same¡¡person¡¡he¡¡would¡¡have¡¡been¡¡as¡¡Professor¡¡Emeritus£»¡¡even¡¡though¡¡now¡¡the¡¡shadows¡¡were¡¡closing¡¡in¡¡on¡¡his¡¡mind¡¡while¡¡he¡¡sat¡¡on¡¡a¡¡lonely¡¡hillside¡¡as¡¡the¡¡dying¡¡patriarch¡¡of¡¡a¡¡primitive¡¡tribe¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡At¡¡some¡¡time¡¡in¡¡those¡¡years¡¡something¡¡else¡¡strange¡¡began¡¡to¡¡happen¡£¡¡The¡¡younger¡¡men¡¡had¡¡always¡¡e¡¡to¡¡Ish¡¡for¡¡advice£»¡¡but¡¡now¡­even¡¡though¡¡the¡¡shadows¡¡were¡¡closing¡¡in¡¡on¡¡his¡¡mind¡­they¡¡began¡¡to¡¡e¡¡in¡¡a¡¡different¡¡way¡£¡¡Whether¡¡he¡¡sat¡¡on¡¡the¡¡hillside¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sun£»¡¡or¡¡whether£»¡¡during¡¡rain¡¡and¡¡fog£»¡¡he¡¡sat¡¡in¡¡the¡¡house£»¡¡still¡¡they¡¡began¡¡to¡¡e¡¡to¡¡him¡¡bearing¡¡little¡¡gifts¡­a¡¡handful¡¡of¡¡ripe¡¡berries¡¡of¡¡which¡¡he¡¡was¡¡fond£»¡¡or¡¡a¡¡bright¡¡stone¡¡or¡¡piece¡¡of¡¡colored¡¡glass¡¡to¡¡flash¡¡in¡¡the¡¡sun¡£¡¡Ish¡¡did¡¡not¡¡care¡¡for¡¡the¡¡glass¡¡or¡¡stones£»¡¡even¡¡though¡¡the¡¡stones¡¡were¡¡sometimes¡¡sapphires¡¡or¡¡emeralds¡¡taken¡¡from¡¡a¡¡jewelry¡¡store£»¡¡but¡¡he¡¡appreciated¡¡the¡¡gifts¡¡because¡¡he¡¡realized¡¡that¡¡the¡¡young¡¡men¡¡were¡¡giving¡¡him¡¡things¡¡by¡¡which¡¡they¡¡themselves¡¡would¡¡be¡¡pleased¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡Having¡¡given¡¡him¡¡something£»¡¡they¡¡would¡¡formally¡¡ask¡¡a¡¡question£»¡¡while¡¡he¡¡sat¡¡holding¡¡his¡¡hammer¡£¡¡Sometimes¡¡they¡¡asked¡¡about¡¡the¡¡weather£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡Ish¡¡was¡¡glad¡¡to¡¡answer¡£¡¡He¡¡could¡¡still¡¡look¡¡at¡¡his¡¡father's¡¡barometer£»¡¡and¡¡so¡¡he¡¡could¡¡often¡¡say¡­what¡¡the¡¡young¡¡men¡¡could¡¡not¡¡know¡­whether¡¡the¡¡low¡¡clouds¡¡would¡¡soon¡¡vanish¡¡before¡¡the¡¡sun's¡¡heat¡¡or¡¡they¡¡indicated¡¡an¡¡approaching¡¡storm¡£¡¡
¡¡¡¡But¡¡sometimes¡¡they¡¡asked¡¡him¡¡other¡¡questions¡­as£»¡¡for¡¡instance£»¡¡in¡¡which¡¡direction¡¡they¡¡should¡¡go¡¡for¡¡good¡¡hunting¡£¡¡Then¡¡Ish¡¡did¡¡not¡¡wish¡¡to¡¡answer£»¡¡for¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡nothing¡¡of¡¡such¡¡matters¡£¡¡But¡¡when¡¡he¡¡did¡¡not¡¡answer£»¡¡the¡¡young¡¡men¡¡were¡¡displeased£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡they¡¡would¡¡pinch¡¡him¡¡roughly¡£¡¡Because¡¡he¡¡was¡¡in¡¡pain¡¡he¡¡answered¡¡them£»¡¡even¡¡though¡¡he¡¡knew¡¡nothing¡£¡¡He¡¡would¡¡cry¡¡out£»¡¡¡¨Go¡¡south£¡¡¨¡¡or¡¡¡¨Go¡¡beyond¡¡the¡¡hills£¡

·µ»ØĿ¼ ÉÏÒ»Ò³ ÏÂÒ»Ò³ »Øµ½¶¥²¿ ÔÞ£¨0£© ²È£¨0£©

Äã¿ÉÄÜϲ»¶µÄ