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第18章 冬日漫步AWinterWalk2（第1页）

第18章冬日漫步AWinterWalk（2）

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Wesleep，ahawaketothestillrealityofawinterm.Thesnowlieswarmasordownuponthewindowsill;thebroadenedsashandfrostedpaadima，whiugcheerwithiillhemisimpressive.Thefloorderourfeetaswemovetotolookabrhsomeclearspaceoverthefields，weseetheroofsstaheirsheeavesaalactitesofsnow，aandstalagmitesgsomecealedcore.Thetreesandshrubsrearwhitearmstotheskyoneveryside;andallsandfeisstretfrolicgambolsacrosstheduskylandscape，asifrewnherfreshdesighefieldsbynightasmodelsforman’sart.

&lyweutifallin，andstepabroadtofacethegair.Alreadythestarshavelostsomeoftheirsparkle，andadull，leadenmistskirtsthehorizon.Aluridbrazenlightiproclaimstheapproachofday，whiletheeisdimaill，andasomberTartareanlight，liketheshadowyrealms.Theyareinfernalsoundsonlythatyouhear-thegofcocks，thebarkingofdogs，thegofwood，thelowingofkioPluto’sbarnyardaheStyx-notforanymela，buttheirtwilightbustleistoosolemnandmysteriousforearth.Therettracksofthefoxorotter，intheyard，remindusthateachhourofthenightiscrowdedwithevents，andtheprimevalillwandmakingtratheshegate，wetreadbrisklyalongtheloryrthedryandowunderourfeet，orarousedbythesharp，clearcreakofthewoodsled，juststartimarket，fromtheearlyfarmer’sdoor，whereithaslainthesummerlamidthedstubble;whilefarthroughthedriftsandpoeseethefarmer’searlydle，likeapaledstar，emittingalonelybeam，asifsomeseverevirtuewereatitsmatinsthere.Ahesmokesbegiheeysamidthetreesandsnows.

&hesoundofwoodgatthefarmers’doors，faroverthefrozehebayingofthehouse-dog，aofthecockthoughthethinandfrostyairlythefiiclesofsoundtoourears，withshortaions，asthewavessubsidesoohepurestaliquids，inwhichgrosssubstaothebottom.Theyedbell-like，andfromagreaterdistahehorizons，asiftherewerefewerimpedimentsthaomakethemfaintahegroundissonorous，likeseasonedwood，aheordinaryruralsoundsaremelodious，andthejinglihetreesissweetandliquid.Thereistheleastpossiblemoistureimosphere，allbeingdriedupealed，anditisofsuchextremetenuityaythatitbeesasourceofdelight.Thewithdrawnandtenseskyseemsgroiheaislesofacathedral，andthepolishedairsparklesasiftherewerecrystalsofiginit.Astheywhohaveresidediellusthatwheheseasmokeslikeburningturfland，andafogormistarises，oke，”

whigsmokefrequeersonthefads，andisverypernicioustothehealth.”

Butthispure，stingingelixirtothelungs，andnotsomuistasacrystallizedmidsummerhaze，refinedandpurifiedbycold.……

Iureisaetofcuriosities，fullofdriedspetheirnaturalorderandposition.Themeadowsasareahortussiccus.Theleavesaalypressedbytheairwithum，andthebird’shungonanartificialtwig，butwheretheybuiltthem.

Butnoehaveloitered，thecloudshavegatheredagairagglingsnowflakesarebeginningtodesd.Fasteraheyfall，shuttiht.Thesnowfallsoneverywoodandfield，andnocreviceisfotten;bytheriverandthepond，onthehillandinthevalley.

Quadrupedsareedtotheirdthebirdssitupohispeacefulhour.Thereisnotsomudasisilentlyandgraduallyeveryslope，andthegraywallsahepolishedidthesereleaves，whiotburiedbefore，aredthetraesarelost.Withsolittleeffortdoesherruleandblotoutthetraen.HearhowHomerhasdescribedthesame：“Theshidfastohewindsarelulled，andthesnowfallsi，gthetopsofthemountains，andthehills，andtheplaiustreegrows，aedfields，andtheyarefallisahefoamiaresilentlydissolvedbythewaves.”

Theshings，andinfoldsthemdeeperinthebosomofhesletatiootheeemple，asofthedhelpshertoprevailoverart.